Rainham today and my first Lesser Whitethroat of the year. Gropper near top car park! 15 Common Tern by the sailing club with more passing. A Gt Egret flew across the river and landed on the reserve, Raven 2 Wheatear, Yellow Wag and a Corn Bunting best of the 61 sp. seen

Calm but quiet on the KGV today: Lesser Whitethroat, Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo, Raven, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine about as good as it got. Lovely weather tho 😉

KGV in the gloom this morning: 6 Common Tern, Gt Egret, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, Raven, Sparrowhawk, Yellow Wagtail and 3 Goldeneye among the highlights

An evening walk at KGV. 6 Wheatears seen plus 3 Common Sandpipers, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wags, 2 Oystercatcher, Raven, Scaup and a notable count in excess of 50 Pied Wags (now seen 20 Wheatear this spring over three sites)

Another from last nights walk at KGV

70 Species at Rainham today including 3 Whimbrel, Gropper, Lesser Whitethroat, Bittern, Beardies and this breeding plumaged Great Egret

Dunnock at Rainham 19/04/2026

Pochard at Rainham RSPB

Rainham RSPB 19/04/2026

Rainham 20/04/2026 nice to see the Whimbrel and Curlew together today. My 21st Wheatear of the year 🥱 and my first Swifts of the year (left before the reported fly over by the Cranes which I still want for a site tick 🤦‍♂️)

Rainham today and the Bar-tailed Godwits arrived with 48 between Aveley bay and the barges plus a Knot, LRP, 6 Blackwits, Curlew, 4 Oystercatchers, Spoonbill, Gt Egret, 55 Common Tern and more Med Gull movement.

Rainham today: My 22nd Wheatear of the year (over 3 sites) Dunlin, Barwits, Blackwits, Spoonbill, Raven, Cuckoo probably the best of the rest. (Missed Hobby, Spotshanks and Greenshank seen by others today)

Site tick for me today at Rainham ….Nightingale! 😎 Also Spoonbill, Lesser Whitethroat , Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpipers, Gt Egret, Corn Bunting and loads of Warblers on a full circuit of the tip

Whitethroat at Rainham 24/04/2026

KGV today: 2 Black Tern, 2 Little Tern, 21 Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Sandpipers among the best of the 65 species seen.

KGV early this morning: 3 Whimbrel, 2 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpipers, Cuckoo(s), Raven 8 Yellow wags among the highlights of the 64 species seen (Scaup still present 🤷🏼‍♂️)

Popped down to Rainham to see the three Black-winged Stilts that arrived today. Showed well but distant in the heat haze. Also a Wood Sandpiper on winter pool with six Ruff. 3 Hobby, a Raven LRP and 2 Med Gulls over 😎

Dunlin at KGV today