Bromley by Bow Bird List

Species	Scientific Name	Count	Comment
Greylag Goose	Anser anser		Uncommon visitor, a pair did breed in 2009
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis		Regular visitor in small numbers, has bred
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor		Resident in small numbers, one infertile pair attempted to nest repeatedly and abandoned their nest, another pair moved in and raised 4 young
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca		Very rare visitor, 12 together on the Creek on 3rd Dec 2009
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna		Increasing winter visitor in small numbers to the River area
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata		Very rare visitor, a drake on 21st Feb 2011 with Mallard
Gadwall	Anas strepera		Increasing winter visitor, max on 96 on 13th Feb 2012
Wigeon	Anas penelope		Very rare visitor, one female in Abbey Creek with Teal on 9th Jan 2009 was a surprise
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos		Common winter visitor and resident breeder
Shoveler Pintail	Anas clypeata Anas clypeata		Uncommon winter visitor, 14 records, usually singly and usually females A female seen on 13th Feb 2012, probably the long stayer at Bow Creek.
Teal	Anas crecca		Common winter visitor to Abbey Creek, 550+ during harsh weather in 2012
Pochard	Aythya ferina		Uncommon winter visitor, usually single figure numbers but 11 were present on 30th Dec 2010
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula		Uncommon winter visitor, numbers tend to increase during colder weather, max of 52 on 22nd Dec 2010
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis		Winter visitor in small numbers, 2010-11 was the best winter for this species with 10 roosting under a bush together along the canal, this has now been cleared
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus		Uncommon to rare winter visitor and autumn migrant. Max of 5 on 5th Aug 2011
Cormorant Shag	Phalacrocorax carbo Phalacrocorax aristotelis		Regular visitor and common flyover birds to and from Walthamstow reservoirs One record of a juv in the River on 27th November 2009 - it was first seen trying to climb up the weir by the Mill but kept slipping off.
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea		Regular visitor in small numbers
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta		Occasional visitor, 7 records with a max of 4 over on 27th July 2010
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	1	Rare passage migrant - one soaring over the River on 12th Sept 2008, mobbed by 50 or so Lesser Black backed Gulls for several minutes. Another has been reported
Red Kite	Milvus milvus		One seen flying south from the Greenway after a tip off from a local birder and one over Bow Lock on my last day at 3 Mills on 30th Marsh 2012.
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus		Fairly uncommon resident
Buzzard	Buteo buteo		Migrant in small numbers, the best times to see this species being April and May.
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus		Resident breeder at the gas works, sometimes absent from the area
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus		An immature male seen over 3 Mills on the 14th September 2010 after a large influx into western europe, a description has been submitted to the local recorders.
Merlin	Falco columbarius		2 records, one flyby past the old Big Brother site on 19th Nov 2008, and a male at Abbey Creek on the 5th Feb during cold weather.
Hobby	Falco subbuteo		Uncommon visitor, 6 records, all in summer 2010
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus		A pair are regularly seen in the area. In addition 2 falconers hybrids have been seen. A Lanner type and a Gyr or Saker type.
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus		Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor to Abbey Creek, 2 were present during cold weather in the winter of 2010-2011
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus		Common resident and winter visitor
Coot	Fulica atra		Common resident and winter visitor
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus		Uncommon visitor, usually only present during freezing weather. Max of 130 over on 5th Feb 2012, birds on the ground usually only in small numbers
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria		Very rare, only one record during snow on 23rd Dec 2010
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius		Uncommon flyover, 6 records in the early summer period of 2010
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus		One record of a bird flying past 3 Mills Lock at about 5.30am on 1st June 2011
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos		Uncommon migrant visitor and winter visitor, 3 were regular during the winter of 2010-2011
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus		Uncommon migrant and winter visitor, usually 1 regular bird but up to 3 were present on 15th Jan 2010
Greenshank	Tringa nebularia		Very rare, one record during cold weather 5th Jan 2010
Redshank	Tringa totanus		Regular winter visitor in varying numbers to Abbey Creek, numbers are noticeably decreasing. Max of 35 in 2009
Curlew	Numenius arquata		2 records of flyovers - 1 on 23rd July 2008 and 2 on 23rd Dec 2010 heading west
Dunlin	Calidris alpina		One record of a bird in the creek on 6th Dec 2010
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus		Appears in Abbey Creek usually during harsh conditions. Max 2 together on 10th Dec 2010 feeding with Snipe and 2 Water Rail
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago		Sometimes common winter visitor during harsh weather, up to 45 were present in Abbey Creek during harsh weather in Dec 2010
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola		Uncommon but probably overlooked winter visitor and late autumn migrant. Sometimes 2 birds together. A dead bird was found along Stratford High Street in Nov 2010
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus		Common winter visitor, rarer in summer
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus		Only one record of an adult flying past 25th June 2009
Common Gull	Larus canus		Regualar winter visitor in small numbers to the river
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus		Common in small numbers all year, a pair or 2 breed in the area
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus		Resident breeder in varying numbers, largest numbers often seen in the spring
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus		Small numbers can be seen most times of the year indicating breeding nearby perhaps
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo		Uncommon summer visitor, usually birds travelling down from Walthamstow, has been reported as breeding but I have seen no evidence
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea		Very rare migrant, one north on 10th May 2010
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia		Resident, breeds all year
Stock Dove	Columba oenas		Resident breeder in small numbers, especially around the old gas works
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus		Resident breeder, winter visitor and passage migrant
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto		Breeds in West Ham, often seen flying West - East over 3 Mills
Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri		Uncommon but increasing visitor in small numbers or flyovers
Swift	Apus apus		Uncommon flyovers
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis		Regular winter visitor in small numbers, may have bred or attempted to breed locally. There have been 2 fatalities on the site of birds hitting windows with another surviving the ordeal.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor		Very rare around Abbey Mills Pumping Station, one of these a female that seemed to be checking out an old Great Spotted Woodpecker nest hole
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major		Resident breeding pair
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis		Uncommon visitor
Jay	Garrulus glandarius		Has bred, but often rather elusive. A pair that bred in 2010 were heard to mimic Little Owl and Ring necked Parakeet
Magpie	Pica pica		Resident breeder but strangely decreasing in numbers
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula		Rare flyover
Rook	Corvus frugilegus		Very rare flyover, 1 record
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone		Common resident breeder in small numbers
Skylark	Alauda arvensis		Passage migrant and visitor during cold weather
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia		Summer breeding visitor in small numbers to the Wall river, arriving in March
Swallow	Hirundo rustica		Uncommon passage migrant and summer visitor
House Martin	Delichon urbicum		Small numbers breed in West Ham, uncommon visitor and passage migrant to site
Coal Tit	Periparus ater		Very rare, one along Channelsea on 27th Sept 2010
Great Tit	Parus major		Resident breeder in small numbers
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus		Resident breeder in small numbers
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus		Resident breeder in small numbers
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes		Resident
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus		Uncommon passage migrant and rare winter visitor
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla		Rare autumn passage migrant, 27th October 2009 (singing male at Abbey Creek), 7th Oct 2010, female feeding in Buddleja down to within 3 feet
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus		Uncommon passage migrant with at least one long staying male
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita		Uncommon winter visitor and summer breeding visitor. A bird showing characteristics of tristis by plumage and call was present along the Creek from Nov 2011 - early Jan 2012
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus		A cracking Yellow browed found with a tit flock and Chiffchaff on 27th September 2010, a description was sent to the county recorders.
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus		Rare, on singing male April 2012 and a juvenile Aug 2012. Though another observer claims this species bred in this area in 2012
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus		Summer breeding resident, with 3 - 4 pairs usually present
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla		Mainly a summer breeding visitor, sometimes seen in late autumn
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin		Rare passage migrant
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis		Fairly common summer breeding visitor
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca		Uncommon summer breeding visitor, a pair even bred along the Channelsea path near Stratford High Street and raised young in 2011
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata		Uncommon passage migrant with all records from 2011
Robin	Erithacus rubecula		Common resident, migrant and winter visitor
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca		A male at 3 Mills studios on 3rd Sept 2009
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros		Occasional passage migrant and a male on territory near Sugar House Lane in April 2011 at a demolition site
Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus		Very rare spring migrant
Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe		Rare spring passage migrant
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus		A male on 3 Mills Green early in the morning of 15th April 2009 is the only record so far
Blackbird	Turdus merula		Common resident breeder and passage migrant in small numbers
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris		Occasional visitor during winter, more common on autumn passage
Redwing	Turdus iliacus		Uncommon winter visitor but more common passage migrant
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos		Uncommon resident breeder
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus		Uncommon resident breeder (c2 pairs) with sometimes good numbers building up in the autumn, for example 31 on 3rd Oct 2011
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris		Resident breeder and passage migrant
Dunnock	Prunella modularis		Resident breeder and winter visitor and passage migrant
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava		Uncommon passage migrant, very rare in summer
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea		Resident breeder, at least one pair
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba		Resident breeder and autumn visitor
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis		Common passage migrant
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis		Rare autumn passage migrant in September
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus		Rare passage migrant
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella		Very rare passage migrant, however 4 flew south on 2nd Nov 2011
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus		Uncommon passage migrant, rarely stopping over in spite of plenty of reed beds
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs		Resident breeder in small numbers and relatively common passage migrant
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla		Uncommon passage migrant, usually single birds and more often in the late autumn
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris		Resident breeder in decreasing numbers
Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret		Uncommon passage migrant
Siskin	Spinus spinus		Fairly frequent passage migrant, a pair with a juvenile were seen on 29th June 2011
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis		Resident breeder in decreasing numbers
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina		Resident breeder in very small numbers and increasing winter visitor
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula		Rare passage migrant
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus		Decreasing resident