20th October Sightings

Bittern is a very scarce bird at Rainham with a single wintering bird making occasional appearances from October to March. They are almost always seen in flight and so a bird on Aveley Pool for an hour was exceptional today...  Well done to Frank and Mark for finding it...

Bittern AND the Cattle Egret - Frank Nugent

Bittern - Can you see it? James Astley

Amazingly the Cattle Egret underwent some sort of cell divison in the afternoon and became two by the end of the day!

Just the one - Tony O'Brien

Saturday 20th October 2018

• RSPB Rainham Marshes:- 2 Cattle Egrets, Bittern, f Merlin, 48 Redwing, 9 Song Thrush, 21 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare,  2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 11 Stonechat, 17 Skylark, 22 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 2 Bearded Tit,  3 Ring necked Parakeet, 4 Jay, 46 Jackdaw w, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Curlew, 194 Black tailed Godwit, 18 Avocet, 30 Redshank, 22 Snipe, Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier, juv Peregrine, 3 water Rail