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Ring-necked Parakeet © Fraser Simpson

2023

Cycling & Birding in London
My usual route to work takes me from Purfleet-on-Thames in Essex, cycling along the Thames estuary at RSPB Rainham Marshes each day to Rainham village where I catch the train in to east London, followed by a further cycle into the centre with occasional diversions through parks and past reservoirs (100 miles/week before detours). Previous highlights on the cycle to work have included Waxwing, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Yellow-browed Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Glossy Ibis, Spoonbill, Cattle Egret, Quail, Black-winged Stilt, Spotted Crake, Richard's Pipit, Iberian Chiffchaff and Wryneck.

2023 | 2022 | > Cycle to Work Bird List 2011-2022

No	Species	Date	Route	Location	Notes
125	Green Sandpiper	06/10/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Wennington Marshes
124	Cattle Egret	14/09/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Purfeet scrape
123	Ringed Plover	12/09/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
122	Sanderling	12/09/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
121	Yellow Wagtail	11/09/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Wennington Marshes
120	Whinchat	08/09/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Coldharbour Lane
119	Kingfisher	30/08/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Rainham West
118	Great Egret	29/08/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Purfleet scrape
117	Spoonbill	03/07/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Purfleet scrape
116	Red Kite	23/06/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	landfill
115	Short-eared Owl	26/05/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Purfleet scrape
114	Greenshank	05/05/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	One on Target Pools
113	Black-winged Stilt	05/05/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	One on Target Pools - thanks AS!
112	Hobby	04/05/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
111	Cuckoo	28/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male, Rainham West
110	Swift	28/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
109	Grasshopper Warbler	22/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male
108	Lesser Whitethroat	20/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male
107	Corn Bunting	20/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male
106	Arctic Tern	20/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Two over River Thames
105	Whimbrel	19/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
104	Bar-tailed Godwit	19/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
103	Common Tern	18/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Over River Thames
102	Reed Warbler	18/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male
101	Whitethroat	18/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male
100	Mediterranean Gull	04/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Over River Thames
99	Sedge Warbler	04/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male
98	Swallow	04/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
97	Sand Martin	04/04/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
96	Blackcap	04/04/23	usual	Purfleet	Singing male
95	Black Redstart	29/03/23	usual	Whitechapel	Singing male
94	Barn Owl	28/03/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Hunting at 21:25
93	Wheatear	27/03/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Male, Aveley Bay
92	Willow Warbler	24/03/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Singing male
91	Oystercatcher	24/03/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
90	Kestrel	23/02/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Hovering, Coldharbour Lane
89	Common Sandpiper	14/02/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	3 at Thames-Mardyke confluence
88	Greenfinch	13/02/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Male calling over Rainham Station
87	Merlin	09/02/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	F flew low over river wall
86	Meadow Pipit	27/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Seen daily: forgotten to add 05/01
85	Green Woodpecker	27/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Flew over MDZ 'Giant Anthill'
84	Hen Harrier	26/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Ringtail, west upriver
83	Bearded Reedling	23/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	4 in Phragmites, Rainham West
82	Sparrowhawk	20/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
81	Ruff	20/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
80	Curlew	20/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	River Darent mouth
79	Little Egret	17/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Mardyke mouth
78	Raven	17/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames	pair over, croaking
77	Mandarin Duck	13/01/23	detour	Regent's Park
76	Red-crested Pochard	13/01/23	detour	Regent's Park
75	Coal Tit	13/01/23	detour	Regent's Park
74	Great Crested Grebe	13/01/23	detour	Regent's Park
73	Lesser Redpoll	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	2 in willow, Rainham West
72	Siskin	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
71	Chiffchaff	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
70	Stock Dove	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
69	Jay	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
68	Water Rail	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
67	Great Spotted Woodpecker	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
66	Egyptian Goose	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
65	Mute Swan	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
64	Little Grebe	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
63	Pochard	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
62	Redwing	06/01/23	detour	Ingrebourne Valley
61	Pheasant	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
60	Buzzard	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
59	Jackdaw	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
58	Chaffinch	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
57	Snipe	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
56	Marsh Harrier	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
55	Tufted Duck	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
54	Gadwall	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
53	Grey Heron	06/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
52	Goldcrest	05/01/23	usual	Bloomsbury	Calling in Ridgmount Gardens
51	Great Tit	05/01/23	usual	Bloomsbury	Singing in Russell Square
50	Ring-necked Parakeet	05/01/23	usual	Bloomsbury	Calling in Russell Square
49	Grey Wagtail	05/01/23	usual	Holburn	One over, calling
48	Feral Pigeon	05/01/23	usual	Limehouse	Nesting at rail station
47	Blue Tit	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
46	Wren	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
45	Rook	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
44	Stonechat	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
43	Shelduck	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Wennington Marshes
42	Lapwing	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
41	Skylark	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
40	Rock Pipit	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	On River Thames foreshore
39	Goldfinch	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
38	Fieldfare	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
37	Lesser Black-backed Gull	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
36	Herring Gull	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
35	Yellow-legged Gull	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
34	Pied Wagtail	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
33	Carrion Crow	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
32	Common Gull	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
31	Great Black-backed Gull	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
30	Black-headed Gull	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
29	Cormorant	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
28	Cetti's Warbler	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Several singing
27	Black-tailed Godwit	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Aveley Bay
26	Grey Plover	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Aveley Bay
25	Dunlin	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Aveley Bay
24	Redshank	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Aveley Bay
23	Avocet	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	Aveley Bay
22	Water Pipit	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	On River Thames foreshore
21	Linnet	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
20	Long-tailed Tit	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
19	Dunnock	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
18	Reed Bunting	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
17	Greylag Goose	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
16	Canada Goose	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
15	Moorhen	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
14	Coot	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
13	Pintail	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	On Purfleet Scrape
12	Shoveler	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes	On Purfleet Scrape
11	Mallard	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
10	Teal	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
9	Wigeon	05/01/23	usual	Rainham Marshes
8	Wood Pigeon	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames
7	Starling	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames
6	Magpie	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames
5	House Sparrow	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames
4	Collared Dove	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames
3	Blackbird	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames	Singing before dawn
2	Song Thrush	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames	Singing before dawn
1	Robin	05/01/23	usual	Purfleet-on-Thames	Singing before dawn

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