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July 2024 wildlife records
10 July 2024, Mudchute: 1 Marbled White butterfly (Richard Saville).
8 July 2024, Bow Creek: 1 Grey Heron, 7 Reed Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 5 Dunnocks (Richard Saville).
8 July 2024, East India Dock Basin: 2 Sand Martins, 5 Reed Warblers, 15 Shelducks, 50 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Robins, 3 Blackbirds, 1 Grey Heron (Richard Saville).
8 July 2024, Mudchute: 7 Large White butterflies, 1 Brimstone, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Red Admiral, 4 House Martins, 2 Robins, 1 Goldfinch, 3 Wrens, 3 Blackbirds (Richard Saville).
6 July 2024, Victoria Park: a guided walk recorded 37 species of birds, including 1 Pochard, 5 Tufted Ducks 1 Little Grebe, a pair of Great Crested Grebes with 2 chicks, 15 Greylag Geese, 50 Canada Geese, 5 Egyptian Geese, a pair of Mute Swans with 3 cygnets, 14 Mallards, 5 Moorhens, 29 Coots, a pair of Grey Herons at a nest with 3 chicks, 13 Mallards 8 Stock Doves, 10 Swifts,6 Sand Martins, 22 House Martins 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps 11 Goldfinches (David Darrell-Lambert & the Bird Barmy Army).
2 July 2024, Bow Creek: 1 Blackcap (Richard Saville).
1 July 2024, East India Dock Basin: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Heron, 49 Black-headed Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 15 House Sparrow , 5 Reed Warbler (Richard Saville).
1 July 2024, Bow Creek: 2 Greenfinches, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Blackbirds, 4 Reed Warblers, 5 Goldfinches (Richard Saville).
1 July 2024, Mudchute: 18 Large White butterflies, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 8 Blackbirds (Richard Saville).
June 2024 wildlife records
26 June 2024, Isle of Dogs: a Straw Underwing moth in a house on Hesperus Crescent (Peter Minvalla).
23 June 2024, Mudchute: 1 Comma butterfly (Peter Minvalla).
21 June 2024, Isle of Dogs: 5 House Martins around 2 active nests at Cubitt Wharf (George Kalli).
21 June 2024, East India Dock Basin: 4 Little Egrets, 4 Shelducks, 3 Grey Herons (Martin Ling).
19 June 2024, Canary Wharf: 1 male Black Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail (Sally Middleton).
19 June 2024, Mudchute: 2 Large Skippers, 2 Brimstones,1 Large White, 3 Chiffchaffs, 10 Long-tailed Tits including juveniles, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Monk Parakeets (Richard Saville). Click small photos to enlarge
18 June 2024, St Anne’s Churchyard, Limehouse: 1 Jay (Tim Bray).
17 June 2024, East India Dock Basin: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Little Egret, 2 Sand Martins, 2 Pied Wagtails, 5 Reed Warblers, 4 Shelducks, 21 Mallards, 2 Moorhens, 2 Coots, 3 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Grey Heron, 1 juvenile Blue Tit (Tim Bray).
17 June 2024, Bow Creek: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Little Egret, 6 Shelducks, 1 female Mallard, 3 Coots, 6 Herring Gulls, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Linnet, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Greenfinches, 2 House Sparrows with 2 recently-fledged juveniles, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Song Thrush (Tim Bray & Richard Saville).
17 June 2024, St Anne’s Churchyard, Limehouse: 1 Great Tit, 5+ Long-tailed Tits, 3 Blackbirds (Tim Bray).
10 June 2024, Bow Creek: 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Cormorant, 2 Shelducks (Richard Saville).
10 June 2024, East India Dock Basin: 2 Sand Martins, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Shelducks, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Blackcap (Richard Saville).
5 June 2024, Wapping Canal: a pair of Mute Swans with 7 cygnets (including 1 white “Polish” cygnet), 14 Tufted Ducks, 45 Mallards, 5 pairs of Moorhens with at least 8 young, 4 pairs of Coots with at least 8 young (John Archer).
5 June 2024, Shadwell Basin: a pair of Mute Swans with 5 cygnets, 3 pairs of Coots at nests (John Archer).
5 June 2024, South Dock: a Black Redstart singing early morning (Pete Jones).
4 June 2024, Millwall Docks: a Grey Wagtail by Glengall Bridge (Harvey Smith).
4 June 2024, Mudchute: 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Monk Parakeet, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Brimstone butterfly, 4 Speckled Woods, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Holy Blues, 1 Large White, 1 Small White (Richard Saville).
3 June 2024, Bow Creek: a Grey Seal swimming upriver, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Greenfinches, 2 Linnets, 1 Little Egret, 3 Reed Warblers, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Shelduck, 7 Herring Gulls, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Dunnock (Richard Saville & Tim Bray). Click photos to enlarge
3 June 2024, East India Dock Basin: 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Oystercatcher circled a few times then flew down the Thames, 3 Shelducks, 8 Tufted Ducks, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 23 Mallards (including 6 domestic/hybrid types), 2 Moorhens, 3 Coots, 1 juvenile Song Thrush, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 5 House Sparrows, 2 Blackbirds (Richard Saville & Tim Bray).
3 June 2024, Poplar Dock Marina: 2 Great Crested Grebes including one with raised arched wings probably concealing young, 4 Egyptian Geese (Richard Saville).
2 June 2024, St Anne’s Churchyard, Limehouse: a pair of Mallards wandering around the churchyard for much of the day, 2 Dunnocks, 1 Great Tit (Tim Bray).
Archive of older reports
Jan-May 2024 wildlife reports
2023 wildlife reports
2022 wildlife reports
2021 wildlife reports
2020 wildlife reports
2019 wildlife reports
2018 wildlife reports
2017 wildlife reports
2016 wildlife reports
2015 wildlife reports
2014 wildlife reports
2013 wildlife reports
2012 wildlife reports
2011 wildlife reports
Header photo: Firecrest in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (David Darrell-Lambert)