Lea Marshes   1970s Survey   In 2012 various botanical surveys of Lea Marshes were compared. To view this comparison table click this link.   Walthamstow Marshes: Birds      BIRD SPECIES LIST FOR WALTHAMSTOW MARSHES   The list is made of observations during the years 1974-1979, and accepted as records by the British Bird Committee, of Walthamstow Marshes and Reservoirs. The sequence is that of Voous (now widely adopted), progressing from the least to the most advanced species of bird. Their status as applied to the given area is shown as follows: M: where a bird has been seen on the marsh, but has not had breeding confirmed, e.g. a Winter visitor or passage migrant. BM: where breeding has been confirmed on the marsh. (M): where the particular bird has been seen flying over the marsh (usually to the adjacent reservoirs). R: where the particular bird has been seen only on the reservoirs.   R Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata R Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica R Great Northern Diver Gavia immer BM Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis M Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus R Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena (M) Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo R Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis M Bittern Botaurus stellaris M Grey Heron Ardea cinerea See also White Egret R White Stork Ciconia ciconia M Mute Swan Cygnus olor R Greylag Goose Anser anser M Canada Goose Branta canadensis R Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis NEW 2012 Egyptian Goose R Shelduck Tadorna tadorna R Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea R Wigeon Anas penelope R Gadwall Anas strepera M Teal Anas crecca M Teal Anas crecca BM Mallard Anas platyrhynchos R Pintail Anas acuta R Garganey Anas querquedula M Shoveler Anas clypeata R Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina M Pochard Aythya ferina (M) Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula R Scaup Aythya marila R Common Scoter Melanitta nigra R Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca R Goldeneye Bucephala clangula R Smew Mergus albellus R Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator R Goosander Mergus merganser R Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis R Osprey Pandion haliaetus BM Kestrel Falco tinnunculus M Grey Partridge Perdix perdix M Pheasant Phasianus colchicus BM Moorhen Gallinula chloropus M Coot Fulica atra M Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta R Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius R Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula (M) Lapwing Vanellus vanellus R Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos R Dunlin Calidris alpina R Ruff Philomachus pugnax M Snipe Gallinago gallinago R Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus M Curlew Numenius arquata M Redshank Tringa totanus M Greenshank Tringa nebularia R Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus R Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos R Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus R Little Gull Larus mminutus M Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus R Common Gull Larus canus (M) Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (M) Herring Gull Larus argentatus R Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus (M) Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus R Scandinavian Black-backed Gull (M) Common Tern Sterna hirundo R Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea R Little Auk Alle alle M Woodpigeon Columba palumbus BM Cuckoo Cuculus canorus M Tawny Owl Strix aluco M Long-eared Owl Asio otus M Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus M Swift Apus apus M Kingfisher Alcedo atthis M Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major BM Skylark Alauda arvensis BM Sand Martin Riparia riparia BM Swallow Hirundo rustica M House Martin Delichon urbica M Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis R Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta BM Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava R Blue-Headed Wagtail Motacilla flava flava M Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea BM Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba M White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba R Sykes Wagtail BM Wren Troglodytes troglodytes BM Dunnock Prunella modularis BM Robin Erithacus rubecula R Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros BM Stonechat Saxicola torquata M Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe BM Blackbird Turdus merula M Fieldfare Turdus pilaris BM Song Thrush Turdus philomelos M Redwing Turdus iliacus M Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus M Cettis Warbler Cettia cetti M Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia BM Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus BM Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus M Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca BM Whitethroat Sylvia communis M Garden Warbler Sylvia borin M Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla M Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita BM Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus BM Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata M Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus M Coal Tit Parus ater BM Blue Tit Parus caeruleus M Great Tit Parus major M Magpie Pica pica M Rook Corvus frugilegus M Carrion Crow Corvus corone M Starling Sturnus vulgaris M House Sparrow Passer domesticus M Tree Sparrow Passer montanus M Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs R Brambling Fringilla montifringilla BM Greenfinch < Carduelis chloris BM Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis BM Linnet Carduelis cannabina BM Redpoll Carduelis flammea M Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula M Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella BM Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pigeon Click to go to next section