Spent a couple of hours early yesterday morning walking around The Slack at Dagenham Chase NR. The Slack is a conservation area and fenced off to reduce disturbance, you can't get especially close to the wildlife, which is a good thing and probably why it is one of the most productive areas of the whole site.
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| map of the southern half of the park and nature reserve |
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| Redshank - A scarce visitor to the site and my first record! |
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| Redshank has been present on The Slack all weekend |
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| Pintail - another scarce record for the site and again my first record here! |
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| drake Pintail found by Bill Stallard on Thursday |
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| Glad it stayed for the weekend! |
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| Goat willow (Salix caprea) provides an early source of nectar for bees. |
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| Still a good few Wigeon around |
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| Common Gull |
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| Moorhen |
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| Egyptian Goose |
