Bird watching and wildlife photography at Rainham Marshes nature reserve

Want to do something different in a magical place and discover the wildlife that surround us? This trip is made for you. Whether you would like an initiation to bird watching, are a twitcher, a wildlife photographer or just want a day out and a new experience, join me on one of my favourite nature reserves.
Some call me eagle eyes Jon as I am used to spotting birds that many have difficulties to locate and know the reserve and its treasures well as I visit a few times per month.

BIRDS HIGHLIGHTS:
Currently, it is the best season to spot birds that would normally be difficult to spot; Here are some of the highlights that I normally see.
Bearded reedlings
Marsh Harriers
Peregrine falcons
Short eared owls
Common and Jack snipes
curlews
various egrets and herons
warblers
all sorts of migrating and local waders

Rainham marshes is located just on the outskirts of London, along the river Thames and close to the sea and not only Rainham is a haven for birds such as bearded reedlings, short eared and barn owls and all of the waders, ducks and harriers you can dream of, it has wildlife such as otters or lizards but the nearby river Thames is home to a large colony of seals that can usually be seen on the sandbanks as well as various dolphins species who hunt daily in its waters.
Who knows what surprises will delight us these days and the massive autumnal migrations have finally started and from one day to the other, any marvellous bird could stop on its migration route to delight us.
It is Sunday so we do not need to wake up early, we will meet at 10 am at Fenchurch street station for a 30 minutes journey.

INFORMATION:
DISTANCE: around 5 miles
TIMETABLE: about 4 hours including sitting in hides and looking for birds.
ATTENTION:This is not a hiking trip so althought there will be a bit of walking involved, we will sit down to look out for birds quite a few times and will walk around the reserve a couple of times.
TRANSPORT:
By train; we will buy an off peak group days return that will allow us to save 35%on the ticket price.
Please ensure that you bring £14 in cash
The journey takes about 30 minutes on the fast train.
PRICE:
£17 ( for the guide's fee) via PayPal or credit/debit cards
£14 In cash for the train
INCLUDED:
Guided hike
A fun day out with lovely people
NOT INCLUDED:
Transport
Anything else not mentioned above
WHAT TO BRING:
Waterproof shoes for the hike, preferably hiking shoes, otherwise good trainers;
Weather appropriate clothes, including waterproofs if there is a chance of rain;
Water bottle;
Packed lunch and snacks.
MEETING POINT:
London Fenchurch street station at 10am
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK THIS PAGE AGAIN 2 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE AS THE DEPARTURE STATION IS ONLY CONFIRMED BY SW TRAINS ON THE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.
ATTENTION:
Our trips will not be cancelled due to weather conditions so please ensure that you do wear and carry appropriate clothing. 😄
POLICIES:
1: This group is designed for the pleasure and enjoyment of all of us, we do not accept any derogatory comments or behaviours towards anyone. Racism, discrimination and other unacceptable behaviours will only lead to your rejection of any of our trips and this is without exception. Everyone is welcome, we have religious and non-religious people, gay, straight, bisexual people, all shades and colours or nationalities, people of all ages, sex and political beliefs and mutual respect is the fundamental spirit of this group.
2: Our trips are only refundable up to 14 days before departure, if you wish to cancel after that, you will be offered a transfer to another trip for the same price or you may resell your slot to somebody else.
3: If we do cancel the entirety of the trip on our site, you will be fully refunded
4:I am not responsible for train cancellations, and from time to time, we might need to find alternative routes and transports to and from our destinations. I am not responsible for these issues and will not pay for alternative transports. Would this happens, we will need to share the costs occurred and I will help with claiming it back to the train companies.