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| - | '''Please do not post details of scarce breeding birds (those included in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, amended 2000). Any such reports will be removed.'''
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| - | ===Thursday 5th March===
| + | '''Please note that this site has now been moved to: http://londonbirders.wikia.com/wiki/London_Bird_Club_Wiki''' |
| - | *Thames @ Limehouse: 65 Cormorant on river. Numbers build at this time of the year (Paul Hyland).
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| - | ===Wednesday 4th March===
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| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: Minimum of 24 Lesser Redpoll with, at least, one bird showing features of Common. Flock very restless and high in tree tops making accurate assessment difficult this morning (Laurence Pitcher); 3 Tawny Owls (ad, and two young - first sighting of owlets this year, well found Brian!), Firecrest (MJP, LP, TB, BL et al)
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 1 male Brambling in a private garden (A.G), 1 Treecreeper & Blackcap in the Grove, 1 Blackcap by deer enclosure (J.Murray).
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| - | *Bedfont: Short-eared Owl as per Monday (Tom Smith)
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| - | *Cowley: 1 Little Egret flying over A408 at 08.30 (probably from River Pinn to Little Britain area) (Roger Dewey).
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Siskin calling and alighting in a tree briefly, not much else though. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
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| - | *[[East India Dock]] / Bow Creek: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest, Redshank (Paul Hyland).
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| - | *Hampstead Heath: 3 Nuthatch (1 at bird feeders), 15 Jackdaw, 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 3 GSWP, 3 Green WP, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel (1m, 1f), 1 Grey Heron over, 10 Shoveler, 1 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Mandarin (Reuben Braddock).
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| - | *Margravine Cemetery: Great Spotted Woodpecker male drumming (on tree this time) and female calling, Long-tailed Tit 2 still nest building (Nathalie Mahieu).
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| - | *Rainham: '''Bittern''' flew over my house at 07:10 heading directly towards Rainham Marshes. Easily my best 'garden' bird in 30+ years (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *Regents Park: Smew redhead still on main lake, 2 Blackcaps at feeding station, 8 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
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| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Peregrine (Laurence Pitcher)
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| - | *Walthamstow Reservoirs (south side): 1 Little Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Shelduck (brief work visit so no chance for real birding!) (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *Wormwood Scrubs: c400 Black-headed Gull, c40 Common Gull, c25 Herring Gull, c6 Lesser Black-back, 4 Greylag over, c57 Redwing, 3 female Stonechat, c300 Carrion Crow & c10 Meadow Pipit (David Lindo).
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| - | ===Tuesday 3rd March===
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| - | *Woodford Green: '''Goshawk''' flew low and south over Whitehall Plain, Epping Forest at 11:25 (Birdguides).
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| - | *St James's Park: '''Goshawk''' circling just north of the park at 12:15 (Birdguides).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 2 '''Caspian Gull''' (ad and a new 2w - 4 in last 2 days); 300 Wigeon, 11 Pintail, 14 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Little Egret, Avocet, 140 Golden Plover, Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Cetti's Warbler, pr Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (ELBF).
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| - | *Tottenham Marshes: '''Woodlark''' on the south marsh (closest to Tottenham Lock and Ferry Lane N17) - early morning only (LondonBirders).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: Shelduck, 2 Sparrowhawk (m/f), Bittern, 2 Common Snipe, Fieldfare north, 2 Song Thrush high SE, 4 Redwing, at least 10 Siskin, 'several' Lesser Redpoll (LWC website); 2 Water Pipit (SBC).
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| - | *Regent's Park: fem Smew on main lake by island this a.m. (Birdguides).
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| - | *Knighton Wood, Epping Forest (Woodford): 11 Mandarin (10m/1f) GSWP drumming, 2 Nuthatch, Jay [http://www.redbridgebirdwatching.blogspot.com (Daniel Erickson-Hull)].
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| - | *River Roding [near footbridge], Woodford Bridge: Kingfisher (Alan Hobson).
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| - | *[[East India Dock]] / Bow Creek: Little Egret (briefly in reserve @ 09.35), then circled before heading off NW, 2 Redwing (copse), up to 4 Shelduck, Little Grebe (Paul Hyland, Gary A James).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: ad Mediterranean Gull (German-ringed) showed well at Round Pond to 12:00hrs at least, 5 Tawny Owl (both ads, 3 owlets) showed well; 65 Shoveler, 2pr Mandarin, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Ruddy Duck (2m), 2 Little Grebe (1 trilling), m Sparrowhawk, 10 Stock Dove (2 singing), Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush (3 singing) (Des McKenzie, Sue Cowie ''et al'').
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| - | *Russell Square: Peregrine through 2.45 pm (Tom Smith).
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| - | *Stoke Newington: Abney Park: 1 Firecrest; Clissold Park: 2 Redwing. ([http://www.geocities.com/ternsorg/ TeRNS]).
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| - | *Beddington SF: 2 Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, Peregrine, Little Egret, 5 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, ad Mediterranean Gull (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
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| - | *Aldborough Hatch Stables: 40 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 100+ Starling, Pheasant, Grey Heron and Cormorant (over), 1 Meadow Pipit, 13 Greylag Geese. (Daniel Erickson-Hull)
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| - | ===Monday 2nd March===
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 3 '''White-fronted Geese''' still @5.00pm, Chiffchaff, Little Egret, Snipe (Shaun Harvey).
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| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: '''Merlin''' circled several times, pursued by Carrion Crow, 1402hrs; at least one Mealy-type (Common) Redpoll with c18 Lesser Redpoll (confiding when not flighty and usually returning within a few minutes) in birches and alders around the Watts memorial; 2 Firecrests, Chiffchaff, Tawny Owl (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler [http://www.hackneywildlife.org.uk/hackney-wildlife-sightings.php Hackney Wildlife]).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 11 Litttle Egret, Common Buzzard, 2 '''Caspian Gull''' (1w/2w) (ELBF).
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| - | *Great Warley: 2 Firecrest; 4 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 12 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin (ELBF).
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| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Kingfisher, 17 Shoveler, 5 Reed Buntings, 2 pairs Goldcrest on territory, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler).
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| - | *Middlesex Filter Beds: 1 Firecrest, Chiffchaff (Paul Cook).
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| - | *Muswell Hill: at least 1 Continental Coal Tit this a.m. (Birdguides).
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| - | *Paddington Green: typically-marked Common Buzzard soaring over local Herring Gull colony 10:35hrs; drifted toward Regent's Park (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Bedfont: Short-eared Owl favouring scrub land at rear of Bedfont Sports football ground; access off Hatton Road (present since last Wednesday) (Birdguides).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 2 Bittern, 2 Jack Snipe, Water Pipit, '''Mealy Redpoll''' (Birdguides); 40 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, Jack Snipe, 9 Common Snipe, Wheatear present a.m., 8 Siskin, 30 redpoll spp. (Wildside, in one large flock) (LWC website).
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| - | *Queen Elizabeth II Res: fem Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Peregrine (SBC).
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| - | *[[East India Dock]]: Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 2 Long-tailed Tit, Sparrowhawk (Paul Hyland).
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| - | *Beddington SF: 2 Shelduck, Little Egret, 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, 5 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpipe (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Wanstead Flats: 16 singing Skylarks, 2 Shoveler, 15 Goldfinch (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Wanstead Park: 5 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Ring-necked Parakeet (prospecting), f Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch heard singing (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *[[Brent Res]]: 5 Greylag Geese flew in (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 5 Tawny Owl (both ads, 3 owlets) showing well; White-fronted x Bar-headed Goose (St James's Park bird), 6 Greylag x Canada Goose, Emperor Goose (SJP origin), 2pr Mandarin, 10 Gadwall, 52 Shoveler, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Ruddy Duck, 2 Little Grebe (1 trilling), 2pr Great Crested Grebe displaying, 2 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper, 3 singing Goldfinch (Des McKenzie, Phil Stephens).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 3 Mandarin Duck,(1 male, Lower Lake, 2, male and female, Seedfield Spinney); 3(2m,1f) Tufted Duck, Upper Lake; 2+ Common Buzzard,(1 perched in Oak, Vicarage Farm, 1 Ferny Hill Farm, 1 Trent Park); 4 Stock Dove, at Vicarage Farm; 3 Green Woodpecker; 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Meadow Pipit, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Song Thrush; 3 Redwing; 5 Goldcrest,(including two singing males); 6 Long-tailed Tit,(3 near Rough Lot, 3 by Lower Lake); 5 Coal Tit; 4 Nuthatch,(1 Moat Wood, 1 Shaws Wood, 2, male and female, near Merryhills Brook); 8 Treecreeper,(including two singing); 2+ Siskin,(1 male, Vicarage Farm, 1 male, Trent Prk); 1 Linnet, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Lesser Redpoll, Rough Lot (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Tyttenhanger GP's: 2 Ringed Plover on Willows Farm Puddle, 2 Water Rail, Green Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, 8+ Snipe, 4 Tree Sparrows (Steve Blake).
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| - | *Ladywell Fields: at least 5 Redwing in trees (35-40 Redwing and 2 Fieldfare last Thursday before I registered), 1 Mistle Thrush, pair Grey Wagtail, 1 adult male Mandarin duck sticking close to a female Mallard and protecting her from attention of male Mallards (Philip Lowden - new member, hello everybody!).
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| - | *Roding Valley NR (EWT): 1 m Stonechat, 1 Little Egret, many LT Tit, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Green Woodpecker (Peter Warne).
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| - | *Bookham Common: 11 Buzzards together in the air at one time, pair of Sparrowhawk, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin but no sign of any Hawfinches today (Nik Borrow).
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| - | ===Sunday 1st March===
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| - | *William Girling Res: '''Great Northern Diver''' still present; distantly viewable from Silverthorn Gardens (Birdguides).
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| - | *Greenford CP: Brief visit but fem/imm Merlin through at 14.40, came down + chased small passerine before flying NW towards Northolt (very fast; small, indistinct moustachial stripe seen as it flew over me, small size + noticeably narrow, pointed wings + flight actions typical Merlin); also Sparrowhawk sparring with 2 Herring Gulls, Goldcrest (Neil Anderson).
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| - | *Beddington SF: 2 Shelduck, Little Egret, 9 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Staines Res: 4 Scaup, Avocet on North Basin this a.m. (Birdguides).
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| - | *Queen Mother Res (permit access only): Brent Goose, 5 Scaup (Birdguides).
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| - | *Bookham Common: 2 Hawfinch still present this a.m. (Birdguides).
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| - | *[[East India Dock]] Basin: male Wheatear, site tick and my earliest London record (Nick Tanner); dipped on the Wheatear at 10:15am, but Oystercatcher in front of Dome at 10:30 (David Callahan).
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| - | *Thamesmead/Crossness: 1w Mediterranean Gull at Southmere Lake early p.m., 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull at Thames off golf course, Little Egret, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 25 Snipe, 250 Dunlin, 8 Oystercatcher, 80 Redshank, 11 Wigeon, 27 Shoveler, 60 Gadwall, 143 Shelduck, Stonechat, 3 Fieldfare (John Archer).
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: 12 Little Egret, 14 Pintail, 60 Golden Plover, Curlew, Short-eared Owl, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, fem Bearded Tit, 3 Stonechat (Paul Hawkins).
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| - | *Bedfont Lakes CP: 3 Egyptian Geese, 18 Common Gull (Adam Cheeseman).
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| - | *Alexandra Park: Egyptian Goose Boating Lake until 10am at least but missing right foot! (Bob Watts, Stuart Harrington). Did it therefore "Walk like an Eygptian"? "Pegleg" seen early pm, also R N Parakeet over (John Murray).
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| - | *Abney Cemetery: c25 Lesser Redpoll, in alders 20m south of monument (1 looked good for Common, but flock quickly dispersed north 10.45). Also roosting Tawny Owl (Laurence Pitcher). 1 Firecrest, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker and 9 Lesser Redpoll (James Arquette - 11:00am to 12:00pm)
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| - | *Margravine Cemetery: Great Spotted Woodpecker male drumming on mobile phone aerial and female singing (Nathalie Mahieu).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: Peregrine flew upriver, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Water Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 3 Siskin, 26 Lesser Redpoll (LWC website).
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| - | *Rainham Thames (foreshore): Water Pipit 3, Rock Pipit 5, Curlew 1, Dunlin 96, Redshank 74, Teal 40, Shelduck 25, Reed Bunting 12, Stonechat 4; RSPB Reserve: Golden Plover 90, Common Snipe 24, Pintail 2, Wigeon 215, Teal 165, Shoveler 25, Gadwall 33, Pochard 35, Tufted Duck 55, Water Rail 1, Little Egret 4, GC Grebe 6, Cetti's Warbler 3 + esc Harris's Hawk (Steve Bacon)
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: female '''Lesser Spotted Woodpecker''', 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Nuthatch, pair Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Cormorant, 2 Common Gull, 1 Mistle Thrush, 7 Goldcrset, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, Greenfinch, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
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| | ==Archived News== | | ==Archived News== |
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| | + | *[[News November 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News October 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News September 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News August 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News July 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News June 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News May 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News April 2009]] |
| | + | *[[News March 2009]] |
| | *[[News February 2009]] | | *[[News February 2009]] |
| | *[[News January 2009]] | | *[[News January 2009]] |
