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| - | ===Wednesday 1st April===
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: still 3 '''White-fronted Goose''' this p.m. still associating with Greylags; cross over the Black bridge heading for Berwick and they are on the immediate left hand marsh; also dark and pale Common Buzzards, Lesser Redpoll, 7 Common Snipe, 3 Sparrowhawks, 2 Kestrels, male Peregrine north @ 12.52 (possibly a migrant), 4 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, 15 Peacock Butterflies and 7 Comma's(Dave Morrison).
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| - | *Clissold Park (0630-0715): drake Mandarin, Peregrine south at 0715, 6 Meadow Pipits east, Siskin, 8 Common Pochard, 4 Little Grebe (Mark Pearson, Laurence Pitcher and Tony Butler [http://www.hackneywildlife.org.uk/hackney-wildlife-sightings.php Hackney Wildlife]). ''skywatch 1230-1530'': '''Osprey''' high and northwest 1320hrs; '''Goshawk''' (no visible jesses, unknown origin) in from northwest, 1405, circled several times before divebombing pigeons and lost behind tower blocks; Common Buzzard, dark phase, in conflict with female Peregrine before both drifted west, 1420-1430; several Kestrels and 3+ Sparrowhawks, one high and west, 1310 (six raptor spp. in 2 hours); Egyptian Goose, northwest, 1245; photos on site later (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler).
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| - | *Crossness: juv '''Iceland Gull''' off Thamesview Golf Centre at 7.50am (per RBA); no further sign by 11:30hrs (Birdguides).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: pair Great Crested Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 20 Tufted Duck, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, pair Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: m Peregrine, 8 Redshank, 20 Sand Martin, Swallow, Northern Wheatear, 3 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website).
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| - | *Tyttenhanger GP's: Ruddy Shelduck again at Willows Farm to 09:05hrs (Birdguides). Plus: 2 Oystercatcher, 4+ Redshank, 5 Snipe, Water Rail, 2, Shelduck, Little Egret, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Red Kite, 5 Buzzard. (Steve B)
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| - | *Wormwood Scrubs: 1 female Reed Bunting, 2 Collared Dove (1st for the year) 4 Jackdaw, 5 singing Blackcap, 3 singing Chiffchaff, c12 Meadow Pipit & singing Skylark (David Lindo).
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| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Common Snipe, c12 Shoveler (MJP, LP).
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| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Lesser Redpoll (MJP, LP).
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| - | *[[East India Dock]]: 3 Sand Martin, 2 Jay, 44 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, m Linnet (Paul Hyland). Sparrowhawk,Peregrine,2 Oystercatcher, Mistle Thrush (Bow Creek).(Gary A James).
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| - | *Osterley Park: Peregrine NNW 09.24 (Keith Fisher).
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| - | *Paddington Green: fem Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, Peregrine west 12:08hrs, singing Grey Wagtail, 9 Goldfinch (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Finsbury Park: Green Woodpecker, 3 Little Grebes, no sign of any Blackcaps yet (Ian Bradshaw).
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| - | *Little Britain: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Greylag, 2 Gadwall, 1 Scaup, 4 Heron (Sue Giddens) 2 Bullfinch 1 mile to south of Lake along bridleway.
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| - | *Southwark Bridge: 12:30pm - 1 near-adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly on shore on west side of Southwark bridge before heading down river (Reuben Braddock).
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| - | *[[Brent Res:]] 2 Lapwings, 16 Snipe, 2 Blackcaps, 8 Chiffchaffs (Andrew Verrall).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 4(2m,2f) Mandarin Duck, Lowwer Lake; 1 Common Buzzard, over Williams Wood; 1 Lapwing, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, flew over Bramley Rd; 17 Stock Dove, on ploughed ffield E of Water Grdn; 1 fem Green Woodpecker, Icehouse Wood; 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2(m&f) Grey Wagtail, flew from water outlet, Lower Lake and perched on overhanging branches; 2 Redwing, Water Grdn; 2 Mistle Thrush; 3 singing male Blackcap; 4 Chiffchaff; 1 male Brambling, acquiring summer-plumage, with flock of 43 Chaffinch, on ploughed field E of Water Grdn; 4(1m,3f) Siskin, feeding in Alders, along Leeging Beech Gutter near 'Three-bridges' (Robert Callf).
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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 March 2009]] |
| | *[[News February 2009]] | | *[[News February 2009]] |
