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August 12 2007

• Rainham Riverside: 5 Sandwich Terns (flew over tip east at c7.20am) 10 Common Terns, 5 ad Yellow-Legged Gulls, 4 Green Sands, 4 Common Sands, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Wheatear, c200 Linnet, Hobby (flew south), 1 Yellow Wag, 1 Grey Wag, Sedge Warbler.(Paul Hawkins) Also Kingfisher, 3 Greenshanks, 68 Teal, 11 Little Egrets, 3rd Sum and imm YLG, 4 GBBG, 3 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler (David Callahan).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 1 Little Grebe (Round Pond), 11 Cormorant (2 juv), 3 Grey Heron, 73 Mute Swan, Emperor Goose, fem Shoveller, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 21 Pochard, 2 Mandarin, 2 Herring Gull, 2 LBBG, 197 Black-headed Gull (3 juv), 9 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff (Paul Bruty)
• Brent Reservoir: juv Yellow-legged Gull & 5 Common Sands (Andrew Self)
• Battersea Power Station: Kingfisher on river, 5 Linnet,family of Goldfinch,12 House Sparrows, Common Whitethroat, Painted Lady and a large Hawkmoth sp seen at 5.15am.(Dave Morrison)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 20 Common Terns, 2 Sandwich Terns, 6 Common Gulls, Peregrine, Swift, 6 Common Sandpipers, Yellow Legged Gull, 6 Oystercatchers and 2 Black Tailed Godwit.Also 2 Small Coppers, 3 Painted Lady's, 6 Common Blues, Small Heath and 4 Migrant Hawkers.(Dave Morrison)

August 11 2007

• Rainham RSPB: Wood Sandpiper (briefly in front of hide before flushed by Sparrowhawk) 4 Green Sands, 5 Common Sands, 2 Greenshank, 1 LRP, 17 Little Egrets.(Paul Hawkins)Also pm 2 juv Stonechats, Hobby, 5 Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, 12 Ringed Plovers, Southern Hawker, 4 Migrant Hawkers and a Painted Lady.(Dave Morrison)
• Dagenham Chase LNR: Juvenile Wood Sandpiper 6.10-7.45 pm at least, also 1 Greenshank still. A Harris's Hawk caught up in a hawthorn by its jesses was released unharmed. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
• Brent Reservoir: Common Buzzard over at 16.40 (Andrew Self)
• Walthamstow Res: Little Egret (N), Yellow Wagtail (N), Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpipers, ad Peregrine (on pylon, S end of No.3), female Teal, 14 juv Shelducks, 10 Little Grebes (inc. 2 juvs), 20+ House Sparrows, 6 Chiffchaffs, 86 Common Terns, c790 Tufted Duck, 3 Swifts, 10 Sand Martins, 11 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 3 Sedge Warblers, 5 Ruddy Ducks (pair + 3 drakes), Pheasant calling, Black Swan, c255 Starlings (David Callahan).
• Alexandra Park: Hobby SW over Wood Green Allotments at 11:10 (Andrew Gardener).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Goldfinch 2 Juv, 2 Rind-necked Parakeet, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
• Priory Park, Hornsey: Willow Warbler in song @ 1150 (Bob Watts).
• London Wetlands Centre Barnes; Greenshank on wader scrape[Y.Simmonds]; Common Snipe -Main Lake & Grazing Marsh , Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiff Chaff, Sand Martins still nesting, Swallows through, Peregrine (Angus Innes)

August 10 2007

• St James's Park: 5 Egyptian Geese at lunchtime (Andrew Self)
• Alexandra Park: 1 possibly 2 Garden Warblers, Willow Warbler Cricket Scrub, 7+ Swift 0650-0710 (Bob Watts). 1 Sedge Warbler in scrub at 8.10am (J.Murray/A.Gardener)
• Hogsmill SF: 40+ Common Swift, Hobby, 200+ Black-headed Gulls, no juveniles (Nick Tanner).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Ringed-necked Paraket, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 4 House Sparrow, 10+ Herring Gull N/NE over lake, ( John Watson)
• Waterworks Nr: 1 Wheatear, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Swifts, 1 Weasel.(Gary A James).
• Clissold Park: 2 Blackcaps, new brood of 3 Little Grebe chicks w/ adults, 11 Swifts (Mark Pearson)
• Wood Green: c20 House Martin at 15:30hrs (Des McKenzie, Dominic Mitchell).
• London Wetland Centre: 3 Common Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Pochard broods (6,2,3) 2 Kingfisher (3 yesterday including a juv), 45 Sand Martin (several feeding third broods), 28 House Martin W, 6 Swift, 12 Chiffchaff, 9 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat, at least 40 Reed Warbler incl many juvs. Yesterday Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near entrance lake and 2 Sandwich Terns flew upriver @1300hrs. (Dan Monk)
• Grovelands Park, Southgate: 10 'eclipse' male Mandarin Duck; 3(1 adult male, 2 females) Ring-nkd Parakeet, together; 2 Grt Sptd Woodpecker (including 1 juv) (Robert Callf).

August 9 2007

• Cobham: Spoonbill over south at 19:00 (Birdguides)
• St James's Park: 6 Egyptian Geese at lunchtime (Andrew Self)
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 12 Reed Warblers, c20 Shoveler, 2 Common Terns, 4 Gadwall, 25+ Pochard (exc. two broods of 4 and 8), Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, 6 Ruddy Ducks, 12 Long-tailed Tits, 15 Swifts (Tony Butler, Laurence Pitcher & Mark Pearson)
• Alexandra Park: Hobby over Boating Pond at about 9:00am (Andrew Gardener)2 Swifts 6:30pm (Bob Watts).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 10 Swift, 2 House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 6 House Sparrow, 6 Ringed-necked Parakeet (John Watson)
• East India Dock NR: 1 LRP, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Sand Martin,1 Sedge Warbler,1 Chiffchaff. All breeding Common Terns have now left the Dock. (Gary A James).
• Regents Park: 3 Garden Warblers, Common Whitethroat, 4 Willow warblers, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcaps, 2 Swifts, Kingfisher (Tony Duckett).
• Dagenham Chase LNR:Juvenile Wood Sandpiper 12.55-3.50 pm at least, Greenshank, 3+ Teal and 5 Shoveler ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
• Wimbledon Common : Whinchat (David Wills).
• Ingrebourne Valley: Ring necked parakeet,4 Green Sandpiper.(Shaun Havey)
• Dagenham Heathway: 2 Swifts.(Dave Morrison)
• Barnes WWT: Mute Swan broods of 4, 2 and 1, 4 juv GC Grebe, 2+ juv Pochard, 18 Gadwall, 26 Shoveler, 19 Teal, 44 Lapwing, Greenshank, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff (Matthew Palmer)
• Trent Park Area: 2 prs Little Grebe; 2 ad Buzzard; 6 Kestrel; c20 Swift; 2 Green Woodpecker; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Whinchat, at 'barracks', Vicarage Farm; 1 Lsr Whitethroat; 5 Common Whitethroat; 2 Chiffchaff; 50+ Goldfinch, including flock of 32 at Park Farm; 1 Small Heath (Robert Callf).

August 8 2007

• Honor Oak: Black Kite reported circling over Therapia Road before gliding off northeast at 16:35 (Birdguides)
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: early a.m. feeding flock including 2 Garden Warblers, 5 Blackcaps & 18 Long-tailed Tits; 3 Common Terns, 34 Shoveler, 20 Pochard, 8 Gadwall, 45+ Tufted Duck, 5 Ruddy Duck, 40 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 12 Lesser-black backs, 1 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 10 Swifts (major clear out over last few days in N16), 1 juv Willow Warbler, 8 Reed Warblers, 20 Goldfinches, family of Grey Wags (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler)
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Tufted Duck, 10+ Swift, 4 House Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 House Sparrow,(John Watson)
• St James's Park: 2 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self)
• Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Wood Sandpiper 4.10-8.15 pm at Least, 1 Greenshank, 1 Hobby at 6.30 pm and 12 Teal. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
• Ingrebourne Valley: early evening - Shoveler, Teal, Painted Lady, 7 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 juv L/R/P's, 80 Lapwing, Hobby , 100 House Martins and 2 Common Terns.(Dave Morrison)
• Alexandra Park: Lesser Whitethroat, 5+ Chiffchaffs, 5+ Blackcaps 0700 Cricket Scrub (Bob Watts).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 15 Great-crested Grebe (6 juvs though 3 more regulars not recorded today), 2 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Mandarin, Pochard brood (2), 1 LBBG, 1 'Yellow-legged' Gull (per DMc), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c.20 House Martin (Paul Bruty)
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 female / imm. Wheatear, on stubble field, 18.45 hrs., still present 20.00 hrs. (Robert Callf).
• Horsenden Hill: 1 Redstart, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler, 15 Whitethroat, 10 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff (Andy Culshaw).

August 7 2007

• Walthamstow Res: Now 244 Tufted Duck on No.5 res. Also 2 Common Sandpipers a Black Swan and a Swan Goose. f Teal new on Waterworks N.R. (Paul Whiteman)
• East India Dock NR: GS Woodpecker, Sand Martin, 5 Common Tern (1 still being fed), 4 Linnet, f Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Tuftie and Mallard broods intact, 3 Pied Wagtail, Heron (Paul Hyland)
• Lake Farm CP, Hayes: Hobby, Sparrowhawk and 3 Kestrels, 15 Common Whitethroats, 8 Blackcaps and 5 Willow Warblers (Peter Naylor).
• Barnes WWT: 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper (heard only), 1 Willow Warbler (Hugh Bradshaw)
• River Thames at Tower Bridge: juv Yellow-legged Gull on buoy c300m downstream of Tower Bridge @ 12.45 (John Archer)
• Clissold Park: Common Tern, Goldcrest, 2 Little grebes; Swallow east over house, nr SN Common (Mark Pearson)
• Regents Park: Common Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Willow Warblers, 10 Blackcaps, Pr Common Tern, Grey Wagtail, 5 Egyptian Geese (Tony Duckett).
• Dagenham Chase LNR:Juvenile Cuckoo in a bush being dive bombed by an Adult Common Tern, also 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Garden Warbler. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 7 Grey Heron, c.10 Goldfinch + c.10 Greenfinch (mixed flock with plenty of juvs), 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Dunnock, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper.

August 6 2007

• Walthamstow Res: 2 ruddy Duck & 223 Tufted Duck on No.5 res. Peregrine (prob ad. M.) still sat on pylon at bottom of No.2 res. (Paul Whiteman)
• Alexandra Park: Willow Warbler cricket scrub (Bob Watts).
• Tottenham Marshes: Whinchat on Clendish Marsh, 6 Little Egrets in channel north of Lockwood Res (Pete Lambert).
• East India Dock: Grey Wagtail, 2 juv Pied Wagtail, 2 LRP, 2+ Sand Martin, 4 Common Tern, 10 Canada Goose, Heron, Tuftie brood of 4, Mallard brood of 4, 5 Goldfinch (Richard Harrison).
• Aldenham CP: 3 Common Tern. 1 Willow Warbler(at last). 5 Chiffchaff. 7+ House Martin, c50 Swallow. (Steve Blake)
• Aldenham Estate: 1 Little Owl. 2 Chiffchaff. 1 Goldcrest. 1 Nuthatch. 1 Blackcap. 1 Mandarin. 2 Song Thrush. (Steve Blake)
• Staines Res: 10 Common Sandpipers and 25 Common Terns (Peter Naylor).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 male Sparrowhawk; 2 Kestrel; 1 Little Owl; 1 ad Green Woodpecker; 4 Whitethroat; 1 Blackcap; 2 ad Goldfinch; 1 male Bullfinch; 6 Jackdaw; 1 Weasel (Robert Callf).
• Horsenden Hill & Paradise Fields: 1 Hobby (ad); 1 Common Sand; 1 Wood Warbler (juv.); 6 migrant Lesser Whitethroats; family of 6 Bullfinces. (Nick Senior)

August 5 2007

• Rainham Marshes RSPB: Hobby, 2 juv/imm Wheatears, Gbbgull, 2 Oystercatchers, Stonechat, 10+ Teal, and up to 6 distant probable YLGulls Thameside. Also, 9 Whimbrel, 8 Greenshanks, 2 Common Sands, Black-tailed Godwit reported by other, luckier souls. Best sighting was of a probable Serotine or Leisler's Bat hawking along one of the ditches at 1230! Description sent in to local recorder... (David Callahan); also, 3 Green Sands, Whinchat (Paul Hawkins).
• East India Dock NR: LRP, Sand Martin, 6 Common Tern (Paul Hyland).
• Thames at Limehouse. Peregrine heading East @ 6pm (Paul Hyland).
• Osterley Park: Hobby 2 juvs (Keith Fisher).
• Abney Park Cemetery: Coal Tit, 2 House Martins (Mark Pearson).
• Paddington Green: Common Buzzard south at 10.23hrs, probable Hobby (bit too distant), 20+ Swift, 2-3 Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin (Des McKenzie, Nick Tanner).
• Dagenham Chase: 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Terns, 1 Hobby. (Paul Hawkins). Also Male Common Restart again 5.20-6.30 pm at least by Dick Marrable bee garden ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
• Barking Outfall: early a.m, high tide: 12 Common Sandpipers, 6 Oystercatchers, 40 Swifts south, 2 Teal, Grey Wagtail and 3 Common Terns (Dave Morrison).
• Dagenham Riverside: Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 2 Oystercatchers and 2 Common Terns (Dave Morrison).
• Alexandra Park: Reed Warbler am Cons Pond (Andrew Gardener), Kingfisher, 3 Swifts, 2 Little Grebe pm (Bob Watts).
• M25/M40 junction: Red Kite, Hobby (John Archer)

August 4 2007

• Amwell GPs: juvenile Common Redstart at south end of towpath; also Black-tailed Godwit briefly also 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper and Hobby (Birdguides)
• Staines Moor: 3 Whinchats, 1 adult and 2 juvs in South West corner near motorway (John Murray).
• Crossness: 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 ads, juv), 2 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 58 Lapwings, 1 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 9 Gadwall, 1 Common Tern (John Archer).
• Brent Reservoir: Green Sand & juv. Yellow-legged Gull (Andrew Self).
• Rainham RSPB: 7+ Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, c25 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 8 Little Egret, 15 Common Terns (flew upriver) no sign of Spoonbill early morning (Paul Hawkins, David Bradnum).
• Aldenham CP: Little Owl (Home Farm), 3 Common Tern, Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff, Ruddy Duck (m), 2 Mandarin, 5 House Martin, 8 Swallow (Steve Blake).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, (Steve Blake)

August 3 2007

• Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir: Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit -No access(RBA)
• Clissold Park: adult Common Gull, 1 Blackcap, 4 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
• Dagenham Chase: 1 Greenshank, 1 Greensandpiper, 3 Common Terns, 2 Teal (Paul Hawkins, Vince Halley-Frame).
• Alexandra Park: Garden Warbler, first for the year! This brings the Park's yearly total to 102 (Andrew Gardener).

August 2 2007

• Walthamstow Res: 2 Little Egrets & 10 Common Sandpipers on Lockwood, 3 L.Whitethroats in near by scrub (J. Murray & C. Freddi); also ad Peregrine over Banbury Res, pm (David Callahan).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: juvenile Marsh Harrier (Birdguides).
• Brent Reservoir: Oystercatcher flew over calling at 06.09 (Andrew Self).
• St James's Park: 5 Egyptian Geese (not part of collection) at lunchtime (Andrew Self).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker (2 juv), 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 15+Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Nuthatch, 20 Swift, 6 House Martin, 50+ Starling (on playing fields), 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• Wood Green (Clarendon Road): Common Tern over at 13.15hrs (Des McKenzie).
• East India Dock Basin NR: 2 LRP, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Gulls, 1 brood Tufted Duck (4 Chicks), 1 Stock Dove, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff (Gary A James).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: Moulting Male Common Redstart again on the Dick Marrable bee garden fence at 5.20 pm. Also 4 Green Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank and 1 Grey Wagtail on the Slack ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
• Crossness: juv Yellow-legged Gull, 20+ Common Terns, 29 Lapwings, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Oystercatchers, 4 Swallows, 4 Sand Martins, 20 House Martins, 3 Teal (John Archer).
• Paddington Green Area: local Herring Gull colony produced a total of seven young, all now on the wing, no young from Lesser Black-backed Gull pair (Des McKenzie).
• Beddington SF: Yellow Wagtail, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• Amwell GPs: 8 Black-tailed Godwits, Redstart (RBA)
• Alexandra Park: ).2 Willow Warblers in Long-tailed Tit flock edge of Wood Green Res 7pm (Bob Watts

August 1 2007

• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Little Egret, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, 7 Dunlin, Whimbrel, Turnstone -No access(SBC).
• Beddington SF: 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• Walthamstow Res: 178 Tufted Duck on No.5 res. Peregrine (prob ad. M.) sat on pylon at bottom of No.2 res. (Paul Whiteman)
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: Spoonbill, also 2 juvenile Marsh Harriers flew through (Birdguides).
• East India Dock Basin: at least one pair of Sand Martin confirmed as having bred in drainage hole (Nick Tanner per DMc).
• East India Dock NR: 1 little Ringed Plover feeding on edge of smaller island 12:30(MGoodall)
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 1 brood of Tufted Duck (7), 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 20+ Swift, 4 House Martin, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• Walthamstow Marshes: c50 Goldfinches, 4 Reed Buntings & 10 Linnets in one flock (growing by the day presently), 7 Common Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, c35 House Martins, 2 Common Terns, c200 Swifts; re: resourceful Sand Martins - two (possibly three) pairs successfully bred in drainage pipes on the canal by the southern bridge (Mark Pearson).
• Geldeston Rd (near Stoke Newington Common): 1 Swallow north, 2 Holly Blues in the garden (Mark Pearson).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank and 5 Shoveler. No sign of Male Redstart today. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
• Regents Park: Pied Flycatcher, Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 2juv Reed Warblers, 28 Goldfinches, 2 Common Terns (Tony Duckett).
• Paddington Green: c75 Swift moving south at 19.30hrs (Des McKenzie).
• Alexandra Park: 36 Tufted Duck, Willow Warbler, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Common Tern (Bob Watts).

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