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Revision as of 17:08, 16 May 2008

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Friday 16th May

• Brimsdown: M Black Redstart by the train station this morning (J.Murray).
• Beddington SF: Osprey flew over low heading north (per JA).
• Seventy Acres Lake (Lee Valley): 1s fem Red-footed Falcon still present in trees behind pylon viewable from Bittern Watchpoint to 12:17hrs at least, 7 Hobby (Birdguides), the other side of the lake often offers better views (RBA), several Nightingales, Cetti's Warblers, and Garden Warblers, plus 50+ Swift, 3 Swallows, Com Sand, Redshank (David Callahan).Greenshank also recorded flying over lake.
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: 4 Temminck's Stint at Purfleet Scrape this p.m, 2+ Grey Plover, 3 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Birdguides).
• London Wetland Centre: 1 Sanderling on shingle ridge off headley hide, best viewed from dulverton hide/observatory, 1 Common Sand, 1 Ringed Plover, c 4 Lapwing chicks (JPPW, DMonk), at least 7pr Common Tern now settled on tern rafts, 100+ Swift, 'good numbers' of House Martin (LWC website).
• Purbrook Street,SE1: Sedge Warbler singing early am from isolated bramble in the estate (Richard Bonser).
• Brent Reservoir: Wood Sand still in East Marsh at 07.05, also 3 Common Sands (Andrew Self); Wood Sand still at 12.00, also 5 Ringed Plover & 5 Common Sands (Roy Beddard)
• Amwell (Lee Valley): pr Shelduck (with brood of 6), 3 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Turnstone (HertsBirding).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Whimbrel on deck, 1-2 Turnstone through, 2 Sanderling, 2 Ringed Plover, Peregrine & flock of 17 Common Tern flew east (DMH).
• East India Dock: Redshank, LRP, 6 pairs Common Tern, 3 Reed Warbler, Jackdaw, 2 Greylag, 2 Canada, Grey Heron, 3 Shelduck (Paul Hyland).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 30+ Swift, 14 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Song Thrush (John Watson).
• Stoke Newington: 1 C. Sandpiper, 120+ Swift (TeRNS).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: 1 Sanderling. 1 Greenshank. 3 Redshank. 3 LRP. 2 Ringed Plover. 2 Oystercatcher. 3 Shellduck. 1 Cuckoo. (Steve Blake0
• Willows Farm Puddle: Greenshank. 2 LRP. Ringed Plover. 2 Shelduck. (Steve Blake)
• Osterley Park: Spotted Flycatcher 1, Coal Tit feeding juvs, Blackcap 8, Whitethroat 5, Skylark 3, Chiffchaff 1, Stock Dove 5, Pochard 4, Egyptian Goose 7, Kestrel 2. (Keith Fisher).
• Trent Park Area: 3 male Mandarin Duck, Lower Lake; 1 Red Kite, flew S, over Williams Wood, 14:05 BST; 1 Sparrowhawk; 1 Kestrel; 2 Red-legged Partridge; 2 singing male Cuckoo,(1 at Vicarage Farm, 1 Rough Lot); 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 singing male Garden Warbler, at Parkside Farm; 2 singing male Goldcrest,(1 Williams Wood, 1 Moat Wood); 1 singing male Spotted Flycatcher, in coniferous section, Williams Wood, 13:30 BST onwards; 1 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper (Robert Callf).

Thursday 15th May

• Seventy Acres Lake (Lee Valley): 1st-summer female Red-footed Falcon with 5 Hobby at 11.56am viewable from Bittern watchpoint (RBA) - falcon and Black Tern still present and showing well at 14.30 (finders of falcon were Terry and Ann Smith) (Roy Woodward), 7+ Hobby present (Birdguides) - falcon still present at 20:00hrs (Birdguides).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: still 2 Temminck's Stint on Purfleet Scrape (viewable from visitors centre), m Garganey, Hobby, 6 Grey Plover, Greenshank (Birdguides).
• London Wetland Centre: Caspian Gull 1st-year (JW).
• Southgate: Bee-eater over High Street at 10:20hrs - reported as 'heard only' (Birdguides).
• Brent Reservoir: Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 LRPs, 3 Common Sands & Dunlin at 08.30 (Roy Beddard); 4 Common Sands, 2 LRPs and Wood Sandpiper still present at 18.30 (Thom Shannon & Nigel Biggs).
• Bedfont Lakes CP: Little Owl @ 01:00 (Adam Cheeseman).
• East India Dock: Redshank, 6 pairs Common Tern (David Callahan).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2pr Egyptian Goose, m Mandarin, 2m Gadwall, fem Red-crested Pochard with brood of 5, m Peregrine east 12:50hrs, 19 Stock Dove, 250+ Swift, 4 Swallow, c150 House Martin (Swifts and hirundines following rain), 5 Blackcap, pr Nuthatch feeding young in nest, 9 singing Chaffinch (Des McKenzie).
• Staines Res: Dunlin, at least 14 Turnstone scattered around the basins (12 on north, 2 on south), Common Sandpiper - very small unidentified wader on west side of North Basin loosley associating with Turnstones: smaller than Turnstone with very short black legs, medium length straight bill, dark back, white breast with very clear distinction between the two; no white shoulder like Common Sandpier; movements unlike Turnstone, quick pitter-patter walking action faster than Turnstone - 100's of Swift present (SurreyBirders) In the evening, drake Ferruginous Duck N basin (assumed to be the resident E Berks escape), two Hobbies (knocked a Swift into the S basin, then fished it out and carried it off), two Oystercatchers through, Dunlin, two Common Sandpipers, 13 Turnstones, two 1/s Little Gulls, 2/s Yellow-legged Gull, Little Tern N basin 1845-1930hrs at least (Rob Innes, Ken Purdey).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
• Beddington SF: Shelduck, Hobby, Greenshank, Common Tern (Dip or Glory).
• Walton Res: 2 Yellow Wagtail (SBC)
• Osterley Park: Whitethroat 5, Skylark 1, Mandarin (first brood this year, female + c5 young), Pochard m/f, Lapwing 1, Blackcap 1, Little Grebe 1, Great Crested Grebe 1 (Keith Fisher).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Herring Gull, 10 Swift, 2 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Jay, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• Parkside Farm, Enfield: 10 (3 adults, 7 juveniles) Long-tailed Tit,(young fledged today); 2 (m&f) Linnet (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 singing male Cuckoo (Robert Callf).
• Ingrebourne Valley: 4 Whimbrel on new ploughed farmers field (Shaun Harvey).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 10+ Swift, 1 C. Tern (TeRNS).

Wednesday 14th May

• Dagenham Chase LNR: Red Kite between 1.55-2.03pm eventually drifting towards the Chadwell Heath area also 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Hobby, 1+ Common Tern, 1 Common Gull and 3 Gadwall (Vince Halley-Frame).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Temminck's Stint still at Purfleet Scrape this morning (Birdguides), at least 2 still present at 13:00hrs plus 2 Little Egret, at least 3 Hobby, 2 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10+ Ringed Plover, 2 Little Stint (both together on Purfleet Scrape before flying off with Ringed Plover), Greenshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper (3 on site), Common Sandpiper (Aveley Bay) - no sign of putative 'Spanish' Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
• London Wetland Centre: 2 Avocet (Wader Scrape), 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler singing Sheltered Lagoon (ACS, DMonk, DW).
• Brent Reservoir: Wood Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 2 LRPs, 2 Common Sands present until 2045 at least (Roy Beddard, Trevor Ford, Andrew Self, Bob Watts)
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Greenshank (Willows Farm puddle), 3 Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Shelduck, 6+ Common Tern (Steve Blake).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 12 Swift, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• Bush Wood (Wanstead) (a.m): m Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, Green WP, 2 GS WP, 2 Swift, 4 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, LT Tits galore (J Lethbridge).
• Hall Marsh Scrape: Common Sandpiper (Mike Oakland).
• East India Dock: 12 Common Tern, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Reed Warbler (J Lethbridge).
• Staines Res: 5 Black Tern, 4 Little Gull, Common Sand (KLP).
• Stoke Newington: 1 C. Sandpiper (TeRNS).
• Parkside Farm, Enfield: 1 Hobby; 21 Stock Dove; 2 Swallow; 1 male Pied Wagtail; 1 singing male Lesser Whitethroat; 2 male Linnet (Robert Callf).

Tuesday 13th May

• Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Red Kite and 2 Common Buzzards over 13:48-14:00 (Bob Watts per JA).
• Alexandra Park: Red Kite N at 1415, probably same bird as above, with missing primaries (Dominic Mitchell).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Temminck's Stint still on Purfleet Scrape (can be viewed from sea wall), 4 Hobby, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper (a.m.) (Birdguides); presumed Spanish Wagtail on Purfleet Scrape this afternoon (RBA) - all still present 19:00hrs (Birdguides).
• London Wetland Centre: Peregrine 1 f, Hobby 1, Common Sandpiper 1, 1s Caspian Gull on main lake, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad/1s), 12 Common Terns, 4 Swallows through, 1 Garden Warbler (NPS), now 3 Lapwing chicks, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby, Peregrine, 70 Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat (LWC website).
• Crossness: male Blue-headed Wagtail on flooded paddock @ 10.00 (Ian Miller per JA).
• Richmond Park: Tufted/Ring-necked drake hybrid & Common Sandpiper, Upper Pen Pond; Cuckoo still & Garden Warbler, Pond Plantation (JW).
• East India Dock: LRP, 7 pairs Common tern, pair Linnet, pair Grey Wagtail off site, 3 Reed Warblers (David Callahan).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Garganey and 2 Greenshank on Main Pit (HertsBirding).
• Walton Res: Whimbrel on the deck old Lambeth basin early am (viewed from K&B) (DMH).
• Cowley Rec Ground (Uxbridge): 1 Cuckoo flying around singing, 5 Linnet and a family of Mistle Thrush (Bill Haines).
• Lincoln's Inn Fields WC2: 1 Chiffchaff singing at 1.45pm (David Bradshaw).
• Whitewebbs Wood and Forty Hall, Enfield: 4 male Mandarin Duck, at Whitewebbs Wood Lake; 2 Red-legged Partridge, at Guy Lodge Farm; 1 singing male Cuckoo, Hilly Fields Park; 1 female Green Woodpecker, Hilly Fields Park; 5 Swallow,(2 at Brayside Farm, 3 Guy Lodge Farm); 3 House Martin, at Guy Lodge Farm; 1 singing male Garden Warbler, at Lavender Hill Cemetery; 1 singing Treecreeper, at Whitewebbs Wood; 1 female Bullfinch, at Whitewebbs Wood (Robert Callf).
• Blackhorse Road E17 : Hobby chasing Swifts over my house (Graeme Harper).
• Regents Park: male Firecrest singing and showing well (Tony Duckett).
• Stoke Newington: 1 C. Sandpiper (TeRNS).
• Hornchuch: my garden Cuckoo over (Shaun Harvey).
• Hall Marsh Scrape: 7 Hobbies, 2 Cuckoo, pr Gadwall, Whitethoat, many Swifts, Orange-tip, Speckled Woods, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White & Common Blue Butterflies (Brendan Spooner).
• Gunpowder Park: Tree Pipit (Mike Oakland).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 singing male Cuckoo; 4 singing male Song Thrush; 1 Weasel, Hog Hill (Robert Callf).

Monday 12th May

• Hertford: Red Kite over (Hertsbirding).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Temminck's Stint still present on Purfleet Scrape and showing well to 16:15hrs at least, viewable from sea wall (Birdguides); at least 2 still on Purfleet Scrape at 20:30hrs, also 2 Whimbrel, 18 R-N Parakeet over south, & 1 Cuckoo in the cordite (JL & VH-F)1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling opposite Tilda Rice factory 8.30pm ( V H-F ).
• Crossness: Med Gull (1st summ) on Thames off incinerator mid morning (Ian Miller per JA).
• East India Dock: 2 Oystercatchers (on wasteground to the east until 1030am), 2 LRPs (David Callahan).
• Staines Reservoir (13:30-14:30): 7 Black Tern , 3 imm Little Gull, c50 Commic Tern, Redshank, 3+ Lapwing & 2 Dunlin (Bill Haines) also Med Gull (1st sum) late evening (KLP).
• Walthamstow Reservoirs: Cuckoo calling at 13.30 (Graeme Harper), still present 1930h between resrs 2&3 and 42 Common Terns on East Warwick at dusk (Fraser Simpson).
• Beddington SF: Hobby, fem Peregrine, 2 Greenshank (Dip or Glory).
• London Wetland Centre: Hobby, 16 Lapwing (plus 2 chicks), 8 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 14 Common Tern, 80+ Sand Martin, 4 Lesser Whitethroat (LWC website).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
• Harrow Lodge Park: 101 Mute Swan (ELBF).
• Stoke Newington: 1 C. Sandpiper (TeRNS).
• Goodge St W1: Kestrel hovering overhead approx. 19:00 (Pete Jones)
• Hammersmith Bridge: 2 common terns, c 1930 (Neil Millar).

Sunday 11th May

• Beddington SF: Red Kite south 06:40hrs (Midlands bird) (SBC).
• Hackney Marshes: Red Kite drifted north 10.30, 1 Common Sandpiper (R.Lea), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Jackdaws (unusual here) (Gary A James).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Temminck's Stint on Purfleet Scrape (viewable from visitor's centre) - 2 still present at mid-day (Birdguides), 3 again at 1615, also 2 Hobby (Peter Langsdon, Garry James), 2 Avocet seen late p.m. (Pete Jones), Tawny Owl, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (ELBF).
• London Wetland Centre: R.B. Goose 2 escapees, m Garganey, 1 Whimbrel west, 1s Caspian Gull on main lake, Swallow 3 n, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler 1, no sign of Stone-curlew this morning (NPS).
• Cornmill Meadows: male Golden Oriole in willows on opposite side of dual carriageway from South West corner of meadows at 5.45pm (Roy Woodward), Hobby and Red Kite overhead at 5.50pm (Roy Woodward + Simon Papps), no further sign but Avocet from hide (Adam Wilson), 4 Shelduck, Kestrel, 4 Lapwing, Kingfisher, 2 Nightingale, Goldcrest (ELBF).
• Banstead: Crossbill north at 09.15hrs (Steve Gale).
• Osterley Park: Blackcap 10 singing, Common Whitethroat 11 singing, Skylark 3, Hobby 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Common Tern 2, Nuthatch feeding young, Goldcrest 1, Coal Tit 1, Gadwall 1, Kingfisher 1 (Keith Fisher).
• West Ham Park: Common Buzzard (ELBF).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Goosander (m), Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher (Steve Blake).
• Brent Reservoir: Oystercatcher, Greenshank & LRP all present briefly but now flown off (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard).
• Epping Forest (Woodreddon Hill/Honey Lane Quarters - c10.45am): 1 Buzzard mobbed by C Crow (Nigel May).
• Stapleford Tawney: Hobby (ELBF).
• Sth of Addlestone (sth of J11 M25): Hobby over 0915 (Bob Watts).
• Wrasbury GP's: Hobby east 14:01hrs (Birdguides).
• Stoke Newington: 1 Swallow, 5 Swift (TeRNS).
• Alexandra Park: Common Sand until 1905 when flew along Wood Green Res and out of view (1st for site this year) (Bob Watts), still present 2032 (John Murray).
• East India Dock Basin: up to 20 Common Terns present & 2 prs Shelduck (Fraser Simpson).

Saturday 10th May

• Lee Valley (Holyfield Viewpoint): Red Kite 11.00, Buzzard, 8 Hobbies, Yellowhammer (Mike Oakland).
• Regents Park: Red Kite 12.00pm, Common Sandpiper on lake 9.00am, Collared Dove, 6 Reed Warblers (Tony Duckett).
• London Wetland Centre: Stone-curlew (Headley Hide open till 9pm) (Dan Monk via FM).
• Beddington SF: Shelduck, Madagascar Teal (esc), Little Egret, 3 Common Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern (Dip or Glory).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Goosander (m), Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher (Steve Blake).
• West Drayton: Hobby west 14:12hrs, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, several Swift (Des McKenzie).
• Brent Reservoir: Hobby, Greenshank, Common Sand & 3 Lapwings; Little Egret reported first thing (Andrew Self, Andrew Verrall, Roy Beddard).
• Walthamstow Reservoirs (S): Cuckoo calling this morning (Quentin Given).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: Little Grebe, GC Grebe, Wigeon, 2 Avocet, 2 Greenshank, RP (??), 4 Oystercatcher, Hobby, 3 Sand Martin (J Lethbridge).
• Alexandra Park: Dabchick Boating Lake (Bob Watts).
• Wimbledon Common: Spotted Flycatcher (David Wills).
• Trent Park Area: 1 singing male Cuckoo; 1 female Grey Wagtail, carrying food; 3 singing male Garden Warbler; 15 Long-tailed Tit, together, including many juvs, near Triangular Wood; 1 Small Copper; 1 Brown Silver-lines; 1 Common Blue Damselfly (Robert Callf).
• Osterley Park: Spotted Flycatcher in gardens near house pm (NPS).
• Stoke Newington: 1 Swallow, 1 GBBG (2cy) (TeRNS).

Friday 9th May

• Horsenden Hill: Golden Oriole reported singing at 09.15 (per AS). No sign of this bird at 18:30 - but things don't usually stay long on Horsenden (David Howdon)
• Beddington SF: 1st-summer Caspian Gull (Birdguides).
• London Wetland Centre (a.m): R. B. Geese 2 escapees, Teal 2, Ringed Plover 4 race tundrae early morning only, Redshank 4 pairs, Common Sand. 1, Common Tern 12, Herring Gull 78, Caspian Gull 1 first-summer, Y.L. Gull 1 first-summer & 1 second summer, Swallow 10 through, Yellow Wagtail 1 W, Garden Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1 (NPS), 15 Swallow through (LWC website).
• Inner London: m Peregrine SW carrying Starling 11:55hrs (Des McKenzie).
• Island Barn Res: Black Tern present all day (SBC).
• Wanstead Flats: 2 Herring Gull, Swallow, Song Thrush, 10+ Whitethroat, 2 Mipit, 12 Skylark, Jackdaw (JL).
• Wanstead Park: 2 Little Grebe, 3 Swift, 10+ House Martin (JL).
• Alexandra Park: Jackdaw west 0653, Common Tern (Bob Watts).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
• East India Dock: LRP, 5+ Blackcap, 3+ Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 14 Common Tern, Pied Wagtail, 3 Shelduck, 8 Sand Martin (Paul Hyland); also 4 GBBGulls in front of Dome, pair Linnet (David Callahan).
• Thames @ Limehouse: 2 GBBG, 2 Common Tern (all day) (Paul Hyland)
• Cowley: Cuckoo - 1m heard a.m. (Roger Dewey).
• Stocker's Farm: Bar-tailed Godwit (HertsBirding).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Cormorant, 2 Herring Gull over, 6 Swift, 1 Garden warbler, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Whitethroat, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Collard Dove, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
• Lakeside, Oakwood, N14: 2 singing male Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
• Trent Park Area: 4(2m&2f) Tufted Duck, at Parkside Res; 2 Swallow, flew N, Vicarage Farm; 5 Garden Warbler,(including 4 singing males); 1 singing male Goldcrest; 1 singing male Yellowhammer, at Parkside Farm (Robert Callf).
• Clissold Park: singing Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 1 Swallow, c70 Swifts (Mark Pearson)
• Rainham RSPB: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Pintail, 4 Avocet, Grey Plover, 6 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, 2 Dunlin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, Ring-necked Parakeet (Paul Hawkins), Little Egret, 2pr Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 10 Greenshank, 11 Common Tern (ELBF).
• West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, Little Egret, 11 Common Tern, Greenshank, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Hairy Hawkers, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, 4 Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Large Whites (Dave Morrison).
• Stoke Newington: 1 C. Sandpiper (TeRNS).
• Ingrebourne valley: Wheatear, Hobby, Ringed Plover (Shaun Harvey).
• Staines Res: 15 Black Tern, 2 Little Gull (KLP).

Thursday 8th May

• Holmethorpe SP's: Red Kite flew north 16:40hrs (SBC).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: fem Marsh Harrier flew SE 0637, 3 Turnstone until 0548 only, Greenshank & Peregrine (DMH).
• Highgate: White Stork drifted NW 20:20hrs (Birdguides).
• Addlestone: adult Rose-coloured Starling flew south over M25 J11 at 1230 (Richard Denyer per DMH).
• Rainham Marshes: Stonechat, m Cuckoo, Short-eared Owl, Little Grebe, Kestrel, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 5 Whimbrel, 9 Grey Plover, 8 Greenshank, 5 Turnstone, 12 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, Ruff, 8 Avocet, fem Marsh Harrier, m Peregrine, Spotted Flycatcher (ELBF), 2 Egyptian Geese on stone barges, 4 Avocet, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel and 2 Oystercatcher in Aveley Bay, 2 Hobbies over the reserve (Vince Halley-Frame).
• Dagenham Chase: 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Common Tern, Lapwing, 5 Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker (ELBF).
• Grays Chalk Pit: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Reed Warbler, pr Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, Song Thrush (ELBF).
• Warren Gorge: Common Buzzard (ELBF).
• Brent Res: 2 Greenshank, 1 LRP, 1 Hobby (Andrew Verrall, Roy Beddard).
• Beddington SF: Common Buzzard, 2 Common Tern, Knot, Common Sandpiper (SBC).
• Alexandra Park: 1 Whinchat through at 07:03 flushed by Kestrel at the scrub, 1 Kingfisher fast north along new river village at 07:10 (Bob Watts & John Murray).
• Crossness LNR: Greenshank on flooded paddock this morning (Karen Sutton per JA).
• Staines Res: 5 Black Tern, 4 Little Gull, Med Gull, 2 Grey Plover (KLP).
• East India Dock/Bow Creek Ecology Park: today's haul typical of this week, with most migrants now moved on - 3 Reed Warblers, still 7 pairs Common Tern, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 pairs Sand Martin, 2 Stock Doves, 4 GBBGulls, 3 Shelduck, Song Thrush (David Callahan).
• Dagnam Park: m Mandarin, Ring-necked Parakeet (ELBF).
• Syon Park station: Hobby (Pete Jones).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 3 Greylag Goose, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Goldfinch, 6 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Swift, 30+ Herring Gull over, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• St James's Park: pair of Egyptian Geese at lunch time (Andrew Self).
• Clissold Park: 1 Swallow, 6 Common Pochard, c50 Swifts, 7 Painted Lady; 8 singing Blackcaps and various butterflies in Abney Park Cemetery (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Stoke Newington: c15 Swift, 2 C. Terns (TeRNS).
• Regents Park: 2 Collared Doves through at 9.15am, m Peregrine high overhead 9.20am (Tony Duckett).
• Mayesbrook Park: Common Sandpiper, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Stock Dove, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Swallow (Paul Hawkins).
• Wanstead: 7 Swifts over my house, first of the year (JL).
• Grays (Hathaway Road): Ring-necked Parakeet (ELBF).

Wednesday 7th May

• London Wetland Centre: Black Tern all day, 3 Common Sands, 2 buzzard sp - one particularly dark, seen flying high NE @ 1230 (through commmunication with Regents Park - identified as 1 Common and 1 Honey Buzzard), then four Common Buzzard NE @ 1245 and 1 circling @ 1430 - 7 birds in all (DM). Black Tern still present at 19.30 looking quite settled despite some conflict with the local Common Terns, also 3 Shelduck over from S and Hobby, still 2 Red-breasted Geese (fully-winged escapees from elsewhere) (Martin Honey).
• Regent's Park: Honey Buzzard flew north-west at 13:35hrs, plus 2 Common Buzzards (Birdguides).
• Beddington SF: 2 Red Kites (1 west/1 NW), 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Common Sandpipers (Dip or Glory).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Greylag Goose (brood of 9), m Gadwall, Red-crested Pochard (brood reduced to 4), 1-2 fem Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard north 13:30hrs, Hobby NW 12:03hrs, Common Sandpiper heard (Long Water West), 19 Stock Dove, ad Tawny Owl, 10+ Swift, Swallow, 7 House Martin, fem Common Whitethroat (Pavillion Gardens), 12 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, singing Coal Tit, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper - Small White, Speckled Wood, several Holly Blue (Des McKenzie).
• M25/J15-16: Common Buzzard soaring just to the east 09.30 (Geoff Barter).
• M25/J16-17 (Higher Denham): 3 Common Buzzard soaring - seen during Breeding Bird Survey (Roger Dewey).
• Hampstead: Common Buzzard and Peregrine (Peter Jones).
• Island Barn Res: 2cy Little Gull (it or another 10 minutes later at Walton Res) (SBC).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Hobby, 2 Garden Warbler, c7 Blackcap, c15 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, c4 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Sand Martin, c2 Swallow, c25 Swift & 2 Jackdaw (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Inner London: m Peregrine 19:45-c20:10hrs, possibly with injured right foot (Des McKenzie).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine, Black Tern (SBC).
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Garganey this a.m (including a male) (Birdguides).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 3 Common Terns, 2 Common Whitethroats, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 House Martin, 3 Swallows, c13 Reed Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 10 Gadwall, 8 Common Pochard, 4 Herring Gulls (Mark Pearson, Laurence Pitcher, Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife). c30 Swift, 1 juv. GBBG (TeRNS).
• Hogsmill SF: very large, pale, featureless and evenly proportioned falcon flew south towards Tolworth at 08:07 (Nick Tanner).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: 2 Oystercatchers, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, Mandarin, 6 Common Tern, 10+ Sand Martin, 4+ Swallow, 2 Swift, 2 Hobby, 2 Buzzards, Garden Warbler + the usual suspects! (Steve Blake).
• Osterley Park: Whitethroat 10 singing, Skylark 2, Linnet 5, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1, Blackcap 8 singing, Kingfisher 1 (Keith Fisher).
• Walton Res Filter Beds: drake Garganey early am (DMH).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Black Tern (DMH).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Swift, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Nuthatch (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
• Trent Park: 4 Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, many Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 10 Swift. ( Pete Lowman)
• Staines Res: 20 Black Tern, 4 Little Gull, Med Gull, Bar-tailed Godwit (KLP).
• Trent Park: 6(1 ad, 5 juvs) Long-tailed Tit,( my first fledged brood of the year) (Robert Callf).
• Parkside Farm, Enfield: 1 pr Long-tailed Tit, feeding young in nest (Robert Callf).

Tuesday 6th May

• Fishers Green. At least 8 Nightingales singing near sub-station, also one near Hall Marsh Scrape, and one near Cheshunt Station; and at least 4 Cuckoos calling (Quentin Given)
• Beddington SF: 3 Shelduck, Madagascar Teal (esc), Red Kite south, Hobby, fem Peregrine, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• Byfleet: Osprey north over M25 at 16:15hrs (SBC).
• Crossness LNR: possible (m) Grey-headed Wagtail briefly east of Incinerator building in horse paddock (east of flooded paddock), also Greenshank and Wood Sandpiper (view from footpath east of incinerator south of River Thames) (Birdguides).
• Staines Res: Avocet, ad Little Gull, 10+ Black Tern, 2 Arctic Tern (SBC).
• HMWT Amwell Nature Reserve: Morning - 6 Black Terns, 6 Hobbys, Cuckoo, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, 4 Lapwing chicks (Tim Hill), Garden Warbler, Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Common Terns (Roger Dewey).
• Dagenham: Common Buzzard SW 14:15hrs (Alan Shearman).
• Walpole Park (Ealing): 1 Grey Wagtail (Jim Fell).
• London Wetland Centre: pr Shelduck, m Peregrine, 3 Common Sandpiper, c12 Common Tern - Brimstone, Orange-tip, Holly Blue (LWC website).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Peregrine, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, c6 Swallow, c14 Swift, 1 Common Gull, 1 Common Tern + the usual suspects. (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Richmond Park: Cuckoo calling from Pond Plantation; Shelduck pair & Common Tern thru (J. Wilczur).
• East India Dock: LRP, Jay (scarce here), 7 pairs Common Terns, 3 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, Common Sandpiper (David Callahan).
• Paddington Green: singing Grey Wagtail - Small White (Des McKenzie).
• Horsenden Hill: 1 m Cuckoo, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Garden Warblers, 23 singing Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 m Bullfinch (NPS).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: 2 Black Tern, 4 Hobby, 4 Common Tern, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, Buzzard Garden Warbler + usual warblers (Steve Blake).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Great Spotted Wooodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Swallow, 5 Swift, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 6 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 singing Garden Warbler, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 7 Blackcaps, Goldcrest, pair Sparrowhawks, also many Speckled Woods & Holly Blues, plus several Commas, Orange-tips, Peacocks and a Brimstone (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife)
• Clissold Park: c40 Swifts, 2 House Martins, 9 Common Pochard, 4 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: 2 Avocet present 0526-0554 when flew north (photos here http://www.sbclub.ukonline.co.uk/photographs.html) (DMH), Peregrine (SBC).
• Rainham RSPB: m Peregrine, 8 Avocet, 2 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 2 LRP, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Greenshank, 5 Whimbrel, Common Tern, 2 Egyptian Geese (Paul Hawkins).
• Stoke Newington: 2 C. Tern (TeRNS).
• Pimlico (Herts): 2 soaring C. Buzzard (G.James).
• Broadwater Lake: 5 Black Tern & 3 LRP (Simon Buckingham).
• Holyfield Lake : 7 Black Terns @ 2.40pm (Brendan Spooner).

Monday 5th May.

• Clissold Park (Stoke Newington): Red Kite (east, 1450), Hobby (chasing Swifts, then north, 1440), c70 Swifts (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Walthamstow Res: Bar-tailed Godwit feeding on East Warwick island at 15:00 (J.Murray).
• RSPB Rainham Marshes (07.30- 09.00): Grasshopper Warbler singing west end opposite Tilda; Riverside: 5 Bar-tailed Godwits, 1 Grey Plover and 1 Dunlin, at least 1 Common Tern feeding on the river; Reserve: female Marsh Harrier quartering behind targets and a Cuckoo (Alan Shearman).
• Crossness LNR: Richard's Pipit in paddock east of the flooded paddock, east of the incinerator 0955-1130 only; ad Grey-headed Gull (unringed but of unknown, presumably dubious, origin) on flooded paddock 1500-1530 then flew NE; also Wood Sandpiper, 2 Black Terns, Arctic Tern, 25 Common Terns, Whimbrel, Tree Pipit, Hobby, Rook, Wheatear, Common Sandpiper (John Archer, Ian Miller et al).
• Staines Res: 17 Black Tern, 5 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher south (Adam Cheeseman). In the evening, drake Garganey on N basin from 1940hrs, Whimbrel flew W at 2010hrs, 1st-summer Mediterranean Gull, three Little Gulls, Arctic Tern, 16 Black Terns (Rob Innes, Ken Purdey).
• Brent Reservoir: imm male Goldeneye, 2 Greenshank briefly, 2 Rook over, 7 Greylag Geese & 2 Shelducks (Brent Birders)
• West Molesey: Greenshank flew east over from Molesey Reservoirs (Adam Cheeseman).
• Osterley Park: Blackcap 5, Common Whitethroat 6, Skylark 2, Common Tern 1, Egyptian Goose 10+, Little Owl 1, Coal Tit 2, Mandarin 3 males (Keith Fisher).
• Alexandra Park: Spotted Flycatcher 1145 The Grove, flew in, landed briefly and sallied forth on flycatching sortie before flying off and not relocated (Bob Watts), female Greenland Wheatear 0645-0925 at least Cricket Pitch and pavilion area, Sedge Warbler Scrub, Lesser Whitethroat heard near railway line, scrub & hawthorn hedge so 2-3 birds present, Willow Warbler Top Field, Linnet, 2 Swallow, sev House Martin, 15 R N Parakeets (sadly first double figure count for site) (Gareth Richards, Bob Watts, Dominic Mitchell, John Murray).
• Iver: Common Buzzard, Hobby over early p.m (Birdguides).
• Shadwell Basin: Grey Wagtail (David Callahan).
• Nightingale Lane, south of Alexandra Park: Tawny Owl heard 0315 (Bob Watts).
• Kensington Gardens (flying visit): Emperor Goose (esc), fem Red-crested Pochard with brood of 5, Peregrine (prob m) east c09:30hrs, ad Tawny Owl, 5 Blackcap (Des McKenzie, Andrew Kruger).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: 3 Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Greenshank (later seen over Molesey (SBC).
• Lee Valley Cornmill Meadows: Nightingale (near car park), Sparrowhawk, Garden Warbler, Redshank, Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler (Mike Benyon)
• Wimbledon Common: a singing Firecrest (David Wills).
• London Wetland Centre (a.m): Hobby 2, R. B. Goose 2 escapees, Shelduck pair, Greenshank 2 NW + 1 remaining on site, Common Sand. 1, Turtle Dove 1 nth, Swift c. 30, Swallow 16 nth, Yellow Wagtail 1 m, Tree Pipit 1 SW, Garden Warbler 3, Lesser Whitethroat 1, sedge Warbler 11 singing (NPS). Also 4 Common Sand late am (Matthew Palmer), 3 LRP (probably 4) plus one Buzzard over S/SE and two Collared Dove W late pm (Martin Honey).
• Battersea Power Station: 2 p Linnet, House Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail over, 2 adult Great Black Backed Gulls and 2 Swift.(Dave Morrison)
• Regents Park: f Ring Ouzel, Northern Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, Linnet, 2 Jackdaws (Tony Duckett).
• Barking Outfall: 3 Oystercatchers, Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk and 14 Common Terns.(Dave Morrison)
• Stoke Newington reservoirs: 2 Whitethroat, c30 Swift (TeRNS).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Cuckoo (at last) also 2 Common Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper. (Vince Halley-Frame).
• Cassiobury Park: 3 Green Woodpeckers, 25 House Martins, 15 Swifts, 10 Swallows, 5 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, Whitethroat, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler (OBSERVER?).
• River View, Enfield Town: 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, flew over calling (Robert Callf).
• Fairlop Water CP: Yellow Wagtail ,Greenland Wheatear, Redshank, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat (Brendan Spooner).

Sunday 4th May.

• Amwell GP's: Spoonbill circled for a few minutes at 17:50hrs hours then flew north, 2 Black Tern, Redshank, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Grasshopper Warbler - flight footage of Spoonbill here > [1] (HertsBirding) - 2 Black Terns briefly at 11.45 (Tim Hill).
• King George V Res (permit access only): 15 Black Terns, male Marsh Harrier high south, 20+ Common Tern, Common Sandpiper (David Bradnum), 16 Black Terns (North Basin), Hobby (Birdguides).
• Alexandra Park: 1 possibly 2 Sedge warblers this pm; one seen in brambles from last viewing platform and one in the scrub, also Greenland Wheatear in the morning (J.Murray & Bob Watts).
• Richmond Pk: 1 female Greenland Wheatear & Yellow Wagtail at Holly Lodge (J.Murray snr).
• Bedfont Lakes CP: fem Cetti's Warbler trapped and ringed (RRG per Adam Cheeseman).
• Beddington SF: Madagascar Teal (esc), Hobby, 3 Common Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• Seventy Acres Lake: Black Tern (c08.10-08.25) (Roy Woodward).
• Holyfield GP: 5 Egyptian Geese, Grey Wagtail (Roy Woodward), 4 Black Terns and 1 Arctic Tern reported late morning.
• Staines Res: Sanderling, Whimbrel, 3 Sandwich Terns through, 11 Black Terns (North Basin) (Birdguides).
• Lippitts Hill: Nightingale, Lesser Whitethroat (David Bradnum).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 14 Common Sandpipers, 3 Black Terns, 2-3 Little Terns (SBC).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: 2 Black Terns (Birdguides).
• Brent Res: Little Tern at 9.15 only, also 4 Common Sands (Andrew Self).
• Horsenden Hill: Cuckoo calling in New Ballot Box Field, Common Tern, Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch (David Howdon).
• London Wetland Centre: Little Egret (Grazing Marsh), Curlew (over from Thames), Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 10 Common Tern (Main Lake), 6 Swallow NW, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler (Sheltered Lagoon), 8 Blackcap (LWC website), Black Tern (Main lake) (David Combes), ad Yellow-legged Gull, single Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Redshank (Dominic Mitchell).
• East India Dock/Bow Creek Ecology Park (dawn chorus walk): 3 singing Lesser Whitethroats, 5 singing Whitethroats, 7 Reed Warblers, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 7 pairs Common Terns, 10 Shelduck, 2 pairs Sand Martin, Collared Dove (NW), 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 singing Grey Wagtails, 4 GBBGulls (Thames) (David Callahan).
• East India DLR: singing Whitethroat, a few House Sparrows (David Callahan).
• Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail over (Shaun Harvey).
• Regents Park: Wood Warbler, Turtle Dove, Greenland Wheatear, 2 Common Terns, 3 Chiffchaffs, 15 Swallows, 2 Jackdaws (Tony Duckett, Dave Johnson, Rose).
• Trent Park Area: 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Kestrel, 2 Rook, 2 Swallow, 2 Swift, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet (James Arquette).
• South Norwood Lake: 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaf, Kestrel, 4 House Sparrow, Song Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (observer?).
• Stockley Park: 1 Common Tern (Roger Dewey).
• Hackney Marshes: 1 Peregrine, 1 Shelduck, 1 Common Tern, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 30 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martins (Gary A James).
• Stoke Newington: 1 Common Sandpiper (TeRNS).

Saturday 3rd May.

• Greenford CP: 25+ Swift, 9 singing Whitethroat, 1 singing Lesser Whitethroat, 2 singing Blackcap, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 2 singing Reed Warbler, pr Linnet (Neil Anderson).
• Lonsdale Rd Res: pr Common Terns, 5 Swift, 2 singing Blackcap, fem Whitethroat, 2 singing Reed Warbler, singing Chiffchaff (Neil Anderson).
• Junc A406 and A104 (Waterworks Corner): Large raptor, probably a Buzzard, north-east at 14:00 (Paul Whiteman - driving with no optics).
• Beddington SF: Big Day count - 6 Shelduck, Crested Duck (esc), single Ospreys NW and NE, 7 Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby, fem Peregrine, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, 3 fem Wheatear (Dip or Glory).
• Brent Reservoir: Big Day count - 68 species inc. Osprey north at 09:25, Little Egret 09:35 & Common Sand (Brent Birders).
• Alexandra Park: Big Day count - 57 species inc 2 Hobby, Peregrine, probable Buzzard, female Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, 5 Common Whitethroat (inc first-summer male trapped and ringed), 8+ R N Parakeet, Dabchick Boating Lake, 7+ Swallow, sev House Martin, 40+ Swift, 3+ Sparrowhawk (Bob Watts, John Murray, Andrew Gardener, Dominic Mitchell, Gareth Richards, Gerry Rawcliffe).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Big Day count - 52 species inc. Turtle Dove NW 12:24hrs (Buck Hill), singing Garden Warbler (Long Water West), also 3 Gadwall, Peregrine north 12:58hrs (Round Pond), ad Tawny Owl, 10 Swift, 5 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 9 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler - Comma, Holly Blue (Des McKenzie).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: Big Day count (period of observation: 13hrs 35mins - 71 species recorded): 3 Shelduck, pair of Pochard, 1 male Ruddy Duck, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20+ Herring Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher: Warbler counts of singing birds: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 14+ Reed Warbler, 4+ Lesser Whitethroat, 22+ Common Whitethroat, 14+ Blackcap, 8+ Chiffchaff, 7+ Willow Warbler, several Rook, 2 Jackdaw and 1 male Bullfinch.1 Grass Snake. (Vince Halley-Frame) - for full Big Day list click here > Dagenham Chase LNR.
• Ingrebourne Valley: Big Day count - 81 species: highlights inc 4 Common Tern, 2 Common Buzzards and a Marsh Harrier over, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, Nightingale, Bullfinch, Garden Warbler, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and 3 Sparrowhawks (Dave Morrison).
• Pitshanger All'ts & area: Marsh Harrier 1 m NW @ 11.40, Willow Warbler 2, Whitethroat 3 (NPS).
• Stoke Newington: Big Day count - 57 species including 1 Firecrest in Allens Gardens (TeRNS).
• Lee Valley: Black Tern (King George V), Northern Wheatear (Gunpowder Park), Turtle Dove (Fishers Green & Rye Meads), Spotted Flycatcher (Amwell Churchyard) (SE Herts RSPB).
• Muswell Hill: male Siskin still in garden in Rosebery Road early a.m., plus Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Fox, Holly Blue, Red Admiral (Dominic Mitchell).
• Paddington Green (early a.m): 1-2 fem Sparrowhawk, 3s type Great Black-backed Gull east (plus ad in area 18:45hrs), 29 Swift, Swallow, singing Grey Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
• Holmethorpe SP: Curlew (SBC).
• Walthamstow Reservoirs: pair of Ring-necked Parakeets by river adjacent to East Warwick (Quentin Given), High Maynard: 2 Black Terns at 0745 (Peter Lambert per GJ).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine, 6 Common Sandpiper (SBC).
• Blackwall Basin: 5 Common Tern (Nick Tanner).
• South Norwood Lake: 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorants, 10 Tufted Ducks, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Swallows, 2 Swifts, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, Jay, Chaffinch, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull over, 2 long-tailed Tit, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
• Staines Res: 3 Black Terns, 1 Avocet, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Grey Plover, many 'Commic' Terns (Jim Fell).
• London Wetland Centre: 6 Whimbrel landed briefly before heading west; 2 Wheatear; 1 Whinchat; 1 Hobby; 3 Sparrowhawk; 1 Kestrel; 3 Common Buzzard; 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 4 LRP; 2 Egyptian Goose; 8 Common Tern; 1 Collared Dove NE (Jonathan Dean, Rupert Kaye, Martin Honey et al).

Friday 2nd May.

• Brunel University: 2 Red Kite over campus at 13.40, 35 Swift passing through and Lesser Whitethroat (Steve Pash).
• London Wetland Centre: 3 Common Buzzard south (0840, 1100, 1105) then 1 SW at 1415, Marsh Harrier circling river high, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine x Saker hybrid, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 80 Swift, trickle of Linnet and Swallow north, unconfirmed report of Hoopoe by visitor in wildside @ c1300 seen briefly perched in scrub behind dragonfly pond - no further sign or reports since (Dan Monk), 2 Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, many Swift, several Sedge and Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, plentiful Blackcap - at least four Water Vole along Waterlife, first Orange Tip of the year (LWC website).
• Rye Meads RSPB: Osprey flew over at 11:00 (Birdguides)
• Alexandra Park: male Sparrowhawk, ad Herring Gull north, Ring-necked Parakeet in lower slope area, Willow Warbler singing west of cricket scrub, 4 singing Common Whitethroats, several Blackcaps, singing Chiffchaff, single Swallow and Swift over reservoir (Dominic Mitchell).
• North Watford (River Colne): Spotted Flycatcher (HertsBirding).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, c4 Lesser Whitethroat, c14 Whitethroat, c8 Blackcap, c4 Chiffchaff, 1 Collared Dove (scarce here) & 1 Jackdaw. (David Lindo)
• Paddington Green: Common Buzzard south mobbed by crows 12:05hrs, Swift, singing Grey Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
• Beddington SF: Crested Duck (esc), Common Buzzard, Hobby, Little Egret, 2 Redshank (Dip or Glory).
• Richmond Park: 1 Common Buzzard @ 1115 and 2 @ 1200, Hobby, Ring Ouzel female still (J. Wilczur).
• Kimber Road (Wandsworth): 1 Swallow NW at 07.54, plus 8 Swift in the immediate area (local birds) (Martin Honey).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Bar-tailed Godwit circled 0540-0610, also Peregrine & 2 Common Sands (DMH), Common Buzzard (SBC).
• Finsbury Park: 2 Swifts screaming over the park so may be local birds, 21 Pochards on boating lake, Blackcap singing (Ian Bradshaw).
• East India Dock/Bow Creek Ecology Park: 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Whitethroats, 6 Reed Warblers, 6 Blackcaps, 3 Linnets (N), 8 Common Terns, 1 ad GBBGull (David Callahan).
• Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill area): 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Swallow (Reuben Braddock (but credit to another birder who I bumped into for finding some of these)).
• Trent Park Area: 5 Little Grebe, at Parkside Res; 2 Sparrowhawk, together, over Hog Hill; 1 Common Buzzard; 4 Cuckoo,(2 together, Vicarage Farm, 1 singing male, Park Farm, 1 singing male, Icehouse Wood); 5 Swift; 1 female Green Woodpecker; 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2 Swallow; 1 male Grey Wagtail, carrying food; 1 female Northern Wheatear, Hog Hill; 4 singing male Lesser Whitethroat; 2 singing male Garden Warbler; 2(m&f) Bullfinch, together, Park Farm; 1 singing male Yellowhammer, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callff).
• Regents Park: Common Sandpiper dropped in during heavy shower, 5 Jackdaws(3&2), 2nd m Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 5 Swifts, 5 Swallows, 1st pair og Great C Grebes hatched and 2 very distant large raptors south of the park between 12.30 and 1.00pm (Tony Duckett).

Thursday 1st May.

• Muswell Hill: first-summer male Siskin still in Rosebery Road area - bird was trapped and ringed on 27th April in nearby garden (Dominic Mitchell)
• Hounslow: ringtail harrier following the River Crane in north Feltham before heading towards Hounslow Heath at 14:20hrs (Birdguides).
• Beddington SF: Marsh Harrier SW, Hobby, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• Lee Valley (Holyfield Viewpoint): Red-rumped Swallow at 10.45 flew east, 100+ Swifts over Holyfield Lake (Mike Oakland).
• Richmond Park: 2 Ring Ouzel still in Holly Lodge paddocks (SBC).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
• Alexandra Park: 2 Swallow, pair Common Tern, 2 House Martin, RN Parakeet (flyover but pair recently on slope below of pitch n putt) 0635-0710 (Bob Watts), 2 Common Swift and pair of Greylag Geese in from south late afternoon (Dominic Mitchell) - (Bob, where was the parakeet? Mike Benyon).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: m Grey Wagtail (Italian Fountains 06:30) (Paul Bruty), pr Gadwall, fem Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, Peregrine (prob fem) drifted and circled north over Long Water 12:15hrs, Sand Martin, Swallow, c30 House Martin (hirundines mainly Round Pond), singing Reed Warbler (Long Water East), 8 Blackcap, Linnet west - Red-eared Terrapin (Des McKenzie).
• Belvedere; Whimbrel by Thames in west paddock this morning, m Whinchat in east paddock (Birdguides).
• Bexley Woods: calling Cuckoo this a.m (KosNet).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Common Whitethroats, 2 Common Terns, 11 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, 6 Blackcaps, 50+ House Martins, c100 Swifts, 7 Sand Martins, 1 Linnet (Mark Pearson).
• Clissold Park: singing Goldcrest, three Blackcaps, 8 Pochard (Mark Pearson)
• Abney Park Cemetery: 8 Blackcaps, Orange Tip (Mark Pearson)
• Leyton Flats: 1 Hobby, 1 Common Buzzard and a few Swifts, but generally really quiet (Gary A James).
• Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill area): 1m House Sparrow (1st this year!), pr Bullfinch, 2 singing Common Whitethroat (Reuben Braddock).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 10 Ring-necked Paraket, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 LRP, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Redshank, Whinchat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Steve Blake).
• Trent Park Area: 4 Little Grebe, at Parkside Res; 1 Sparrowhawk; 1 Common Buzzard; 2 Cuckoo, together, at Parkside Farm; 1 Little Owl, at Vicarage Farm; 4 Swift; 1 Tree Pipit, at Hog Hill, Vicarage Farm; 4 singing male Lesser Whitethroat; 2 singing male Garden Warbler; 2(m&f) Yellowhammer; 7+ Large Red Damselfly, Upper Lake (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• London Wetland Centre: Hobby, 2 Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Collared Dove over, 2 Common Sand, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Common Tern (Jonathan Dean), 3 Common Tern, 6 Swallow, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Lesser Whitethroat (LWC website).
• Rainham Marshes: Whimbrel, 6 Dunlin, Ruff, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 100+ Swift (Alan Shearman).

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