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August 26 2007

  • Hackney Marshes: Little Egret feeding with Grey Heron on Old River Lee, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Teal + 12+ Mistle Thrush (Neil Anderson)
  • Brent Reservoir: 2 Common Redstarts in front of bunds & 3 Common Sands (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard)
  • Alexandra Park: Whinchat (perched briefly before continuing migration), 33 Swallows mainly northwest or northeast, 80+ House Martins, 3 Whitethroat (Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 15 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 5 Mistle Thrush, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit (John Watson).
  • Wetlands Centre: Goshawk flew NW at 12.30pm, also 3 Red-crested Pochards, 2 Yellow Wagtails and a Hobby. (RBA).
  • Stoke Newington Res. (West): Common Sandpiper. (East): Kingfisher, 1 Red-crested Pochard (fem/juv) (TeRNS)
  • Crossness: juv Arctic Tern, c30 Common Terns, 4 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Redshank, 2 Whinchats, Garden Warbler, 17 Swallows west (John Archer)
  • Rainham Marshes RSPB:2 Whinchat,2 Wheatear,7 Yellow Wagtail,2 Common sand,(Shaun harvey)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Common Buzzard north 5.40-5.50pm at great height, 1 Male Whinchat, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Common Sandpipers,1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Female Wigeon, 13 Shoveler,and 6 Teal. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).

August 25 2007

  • Bush Wood, Wanstead: Hobby, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, Willow Warbler, Noctule Bat (J Lethbridge)
  • Brent Reservoir: Whinchat, Spot Fly, Yellow Wagtail over, Hobby, Common Tern & 3 Common Sands (Andrew Self, Andrew Verrall, Roy Beddard)
  • Paddington: 25 Ring-necked Parakeet NW over 07:30 (Paul Bruty).
  • Kensington Gardens: 1 Spotted Flycatcher (east of The Longwater) (Paul Bruty).
  • Alexandra Park: Male Redstart still Cricket scrub (10.45 at least), 3 Whinchats, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Yellow Wagtail flew northeast, Sand Martin, sev Swallow, 80+ House Martins, 10+ Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, 6 Green Woodpecker, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, and Hobby over & again in tree at 6pm (John Murray, Dominic Mitchell, Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener, Gareth Richards, James Arquette, Garry James)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs (west): Garden Warbler. East res: Kingfisher, 4 Red-crested Pochard (TeRNS)
  • Wetland Centre: 3+ Whinchat from Wildside Hide; Hobby; Kingfisher; 7 RC Pochard; 1 Yellow Wagtail; 1 Sparrowhawk; lots of Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler; Sedge Warbler; Blackcap (Jonathan Dean).
  • Trent Park: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, perched in top of Ash, edge of Church Wood; 1 Green Woodpecker; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Goldcrest; 3 Bullfinch, heard calling only (Robert Callf).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 2 Common Sand, 1 Green Sand, 1 Little Egret ( yawn ) on the Slack and 1 Hobby about.( Vince Halley-Frame).

August 24 2007

  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: Great Skua west 0828, Arctic Skua west 0857, both upriver Thames, the former at height (Dave Morrison and Dave Smith)Also 162 Common Terns up river, 3 Sandwich Terns, 14 Black Terns, juv Little Tern, Grey Plover, 3 Knot, Black Tailed Godwit, Curlew, 5 Common sands, Greenshank, Bullfinch, 29 Ringed Plover, Hobby, 6 Dunlin and 20 Swift.( Dave Smith and Dave Morrison)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir: Spotted Redshank and Greenshank (Birdguides)
  • East India Dock NR: 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Great Tits, Blue Tits, 2 Pied Wagtail. Most warblers in corner under DLR (Paul Hyland). Also Blackbird and 2 Greenfinch (m&f) under DLR. There is a old tyre buried in the ground that collects water, and the birds use this for bathing. Crow, Magpie, Little Grebe, LBB, BH Gull, Teal, plus usual Tufties, Mallards and Canada Goose, and some terns (prob common) over (J Lethbridge)
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Black Terns, Oystercatcher (S), Lapwing (N), 3 Wheatears, Green Sand, 4 Little Egrets, 20 Com Sands, ad Peregrine (No3 pylon), imm & 2W GbbGull, intermedius LbbGull, 6 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 90 Common Terns, 165+ Sand Martins, 170+ Swifts, 20 House Martins, 430+ Starlings, W Warbler, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Black Swan (David Callahan).
  • Walthamstow & Leyton Marsh: 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Sedge Warblers. 3 Whinchats in Cow field, singing Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler and Blackcap all in large mixed Warbler, Tit, Finch flock by Marina. Upwards of 200 Swifts and a couple of House Martins over the Filter Beds until the weather brightened. 13 Yellow Wagtails in Horse paddock, all flew off to Cow field.(Paul Whiteman) Walth. Marshes: 24 Yellow Wagtails & 1 Meadow Pipit in cow field (3 Whinchats still present); 16 House Martins, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Common Whitethroat; at least 250 Swifts over filter beds, 43 Pied Wagtails on lower field, c370 Starlings, 13 Mistle thrushes over, both woodpeckers (Mark Pearson)
  • Alexandra Park: Redstart male 8am and another 6pm in hedge around old reacetrack towards reservoir/Conservation Pond, Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, Whinchat in Cricket Scrub; also Hobby, Reed Warbler, 6+ Swift (Andrew Gardener, Bob Watts) Male Redstart again in Cricket Scrub at c.7.30 pm (Gareth Richards).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Whinchat, 2 Sedge Warbler, c12 Whitethroat, c2 Willow Warbler, c3 Blackcap, c5 Meadow Pipit & 1 possible Tree Pipit. (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs (west): Common Sandpiper, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Sand Martin, Swift (TeRNS)
  • Stoke Newington, Clissold Park: loose mixed feeding flock including 9 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Reed Warblers, 10+ Goldcrest, 16 Long-tailed Tits, 18 Chaffinches and other common spp.; also 4 House Martins, several Swifts (Stoke Newington Birds) (Mark Pearson)
  • Stoke Newington Common: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap (along railway) (Mark Pearson)
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 15 Black-headed Gull,4 Herring Gull, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet,12 Mistle Thrush, 4 Goldcrest,20+ Long-tailed Tit,2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,1 Nuthatch,(John Watson)
  • Trent Park Area: 1 Mandarin; 1 Sparrowhawk; 2 Kestrel; 4(including 1 adult female and 1 juv) Green Woodpecker; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Whinchat, ( 1 at 'Barracks', Vicarage Farm; 2 together, at Parkside Farm / Res ); 1 Tree Pipit, perched in Oak, Parkside Farm / Res (Seen thro'scope!); 14 Swallow; 7 House Martin, flew SE; 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 11 Common Whitethroat; 9 Blackcap; 5 Willow Warbler; 2 Treecreeper, together; 11 Linnet, Parkside Farm; 1 ad male Bullfinch, at Vicarage Farm; 1 male Yellowhammer, at Parkside Farm (Robert Callf).
  • Rainham Stone Barges Car Park: 1 Little Tern flew towards Crossness at 2.45pm, 4-5 Black Terns, Common Terns, 4 Common Sandpipers and 5 Ring-necked Parakeets flew south at 6.30pm. ( Vince Halley-Frame).
  • Crossness (late afternoon/evening): juv Little Tern, juv Arctic Tern, 9 Black Terns, c80 Common Terns (all feeding off Golf Centre), 5 Yellow-legged Gulls (3 ad, 2 3rd summ), 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 73 Lapwings, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Sparrowhawk, 94 Teal, 16 Gadwall, Whinchat (apparently 8 Whinchats this morning - Karen Sutton), 2 Chiffchaffs (John Archer)
  • River Thames, Tower Bridge: male Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 13 Greylags (John Archer)

August 23 2007

  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Great Skua flew upriver this morning at 11:00 (Birdguides); also, 4 Little Egret, Hobby, 2 Water Rail, 27 Ringed Plover (25 on south shore), several Lapwing, Dunlin, 2 Knot (Aveley Bay), 3 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 2+ Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 16 Common Sandpiper, adult type intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull, 21 Yellow-legged Gull (17 adult/nr. adult on south shore), 3 juv Arctic Tern flew upriver, 85 Common Tern, juv Little Tern (south shore), at least 20 Swift, 16 Yellow Wagtail (Dominic Mitchell, Des McKenzie, Roy Beddard, Andrew Gardener).
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Black Terns (Low Maynard), 2 Dunlin (Lockwood), Swallow (David Callahan); Arctic Tern, 2 Black Terns & 30+ Common all L.Maynard 5.50pm (J.Murray).
  • West Thurrock: 2 Black Terns, 21 Common Terns upriver 0725-0745 (David Darrell-Lambert per JA).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 1 C.Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 7 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 25+ House Martin, 5+ Sand Martin, 5 Swift, 3 Sparrowhawk (P.Cook,M.Pearson, L.Pitcher).
  • Thames @ Limehouse: 4 House Martins, 2 Oystercatchers (Paul Hyland)
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Yellow Wagtail through, c10 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c3 Blackcap, 1 Meadow Pipit & too many Rose-ringed Parakeets to mention! (David Lindo)
  • Alexandra Park: Spotted Flycatcher, 1+ Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, Linnet, Kingfisher, Sand Martin (Andrew Gardener, Dominic Mitchell).
  • St James's Park: 5 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self)
  • Fairlop Waters:Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Swift, Swallows, House Martins & Sand Martins over the main lake with 5 Great crested Grebes, Little Grebe, Willow Warbler, 22 Pied Wagtails, 20+ Goldfinches & 150+ Starlings.(Brendan Spooner)
  • East India NR: Little Grebe, 3 Teal, 3 Common Sands amongst the usual. Common Terns on the Thames foreshore opposite, as well as GBB, LBB, BH and Herring Gull (J Lethbridge)late pm visit: 4 Greylag Goose, 6 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper (Nick Tanner).
  • Leamouth: c.120 Mallard, 2 Common Sandpiper (Nick Tanner).
  • Walthamstow Marshes: 8 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Whinchats, 2 Grey Wagtails (all in cow field), 25 Stock doves, c300 Starlings, 10 Swifts, 1 Sand Martin, 15 House Martins, c45 Goldfinches and 2 Linnets in main field, Reed Bunting (Mark Pearson)
  • Staines Res: 13 Black Terns, 3 Little Gulls, 1 Hobby (Ken Purdey).
  • Vicarage Farm,Parkside Farm and Park,Enfield: 3 Little Grebe; 5 Kestrel; 2(1 ad., 1 juv) Green Woodpecker; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 female / imm Wheatear, on stubble field at Vicarage Farm; 4 Whinchat,( 1 on stubble field with Wheatear, at Vicarage Farm, 3 together, at Parkside Farm / Res ); 3 Common Whitethroat; 1 Willow Warbler; 1 Bullfinch (Robert Callf).

August 22 2007

  • Staines Reservoirs: - 18.00 - 16 Black Tern, 2+ Arctic Tern, 37 Common Tern, 190+ House Martin, 360+ Swallow, 285+ Sand Martin, 115+ Swift and 1 Hobby (Frank Clark)
  • Rainham RSPB: Roseate Tern, ad Kittiwake flew up river at 09.20, also 317 Common Terns, 2+ Arctic Terns, 3 Black Terns, 2nd year Med Gull, Goldeneye, Whimbrel, Grey Plover, Knot, 10 Dunlin, 7 Common Sands, 4 Little Egrets between 06.30-12.00, 2 Hobbies, 3 Winchats. (Paul Hawkins, Howard Vaughan, Phill Street) (ELBF site). Also 1 Little Tern at 14.50, and 15.15, 9 Black Terns at 15.25 (PH, HV).
  • Walthamstow Res: Black Tern, Wheatear, 3 Little Egrets, 7 Com Sands, 80+ House Martins, 30 Swifts, 3 juv Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 3 Teal, singing Willow Warbler (David Callahan).
  • Walthamstow Marshes: No repeat performance by Stone Curlew early am (DC).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 4 Curlew low over the grassland heading NW, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Stock Dove & 1 sad looking Meadow Pipit (David Lindo).
  • River Thames at Tower Bridge: ad Kittiwake flew downriver at 12.20pm (John Archer)
  • London Wetland Centre, Barnes: Arctic Skua west at 08.50 (RBA)
  • Wimbledon Common: Tree Pipit (David Wills).
  • East India Dock Basin NR: 0730-10.00. 1 Peregrine, 12 Arctic Terns down river, 170+ Common Terns, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Willow Warbler. (Gary A James).
  • West Thurrock 4.30 to 6.30pm, 62 Common Terns all upriver, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, adult Kittiwake down river at 5.23, 4 Swift, Common Gull, Yellow Legged Gull, Grey Wagtail and a pair of Mute Swans with 6 nearly full grown cygnets swimming mid river heading for Kent.(Dave Morrison)
  • Crossness: 3 Little Terns (2ad + juv), 10 Black Terns, 2+ Arctic Terns, c100 Common Terns feeding off golf centre in evening (John Archer)
  • Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper; also 2 Sandwich Tern and 7 Arctic Tern (Birdguides)

August 21 2007

  • Queen Mother Resr: juvenile Long-tailed Skua from 12:06-12:18 then flew off low WSW; also juvenile Mediterranean Gull northeast over at 12:18 (Birdguides)
  • Walthamstow Marshes: Stone Curlew in horse field immediately north of riding centre until 09.45 at least (when I left) - all details and photos at http://www.stokenewingtonbirds.blogspot.com. Also Northern Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, 12 House Martins & 5 Swifts (Mark Pearson). 1 Greenshank, flyover heading south, at 1145hrs. (Paul Cook). SC gone at 1230 (DC). Also Whitethroat, Kingfisher 1245-1330 (Bob Watts, Phil Hissey)
  • St James's Park: Hobby over at 08.08; also 3 Egyptian Geese at lunchtime (Andrew Self).
  • Walthamstow Res: Snipe, 6 Little Egrets, 3 Com Sands, 14 Swifts, c70 House Martins, 4 juv Shelducks; obviously, the more interesting wader flew south behind me when I wasn't looking! (David Callahan).
  • Stoke Newington reservoirs: 2 Whimbrel circling low looked for a landing site before heading towards W'stow reservoirs; + Spotted Flycatcher in Clissold Park, SN. (TeRNS)
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 20 +House Martin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Collard Dove, 50+ Starling on playing fields, 1 Pied Wagtail (John Watson).
  • East India Dock Basin NR: 140+ Common Tern up river am, 2 Shelduck, 5 Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler(Gary A James).
  • Staines Res: 4 Black Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, 36 Common Terns, 2 Little Gulls, Black-necked Grebe and Hobby (Peter Naylor).
  • Fairlop Waters: 3 Yellow Wagtails, 19 Pied Wagtails, Greenshank, Kingfisher, 14 long-tailed tits, Whitethroat, 2 Swifts, Sand Martins, House Martins and Swallows (Brendan Spooner)
  • Trent Park Area: 167 Canada Goose, on stubble field with 1 hybrid goose and 1 'domestic' Greylag Goose, Vicarage Farm; 1 juv male Sparrowhawk; 2 Kestrel, (1 carrying prey); 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Whinchat, at 'Barracks', Vicarage Farm; 2 Common Whitethroat; 1 female / imm Blackcap (Robert Callf).

August 20 2007

  • Richmond Park: 5 Whinchats (family party)& 1 M Wheatear (Hugh Bradshaw)
  • Stoke Newington: Hobby low and east over Church Street/Abney Park Cemetery entrance, 1700hrs; flock of 21 Mistle Thrushes & 1 Blackcap, Clissold Park (Mark Pearson) 2 Swift over SN reservoirs late pm (Laurence Pitcher)
  • Dagenham Chase: Juvenile Wood Sandpiper still on the Slack early morning (Paul Hawkins),2 Spotted Flycatchers,1 Hobby, Juv Wood Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper in the afternoon.( Vince Halley-Frame).
  • River Thames, Tower Bridge: Sparrowhawk over at 09:30 (John Archer).
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Wheatears, 8 Com Sands, fem Teal, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 9 Swifts, Grey Wag, 4 Ruddies, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Black Swan (David Callahan).
  • Walthamstow Marshes: Yellow-legged Gull (in gull flock on Millfields Park South, then over marsh at 9.45), Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 4 Linnets, 5 House Martins (Mark Pearson)
  • St James's Park: 3 Egyptian Geese at lunchtime (Andrew Self)
  • Wormwood Scrubs: c1,000 Rose-ringed Parakeets leaving their roost during the course of the morning (Roy Nuttall), c3 Willow Warbler, 1, Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c7 Whitethroat and only c5 Meadow Pipit (David Lindo).
  • Poplar Dock / Blackwall Basin: 4 Greylag, 2 GC Grebes, 2 Tuftie broods (4 + 4) (Richard Harrison).
  • East India Dock: 3 Tuftie broods (6, 4 + 4 with no obvious parent) (Richard Harrison).
  • South Norwood Lake, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Tufted Duck, 11 Mistle Thrush, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 6 Linnet north over lake, 6 Goldfinch,(John Watson)
  • Trent Park Area: 2 juv Mandarin; 2 Sparrowhawk; 2 Kestrel; 1 ad male Green Woodpecker; 4 Grt Sptd Woodpecker; 1 Whinchat, at 'Barracks'; 9 Common Whitethroat; 3 female / imm Blackcap; 2 Willow Warbler; 1 singing Chiffchaff; 1 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; 3 juv Greenfinch, feeding on hawthorn berries; 30+ Goldfinch; 1 ad male Bullfinch, 'Old Golf Course' - in 'The clump' (Robert Callf).
  • Aldenham CP 3 Common Tern(1juv). c100 Swallow. c30 House Martin. 6+Sand Martin. Have not seen a Swift for 2 weeks! 2 Shoveler(1st arrivals) Steve Blake.
  • Leyton Flats: 1 Common Tern, 1 Whinchat,1 Lesser Whitethroat,2 Blackcap,3 Chiffcaff.(Gary A James).
  • Fairlop Waters: 6am-9am. 3 Little Grebe, 5 GC Grebe, 8 Cormorant, Heron, 2 Mute Swan + 5 juv, 1 Greylag, 300+ Canada Geese in fields to the East, 20 Mallard, Pochard, 3 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, Kestrel, Pheasant, 10+ Moorhen, 30+ Coot, 12 Lapwing, 16 BH Gull, ~100 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, Sand Martin, Swallows and House Martin too numerous (and fast) to count, 10+ Wren, 4 Robin, 7 Blackbird, Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and WW in abundance, 5 Great Tit, 27 Blue Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 11 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, 9 House Sparrow, 20+ Starling, 3 Jay, 8 Magpie, 4 Crow, and 1 melanistic rabbit, did not look like an escaped pet (J Lethbridge)
  • Alexandra Park: Flock of 22 Mistle Thrushes (Andrew Gardener)
  • Staines Res: 2 Little Gull still, 1 Black Tern, both S Basin (Matthew Palmer).

August 19 2007

  • New Southgate: 4 RN Parakeets flying around most of the afternoon, first record from the garden (Tom Clarke)
  • Ravenor Park, Greenford:Hobby hawking insects, 2 Goldcrest calling (Neil Anderson)
  • Brent Reservoir: 25 Bar-tailed Godwits flew N at 08.10 (Andrew Self)
  • Dagenham Chase: Little Egret (flew north over fishing lakes at 06.30).(Paul Hawkins). Juvenile Wood Sandpiper on the Slack until 4.50 pm at least, also 1 fem/imm Common Redstart. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • Rainham RSPB: 2 Hobby, 3 Greenshank, 3 Green Sands, 1 Common Sand, 4 Snipe, 5 Little Egret, 1 Yellow Wag, 3 Lesser Whitethroat.(Paul Hawkins)
  • Aldenham CP. Peregrine. (Sitting in tree sheltering from heavy rainfall) 2 Common Tern (1 juv). 4 Mandarin. 1 Ruddy Duck. 3 Gadwall. c50 Swallow. 5+ House Martin. 1 Sand Martin. 2 Chiffchaff. (Steve Blake)
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Herring Gull, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 10 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Collared Dove, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush (John Watson)
  • Alexandra Park: Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, Kingfisher (Andrew Gardener).
  • Dagenham Riverside: Yellow Legged Gull, male Peregrine, Curlew and 40 Lapwing.(Dave Morrison)
  • Barking Outfall: 2 Common Terns, 5 Common Sandpipers, Oystercatcher and 9 Teal.(Dave Morrison)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 14 Common Terns, Curlew, 7 Oystercatchers, 20 Swift, Common Seal, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Teal and 3 adult Yellow Legged Gulls.(Dave Morrison)
  • Walthamstow Res: Turnstone on Lockwood and whimbrel south at 2.25pm, 2 wheatear,5 litte egret, 1 teal (Pete Lambert)
  • East India Dock Basin NR:1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Common Sandpiper,1 Common Tern,1 Whitethroat.(Gary A James).
  • Barnes WWT: 2 juv GC Grebe, 3 juv Little Grebe, 57 Gadwall, 58 Shoveler, 39 Teal, 43 Lapwing, 1 Common Sand, approx a dozen Swift, 2 Whinchat (East Bank), large tit flock of 18+ Long-tails, 2-3 each of Great and Blue Tits, 3-4 Chiffchaffs, another c3 Chiffchaffs and 1 Willow Warbler on site (Matthew Palmer). 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Kingfisher ... all showing well on wader scrape (Neil Millar).
  • Staines Res (evening): Black-necked Grebe, Hobby (caught a Pied Wag that had tried to escape by dropping into the water!), Peregrine, Grey Plover and Greenshank through, two juv Little Gulls, two or three argentatus Herring Gulls, Swift 200+ (Rob Innes, Ken Purdey).
  • Crossness: juv Yellow-legged Gull, 35+ Common Terns, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats (John Archer) 2 Garden Warblers (Dartford Ringing Group per JA)
  • Trent Park Area: 2 juv Kestrel, together, Vicarage Farm; 2 Swift, over Vicarage Farm; 1 juv Green Woodpecker; 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Whinchat, at 'Barracks', Vicarage Farm; 1 juv Dunnock; 2 Lesser Whitethroat; 6 Common Whitethroat; 2 Garden Warbler; 4( 1 m, 3 fem / imm ) Blackcap; 1 juv Goldcrest; 1 ad Coal Tit; 2 Treecreeper; 4 Nuthatch; 40+ Goldfinch, ( 30+ bushes by Lower Lake, 11 Vicarage Farm ); 1 ad female Bullfinch, allotments; 1 singing male Yellowhammer (Robert Callf).
  • River Thames, Tower Bridge: Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawks (Stuart Harrington).

August 18 2007

  • Alexandra Park: 1 Spotted Flycatcher & 1 Reed Warbler nr cricket scrub (John Murray), Hobby with House Martin in talons (Gareth Richards, Paul Rawlins, Andrew Gardener).
  • Brent Reservoir: Little Egret east at 11.30, also Hobby, Green Sand, 2 Common Sands & 300 Swifts (Andrew Self)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs (West Warwick). 50 Swifts at 7am. (Quentin Given)
  • Trent Park Area: 4 Mandarin Duck, Lower Lake; 1 ad Hobby, caught Linnet; 2 Kestrel; 3 Green Woodpecker; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Kingfisher, Lower Lake; 6 juv Blackbird, together, at Park Farm; 1 Lsr Whitethroaat; 10 Common Whitethroat; 2(m,f) Blackcap; 2 Willow Warbler; 4 Treecreeper; 15 Linnet (one caught by Hobby) (Robert Callf).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron,6 House Martin, 3 Green Woodpecker 1 Juv, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Herring Gull, 8 House Sparrow (John Watson)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 80 House Martins, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Yellow Wagtails, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers, Common Tern, Whinchat, 50 Sand Martins, 2 Swifts, 7 Teal, Shoveler and 8 Migrant Hawkers.(Dave Morrison)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: Juvenile Wood Sandpiper still, also 1 LRP, 3+ Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 5 Reed Warblers, 2+ Common Whitethroats, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Goldcrest(heard), Hobby on 3 occasions. (Vince Halley-Frame).
  • Crossness: ad Yellow-legged Gull, 60+ Common Terns, 6 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 47 Lapwings, 3 Oystercatchers, 75 Teal, 5 Gadwall, 3 Sparrowhawks, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 2 Stonechats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs (John Archer)

August 17 2007

  • Hogsmill SF: vocal Woodlark flew S/SW at 08:02hrs; also 3 Little Grebe, Swift, c25 House Martin (Nick Tanner).
  • Alexandra Park: Pied Fly (in Grove) & 2 Spot Flys (first for the year! 105 species for the Park), Garden Warbler and Wheatear briefly (Andrew Gardener, B.watts, J.Murray).
  • Walthamstow Marshes: Common Buzzard (low north at 12.15), imm. Stonechat, c50 House Martins, 2 Sand Martins, 8 Swifts, 27 Pied Wagtails, c260 Starlings (Mark Pearson).
  • Walthamstow Res: 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Com Sands, 210+ Swifts, fem Grey Wag, 3 Chiffs, c60 Sand Martins (David Callahan).
  • Clissold Park: 30 House Martins, 5 Swifts, 1 Swallow (Mark Pearson)
  • HAC Ground Moorgate (off Bunhill Row): Wheatear on cricket pitch from 11 am to 6 pm at least (Gareth Richards)
  • Dagenham Chase: Wood Sand still also Whinchat (male),2 Snipe, 3 Kingfisher, 3 Willow Warbler (singing), Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Sparrowhawk (3 juvs), c20 Swift. (Paul Hawkins). Wood Sand appears to have gone in a thorough search pm. 2 Little Egrets over and alighted briefly, a 2nd Whinchat female/imm with PH's Male. ( Vince Halley-Frame).
  • Rainham Riverside: Whimbrel, Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sands, 2 Wheatear, Clouded yellow. (Paul Hawkins)
  • Staines Res (evening): Black-necked Grebe N basin, Wigeon, Little Gull juv, 3 Mediterranean Gulls (ad and 2 juv), two juv Arctic Terns (Rob Innes).
  • KGV Reservoir: 1 Greenshank, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Lapwing, 14 Common Sand, 60+ Swift, 550+ Tufted Duck, 15 Common Tern. (Paul Cook).
  • Crossness: Ad Yellow-legged Gull, c30 Common Terns, 10 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 45 Lapwings, 5 Oystercatchers, 80 Teal, Whinchat, Stonechat, 2 Willow Warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs, Kingfisher (John Archer)

August 16 2007

  • Rainham RSPB: 3 Hobbies, 3 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 2 Greenshank, 1 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Little Egret (Paul Hawkins).
  • Walthamstow Res: fem Wheatear, 8 Little Egrets, 7 Com Sands, 2 Chiffs, Willow Warbler, 35 Swifts, 18 House Martins, 11 juv Shelducks, 6 Ruddies, Black Swan (David Callahan).
  • Alexandra Park: Wheatear, Sand Martin, 2 Willow Warblers and numbers of Chiffs (Andrew Gardener). Kingfisher Tunnel Res, 50+ House Martins 1800 (Bob Watts).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Willow Warblers (inc. 1 v. grey bird and 2 singing), 1 Chiffchaff, 13 Reed Warblers, 25 House Martins, 3 Sand Martins, 2 Reed Buntings, 22 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c25 Pochard, 3 Ruddy Ducks, c40 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Terns, 2 Grey Wagtails, 4 Goldcrests, f Sparrowhawk (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: Juvenile Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper still on the Slack at 5.45pm but no Greenshanks. Also a Hobby seen twice and 2 Lesser Whitethroats. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Chiffchaff, 8 Goldfinch,5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Swift, 4 House Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest (John Watson).
  • River Thames, Tower Bridge: 3rd-summer Yellow-legged Gull on buoy c300m downstream of the bridge @13.00 (John Archer).
  • Lake Farm CP, Hayes: Whinchat. *Minet CP, Hayes: 5 Wheatears on newly-cut meadow (Peter Naylor).
  • Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Whinchat; 2+ Common Whitethroat; 1 Willow Warbler; 2 Linnet (Robert Callf).
  • Wood Green: light passage of House Martin (Des McKenzie, Dominic Mitchell).
  • Barnes WWT: 24 Teal, 52 Gadwall (approx double last week), 28 Shoveler, 42 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sand, Sparrowhawk catching a Marsh Frog, 1 Swift, 40+ Sand Martin (Matthew Palmer).
  • Richmond Park: 3 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Hobby (Hugh Bradshaw)

August 15 2007

  • Alexandra Park: Little Egret high over Wood Green Res @ 7.30pm(104th for year)(J.Murray)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: Osprey between 2.30- 2.35pm battling against strong winds. This is the 1st confirmed record at the site. It was also seen at Rainham Marshes RSPB by Howard Vaughan et al for 15 mins. Also Juv Wood Sandpiper until 5.40pm at least, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 3 Ruddy Duck 2M 1F, 1 Willow Warbler and a Hobby on 3 occasions. (Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs (N side only): 2 Dunlin, 5 Little Egrets, 3 Com Sands, 3 Shoveler, 20 Swifts (David Callahan).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Green Woodpecker, 13 Pied Wagtail (3 juv), 1 Chiffchaff, 13 Goldfinch and Greenfinch mixed flock (Paul Bruty).
  • London Wetland Centre: 14 Swift, 60 Sand Martin, 30 House Martin, Hobby, Kingfisher, 62 Shoveler, 28 Teal, 38 Gadwall. Yesterday: 3 Common Snipe, Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper (Dan Monk)

August 14 2007

  • Dagenham Chase LNR: Juvenile Wood Sandpiper still on The Slack showing very well up to 4.15pm at least, also 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Grey Wagtail and 2 very vocal Sparrowhawks. (Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: LRP, 5 Little Egrets, 4 Com Sands (David Callahan).
  • Walthamstow Marshes: Common Whitethroat, c300 Starlings, 26 Greylags, 6 Linnets (Mark Pearson)
  • Clissold Park: Common Tern, Blackcap, 5 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
  • Elstree Aerodrome: 1 Spotted Flycatcher. 1 Bullfinch (m). 16 Goldfinch. (Steve Blake)
  • Aldenham CP: 2 Common Tern. c50 Swallow. 8+ House Martin. 2 Adult LBB GULL with 3 Juv. 3 Gadwall. 106 Canada Geese (Highest count this year). (Steve Blake).
  • Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 2 juv Kestrel, together; 1 Common Whitethroat; 1 female / imm Reed Bunting (Robert Callf).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 Snipe, 8 Teal, L/R/P, Little Egret, Common Tern, Water Rail and 100 House Martins.(Dave Morrison)

August 13 2007

  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: 1 immature male Redstart on the Low Maynard (Peter Lambert). 24 Swifts over the Filter Beds, 1 Common Sandpiper on No.5. (Paul Whiteman)
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Pied Wagtail on Parade Ground, 4 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest (Paul Bruty)
  • London Wetland Centre, Barnes; 2 Greenshank on Main Lake, 6 Chiffchaff,Sand Martins 50>, Shoveler,Gadwall,Teal in increasing numbers [in eclipse] Long tail-tit flock etc [Y Simmonds]
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: Juvenile Wood Sandpiper still, also 1 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher and 2 Teal. (Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • Aldenham CP: 3 Common Tern. 3 Juv LBB Gulls. 30+ Swallow (through South). 12+ House Martin. 2 Sand Martin. 1Willow Warbler. 8 Pied Wagtail. (Steve Blake).
  • Clissold Park: 1 Blackcap, 1 House Martin, 10 Swifts; 8 House Martin, 30+ Swifts over house yesterday eve (near Stoke Newington Common) (Mark Pearson)
  • Richmond Park: 1 Wheatear (Hugh Bradshaw)
  • Trent Park Area: 1 Common Buzzard; 1 juv male Sparrowhawk; 2 Kestrel; 1 ad Green Woodpecker; 1 ad male Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Sedge Warbler, Hog Hill; 1 juv Common Whitethroat; 1 juv Dunnock; 1 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper (Robert Callf).
  • River Thames in Fulham, by River Café: 3 Egyptian Geese, small flock of Starlings, ab.50 Black-headed Gull (Nathalie Mahieu).

August 12 2007

  • Totteridge Fields: Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warblers, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Whitethroats, 8 Swallows, 18 juv Goldfinches. (Ian Ellis)
  • Totteridge Valley: Little Owl, Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroats, 14 Goldfinches, juv Goldcrest. (Ian Ellis/Tony Clancy/John Colmans)
  • Bushy Park: 50 Egyptian Geese (mainly near Diana Fountain), 25 Red Crested Pochard (mainly Heron Pond), 1 Fem/Eclipse Mandarin (Heron Pond), 4 Pochard, c20 young Tufted Duck (including some v small ducklings), 4 Mute Swan (2 juv), Green Woodpecker. (Matt Reed)
  • 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); also 8.30-10.30 a.m., 1 Common Sandpiper Serpentine, c.4 Willow Warblers and 1 Goldcrest in tit flock Longwater, House Martins passing steadily E (coming in high from W), c.30 at any one time (Geoff Hawthorn)
  • 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)
  • KGVI Res: 3 Turnstones, 16 Common Sands and Dunlin, 31 Yellow-legged Gulls, 615 Tufted Duck, 309 Cormorants on bank and Hobby (Peter Naylor).
  • Staines Res: 2 Black Terns on N basin (Peter Naylor).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR:Juv Wood Sandpiper still, also 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • Alexandra Park: Black-tailed Godwit south at 0755 over Wood Green Res(2nd record for site and 103rd for year)(Bob Watts)
  • Richmond Park: 1 Wheatear (Hugh Bradshaw)
  • Ten Acre Wood, Hillingdon: Whinchat, male Redstart, family group of Spotted Flycatcher(4), Pair Reed Bunting with 2 young, Hobby, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk in meadows north & east of wood (Steve Pash)
  • Trent Park Area: 2 Common Buzzard; 1 juv Sparrowhawk; 1 Little Owl, at Vicarage Farm; 2(1 ad male, 1 juv) Green Woodpecker; 1 juv Great Spotted Woodpecker; 10 Swallow; 2 Common Whitethroat; 30+ Goldfinch, at Park Farm; 4 Linnet; 1 Red Admiral, at Park Farm; 1 Comma and 4 Small Heath, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).

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)
  • Hornsey/Crouch End: c 30 Swifts through during day (Bob Watts).
  • Trent Park Area: 4 Little Grebe; 3 Grey Heron, flew N, 19.50 hrs.; 3 Kestrel; 2 Red-legged Partridge; 1 juv Green Woodpecker; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 20+ Swift; 3 Song Thrush, at Parkside Farm; 1 Spotted Flycatcher, at Park Farm; 2 Nuthatch; 7 Linnet, together, at Vicarage Farm; 1 singing male Yellowhammer; 1 Weasel (Robert Callf).

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)
  • Richmond Park: 3 Whinchats (Hugh Bradshaw)

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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