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Sunday 21st September

  • Beddington SF: Great White Egret from 08.45-09:48 when flew off northeast (Birdguides).
  • Stoke Newington, Clissold Park: 1 Honey Buzzard South at c15.30 (dark bird, ridiculously low with crows in pursuit), c40 Swallow south, 2 Siskin (Laurence Pitcher, Mark Pearson).
  • Abney Park Cemetery: 2 (poss 3) Spotted Flycatchers (Mark Pearson).
  • Greenford CP: Common Buzzard circling over A40 at 14.20, initially mobbed by 2 Crows, later flew SE (different bird to 1 seen locally yesterday); 1 Spr'awk, 3 Kestrel, 5 Linnet, 6 Jay (Neil Anderson).
  • South Norwood Lake: 18 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Jay, single Jackdaw over E/SE, 2 Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, 30 Lesser-blacked Backed Gull over,2 House Sparrow, 2 House Martin (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: Wryneck still showing well 09.00hrs at least, also 2 Tree Pipit, 8 Winchat, Wheatear, 7 Reed Warbler, 2 Ring-Necked Parakeet, Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 10 Redshank, Great Crested Grebe (Paul Hawkins).
  • Pitshanger Allt's: 2 Common Buzzards W @ 10.40, 1 Whinchat (NPS).
  • East India Dock: 3 Jay, Chiffchaff, Yellow-legged Gull, 16 Tufted Duck (Paul Hyland); early - 80 Teal, 3 Grey Wagtails, male Sparrowhawk (David Callahan).
  • Thames Barrier Park: Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaffs, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (1x1w, 1x3w), 12 House Sparrows, 2 Common Gulls, Kestrel (David Callahan).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: c3 Whinchat, c20 Chiffchaff, c3 Whitethroat, 3 Swallow, 1 Tree Pipit & c100 Meadow Pipit (Kim Dixon, David Jeffreys, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Jackdaw , 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel (Shaun Harvey, Dave Morrison).
  • Bromley by Bow: 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellow Wags flew south east, 4 Siskin over, 1 Common Sand (Stuart Leslie per AS).
  • Brent Reservoir: 3 Redshank; also 10 Siskin, 13 Meadow Pipits & 2 Swallows over (Andrew Self)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Short-eared Owl, 2 Whinchats, 2 Kestrels, 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Jays & 5 Swallows (Brendan Spooner).
  • Lancaster Gate W2: 1 Common Buzzard at 3pm rising up from above Kensington Palace on the thermals. It gained great height before drifting NW (David Lindo).
  • Ruislip Lido: 1 Oystercatcher briefly @ 16:00, also 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Siskin and 240 Coot (Martin Sullivan).

Saturday 20th September

  • Beechwood Avenue (Greenford): Common Buzzard circling fairly low overhead at 13.00 being mobbed by Crow before drifting north- garden tick! (Neil Anderson)
  • Wanstead Flats: Hobby (J Lethbridge).
  • Greenford CP:2 Spr'awk, 2 Kestrel, c50 R.n Parakeet over at dawn, Senegal Parrot, 3 Grey + 3 Pied Wagtail, c10 M'Pipit, 10+ Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 7 Linnet, 10 Jay (Neil Anderson)
  • Stoke Newington, Clissold Park: 1 Common Buzzard east, 2 Meadow Pipit and 1 Yellow Wagtail SW, 1 Hobby hawking insects above the park.(Laurence Pitcher)
  • South Norwood Lake: 15 Tufted Duck,4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff(1singing) 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker,2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1m Sparrowhawk, 3 House Sparrow, 2 House Martin, 3 Goldcrest, 15 Jay,Goldfinch, Chaffinch, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
  • Rainham Marshes: still at least 1 Wryneck along seawall c300m from the visitor centre mid- morning; park off A1090 New Tank Hill Road for access when reserve closed (Birdguides). Wryneck still present at 1 pm also Common Buzzard and 2 Hobby. (Alan Shearman). Wryneck good views 4.05-4.10pm (Paul Hyland)
  • Chafford Hundred: Pied Flycatcher again this a.m. at Grays Warren Gorge EWT Reserve; access from visitor centre on Drake Road (Birdguides).
  • Brent Reservoir: Common Buzzard over at 11.05, another two at 16.35 (Andrew Self), also Wheatear, 4 Green Sands, 30 Meadow Pipits & 2 Redpolls (Brent Birders)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: 2 Whinchats, Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnets, Speckled Wood, Comma & Red Admiral (Brendan Spooner).
  • Alexandra Park: Wheatear south end of cricket pitch 0915, c10 Chiffchaffs, 3 Swallows S, a few Meadow Pipits over (Stuart Harrington).
  • Richmond Park: fem Redstart (hawthorns south side Conduit Wood), 20 Meadow Pipit, 8 Stonechat, several Chiffchaff (Hugh Bradshaw). Whinchat in bracken south of Whiteash Lodge, with stonechats (Mike Wheeler)
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: Wheatear, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Sandpiper, Egyptian Goose, Hobby, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 10+ Swallows, a few Chiff & Willow Warbler still present (Steve B).
  • Oxford Circus W1: Peregrine east c12:30hrs (Des McKenzie).
  • Black Park: Tawny Owl calling p.m. (Des McKenzie et al).
  • Trent Park Area: 5 Sparrowhawk, together, over Williams Wood; 1 Common Buzzard, at Plumridge Farm; 4 Kestrel; 2 Green Woodpecker; 1 Skylark, at Parkside Farm; 4 Yellow Wagtail, feeding amongst cows, field S of Rough Lot; 1 Whinchat, at Vicarage Farm; 1 male Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 3 Northern Wheatear,(2 fem/imm., together, at Parkside Farm, 1 male, on straw bales, S of Rough Lot); 2 Song Thrush, Icehouse Wood; 3 Chiffchaff; 1 Bullfinch, by Lower Lake (Robert Callf).
  • Epsom/Walton Downs: 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Northern Wheatear, 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Siskin, 8 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff (Steve Gale)
  • Mayesbrook Park: 4 Chiffchaff, 12 Swallow(south), Goldcrest, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Gadwall.(Paul H)
  • Trent Park: 4 Yellow Wagtail,1 Common Crossbill (on top of the Western Hemlock at the southern edge of Moat Wood), 2 Swallow. ( Pete Lowman).
  • Nonsuch Park: 1 Common Buzzard north over, 1 Peregrine south over, 1 Hobby mobbing the Peregrine, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Jays, 17+ Jackdaws, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Stock Doves, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Mistle Thrushes (David Campbell)

Friday 19th September

  • Banstead, Surrey: Honey Buzzard WSW at 16.15 (Steve Gale).
  • River Thames, Chiswick: 1 Common Sandpiper just N of the Boat House near Barnes Bridge; also 1 Common Gull (Matt Reed).
  • Bushy Park: Little Owl, 1 m Gadwall, Jay (lots) and 1 Egyptian Goose pair with 8 very well-grown youngsters (Matt Reed).
  • Rainham Marshes: Osprey north 13:20hrs. 2 Wryneck present along seawall, 300m from the visitor centre; park off A1090 New Tank Hill Road for access (Birdguides); at least 1 still present in same area at 12:15hrs (Birdguides).
  • Richmond Park: 2 Common Buzzards first seen soaring in far NW at 13.40, gained height over Pond Slade, last seen drifting SE at about 13.50, very high. (Stefan Czapski per AS)
  • Paddington Green: 2 Stock Dove west, 39 Swallow SW, 4 Meadow Pipit south (1 landed on roof of local three story building), Yellow Wagtail south 09:13hrs, singing Chiffchaff (Des McKenzie).
  • London Wetland Centre: Wigeon, Green Sandpiper, fem Common Redstart (south side of Sheltered Lagoon), 1w m Ring Ouzel in scrub block near Sand Martin bank, 75 Blackbird (obvious influx), small influx of Continental Song Thrush totalling 25 birds included 5 south, 8 Sedge Warbler, 12 Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, 48 Chiffchaff, Brambling NW, Crossbill west (LWC website).
  • East India Dock NR: 50 Teal, Wheatear (yard), Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (Gary A James).
  • Chadwell Heath: Common Buzzard being mobbed by a Sparrowhawk while soaring round & drifting south (Brendan Spooner).
  • Tyttenhanger: 3 Teal, 3 Ruddy Duck, Hobby, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Chiffchaffs (a few) (HertsBirding).
  • Trent Park Area: 65 Canada Goose, on stubble field, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Sparrowhawk, over Cuckolds Hill; 2 Common Buzzard, over Williams Wood, 13:25 BST; 12 Skylark, at Vicarage Farm, over stubble field; 42+ Meadow Pipit, at Parkside Farm; 1 Yellow Wagtail, feeding amongst cows S of Rough Lot; Swallow; 3 House Martin, over Vicarage Farm; 1 fem/imm Common Redstart, along ditch, in Sallows near Seedfield Spinney, Trent Park, 11:30 BST; 6 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; 1 male Siskin, in Alder, by Lower Lake; 3 juv Bullfinch, (1 'Old Golf Course', 2 by Lower Lake) (Robert Callf).
  • Overton Park: 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull (David Campbell).
  • Sutton: 1 non-breeding Peregrine on the Reed Building (David Campbell)
  • Osterley Park: Common Buzzard 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Meadow Pipit flock of 30+, Reed Bunting 1, Chiffchaff 1, Green Woodpecker 3 (Keith Fisher).
  • Fishers Green (Holyfield Viewpoint): 4 Hobbies, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Stonechat, 1 Northern Wheatear (Mike Oakland).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Whinchat, c40 Meadow Pipit, c2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, c8 Chiffchaff & c9 Jay (David Lindo).
  • Trent Park: Common Redstart, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Chiffchaff,5 Siskin, Blackcap. ( Pete Lowman,Bob Husband & Fay Broom).
  • Bedfont Lakes CP: Siskin, continued movement of Chiffchaffs and Meadow Pipits. (Adam Cheeseman)

Thursday 18th September

  • Isleworth: juv Honey-buzzard over at 07:20hrs (Birdguides).
  • Osterley Park: dark juv Honey-buzzard drifted south 10:00ish, Sparrowhawk 1, Green Woodpecker 4, Wheatear 1, Meadow Pipit 8, Linnet 22, Reed Bunting 1, Chiffchaff 2, Little Owl 1, Pheasant heard, Comma 1 (Keith Fisher).
  • Ewell: Honey-buzzard purposefully west 14:05hrs, mobbed by crow (SurreyBirders).
  • Alexandra Park: Osprey high north at 1838, Common Buzzard NE @ 1815 (Bob Watts), Osprey also seen by Dominic Mitchell, John Murray.
  • Rainham Marshes: Wryneck present for its second day; still showing well in hawthorn just north of concrete seawall p.m.; then in bush nearer Centre at 18:45 (LH/JL); park off A1090 New Tank Hill Road for access on sea-wall late-afternoon; car park shuts 17:00hrs [1], Turtle Dove, 67 Meadow Pipit, 2 Whinchat, Northern Wheatear (Birdguides), Hobby, Common Snipe, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, juv Cuckoo, 31 Ring-necked Parakeet, 31 Collared Dove, 3 Kingfisher, 26 Swallow, 37 Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 16 Reed Bunting (ELBF).
  • Fairlop: Black-necked Grebe, 2 Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, 10 Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff (ELBF).
  • Greenwich: Wryneck showing well on verge opposite David Beckham Football Academy this evening (Birdguides).
  • Tyler's Common (Upminster): Tree Pipit, 4 Whinchat (ELBF).
  • Gray's Gorge: 2 Kingfisher, Pied Flycatcher (ELBF).
  • Warren Gorge: Pied Flycatcher; Mute Swan, 4 Greylag Goose, 19 Canada Goose, 9 Gadwall, 23 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 3 Stock Dove, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 22 Robin, 7 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 24 Blue Tit, 15 Great Tit, 3 Jay, 200 Starling, 2 Lesser Redpoll (ELBF).
  • Regents Park: Peregrine perched nearby at 6.45am, Hobby 12.55pm, 30+ Swallows, 40 House Martins, Yellow Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipits, Pied Flycatcher one present, location and pics at www.regentsparkbirds.blogspot.com, Spotted Flycatcher, Greenland Wheatear, 12 Chiffchaffs (?).
  • Brent Reservoir: 1 Green Sand., 2 Common Sand., 4 Wigeon, 1 Juv Garganey, 15 Swallows, 12 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall).
  • Paddington Green: 3 Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard low S/SW 14:40hrs (in from the north; darker than typical), 2 Hobby (high SW 09:12hrs and 1 in the area between 18:25hrs-18:37hrs, last seen moving low toward Regent's Park having circled over Lord's Cricket Ground), Stock Dove, 17 Swallow SE, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail (1 sung briefly), Chiffchaff, c200 Starling (Des McKenzie).
  • Bedford's Park: 2 Whinchat (ELBF).
  • Staines Res: 2 Black-necked Grebe still present mid-morning, 3 Little Gull (Birdguides).
  • Beddington SF: Wigeon, fem Ruddy Duck, Little Egret, 3 Common Buzzard, 15 Common Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, Tree Pipit, 12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Dip or Glory).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Whinchat, c10 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, c5 Chiffchaff (including 1 singer), c30 Meadow Pipit, 3 Jackdaw & 2 Collared Dove (scarce here) (David Lindo).
  • East India Dock: 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, Kingfisher, 80 Teal (David Callahan).
  • Trent Park Area: 1+ Sparrowhawk; 2 Common Buzzard; 4 Green Woodpecker; 6 House Martin, Park Farm; 12+ Meadow Pipit, South Lodge Farm; 9 Yellow Wagtail, together, feeding amongst horses, South Lodge Farm; 1 fem/imm Common Redstart, at Vicarage Farm; 2 fem/imm Northern Wheatear, together, at Parkside Farm; 1 Common Whitethroat, at Vicarage Farm; 3 Chiffchaff (Robert Callf).
  • Stocker's Lake: 1 Whinchat on fence near Stocker's Farm buildings, also 2 Wigeon and 1+ Siskin around the lake (Martin Sullivan)
  • Stoke Newington reservoirs: 1 Kingfisher. 23 sp. recorded (TeRNS).
  • Hall Marsh Scrape: 2 Hobbies over the marsh.(Brendan Spooner)

Wednesday 17th September

  • Rainham: Wryneck along the sea wall to 14:00hrs at least; directions from visitors centre (Birdguides). still present 16.30hrs but elusive (RSPB) juv Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, juv Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, 12 Meadow Pipit, 25 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Blackcap (ELBF).
  • Pinner Park Farm: Wryneck present for third day; still around farm buildings approx TQ131902 (Birdguides).
  • M25, Surrey: 1 Common Buzzard low over carriageway just west of J9 (Andy Culshaw).
  • Alexandra Park: 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over cricket pitch to SW end of park around 0915. Meadow Pipit(s) heard but not seen, probably on grassy area near cricket perimeter (Stuart Harrington).
  • London Wetland Centre: 2 Hobby, 3 Water Rail, 30+ Swallow, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 64 Chiffchaff (LWC website).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens (brief visit): 3 Egyptian Goose (inc well-grown gosling), 4 Shoveler, heavily leucistic m Blackbird (present since at least November 2005), 10-12 Song Thrush (possibly some influx), 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 5-6 Small White, 1-2 Red Admiral, Speckled Wood (Des McKenzie, Fiona Barclay).
  • Beddington SF: 2 Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail (Dip or Glory).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 'eclipse' male Wigeon, Lower Lake; 2 Sparrowhawk; 2 Common Buzzard,(1 Little Beechill Wood, 1 over Williams Wood); 1 Kestrel; 2 Green Woodpecker; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Skylark, together, at Vicarage Farm; 2 Grey Wagtail, at Vicarage Farm; 8+ Mistle Thrush, at Park Farm; 1 fem/imm Stonechat, at Barracks, Vicarage Farm (First of autumn); 1 fem/imm Blackcap, at Allotments, Vicarage Farm; 14 Chiffchaff; Goldcrest; 1 '1st-winter' Spotted Flycatcher, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; 2 Bullfinch, by Lower Lake (Robert Callf).
  • St James's Park: Grey Wagtail - 1st of year (Andrew Self)
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: 8+ Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, 4 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wigeon, 2 Kingfisher. (Steve B).
  • Brent Reservoir: 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sands, 1 Snipe, 40+ House Martins, 7 Chiffchaffs, 1 Lesser Redpoll (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Yellow Wagtail over, 1 immature Whinchat, 1 1st winter Stonechat (our 1st for the winter), c30 transient Meadow Pipit, c20 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat & 1 Stock Dove. (David Lindo).
  • Overton Park: 2 Common Gulls today | 1 Chiffchaff singing here 15/09/2008 and three Swallows 11/09/2008 (David Campbell)
  • Fishers Green (Holyfield Viewpoint): 3 Hobbies, 4 Common Buzzards, 3 Sparrowhawks. Little Owl back at its usual site on cut down tree, at Holyfield Hall Farm (Mike Oakland)
  • Trent Park: 3 Common Crossbill, 15 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Common Buzzard, Tufted Duck, Mistle Thrush, Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail. ( Pete Lowman, Bob Husband).

Tuesday 16th September

  • Rainham Marshes: juv Marsh Harrier, 150 Greylag Geese, 25 Wigeon, 2 Common Buzzard, Hobby, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, juv Cuckoo, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, 2 Northern Wheatear, Coal Tit, 60 Linnet (ELBF).
  • Pinner Park Farm: Wryneck present for second day; at TQ135905 to 16:00hrs at least, in hedge by farm (Andrew Self), then flew to garden; previously on roofs of dilapidated buildings and also frequenting wooden fence posts (Birdguides).
  • Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher in birch wood below and SW of Pitch n Putt, presumed Scandinavian Chiffchaff still in Scrub (Andrew Gardener, Bob Watts) Reed Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Hobby, plenty of Chiffs have arrived too (Andrew Gardener) - chaps, note that the Chiffchaff is appearing on Birdguides as Siberian (DMc), rang in to correct to RBA (Bob Watts).
  • Chafford Hundred: 'Eastern' Chiffchaff at Pilgrim's Way (David Darrell-Lambert per DMc).
  • East India Dock: 2 Blackcap (m+f), Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, Yellow-legged Gull, LInnet, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Greenfinch, 60+ Teal (Paul Hyland).
  • Richmond Park: 1 fem Redstart (Holly Lodge), 3 Siskin, 5 Swallows, many Chiffchaff (Hugh Bradshaw).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 55 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose (inc well-grown gosling), 4 Shoveler, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, Common Snipe (flushed from edge of Rabbit Paddock by Greylag Goose at 09:48hrs), 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull (3 juv), juv Yellow-legged Gull (Serpentine but mobile), c10 Stock Dove, 30+ Ring-necked Parakeet (mainly attending Sweet Chestnuts), Swallow east, c10 House Martin, 11 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 21 Pied Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 10 Mistle Thrush (Buck Hill), 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 3-4 Goldcrest, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Ranger's Lodge), at least 2 Coal Tit, Treecreeper, 5 Jay, 28 Magpie, c500 Starling, 13 Goldfinch (Des McKenzie).
  • Paddington Green: Yellow Wagtail south 14:05hrs, c20 Goldfinch (Des McKenzie).
  • Beddington SF: 2 Common Buzzard, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear (Dip or Glory).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 'eclipse' male Wigeon, Lower Lake; 1 Sparrowhawk; 1 ad Little Owl, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 23 Yellow Wagtail, feeding amongst horses, South Lodge Farm; 2 Song Thrush; 15+ Mistle Thrush, on stubble field, Vicarage Farm; 1 Common Whitethroat, at Park Farm; 9+ Chiffchaff; 2 Goldcrest, together, 'Old Golf Course'; 2 Nuthatch; 1 Siskin, Water Grdn; 2 Yellowhammer, Hog Hill (Robert Callf).
  • Regents Park: Crossbill NW at 6.50am, Kingfisher, 1 Tree Pipit, 35 Meadow Pipits, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Grey Wagtails, 26 Swallows, 8 House Martins, 8 Chiffchaffs, 1 Siskin, Peregrine perched nearby at 12.35pm, 7 Shovelers (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park: 3 Common Crossbill ( In Western Hemlock at southern end of Moat Wood then flew into Nature Trail Wood), 6 Siskin, Wigeon (ecl.M), 2 Tufted Duck (m,f),G.S Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, 5 Chiffchaffs. ( Pete Lowman, Bob Husband & Fay)
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Whinchat & c50 Meadow Pipit. (David Lindo)

Monday 15th September

  • Dartford Marshes: 5 Whinchat adjacent to motorcycle track, 2 Stonechat, Yellow Wag, 15+ Yellow-legged Gull, Blackwit 17:30 - 18:45 (Chris Wilkinson).
  • Pinner Park Farm: Wryneck at 17:20hrs TQ135905 (Birdguides).
  • London Wetland Centre: ad m Marsh Harrier SW 09:40hrs, 6 Common Buzzard (3 NE and singles SE, SW and west), 3 Sparrowhawk (m/2f), m Kestrel, 2 Hobby (ad/juv), 2 Peregrine (m/f); also, Little Egret, Common Snipe, Swallow (light passage), Meadow Pipit (light passage) (LWC website).
  • West Thurrock : 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 16 Ringed Plovers, 2 Curlew, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Swallow, 3 Hobbies, 3 Sparrowhawks, Marsh Harrier, 4 Tree Pipits, 2 Sandwich Tern, 27 Common Tern, Grey Seal and 8 Siskin (Dave Morrison).
  • Cheshunt: dark Common Buzzard south 09:55hrs, buzzard spp. south 10:10hrs, 2 Hobby (north at 10:12hrs and distant bird south a few minutes later), typically marked Common Buzzard and intermediate Honey-buzzard circling together to the NW between 10:55hrs and c11:15hrs along with a, higher, third buzzard spp; all three gained height drifting south (LondonBirders Yahoo Group).
  • Waterworks NR: 1 Common Snipe, 4 Wigeon, 15 Teal, Willow Warbler (Paul Cook via MJP), Honey-buzzard low south 10:25hrs, 6 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 5 Swallow, Chiffchaff (Gary A James, Mike Messenger).
  • Alexandra Park: Honey-buzzard south of Alexandra Palace flew SW 18:13hrs, another probable dark phase headed east 17.52 and a Common Buzzard seen east at 17.32. Also Sakar/Lanner hybrid over the palace. This is my 104th species seen in & from the park and the 113th for APOG matching the best ever total of 2007 (John Murray & Bob Watts). Early Am Chiffchaff showing signs of Abietinus (Scandanavian) in the scrub (B.Watts, J.Murray, A.Gardner).
  • Amwell: Osprey SW 07:25hrs (HertsBirding).
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 Kestrel, 30+ Swallows, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, Egyptian Goose (Steve B).
  • Beddington SF: Madagascar Teal (esc), Common Buzzard, Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, c30 Swallow, 3 Yellow Wagtail (Dip or Glory).
  • City of London: Buzzard sp (prob common), gliding SSW and then thermalling high, at 11.45am. Viewed at distance from Canary Wharf, bird prob above Whitechapel/Shoreditch area (J Lethbridge).
  • Paddington Green: Hobby SW 12:21hrs, Peregrine high SW 12:30hrs and another in the area for 10 minutes around 17:15hrs, 16 Meadow Pipit WSW, 18 Swallow south, c200 Starling, Migrant Hawker (Des McKenzie).
  • BT Tower W1: Peregrine trying to land with pigeon in-tow (Pete Jones).
  • Fairlop Water CP: Hobby mobbed by 2 Jackdaws, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Swallows, Chiffchaff, 5 Jays, 35+ Collared Doves, 3 Grey Herons & Green Woodpecker (Brendan Spooner).
  • Regents Park: 2 Common Buzzards 12.50pm, 1 Peregrine perched nearby, 2 GBB Gulls, Skylark (first of the year), Tree Pipit, 12 Meadow Pipits, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 20 Swallows, 30 House Martins, 8 Chiffchaffs, 1 Siskin (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 female Pochard, Parkside Res; 1 Tufted Duck, Lower Lake; 2+ Common Buzzard; 1 Sparrowhawk; 1 Hobby; 1 Little Owl, at Vicarage Farm; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 9 Yellow Wagtail,(7 flew S, at Vicarage Farm, 08:42 BST, 1 Parkside Farm, 1 Trent Park); 1 Tree Pipit, flushed, at Parkside Farm, from Res banking, 18:34 BST, flew off N, calling; 20+ Meadow Pipit, at Parkside Farm; 2 Grey Wagtail,(1 flew N, Park Farm, 1 Bramley Rd); 2 Song Thrush, 'Old Golf Course'; 17 Mistle Thrush,(11 Parkside Farm, 6 Ferny Hill Farm); 1 male Blackcap,'Old Golf Course'; 5 Chiffchaff; 16 Linnet, at Parkside Farm (Robert Callf).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Whinchat, c5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, c45 Meadow Pipit & c10 Swallow (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Wigeon (first of autumn), 10 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, 22 Meadow Pipits (mostly W), Reed Bunting, 36 Shoveler (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife). 5 Wigeon. 27 sp. recorded (TeRNS)
  • Clissold Park: 23 Swallows, c6 Goldcrest (Mark Pearson).
  • Hackney Marshes: Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Siskins (Paul Cook via MJP).
  • East India Dock: 2 Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 60+ Teal (Paul Hyland).
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs (N): 4 Little Egrets, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 40 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail (Quentin Given).
  • Banstead Downs: 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk (David Campbell).

Sunday 14th September

  • Hackney Marshes: Honey Buzzard (dark-morph) west 08:35hrs, Osprey SW 08:12hrs, Turtle Dove, 4 Little Egrets, 3 Wigeon, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Jackdaw south (Gary A James).
  • Rainham Marshes: Honey-buzzard NE 11:00hrs, fem Common Scoter in Aveley Bay 12:10hrs, Marsh Warbler in woodland 08:30hrs but no recent sign (Birdguides).
  • East Tilbury: 2 probable Honey-buzzard high west (heading in toward London) c11:15hrs (David Darrell-Lambert per DMc).
  • Twickenham: Honey-buzzard SE over Marble Hill 13:45hrs (Birdguides).
  • Clissold Park: Honey-buzzard north 14:50hrs; also 15 Siskins, 6 Meadow Pipits, 31 Swallows, 4 House Martins, 3 Sand Martins, 2 Common Gulls north (Mark Pearson http://www.hackneywildlife.org.uk/hackney-wildlife-news.php Hackney Wildlife]).
  • Paddington Green: dark Honey-buzzard drifted south 15:20hrs, probable Osprey very high NE 14:14hrs (couldn't clinch it), 3 Sparrowhawk (1-2m/1f), fem Kestrel, 3 Hobby (2 juv) south, (06:50hrs, 14:30hrs, 15:13hrs), m Peregrine in area between 14:30hrs-16:00hrs; also, 2 Egyptian Goose SW, 36 Cormorant SW, 2 Stock Dove, 58 Swallow (mainly south), 12 House Martin, 7 Meadow Pipit SW, Siskin south 07:08hrs, Grey Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
  • Hook/Chessington: dark-morph Honey Buzzard south west @15.20 (Geoff Barter, Nit Lawrence); buzzard sp south @16.55 (Geoff Barter).
  • Cheshunt: pale-morph Honey-buzzard SE over Cadmore Lane 15:55hrs (Roy Woodward).
  • Leyton: Honey Buzzard flew straight towards the house from the north at 16:14hrs, circled and went off SW, Osprey SW 08:12hrs; 2 birds seen thermalling far to the south-west at 15:50hrs, possibly Honey Buzzards (Paul Whiteman).
  • London Wetland Centre: Red Kite west 10:55hrs, Guillemot on Thames by rail bridge 10:45hrs (Birdguides).
  • Alexandra Park: Osprey north over reservoir 07:35hrs (Andrew Gardener), Wood Warbler still in Blandford Hall birchwood south of the deer enclosure at 12:30hrs (Bob Watts) and again at 14:45hrs (Andrew Gardener), 5 Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, 75+ Swallows, 40+ Meadow Pipits, 24 Siskin, Hobby SW 17:30hrs (Bob Watts, Gareth Richards, John Murray, Stuart Harrington, Andrew Gardener).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: Osprey west (fairly low down - site tick) 09:05hrs, 3 Whinchat, c12 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, c110 Meadow Pipit, 1 immature Sedge Warbler, c3 Blackcap, c2 Whitethroat, c2 Chiffchaff, c6 Swallow, 1 Stock Dove, c6 Jackdaw & c8 Jay (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
  • Amwell: Osprey very high west 10:08hrs, 8+ Common Buzzard (Hertsbirding).
  • Hythe End (Wraysbury): Osprey flew fairly rapidly south, then headed off SW at 11.20hrs (Andrew Moon, Pete Naylor).
  • Kentish Town: Osprey SE 13:00hrs (Birdguides).
  • Beddington SF: Osprey, 13 Common Buzzard; also, Shelduck, Madagascar Teal (esc), Dunlin, Ruff, 8 Green Sandpiper, 281 Swallow, 151 Meadow Pipit, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Northern Wheatear, 13 Siskin (Dip or Glory).
  • Kensington Gardens: Common Buzzard over north end of Longwater 13:50hrs (Fraser Simpson per DMc).
  • King George V Res: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby; also, 3 Ruddy Duck, Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 12 Yellow Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, and 3 Ruddy Ducks (Roy Woodward).
  • Totteridge Valley: 1 Common Buzzard drifting W, 3 Sparrowhawks, 11 Meadow Pipits, 10 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Whitethroat & 8 Chiffchaff (John Colm).
  • West Molesey: large dark raptor making slow progress westwards along Thames at 16:45. No scope unfortunately! (Adam Cheeseman).
  • Beechwood Avenue (Greenford): pr thermalling Sparrowhawks, 6 Swallow south (Neil Anderson).
  • Regents Park: Hobby 8.00am, 12 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Tree Pipits, 30+ Meadow Pipits, Reed Bunting, steady passage of Swallows 300+, House Martins 200+, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Collared Dove (Tony Duckett).
  • Thames at Limehouse: Peregrine (with jesses) perching on various flats (Paul Hyland).
  • Thames (Putney-Barnes Bridges WeBS): Guillemot (Dukes Meadow area 9.30-10.00 at least), 3 Gtc Grebe, 44 Cormorant, 17 Heron, 10 Mute Swan, 367 Mallard, 45 Teal (Neil Anderson).
  • Chiswick: Guillemot on Thames by Kew Bridge 11:58hrs (Birdguides); same bird as above reports; it won't be able to drift upstream beyond Richmond because of the lock (Franco Maroevic per DMc) - still on the Thames at 13:19hrs drifting past Syon House (Isleworth) (Birdguides).
  • Bedfont Lakes CP: belated report of a Bittern seen two weekends ago by a very reliable observer (Adam Cheeseman).
  • Lake Farm (Hayes): male Common Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 5+ Willow Warblers (Andrew Moon, Pete Naylor).
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Short-eared Owl, Whinchat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Whitethroats, 5 Meadow Pipits & a Green Woodpecker (Brendan Spooner).
  • William Girling Res: 2 Goldeneye, 24 Black-necked Grebe (viewable from Mansfield Hill), 8 Little Egret (channels at SE corner, viewed from Russel Road footpath), 2 Greenshank, 13 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpiper (Roy Woodward).
  • Queen Mother Res (permit access only): 4 Sandwich Tern (Birdguides).
  • Queen Elizabeth II Res: 3 Black Tern 1st thing, 4 Sandwich Tern 0735-0745 when flew north (same as above?), 10 Yellow Wags, Ringed Plover & plastic Pintail (DMH).
  • Staines Res (evening): Garganey N basin, two Ruff flew round late on, 4 Black Terns, 1 Little Gull. Earlier the four Sandwich Terns seen over Wraysbury Res 1710-1730hrs at least (Rob Innes).
  • Brent Reservoir: 2 Tree Pipits, 3 Yellow Wags, 17+ Siskin, 37+ Meadow Pipits & 8 Jackdaws all flying over; also 4 Wigeon on res (Andrew Self).
  • East India Dock: Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, Yellow-legged Gull (Paul Hyland).
  • South Norwood Lake: 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, Long-tailed Tit, 6 House Martin, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Jay (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
  • Epsom Common: No sign of the Whinchat after checking yesterday's report out but 5+ Mandarins reported + 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Stock Dove, c30 Canada Geese (David Campbell).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 Sparrowhawk, over Ferny Hill Farm; 3 Common Buzzard; 1 Hobby; 3 Litte Owl,(2, ad and juv., at Vicarage Farm, 1 Park Farm); 1 Yellow Wagtail, flew S, Hog Hill, 09:27 BST; 1 Whinchat, at Vicarage Farm; 2 Song Thrush; 6 Chiffchaff (Robert Callf).
  • Stoke Newington reservoirs: WeBS 11 Great Crested Grebe (TeRNS)

Saturday 13th September

  • Dartford: 2 Osprey south over the west side at 17:10 (Birdguides)
  • Rainham Marshes: Honey-buzzard west 15:50hrs (Birdguides).
  • London Wetland Centre: Osprey present 14:15hrs to 14:35hrs at least, 4 Arctic Skua south 15:15hrs (Birdguides), 4 Hobby (2 juvs) hunting high together over reedbed area early a.m., Kingfisher, 61 Swallow, 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, 2 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, at least 20 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher (LWC website).
  • Amwell: juv Marsh Harrier south 08:15hrs, 2 Raven in the area between 11:50hrs at 12:15hrs (HertsBirding).
  • Abney Park Cemetery: Firecrest with c7 Goldcrests in roving passerine flock, 1845 (by Isaac Watts memorial, but mobile) (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife)
  • Rainham Marshes: at least 2 juv Black Tern yesterday afternoon; also a Yellow-legged Gull present and a juv Little Gull flew inland (Birdguides).
  • Queen Elizabeth II Res: Pintail, Peregrine, 2 Black Tern and 23 *Common Tern through early a.m., Yellow Wagtail (SBC).
  • Staines Res: 5 Dunlin, 5 Black Tern (SBC).
  • Walton Res: Black-necked Grebe (SBC).
  • King George V Res (permit access only): Sandwich Tern through (Birdguides). Later, 2 Arctic Terns + 12 Common Terns (Roy Woodward).
  • Paddington Green: fem Sparrowhawk, Lesser Whitethroat with tit flock, singing Chiffchaff (Des McKenzie).
  • Beddington SF: Shelduck, Wigeon, Madagascar Teal (esc), 7 Common Buzzard, Hobby, m Peregrine, 7 Common Snipe, Ruff, Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 77 Swallow, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Northern Wheatear (Dip or Glory).
  • South Norwood Lake: 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 12 Black-headed Gull, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming) 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 12 House Martin, 5 Jay, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, m Sparrowhawk, Greenfinch, 12+ Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
  • Brent Reservoir: 4 Common Sands, Yellow Wagtail, Siskin, 2 Mipits & 6 Jackdaw over (Andrew Self).
  • Greenford CP: pr Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, Grey Wagtail, 2 M'Pipt, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 80+ Greenfinch, 15+ Goldfinch, 7 Linnet, 10 Jay (Neil Anderson).
  • Wanstead Flats: 2 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, 27 Meadow Pipit, Whinchat (site tick), 10 Skylark, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Jay (J Lethbridge).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Coal tit site tick, 3 Snipe, 9 Swallow, 50 Linnet, 30 Meadow Ppit (Shaun Harvey).
  • Regents Park: 3 Great B B Gulls, Hobby 12.0pm SE, Pied Flycatcher and Tree Pipit in golf and tennis school, 3 Meadow Pipits, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 14 Chiffchaffs, 8 Blackcaps (Tony Duckett).
  • East India Dock: 6 Common Terns, Kingfisher, Whinchat (yard), Yellow-legged Gull (Gary A James).
  • Alexandra Park: Wood Warbler briefly at 12:10 in Lime and Willows on east side of the top field between animal enclosures and boating lake, but very elusive, also Hobby north and Spot Fly here (Gareth Richards).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 'eclipse' male Wigeon, Lower Lake; 2 Teal, Lower Lake; 2 Sparrowhawk, carrying prey,(1 Park Farm, 1 over Allotments); 1 Hobby, over Ride Wood; 2 Kestrel; 1 juv female Green Woodpecker, at Vicarage Farm; 4+ Great Spotted Woodpecker; 5 Skylark, together, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Grey Wagtail, flew N, over Hog Hill; 1 fem/imm Common Redstart, at 'Old Golf Course'; 1 Whinchat, at Vicarage Farm; 3 Song Thrush; 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Allotments, at Vicarage Farm; 2 Common Whitethroat,(1 Parkside Farm, 1 'Old Golf Course'); 3 Blackcap,(2, male & fem/imm., at Allotments, 1 male, 'Old Golf Course'); 6 Chiffchaff (Robert Callf).
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: 5 Black Tern, (10+ Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear Willows Farm,) 2 Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 2 Hobby, 40+ Swallow, 9 Wigeon (Steve B)
  • Nonsuch Park: 1 Little Owl, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Nuthatch, c8 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c3 Jackdaws, 1 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c20 Ring-necked Parakeets (David Campbell)
  • Espom Common: 1 Whinchat in the cattle management area (Birdguides)
  • Belmont: 1 Common Swift north c1pm (Andrew Smythe)

Friday 12th September

  • Bedfords Park: Pied Flycatcher, 20 Siskin, 2 Hobby, 2 Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 100 House Martin, 54 Meadow Pipits, Grey Wagtail, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Treecreeper (ELBF).
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Wigeon, Pintail, Peregrine, 3 Sparrowhawk, 29 Ringed Plover, Curlew, 165 Lapwing, Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, Knot, 13 Little Egret, 3 Little Gull , 4 Sandwich Tern , 364 Common Tern, 46 Arctic Tern, 2 Black Tern, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 37 Greenfinch, 11 House Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 23 Meadow Pipit, 4 Kingfisher, 37 Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Common Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, Northern Wheatear (ELBF).
  • Beddington SF: Shelduck, Common Buzzard, Peregrine, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Arctic Tern SW, 2 Common Tern (Dip or Glory).
  • Tottenham Marshes: Wryneck seen in and around clump of brambles/ sycamore about 1/2 way along cycle track at northern edge of marshes at 16.50 (Lol Bodini - posted by R Woodward)
  • Bromley-by-Bow: Osprey seen soaring low over River Lea at c11.00am (in the area for at least 10 minutes being mobbed by Lesser Black backed Gulls), Common Sandpiper, Tree Pipit over, 4 Meadow Pipit over, 5 Mistle Thrush (2 Siskin over yesterday) (LondonBirders Yahoo Group).
  • South Norwood Lake: 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 20+ House Martin, single Swallow S/SE, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Jay, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Herring Gull over, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (John Watson).
  • London Wetland Centre: Little Tern south 09:00hrs, 3 Meadow Pipit south, 4 Yellow Wagtail south, 3 Blackcap, 13 Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, Siskin south (LWC website).
  • Crossness: Little Egret west, Knot still present by golf club, 4 Black Tern by incinerator outfall (Birdguides).
  • Paddington Green: Lesser Whitehroat, Chiffchaff and Spotted Flycatcher moving with tit-flock (primarily Long-tailed) through trees along Hall Place/Adpar Street 08:30hrs; also, 24 Herring Gull at local colony, Meadow Pipit south, 1-2 Grey Wagtail over, 13 Goldfinch, 2 Jay (Des McKenzie).
  • Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail SW @ 0656, 1 Mipit 0650-0710, 3 Chiffchaffs (Bob Watts), Pied Flycatcher briefly 0900 Blanford Hall with 2 Spotted Flycatchers in the birch adjacent to transmitter (Andrew Gardener, Dominic Mitchell), Wood Warbler briefly in with LTT flock between Rose Garden and Animal Enclosures 1000 (Andrew Gardener); 112th species for site for the year. Then again up to 13.30pm at least (John Murray, Andrew Gardner, Bob Watts) but no sign 13:55-15:45 (Gareth Richards) Whinchat, Willow Warbler & 2 Chiff at Scrub & Siskin, Mipit over (J.Murray).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2-3 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Siskin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 65+ Swallows, c50 House Martins, c20 Sand Martins, c10 Reed Warblers, Kingfisher, 6 Grey Wagtails (Mark Pearson, Tony Butler, Laurence Pitcher Hackney Wildlife). 1 Grey Wagtail. 24 sp. recorded (TeRNS)
  • Walthamstow Res: Hobby high south over Lockwood 11:15hrs (Birdguides).
  • East India Dock: 13 Arctic Terns (west), 30+ Common Terns, 1 Rock Pipit (Thames Foreshore), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Linnet, Grey Wagtail (Gary A James).
  • Thames Barrier Park (p.m.): 10 Black Terns lingering, 7 Arctic Terns, 61+ Common Terns, imm. Mistle Thrush, 4 Common Gulls, 7 GBB Gulls, c50 Teal, 2 Jays (David Callahan).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 'eclipse' male Wigeon, Lower Lake (New species for the year!); 2 Sparrowhawk, together, over Ride Wood; 2 Common Buzzard, together, over Vicarage Farm; 1 Kestrel, at Vicarage Farm; 1 ad Little Owl, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2 Skylark, together, at Vicarage Farm; 4 Meadow Pipit, at Parkside Farm; 3(1 ad male, 2 '1st-winter' males) Common Redstart, at Vicarage Farm; 10 Whinchat,(5 together, at Vicarage Farm, 5 together, at Parkside Farm); 2(male & fem/imm) Northern Wheatear, at Parkside Farm; 3(2 ad., 1 juv) Song Thrush, at 'Old Golf Course'; 2 Mistle Thruth, at Park Farm; 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Allotments, at Vicarage Farm; 2 Common Whitethroat, at Vicarage Farm; 2 male Blackcap,(1 Vicarage Farm, 1 'Old Golf Course'); 15 Chiffchaff; 1 singing male Goldcrest, 'Old Golf Course'; 1 Treecreeper; 1 singing male Coal Tit, near Enfield Rd; 4 Siskin, together, Camlet Hill; 1 Bullfinch, near Water Grdn (Robert Callf).
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: 10+ Yellow Wags (Willows Farm), 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Ringed Plover. 2 Common Tern, 3 Kingfishers. (Steve B)
  • Regents Park: Tree Pipit in long grass 8.50am, Wood Warbler 16.30pm, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 8 Blackcaps, 15 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, 90 Swallows, 100 House Martins, 4 Sand Martins and 3 Common Buzzards SE at 2.15am (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park: 2 Spotted Flycatcher ( in the "Clump"), 2 Common Redstart (m,f)on the "Old Golf Course",3 Blackcap,6 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow. Cormorant, Goldfinch,Sparrowhawk. (Pete Lowman).
  • Mayesbrook Park: 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Gadwall.(Paul Hawkins)
  • Eastcheap: Peregrine (fem) flew low NW at 08.00 hrs.(Paul Hawkins)
  • Staines Res (evening): Caspian Gull, subadult in roost N basin; Black-necked Grebe 1, Wigeon 3, Pintail 6 -> W 1900hrs, Hobby (caught House Martin), Ringed Plover 2 (in morning), Turnstone 2 N basin (Rob Innes, Franko Maroevic).

Thursday 11th September

  • Hospice Gardens (Clapham Common): Hobby over 8am, 20+ Greenfinch (Neil Anderson).
  • Queen Mary Res: 2 Osprey comprising 1 SW 1435hrs-1438hrs and 1 S/SE 14:55hrs, 3 Black Terns (SBC).
  • Woolwich Ferry: 1 Black Tern (P. Fallan).
  • Rainham Marshes: m Wigeon, fem/imm Red-breasted Merganser, 14 Ringed Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, 16 Yellow-legged Gull, 82 Black Tern (Thames), 5 Sandwich Tern, 84 Arctic Tern, 412 Common Tern, 3 Little Tern (ELBF).
  • East India Dock: calling Black Redstart, 62 Common Terns (W), ad Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Chiffchaffs (one singing), Lesser Whitethroat, Kingfisher, 2 Common Sandpipers, Stock Dove, Kestrel (David Callahan).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 43 Arctic Terns (groups of 26 & 17 in high from NE, came together then headed SSW at 0757), 109 Swallows (mainly S, 0650-1000), 2 Meadow Pipits (S), c50 House Martins, c20 Sand Martins, 5 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, Sedge Warbler, Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 9 Arctic Tern accompanied by single Black Tern west over Serpentine Gallery at 11:45hrs (first definite Arctic Tern record for site, first Black Tern since September 1981)), Egyptian Goose and single gosling, m Gadwall, fem/imm Kestrel, Peregrine west 12:07hrs, 2 juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, Collared Dove SW, 3 Sand Martin, 44 Swallow (mainly SW), 12 House Martin, Meadow Pipit heard, 9 Pied Wagtail, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, c30 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chaffinch (Des McKenzie).
  • Thames Barrier: 151 Black Terns west by 15:30hrs, 39 Arctic Terns, 2 Sandwich Terns, 88+ Common Terns, Yellow-legged Gull, 11 Linnet, Reed Bunting, Jay, 50+ Starlings (David Callahan).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Tree Pipit, c40 Meadow Pipit, c20 Swallow, 1 male Wheatear, 4 Whinchat, c2 Whitethroat and at least 1 Chiffchaff (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery: 31 Swallow south in groups of 19 & 12 @ 0820 & 0830 - 48th species this year for site (Bob Watts).
  • Regent's Park: Peregrine, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Flycatcher, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, Garden Warbler, Greater Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, Crossbill, 50 House Martins, 50 Swallows 2 Teal, 35 Mandarins (Tony Duckett).
  • Beddington SF: Barn Owl (Dip or Glory).
  • London Wetland Centre: 3 Hobby, Ruff, Redshank, 10 Swallow, 10 House Martin, Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff (LWC website).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 Kestrel; 1 ad Little Owl, at Vicarage Farm; 1 juv Green Woodpecker, at Parkside Farm; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 8 Swallow, flew S, at Vicarage Farm, 09:20 BST; 6 Yellow Wagtail,together at South Lodge Farm; 2 '1st-winter' male Common Redstart,(1 Vicarage Farm, 1 'Old Golf Course', Trent Park); 4 Whinchat,(3 together, at Vicarage Farm, 1 at Parkside Farm); 3 Song Thrush(1 juv), at 'Old Golf Course', Trent Park; 2 Lesser Whitethroat,(1 Vicarage Farm, 1 Park Farm); 5 Common Whitethroat,(4 at Vicarage Farm, 1 'Old Golf Course'); 1 male Blackcap, at 'Old Golf Course', Trent Park; 4 Spotted Flycatcher,(2 together, at Park Farm, 2 together, at 'Old Golf Course',Trent Park); 1 male Bullfinch, near Water Grdn (Robert Callf).
  • Trent Park: 3 Spotted Flycatcher , 15 Goldfinch, 6 Chiffchaff, G.S Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Goldcrest (Pete Lowman).
  • South Norwood Lake: 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 15 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Long-tailed Tit (John Watson).
  • Little Britain Lake (Cowley): GC Grebe 2 individual ads each with 2y, 1 Little Grebe (usually an occasional winter visitor to site) (Roger Dewey).
  • Belmont: 1 Swallow (Sutton Birding[2]).
  • Overton Park: 3 Swallows, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 21 Black-headed Gulls (observer?).
  • River Lee Country Park: 12 Black Tern on Holyfield Lake, Wheatear at Holyfield Hall Farm (Mike Oakland).
  • Alexandra Park: 4 Swallow E @ 1750, 4 House Martins Res (Bob Watts).

Wednesday 10th September

  • Rainham Marshes: Garganey, juv Marsh Harrier, 7 Little Egret, 13 Grey Heron, 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Whinchat, 9 Stonechat, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 32 Long-tailed Tit, 39 Greenfinch, 42 Goldfinch, 21 Siskin, 67 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting (ELBF).
  • Richmond Park: Honey Buzzard over the northwest corner at 10:15, departed SW at 10.45 (Birdguides).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: Honey Buzzard over southwest being escorted by c120 crows at 8.50am. It was a dark morph flying low over rooftops with languid wingbeats. When it glided its wings were gently bowed. Had kite-like jizz, not as bulky as Common Buzzard and seemed to have a narrow head; also 2 Whinchat, c8 Whitethroat & c30 Meadow Pipits (David Lindo).
  • Alexandra Park: Tree Pipit flew from scrub to perimeter and then landed again in grassland to west at 0705 before being flushed from perimeter at 0830. Lanner/Saker type hybrid around Palace building for 20 minutes 0725-0745. (Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener). Wheatear on and around cricket pavilion to 0910 at least (Andrew Gardener, Gareth Richards) Lanner/Saker again c.0830 (Stuart Harrington).
  • Lyle Park (W. Silvertown): Chiffchaff, 29 Common Terns, Common Gull (David Callahan).
  • Thames Barrier: 9 Arctic Terns (W), fem Peregrine, Chiffchaff, 112+ Common Terns, 10 GBB Gulls, 4 Common Gulls, 52 Teal, fem Kestrel (David Callahan).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Willow Warbler & Whitethroat newly found amongst the mixed tit flock, also Chiffchaff 0800-0825 (Bob Watts).
  • Paddington Green: imm fem Sparrowhawk, Peregrine (prob fem) W/SW 12:51hrs, Grey Wagtail, c225 Starling (Des McKenzie).
  • Staines Res: 3 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Turnstone, 3 Black Tern (Birdguides).
  • Beddington SF: 6 Common Snipe, Redshank (Dip or Glory).
  • London Wetland Centre: 1 Garganey, 4 Hobbies (2 ads, 2 juvs), 1 Ruff, 7 Swallows S, c.20 Sand Martins, 13 Meadow Pipits W, 1 Rock Pipit SW, 31 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 18 Blackaps (NPS)
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: Peregrine, 3 Hobby, 3 Buzzard, Kestral, 12+ Yellow Wagtail, 6 M,Pipits, c50 Swallow, 30+ Mistle Thrush, 3 Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper, fem Wigeon (Steve B).
  • North Enfield: 3 Common Redstart (2 1w m and fem/imm) at Vicarage Farm; also 2 Whinchat there and 3 at Parkside Farm (Birdguides).
  • Trent CP: 2 Common Redstart (ad m/1w m), Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Siskin (Birdguides).
  • Rotherhithe: 8 Swallows south over Thames at Greenland Pier early evng (Richard Bonser).
  • Horsenden Hill: 1 Turtle Dove at Paradise Fields, flew off SE around 7pm (Andy Culshaw).
  • Abney Park, Stoke Newington: 1 Tawny Owl (H). (TeRNS)

Tuesday 9th September

  • Staines Reservoirs: Great Skua on south basin then flew west at 15:50; also drake Common Scoter on north basin late afternoon and 5 Black Terns (Birdguides).
  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: Great White Egret flew southeast, across River Thames at 10:20 but no sign of the Aquatic Warbler (Birdguides).
  • Beech Farm GPs: Osprey over Beech Farm at 07:45 heading towards St. Albans (Birdguides).
  • Rotherhithe: 32 Black Terns came in from the east over River Thames, then circled at mouth of Greenland Dock 6.53-6.57pm before heading high south. My 1st record for the site (Richard Bonser).
  • Crossness: 3 Black Terns still off outfall by the Thamesview Golf Centre this morning; also a Knot (Birdguides).
  • East India Dock (2 visits - a.m. & p.m.): 5 Black Terns with many commic terns distantly off West Silvertown until 15:30, plus 9 Common Terns, Common Sandpiper, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Reed Warblers (in copse), Sparrowhawk, 17 Teal (David Callahan).
  • Belvedere: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull at outfall; also 2 Wheatears (Birdguides).
  • Alexandra Park: 3 Yellow Wagtails, c5 Meadow Pipits, Whinchat, at least 4 Spotted Flycatchers, 25 Siskin (Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener, Dominic Mitchell, John Murray).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Reed Warbler (patch tick) Monument Glade 0820, Grey Wagtail, 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest (Bob Watts).
  • Paddington Green: Peregrine (unsexed/aged) south 13:00hrs (Des McKenzie).
  • Finsbury Park: 3+ Spotted Flycatchers (boating lake island), Grey Wagtail, 2 Little Grebes (Ian Bradshaw)
  • Stoke Newington reservoirs: c135 Pochard. 23 sp. recorded (TeRNS)

Monday 8th September

  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: Aquatic Warbler again present at 13:30 (Lol Bodini).
  • Crossness: Manx Shearwater off outfall at 11:58; earlier flew west past Barking Bay at 11:55 and west past Thamesview Golf Centre at 08:55 (Birdguides).
  • Beddington SF: Osprey south over; also 2 Tree Pipits and 12 Yellow Wagtail (Birdguides)
  • Hayes: Wryneck at Lake Farm CP early afternoon in hawthorns behind club at 12:15 only; also Redstart and 4 Spotted Flycatchers (Birdguides).
  • Amwell GPs: Common Crossbill over (Birdguides).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 11 Egyptian Goose (inc single gosling), 12 Great Crested Grebe, fem/imm Kestrel, 2 juv Hobby hunting low over Serpentine (for 10 minutes around 09:00hrs), 3 juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Owl (Hyde Park Meadows 08:05hrs), Tawny Owl at day-roost, Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4-5 Sand Martin, 27 Swallow, 40+ House Martin, 10 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 16 Pied Wagtail, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher (Silver Limes nr Palace Field), Nuthatch, 5 Jay, Red Admiral, 3 Migrant Hawker (Des McKenzie).
  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Black Terns; also Knot and juvenile Marsh Harrier (Birdguides)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Pied Flycatcher in oaks on Lordship Road mid-morning; also Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby and Siskin (Birdguides).
  • Hornchurch: Honey Buzzard flew south at 10:04 (Birdguides).
  • Regent's Park: Woodlark 7.15am SW, Merlin 7.20am SE, 3 Sparrowhawks 7.50am SE, Common Buzzard 12.20pm SE, 550 Swallows, 2 Greater Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroats, Garden Warbler, 14 Blackcaps, 4 Willow Warblers, 8 Chiffchaffs, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Siskins, 3 M Pipits, Yellow Wagtail, Grey wagtail (Tony Duckett)&(Birdguides).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher both Chestnut Glade, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest (Bob Watts).
  • Alexandra Park: Redstart (again, briefly in scrub), 51 Meadow Pipits, 21 Swallows, 4 Jackdaw, at least 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler (Andrew Gardener).
  • Rotherhithe: drake Pochard Greenland Dock plus c.30 House Martins over Durand's Wharf (Richard Bonser).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 6 Crossbill flew west at 2.15pm, ( 1st sight record ), also 2 Whinchat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Green Sandpiper, pair of Gadwall, pair of Wigeon (Vince Halley-Frame).
  • Bedfont Lakes CP: Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Egyptian Geese, and steady passage of House Martins and Meadow Pipits. (Adam Cheeseamn)

Saturday 6th September

  • Bedfont Lakes CP: Wheatear (Adam Cheeseman)


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