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Wednesday 10 September

  • Richmond Park: Honey Buzzard over the northwest corner at 10:15 (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)
  • 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).
  • 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)

Tuesday 9 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).
  • 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)

Monday 8 September

  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: Aquatic Warbler again present at 13:30 (Lol Bodini).
  • Cross Ness: 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 present; also a Merlin (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).

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