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Monday 9th November

  • Staines Moor: 1st-winter Brown Shrike still at 13:30hrs (30th day); park at the south end of Hithermoor Road, Stanwell Moor and take the concrete footpath south by the KGVI Reservoir fence, fork right through the kissing gate and across the boardwalk to the bridge to view (Birdguides).
  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: Snow Bunting on the River Thames foreshore at 13:00 (Birdguides). 300 yds west of visitor centre and showing well on foreshore mid pm (RBA).
  • Wraysbury GPs: Slavonian Grebe still on the east side of BA Sailing Pit today but no sign of Yellow-browed Warbler by Heron Lakes (public footpath 400m beyond the bridge) (Birdguides).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery: 1+ Firecrest still in mixed roving tit flock Monument Glade 1400 but no sign of reported Lesser Spotted Woodpecker seen with tit flock around Chestnut Glade at 0945 (Bob Watts).
  • Alexandra Park: Viz Mig 0700-0740: 120 Starling, c50 Woodpigeon, 5 Redwing in misty conditions (Bob Watts); Water Rail squealing (Conservation Pond), male Sparrowhawk (tunnel reservoir), 2 Chiffchaffs, juv Jackdaw (First ramp) (David Callahan).
  • Brent Res.: 2 Lapwing, 27 C. Snipe, 3 Water Rail, 44 Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Cetti's W. near main hide (Roy Beddard).
  • Clapton Common: c200 BH Gulls, 12 Common Gulls, pair of Jackdaws now 'resident' by the pond (MJP)
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 9 Egyptian Goose, pr Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, pr Red-crested Pochard, imm m Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit (h), c10 1w m Blackbird (all very flighty in canopy; Sparrowhawk flew through them), 5-6 Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch in owl roost tree (Des McKenzie).
  • London Wetland Centre: Shelduck, 140 Teal, 59 Shoveler, Jack Snipe, 5 Cetti's Warbler, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll (LWC website).
  • Margravine Cemetery: 1 Coal Tit with mixed Tit flock, many Chaffinch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (first fem calling, then pair feeding in same tree with tits and finches), 6 Magpie in 1 tree (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Mitcham Common: Firecrest (Seven Ponds) (KJM).
  • Paddington Green: 17 Herring Gull in vicinity of local rooftop colony (Des McKenzie).
  • Regent's Park: Meditterranean Gull 1stw, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Water Rails, 2 Fileldfares, 25 Redwings, Meadow Pipit, Tree Creeper, 5 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
  • South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 20 Tufted Duck, 25 Cormorant (record number for this site), 1 Great Crested Grebe, c80 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Redwing, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
  • Southwark Bridge: Peregrine flew by office window carring prey (LondonBirders Yahoo).
  • Springfield Park: VM 07:00-09:15 - 225 Starlings, 1 Skylark, 1 Lapwing, 6 Fieldfares, 18 Redwings, 20 Chaffinches, 3 Song Thrushes, c40 Woodpigeons; also Orange-winged Amazon, 2 Chiffchaffs with LT Tit flock, 88 Greylags on the deck (highset count locally), c100 Canada Geese, Goldcrest, c200 Black-headed Gulls on cricket pitch (Mark Pearson & Jamie Partridge Hackney Wildlife).
  • Totteridge Valley: 1 Common Buzzard on fence post: 7 Siskins: c35 Redwing NW + c20 in area: 1 Skylark: 6 Mandarin and 4 Teal on Darland's Lake (John Colmans).
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: Goldeneye, 3 Snipe, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Bullfinch(f), 9 Redwing (Steve B).
  • Walthamstow: Woodcock pitched into private garden the flew toward Lockwood Res flood relief channel (LondonBirders Yahoo).

Sunday 8th November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still this a.m. (29th day); park at south end of Hithermoor Road, Stanwell Moor and take concrete footpath south by KGVI Reservoir fence, fork right through kissing gate and across boardwalk to the bridge to view; also 2 Water Pipit by River Colne 13:50hrs (Birdguides).
  • Beddington SF: fem Marsh Harrier SW (NG), Peregrine, Golden Plover, Jack Snipe, 9 Common Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, Mediterranean Gull, 300 Woodpigeon, 4 Skylark, 100 Redwing, 2 Brambling, 4 Redpoll (Dip or Glory).
  • Brent Res: male Merlin flew over, Little Egret over, Cetti's Warbler singing by hide; also c1000 Woodpigeons over, 2 Jack Snipe briefly from Heron hide & 1 Green Sand., 10 Siskins in birches (Andrew Self, Andrew Verrall & Roy Beddard).
  • Queen Mother Res: Red-necked Grebe (Birdguides).
  • Rainham Marshes: 152 Greylag Goose, 55 Canada Goose, 17 Gadwall, 4 Pintail, 25 Shoveler, 340 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit, 40 Goldfinch, 30 Linnet (Birdguides/ELBF).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 female Ring Ouzel still in Chats Paddock looking settled & 5 Brent Goose over from the north heading SW - site tick! also c12 Song Thrush, c20 Blackbird, c120 Woodpigeon over with c3 Stock Dove, c10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Skylark, 1 Stonechat & c20 Chaffinch (Kim Dixon, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
  • Wraysbury GPs: Slavonian Grebe still at the north end of BA Pit mid-morning; also Yellow-browed Warbler yesterday at Heron Lakes (public footpath c400m beyond the bridge (Birdguides), Slavonian Grebe still prior to dusk on BA pit (207th London year tick) (J. Murray).
  • Abney Park Cemetery: female Siskin, 9 Goldcrests, c170 Woodpigeons over (in one group, 1415hrs) (Mark Pearson).
  • Alexandra Park 07:15-09:45: 168 Woodpigeon, 125 Redwing, 8 Starling, 4 Fieldfare, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Mipit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail over. Also 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackbirds with 2 Song Thrushes in bushes opp WGRes, pair Gadwall WGRes, juv Jackdaw Cricket Pitch (Stuart Harrington, Bob Watts).
  • Barking Bay: 38 Redshank, Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 60 Linnet, 2 Skylark (Paul Hawkins).
  • Bedford's Park: 2 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest in holly near the Visitor Centre car park late afternoon (Birdguides/ELBF).
  • Burgess Park: ad Mediterranean Gull on the lake early afternoon (probably for the winter again); also an Egyptian Goose. Park on Cobourg Road (Richard Bonser).
  • Crescent Mews (N22): 13:30 female/immature Black Redstart until at least 15:00 (Stuart Harrington, Gareth Richards).
  • East India Dock area: VIS MIG - Skylark (first site record), Meadow Pipit, 9 Stock Doves (all N), 151 Woodpigeons (S); plus 26 Linnet, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, 4 Pied Wagtails, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 2 Redshank, 2 Chiffchaffs, 64 Teal, 15 Goldfinches (David Callahan, Gary A James, Nick Tanner).
  • Epping Forest (Strawberry Hill Ponds): 23 Mandarin, Mallard, 6 Moorhen, Grey Heron, Kingfisher, fem Tawny Owl (ELBF).
  • Fairlop: 10 Teal, Shoveler, 2 Green Sandpipers, 300 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover (ELBF).
  • Grovelands Park, Southgate: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet; 1 male Green Woodpecker; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2 Goldcrest, together; 1 Nuthatch; 1 Siskin (Robert Callf).
  • Hillfield Park Res: fem Firecrest trapped and ringed on the north bank this a.m. (Birdguides).
  • Horsenden Hill 0700-1130: Vis Mig - Brent Goose 5 SW (same as Scrubs birds) and 2 SW late morning, YL Gull 1 first-winter over, Woodpigeon 2100 S & 310 NW, Alba Wagtail 3 S, Fieldfare 730 mostly SW including a flock of c500, Ring Ouzel m SW with Fieldfares, Blackbird 4 dropped in, Redwing 24 SW, Song thrush 8 SW, Chaffinch 42 NW, 12 Linnets SE. also 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Bullfinches (NPS).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 107 Woodpigeon NW, 2 Meadow Pipit (h), 44 Redwing SW (three flocks), Jackdaw (h), 5 Chaffinch NW; also 69 Mute Swan, 244 Greylag Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose, pr Gadwall, 63 Mallard (lots of display), 14 Shoveler, 5 Red-crested Pochard (3m), 24 Pochard, 53 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 24 Cormorant, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, m Pied Wagtail, 2 Fieldfare (on site), 2-3 Coal Tit, Nuthatch at feeders, 3 Treecreeper (Des McKenzie), 2 Peregrine (m/f) soaring over Kensington Gardens c14:25hrs (David Lindo per DMc).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Siskin, 40+ Meadow Pipit, Sparrowhawk (Shaun Harvey).
  • London Wetland Centre: Shelduck, 5 Red-crested Pochard, Peregrine, Water Pipit (Main Lake and Marsh), 2 Stonechat, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Siskin west (LWC website); 4 Jack Snipe, 20 Common Snipe, Water Rail all from Peacock Tower (Dave Holden).
  • Margravine Cemetery: Coal Tit, 20+ mixed tit flock, many Goldfinch & Chaffinch, 1-2 Greenfinch, 2 Jay (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Mayesbrook Park: 2 Fieldfare, 2 Mipit, Goldfinch, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, fem Sparrowhawk, c200 Woodpigeon (north), 30+ Gadwall, 15 Shoveler, 2 Teal, GBB Gull (Paul Hawkins).
  • Oakwood Park, N14: 1 imm Grey Heron; 1 female Sparrowhawk; 1 Song Thrush; 32+ Fieldfare, flew E, 10:10 GMT (Robert Callf).
  • Paddington Green: possible flock of Brent Goose distantly to the south 12:56-13:00hrs and moving east (maybe numbering 15 birds?); range too great to make a positive identification, 2 Egyptian Goose low toward Regent's Park (probably commuting from HP/KG), 320+ Woodpigeon (mainly SE) by 13:10hrs, 2 Jackdaw east (Des McKenzie).
  • Pembury Estate, Hackney: c80 Woodpigeons over, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel (Mark Pearson).

Saturday 7th November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still present a.m. (28th day), park at the south end of Hithermoor Road, Stanwell Moor and take the concrete footpath south by the KGVI Reservoir fence, fork right through the kissing gate and across the boardwalk to the bridge to view (RBA). Wellingtons adviseable, also 3 Goosander along River Colne early am and Water Pipit (Bob Warden per FJM).
  • Wraysbury: 2 Slavonian Grebes on the sailing pit (Birdguides).
  • London Wetland Centre: 15 Wigeon, 111 Teal, 84 Shoveler, Bittern (12:30 opposite Headley Hide), Water Rail, 18 Common Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler (LWC website).
  • Alexandra Park: Viz mig 0700-0915: 337 Woodpigeon, 41 Fieldfare, 103 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, Skylark (h), 128 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Mipit, 13 Jackdaw. Also R N Parakeet, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, m Kingfisher fishing at Conservation Pond (Stuart Harrington, Bob Watts).
  • Beddington SF: 11 Lesser Redpolls, 1 Peregrine, 1 Skylark (DKC KJM).
  • Brent Res: Water Pipit over at 09.45 (almost landed on raft), Jack Snipe from heron hide, Cetti's Warbler calling; 390 Woodpigeon, 118 Fieldfare, 46 Redwing, 94 Starling & 7 Jackdaw over (Andrew Self).
  • Fulham Reach (Thames Path): 1 Little Grebe (patch tick), 35 Cormorant, 48 Mallard, 47 Teal, 13 Tufted Duck, 200+ Black Headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-Backed Gull, 8 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1-4 Grey Wagtail, Starlings, 16 Woodpigeon going SW (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Horsenden Hill vis. mig. 0620-1040: Common Buzzard 1 W, Woodpigeon 5773 mostly S, Stock Dove 117 SW, Water Pipit 1 S, Meadow Pipit 27 SW, Fieldfare 133 W, Song Thrush 7 SW, Redwing 10 SW, Linnet 8 SW, Goldfinch 19 S, Chaffinch 56 mostly WNW, Bullfinch 2 SW, Siskin 4 SW, Lesser redpoll 5 S, Redpoll sp 4 SW, Yellowhammer 1 m SW. also 1 Woodcock flushed from summit and 3 Chiffchaffs (NPS)
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Water/Rock pipit over round pond at 07:30, 6 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 4 Eygptian Geese, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper. No sign of Tawny owl at day roost (J.Murray & J.Murray Senior).
  • Little Venice to Wormwood Scrubs (canal): 7 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 61 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Mallard, Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Sparrowhawk, 13 Moorhen, 39 Coot, c165 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2-3 Ring-necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, several Long-tailed Tit, c10 Goldfinch (2 singing), Siskin over (Des McKenzie, Nick Tanner).
  • Mitcham Common: 1 Firecrest showing well along path from Beddington SF to Mitcham Common train station at 2:15pm (DKC KJM).
  • Regent's Park: 1st winter Mediterranean Gull, 2 Water Rails, Skylark.(Tony Duckett).
  • Springfield Park: Ring Ouzel low SW with 6 Redwings 1012hrs, 2 male Blackcaps, Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrests, 4 Coal Tits, 2 Fieldfares, c25 Long-tailed Tits (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
  • Stoke Newington East Res: Kingfisher (new river); 3 GBB Gulls, 5 Com Gulls, 6 Wigeon, 310 Coots, plus usuals (Dave Holden).
  • Trent CP: 2 (m&f) Shoveler, Lower Lake; 1 female Teal, Lower Lake; 3 Goldcrest, (2 Camlet Moat, 1 Williams Wood); 1 female Firecrest, feeding in Holly, Rough Lot, 11:18-11:23 GMT; 2 Small Copper, (our latest record by one day!) (Robert Callf & Robin White).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Ring Ouzel at noon in Chats Paddock (Rob Ayers), hunting m Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine (m/f) over NE side 12:05-12:07hrs, 3 Meadow Pipit, Song Thrush, Jackdaw low NE, also a confiding fem Budgerigar (yellow) (Des McKenzie, Nick Tanner).
  • Hampstead Heath(pm) 21 Mandarin and 4 Egyptian Geese(Wood Pond and Stock Pond).Also,14 Shoveler on Hampstead No1 plus 2 drakes on Sanctuary Pond.3 Gadwall on Highgate No1 -8 Cormorants,100 Black h and 5 Common Gulls here too.5 Redpolls over (PeteM)

Friday 6th November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still present a.m. (27th day), park at the south end of Hithermoor Road, Stanwell Moor and take the concrete footpath south by the KGVI Reservoir fence, fork right through the kissing gate and across the boardwalk to the bridge to view (Birdguides).
  • Rainham Rspb: 2 Corn Bunting with small flock of Reed Bunting, feeding along path by silt lagoons off ferry lane (J.Murray).
  • Stockers Lake: Black-necked Grebe from Tern Hide (Birdguides).
  • Walthamstow Res: 3 Green Sandpipers and a Little Egret in the flood relief channel next to the Lockwood, the Black-necked Grebe still on the Lockwood and 3 ff Goldeneye on the Low Maynard (Paul Whiteman).
  • Fairlop: 2 Hawfinches, Linnet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 8 Skylark, 3 Mipit, 3 Kestrel, 2 Snipe, 3 Woodcock, 80 Lapwing, Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, 80 Fieldfare (north), Redwing, 2GWP, GSWP (DEH).
  • Tower 42 (top of), The City (0600-1000): c250 Woodpigeon, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret (W'stow), Peregrine (Barbican), 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (Hackney), Grey Wagtail (David Lindo, Des McKenzie, Mark Pearson et al).
  • Oakwood Park, N14: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, flew over; 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch (Robert Callf).
  • Crayford Marsh: c150 Woodpigeon, 2 Little Egret, 7 Stonechat, Common Sandpiper, 14 Wigeon, c70 Dunlin, 68 Redshank, 27 Ringed Plover, 2 Song Thrush, Jay, c120 Lapwing (Kev Jarvis).
  • Tyttenhanger GP: 5 Tree Sparrow, 12 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare (Steve B).
  • Regent's Park: 1st winter Mediterranean Gull, 2 Water Rails, 1 Chiffchaff, 12 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
  • Bromley-by-Bow: 1 Little Grebe, 64 Mallard, 27 Teal, 1 Pochard, Peregrine, Kestrel, Redwing, 2 Redpolls, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit south, 15 Blackbirds, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Heron, Kingfisher, flock of Long-tailed Tits (S Fisher).
  • Mitcham Common: 1 drake Pintail with Mallard (KJM)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 11 Wigeon, c75 Gadwall, c50 Tufted Duck, c30 Common Pochard, 6 Little Grebes, c500 Black-headed Gulls heading to roost (Mark Pearson).
  • Woodoaks Farm: 1 Red Kite seen for c 1 hour, sometimes on ground, 1 m Kestrel, 1 pr Stonechat, c 50 Skylark, 1 GS Woodpecker. (Roger Dewey)
  • Stockers Lake (south end): Gadwall, 1 pr Ruddy Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose. (Roger Dewey)
  • Alexandra Park: 4 Chiffchaffs (2 Ckt Scrub, WGRes, Boating Lake), Fieldfare, Redwing, Mipit (Bob Watts).
  • Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 female Brambling, with a few Greenfinches (Robin White per RMC).
  • Raphael Park, Romford: 2 Kingfisher (John Palmer per Ania Kusnierz)

Thursday 5th November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still present 11.15 a.m. (26th day) (Birdguides). 3 Water Pipit along River Colne banks (Nigel Sluman) also 3 f Goosander on river early am, 2 f Goosander over, then on Wraysbury Res. Cettis Warbler heard only on Fishing Pit late am. Wellies best (FJM)
  • Banstead Downs Golf Course: 1 male and 1 female Firecrest back for the winter along the wooded footpath near post 678 access via Burdon Lane (David K Campbell)
  • Beddington SF: Short-eared Owl over (KJM200).
  • Epping Forest, Knighton Woods: 20+ Mandarin, pr Wood Duck, Redwing, Nutchatch, Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, Firecrest (DEH)
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: excellent view of an Osprey moving due south over Serpentine, east of Island, 11:27hrs (c350-75ft up); 4 Egyptian Goose, 16 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 19 Common Gull, Fieldfare, Linnet (h) (Des McKenzie).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Male & female Firecrest with mixed tit flock (mostly L T) near High Glade west of small pond @ 1230 (Bob Watts).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: Water Pipit over a.m (site tick!) plus Ring Ouzel still present in the Chat Paddock but elusive (Birdguides).
  • Abney Park Cemetery: c30 Long-tailed Tits, 6 Goldcrests, 3 Coal Tits (Mark Pearson)
  • Alexandra Park: Viz mig 0700-0800: 14 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, c250 Woodpigeon, Mipit, Lesser Redpoll, 15 Chaffinch, also 2 Chiffchaff, pair Gadwall (Bob Watts, David Callahan).
  • Brent Res: Viz-mig: c4110 Woodpigeons, Mistle Thrush 8SW, 158 Fieldfares, 6 Redwings & 12 Jackdaws; also adult Med Gull, Cetti's Warbler & 3 Red-crested Pochards (2 drakes, 1 female) (Andrew Self)
  • Bromley-by-Bow: 1 Little Grebe, 1 imm drake Pochard, 25+ Herring Gulls, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 90 Mallard, 2 Chiffchaff, Great-spotted Woodpcker, 2 Song Thrush west, 1 Linnet, Sparrowhawk, 2 Cormorants (S Fisher)
  • Clapton Common: 30 BH Gulls, 12 Common Gulls, Jackdaw perched in overhanging willow (Mark Pearson)
  • Hertford: 3 Little Egrets this a.m. on south side of River Lea, near Horns Mill Pub (Birdguides).
  • Horsenden Hill 0630-1000: 9660 Woodpigeons mostly S, 2 G S Woodpeckers high SW, 12 Meadow Pipits SW, 3 'Alba' Wagtails SW, 319 Fieldfares W/SW, 4 Redwings W + 10 grounded, 9 Song Thrushes SW + 8 dropped in, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 10 Goldcrests, Coal Tit 2, 34 Chaffinches W/NW, 5 Bramblings W, 31 Goldfinches S/SW, Lesser Redpoll 6 S (NPS).
  • Lee Valley RP: (Holyfield) 1 Little Owl, 3 Buzzards, 14 Egyptian Geese, 78 Collared Doves. (Friday Lake) 3 Goldeneye. (Mike Oakland)
  • London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe, Water Pipit (Birdguides).
  • Margravine Cemetery: ca 30 Goldfinch-Chaffinch flock, 1 m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Peregrine (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Paddington Green (07:00-09:00hrs): Egyptian Goose flew toward Hampstead, Ring-necked Parakeet, c2380 Woodpigeon south (some SE; also 72 north or NW), 12 Meadow Pipit south, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 30 Fieldfare SW, 19 Redwing WSW, 14 Magpie low south (probably local birds), 40+ Starling SW, 11 Chaffinch west, up to 10 Goldfinch in area, Siskin SW (Des McKenzie).
  • Regent's Park: Woodcock, 2 Water Rails, 12 Redwings, 10 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
  • St James's Park: 1st Winter Med Gull still present on south side of west end. Also 1 Common Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 2 Little Grebe, 1 GC Grebe, 2 RN Parakeet (Robin Dryden)
  • Staines Reservoirs: 1 Black-necked Grebe, S basin late am. 10 Goldeneye. (FJM)
  • Southfields (Girdwood Road 07.15): 6 Egyptian Geese flew over heading SE (probably to Wimbledon Park) calling (Martin Honey).
  • Springfield Park: VM, 06:50 - 09:00 - 1,281 Woodpigeons, 131 Fieldfares, 66 Redwings, 127 Starlings, 52 Chaffinches, 14 Linnets, 11 Stock Doves, 15 Goldfinches, 9 Greenfinches, 2 Meadow Pipits, 16 redpolls, 7 Jackdaws, 2 Lapwings, 4 Pied Wagtails, 3 Grey Wagtails, 6 Mistle Thrushes. Also Orange-winged Amazon still, 4 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits; 103 Canada Geese (highest borough count by some distance) and 46 Greylags leaving roost around pond (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: Goldeneye (Steve B)
  • Walthamstow Marshes: c50 Chaffinches (most in feeding flock at riding centre), 35 Pied Wagtails (ditto), 2 Bramblings (one over, one with Chaffinch flock), 2 Siskins over, 5 Linnets; 4 Stonechats (two pairs) & 7 Meadow Pipits (Bombcrater field); 20 Long-tailed Tits and one Jackdaw (horseshoe wood) (Mark Pearson)
  • Wanstead Park, The Basin: 30 Gadwall, 6 Great-crested Grebes, 9 Little Grebes. Wanstead Flats: pair Stonechat, 6 Meadow Pipits (S Fisher)

Wednesday 4th November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still present late a.m. (25th day), also Barn Owl along Bonehead Ditch 6.20am (Bob Warden per FJM), Cettis Warbler heard only and Water Pipit (Birdguides).
  • Fairlop: Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, Merlin, Sparrowhawk, 161 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 30 Gadwall, 44 Teal, 15 Pochard, 69 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 5 Little Grebe, 8 GCGrebe, 132 Coot, 41 Moorhen, 9 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, pr Stonechat, Skylark, 2 Mipit, c60 LTTit, Chiffchaff (calling), Reed Bunting (DEH).
  • London Wetland Centre: two Jack Snipe on grazing marsh with Common Snipe and a Water Rail, also the Bittern still in reedbed this afternoon (Birdguides).
  • Rainham Marshes RSPB: ringtail Hen Harrier low over Ferry Lane and towards silt lagoons at 10:00, Marsh Harrier over rubbish tip late morning, Merlin over stone barges and across river (poor photos of the harriers on Birdguides), also 2 Water Pipit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit and flock of 25 Linnet (John Murray & John Murray Snr), 180 Greylag Goose, 7 Pintail, 4 Kestrel, 2y Mediterranean Gull, ad Caspian Gull, 20 Fieldfare, 3 Water Pipits (ELBF).
  • Aldwych: 50 Fieldfare west prior to 08:00hrs (Dave Morrison per DMc).
  • Alexandra Park: Viz mig 0700-0810: c600 Woodpigeon, 2 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, 3 Mipit, 2 Jackdaw, 15 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, Skylark, Lesser Redpoll, also Chiffchaff Ckt Scrub, pair Gadwall WGRes (Stuart Harrington, Bob Watts).
  • Bromley-by-Bow: 58 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Mistle Thrush, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (S Fisher).
  • Clissold Park: VM (til leaf blowers stopped play): 390 Woodpigeons, 25 Redwings, 5 Fieldfares, 11 redpolls, 28 Chaffinches, 12 Mistle Thrushes, 32 Starlings, 1 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipits; large bunting west, possibly Lapland, didn't call .... also 4 Shoveler, 2 Common Pochard (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife).
  • Crayford Marsh: Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Snipe, 17 Ringed Plover, c70 Lapwing, 8 Pied Wagtail, 7 Skylark, 12 Wigeon, male Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, c40 Greylag Geese (Kev Jarvis).
  • Hackney Downs: adult Mediterranean Gull low and circling over clapton Pond area 1400 before drifting over downs (possibly returning bird from previous years at Clapton Common) (Mark Pearson).
  • Hampstead Heath: 4 Goldcrest, 5 Coal Tits, 2 Kestrels, 17 Shoveler (Highgate No1 Pond), Skylark over Parliament Hill Fields (patch tick) (Sash Tusa). Sanctuary Pond: 1 juvenile Cormorant. Hampstead No 1 Pond: still 9 Mute Swan cygnets with adults, 1 GC Grebe with 1 calling juvenile, 1 pr Gadwall (Michael Mac).
  • Haringay: Red Kite over Mattison Road N4 at 09.00 (J. Sermet per AS).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens (late a.m.): 6 Egyptain Goose, 8 Shoveler, 4 Red-crested Pochard (3m), imm m Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel (earthworming on Buck Hill, briefly mobbed by Sparrowhawk), 3 Little Grebe, 28 Cormorant, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Siskin west, redpoll sp west (Des McKenzie).
  • Kenwood: 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 250+ Carrion Crow (West Meadow area), Approx 600 - 1,000 Woodpigeon took to the air after some kind of military jet (after 1600) flew low over wood, prior to that not noticable, 4+ Jackdaw, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Green Woodpecker (Michael Mac)
  • King George V Res: 3 Goosander, 1 Rock Pipit (Tony Clancy).
  • Minet CP: m Firecrest showing well in ivy-covered oaks south-west of Minet CP at 10:00hrs. Park at Springfield Road Car Park TQ114807 and walk southwest past pond, through gap in first hedgerow and follow path to gap in oaks near Pump Lane TQ112806 (Birdguides).
  • Park Farm, Enfield: 7 Fieldfare (Robert Callf).
  • Regent's Park: 1f Firecrest, 24 Fieldfares, 36 Redwings, 2 Water Rails (Tony Duckett).
  • St James's Park: 1st-winter Med Gull at lunchtime & 3 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self)
  • Staines Res: Water Pipit showing well this a.m. (Birdguides).
  • Totteridge Valley: 1 Woodcock over; 10 Fieldfares; 2 Skylarks, also 4 Meadow Pipits grounded (John Colmans).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery: 1+ Firecrests still present (male definitively sighted) in predominately L T Tit flock Monument Glade 1230 (Bob Watts).
  • Trent Park: 5 (3m, 2f) Mandarin Duck, Upper Lake; 3 (1m, 2f) Teal, Lower Lake; 1 male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, feeding in Rough Lot, 11:05-11:10 GMT; 2 (m&f) Firecrest, feeding in Holly, Rough Lot, 11:28-12:27 GMT; 3 Nuthatch; 3 Treeceeper; 1 Weasel, Camlet Moat; 1 Small Copper, (my latest record for eight years) (Robert Callf & Robin White).
  • Valentines Park (Ilford): ad Mediterranean Gull, also 7 Mute Swan (family group), 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Gadwall, Shoveler, Pochard, Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush (ELBF).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Ring Ouzel still in Chats Paddock, plus c1,200 Woodpigeon, 2 Stonechat, c6 Redwing, c5 Fieldfare, 1 Redpoll, c30 Chaffinch, 2 Jackdaw & c10 Meadow Pipit (Rob Ayers, David Lindo & Anders Price).

Tuesday 3rd November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still present a.m. (24th day). Please view only from south of the River Colne (RBA) Also 2 Little Egrets, 1 Water Pipit, Kingfisher chased Brown Shrike briefly at roosting bush. 4 Partridge sp seen briefly along Bonehead Ditch before flying into trees bordering KG VI Res early am. (FJM)
  • Alexandra Park: Pair Gadwall WG Res, Chiffchaff singing from hedge opposite 0715 (Bob Watts); Kingfisher (David Callahan).
  • Brent Res: Ad Med Gull, 27 Snipe, 2m 1f Red-crested Pochard, Cetti's Warbler singing, 3 Redwing, Skylark, Meadow Pipit (Andrew Self, Andrew Verrall), plus 45+ Wigeon, 1 Green Sand (Roy Beddard)
  • Bromley-by_Bow: 1 Pochard, 66 Mallard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Kingfisher, Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), Linnet (S Fisher)
  • Crossness: ad Mediterranean Gull on the Thames from Thamesmead Golf Centre (Birdguides).
  • Hatch End Arts Centre: Little Egret present mid day by 'new'course of River Pinn (Tony Donetti)
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: pr Egyptian Goose, 3 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, pr Red-crested Pochard, imm m Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Grebe, still 7 semi-dependent juv Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant with remains of plastic bag around neck, Common Snipe (Hyde Park Meadows), Grey Wagtail, 2-3 Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, at least 90 Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Reed Bunting (heard from Long Water Sanctuary) (Des McKenzie).
  • Little Britain Lake: Little Grebe, Cormorant, 2 Heron, pr Mute Swan & 4y, 2 Egyptian Goose, Gadwall, R-n Parakeet, GS Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Redwing over, Goldcrest, tit flocks, c20 Chaffinch in flock, Goldfinches (Roger Dewey).
  • London Wetland Centre: 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Water Rail, 1 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff, 56 Lapwing, 24 Common Snipe (James Bray), 20 Wigeon - grazing marsh and channel (observer?).
  • Margravine Cemetery: 1 Jackdaw, 1 f Peregrine, 2-3 Jay, ca 20 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Mudchute Farm (Isle of Dogs): flock of 24 Monk Parakeets, 3 Mistle Thrushes (Sean Huggins).
  • Myddelton House Gardens, Bulls Cross: 1 Brambling; Siskin, small flock (Robert Callf).
  • Rainham Marshes: 66 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Curlew, 140 Wigeon, 30 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 80 Golden Plover, 3 Peregrine (2m, 1f) (ELBF).
  • Regent's Park: 3 Little Grebes, 57 Egyptian Geese, flock of 45 Red-crested Pochards, 3 Water Rail, 12 Redwings, Tree Creeper, ?Meally Redpoll (Tony Duckett).
  • South Norwood Lake: 12+ Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, c30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, c20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (John Watson).
  • Stockers Lake: 2 Scaup (HertsBirding).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 7 Wigeon, 1 Jackdaw, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson).
  • Vauxhall: m Peregrine alighted on building briefly then flew towards Brixton 14:20 (Michael Mac).
  • Wanstead Flats (9.30-10.30): no sign of Dartford Warbler; Stonechat, Skylark, Meadow Pipits, Mistle Thrush, Jay, Snipe (flushed) (P Fallan). Wanstead Flats pm: still no sign of Dartford Warbler, male Stonechat, 6 Meadow Pipits, 11 Skylark, 2 Fieldfares in Hawthorn, 10 Shoveler in Alexandra Pond (S Fisher)
  • Weald Park: 50 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, 14 Mistle Thrush, 4 Fieldfare (ELBF).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Red-legged Partridge flushed from Chats Paddock - 2nd site record plus 1 Stonechat, 3 Jackdaw & c13 Meadow Pipit (Roy Nuttall & Anders Price).
  • Woodford Bridge: Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Alan Hobson).

Monday 2nd November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still present 15:00 (23rd day). Please view only from south of the River Colne (Birdguides)
  • London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe, 31 Common Snipe, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll (LWC website). Bittern 14:15 showing well on island opposite from Dulverton Hide then flew over water into reeds right of hide then disappeared, 17 Wigeon grazing on meadow, GBB Gull adult and 1st winter juvenile, Snipe zipping about, odd Barnacle Goose type Hybrid with yellow legs, feral or escapee? (Wildside hide), 3 Egyptian Geese went from main lake to wildfowl enclosures, 1 Green Woodpecker (Michael Mac); recent tame Barnacle Goose intermittently at Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens but not a hybrid (DMc). Looking at this page it could be Barnacle and Grey Lag Hybrid [1](Michael Mac).
  • Bromley-by-Bow: 6 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Teal, c100 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Redwing over, 1 Fieldfare west, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wags, 7 Goldfinch (S Fisher)
  • Rainham Marshes: Little Stint, Jack Snipe, (Dark-bellied) Brent Goose, 2 Bearded Tit (Birdguides).
  • Staines Res: 5 Goldeneye, Black-necked Grebe still on South Basin late p.m. (FJM).
  • Trent CP: 4 Firecrest, (a pair feeding in Holly, Rough Lot, 11:10 - 11:38 GMT, another pair feeding in Holly, Williams Wood, 12:28 - 12:32 GMT); 2 Goldcrest (including one singing male); 1 Kingfisher, perched, Lower Lake, 12:05 GMT; 4 Small Copper (Robert Callf).
  • Wanstead Flats: Dartford Warbler, still in same area seemed to be associating with Stonechats this am 8.15 am - see image on Surfbirds at http://tinyurl.com/sxi4 (JP Elmes).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: flighty female Ring Ouzel at Chats Paddock 08:00 plus c400 Woodpigeon over, c30 Redwing, c20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, c4 Skylark, c8 Jackdaw & 1 winter male Reed Bunting (David Lindo, Roy Nuttall & Anders Price).
  • Alexandra Park; 2 Chiffchaffs, one singing (WG res) (David Callahan). Viz mig 0715-0755: 366 Woodpigeon, 7 Jackdaw, 6 Mipit, 26 Redwing, 2 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 15 Chaffinch, drake Gadwall WGres (Bob Watts).
  • Barnes Sports Field: 2 Pied Wagtail - adult and juvenile, 1 Grey Wagtail (in brook), 67 Feral Pigeons flocking on running track (Michael Mac).
  • Beddington SF: 3 ad Yellow-legged Gull, c350 Woodpigeon, 1350 Ring-necked Parakeet, 36 Redwing, 3 Siskin (Beddington Farm Bird Group).
  • Bedfont Lakes CP: 34 Gadwall, Kingfisher, Redwing (Adam Cheeseman).
  • Brent Res., 25+ Common Snipe, 36 Wigeon, 3 R-C Pochard (2m, 1f), Cetti's Warbler singing on S bank, 12 Redwings E. Marsh, 1 v late Common Darter (Roy Beddard).
  • Crossness: ad Mediterranean Gull on the Thames (Birdguides).
  • Fairlop: 10 Teal, 100+ Lapwing, 15 Snipe, Woodcock, Water Rail, Little Owl, 3 Kestrels (DEH).
  • Hampstead Heath: 1 Kingfisher, 2 slightly odd looking Pochard (possible hybrids? Worth having a look if anyone is in the area), 6 Shoveler (all on Highgate no.1 pond), 1 Coal tit (Tumulus) (Reuben Braddock); also pair of Gadwall here. I saw the Pochard one has not completed moult (Pete Mantle).
  • Hogsmill SF: female Peregrine 08:06hrs, 7 Redwing S, c70 Wood Pigeon SW early morning (Nick Tanner).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 8 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shoveler, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Little Grebe (1 trilling), 25 Cormorant, c550 Black-headed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, Tawny Owl showing well at roost, 6 Redwing west, Jackdaw calling nr Kensington Palace, 7 Goldfinch (2 singing) (Des McKenzie).
  • Kings Road SE25 (09:20hrs): 1 Jackdaw over S/SW (John Watson).
  • Limehouse (07.25): 700+ Wood Pigeons (S) (Paul Hyland).
  • Margravine Cemetery: 1 f Peregrine perched on hospital mobbed by Crow and standing her ground, 2 Jay (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Osterley Park: Buzzard, drake Teal, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch (Tom Smith).
  • South Norwood Lake: 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 65 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,2 Collared Dove, 2 Nuthatch, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson).
  • St. James's Park: 1w Mediterranean Gull at west end late afternoon (Birdguides).
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: Stonechat, (m) Bullfinch (m) Goldeneye, (m) Wigeon, (f) Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Grebe, Buzzard (Steve B).
  • Vauxhall: fem Peregrine perched on building 7:15 then flew north 15 mins latter (Michael Mac).
  • Wanstead Park: In Reservoir Wood - 2 GS Woodpecker, Treecreeper, 40+ LT Tits, 20 Blue Tit, 30+ Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Jays (J Lethbridge), 20 Little Grebe (16 on The Basin), 4 Great Crested Grebe (The Basin), 24 Gadwall, 12 Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher over Shoulder of Mutton pond, 96 Coot (S. Fisher)
  • Totteridge Valley: Common Buzzard high in sky being chased by large flock of Jackdaws and Crows,Darlands Lake: Common Darter (Tony Clancy)

Sunday 1st November

  • Staines Moor: 1w BROWN SHRIKE still present 14:45 (22nd day). Please view only from south of the River Colne (Birdguides).
  • Brent Reservoir: 2 Jack Snipe from heron hide, also female Red-crested Pochard & Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Self).
  • East India Dock: Yellow-legged Gull (the regular bird), 2 Little Grebes, Common Sandpiper (David Callahan).
  • Hogsmill SF: ad fem Peregrine NE mobbed by Jackdaws c13:20hrs (only 2nd site record in 13 years) (Nick Tanner per DMc).
  • Wanstead Flats: Dartford Warbler still east of Centre road c15:20, m Stonechat in same area. Also 2 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 50+ Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 10+ LBB Gull, 1 adult GBB Gull (rare here and a year tick), 2 Kestrel, 2 Pied Wag, 8 Mipit, Song Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 27 RN Parakeet over heading north, 2 Goldfinch, 10+ Greenfinch, 500+ Starling, 3 Jay, 2 Jackdaw (J Lethbridge).
  • Wanstead Park pm: Firecrest calling with large flock of (mainly) Long-tailed tits from Reservoir wood towards dusk, also Goldcrest, Coal tit amongst them. 11 Pochard, 14 Tufted Ducks, 8 Gadwall (S Fisher)
  • South Norwood Lake: 8 Tufted Duck, 8+ Cormorant, c30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Pied Wagtail, c12 Long-tailed Tit, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
  • Fairlop: 10 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 3 GBBGulls (adult), Rook, 5 Mipit, 2 Skylark, 17 Linnet, 12 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 70+ Lapwing (DEH)
  • Queen Mary Res. pm: G.C. Grebe 142, Goosander pr circling at dusk, Peregerine 1 f, Common Buzzard 1, Caspian Gull 1 first-winter, Y.L.Gull 5 (2 ads, 3 first-winters), Herring Gull 6 argentatus types Common Gull c.350 at roost, Rock Pipit 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 2 (NPS)
  • London Wetland Centre WWT: 2 Jack Snipe,(Wader Scrape) 11 Common Snipe, 21 Lapwing, Water Pipit, Peregrine Falcon, ad f hunting over early pm. Chiffchaff with Long-tailed Tits Sheltered Lagoon. (Mike Lewis & FJM.)
  • Fulham. 25 Pied Wagtail flew over at dusk. (Michael F)
  • Horsenden Hill. Water rail still on Canal Ponds. 1 Little Grebe on canal. (Andy Culshaw and David Howdon)

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