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| - | ===Wednesday 19th December 2007===
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| - | *Hyde Park: 7 Siskin in alders at East end of North Carriage Drive (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 1 Bittern, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 fem Peregrine over W and 1 Redshank NW. (DM)
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| - | *East India Dock NR: ~50 Tuftie, 1 Lapwing, 2m Black Redstart, 10 Siskin (J Lethbridge).
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| - | ===Tuesday 18th December 2007===
| + | '''Please note that this site has now been moved to: http://londonbirders.wikia.com/wiki/London_Bird_Club_Wiki''' |
| - | *Enfield Town: 3(2ad,1'1st-winter') Mute Swan, Carr's Basin; 1 Bar-headed Goose, with 60 Canada Goose on Enfield Grammar School Playing Field - a site tick!?; 7(4m,3f) Pochard, New River Loop; 23(14m,9f) Tufted Duck, Carr's Basin; 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, bearing metal ring, Enfield Grammar School Playing Field; 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, heard calling (6 reported by gardener earlier); 1 Grey Wagtail, Southbury Road; 31 Redwing,( 3 in Holly, River View, 28 Genotin Road); 8 Jackdaw, Enfield Grammar School Playing Field; 1 Jay (Robert Callf).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 16 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 13 Tufted Duck, 20 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Jay, 5 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Dunnock (John Watson).
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| - | *Edmonton Cemetery: 2(m,f) Green Woodpecker; 1 female Great Spotted Woodpecker; 7 Redwing; 2 Goldcrest,(including 1 singing male); 4 Goldfinch; 2 Greenfinch (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 58 species recorded, 30 Pochard,pair of Wigeon, 3 pair of Gadwall,70 Golden Plover flew North, 1 Little Egret, 20+ Reed Bunting, 3 Siskin over, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Mistle Thrush singing. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
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| - | ===Monday 17th December 2007===
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| - | *Amwell GP's: 3 Smew (RBA).
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| - | *Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: juv White-fronted Goose viewable from Tyler Hide, Merlin left of Willow Hide at 12.35hrs (RBA).
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| - | *Kensington Gardens: German-ringed ad Mediterranean Gull still at the Round Pond to mid-day at least (RBA).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 1 Jack Snipe flushed from World Wetlands, flew to Main Lake (no records for past 2 weeks), 1 fem Peregrine landed on marsh then hunted around site for ten minutes, 1 Cetti's Warbler calling just inside Wildside gates, 4 Lesser Redpoll Wildside with 30 Siskin and 14 Goldfinch. Last night Redshank on main lake at dusk and Woodcock flew into small copse by Explore playground (D. Monk)
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 10 Cormorant, 1 Little Grebe, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 15 Tufted Duck, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 2 Collard Dove (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: Corn Bunting, Brambling, 2 Water Pipit, 10+ Rock Pipit, 2 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Stonechat, c20 Yellow-Legged Gull, 28 Pintail (Paul Hawkins).
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 5 Lapwings (2 down in bombcrater field), 1 Little Owl, 1 Stonechat, 19 Fieldfares, 7 Redwings, 2 Linnets, 3 Meadow pipits, 8 Stock Doves (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Hackney Marshes (River Lea)/ Middlesex Filter Beds NR: Redshank (appeared to put down at Waterworks NR), 12 Siskins, 2 Chiffchaffs, 5 Redwings, 14 Gadwall over, 5 Teal (Mark Pearson)
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| - | ===Sunday 16th December 2007===
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| - | *Amwell GP's: 2 Smew (RBA).
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| - | *Totteridge Valley: 3 Common Redpolls feeding alongside Dollis Brook near Woodside Park station; 5+ Siskin, Bullfinch, 70+ Fieldfare, 40+ Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 15 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 male Tawny Owls singing at dawn. (Ian Ellis)
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| - | *Richmond Park: no sign of reported '''Dipper''' along Beverley Brook but 2 Little Egrets (Jan Wilczur), also, 2 Kingfisher, 15 Grey Wagtail, m Stonechat (Nick Tanner per DMc).
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| - | *Broadwater Lake: 1 Shelduck, 5 Red-crested Pochard and 6 Goldeneye (Simon Buckingham).
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| - | *Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: Weasel on Coppermill Lane next to alders 10.30. (Quentin Given).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Egyptian Goose, [http://www.birdguides.com/pictures/default.asp?f=156078&r=0&st=0&v=0&q= ad Mediterranean Gull (German-ringed),] [http://www.dartfordwarbler.com/ Tawny Owl,]2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Coal Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit (Paul Bruty); also, 4 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 76 Tufted Duck, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Serpentine), 2w Great Black-backed Gull (Serpentine Boat House jetyy), Grey Wagtail, heavily leucistic m Blackbird, 4 Jay, 21 Magpie, 9 Chaffinch, Goldfinch (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Beddington SF: 3 Little Egret, Water Rail, Long-eared Owl, 3 Water Pipit, Brambling, 2 Siskin (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Connaught Water: 5 Mandarin, m Red-crested Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (ELBF).
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: Barn Owl, m Peregrine, 20+ Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Rook, c20 Pheasant, 150+ Linnet/Goldfinch flock (Paul Hawkins, Dave Morrison).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 8 Cormorant, 30 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 20 Tufted Duck, 1m Pochard, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Redwng, 3 House Sparrow, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 1 Bittern (main lake), 21 Little Grebe, 102 Lapwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Siskin, 8 Redwing (D. Monk).
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| - | *Lee Valley (Fisher's Green - Bittern Hide to Grebe Hide): 4 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Ruddy Duck, 2 Shoveler, large flock of Fieldfares (Mike Benyon)
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| - | *Barking Outfall: 54 Redshank, 66 Shoveler, 3 Rock Pipits, 414 Teal, 3 Grey Wagtail, Curlew, 70 Linnet and 22 Gadwall (Dave Morrison).
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| - | *Lee Valley (Bowyers Water): Smew 1m & 1f, 7 Goldeneye. Friday Lake: 1 drake Smew (Mike Oakland).
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| - | *Hackney Marshes: 2 Ring-necked Parakeets (rare here), 12 Siskins in Alders nr bridge between Main marsh and East Marsh, 10 Redwings, 1 Green Sandpiper(Waterworks NR). (Gary A James and Mike Messenger).
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| - | *Horsenden Hill: 1 Treecreeper in Horsenden Wood (rare here), 2 Stonechat, 7 Siskin, 2 Nuthatch (Andrew Culshaw, David Howdon).
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| - | ===Saturday 15th December 2007===
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| - | *Richmond Park: unconfirmed report of '''Dipper''' flying south along Beverley Brook 11:45hrs (RBA).
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| - | *Beddington SF: 2 Wigeon, Little Egret, 4 Common Snipe, 1w Glaucous Gull still present, 4 Water Pipit (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Broxbourne Woods: Common Buzzrad (Hoddesdon Park Wood) (HertsBirding).
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| - | *Amwell GP's: m Smew, 12 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler (HertsBirding).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 18 Pintail, m Red-breasted Merganser, Merlin, Peregrine, 50 Dunlin, Curlew, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, 3 Rock Pipit (including a partially xantheristic bird with yellow head - for its 3rd year), 2 Water Pipit, Corn Bunting (ELBF).
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| - | *Tottenham Court Road: Peregrine (picking off over-exhausted christmas shoppers?) (Pete Jones).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Peregrine (SBC).
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| - | *Queen Elizabeth II Res: 8 Goosander, Peregrine (eating a Black-headed Gull) (SBC).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: at least 1 Egyptian Goose, 11-13 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, German-ringed ad Mediterranean Gull (showing down to 10ft at Round Pond), ad Scandinavian Herring Gull, Tawny Owl, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Mistle Thrush (1 singing), 4 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 3-4 Coal Tit, 7 Jay, 8 Siskin (Des McKenzie, Nick Tanner, Pete Lambert ''et al''). Also, c50 Tufted Duck, 3 Dunnock, 2 Green Woodpecker (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Fishers Green Island: Goldeneye, Sparrowhawk, 45 Fieldfare, 42 Redwing (ELBF).
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| - | *Holmethorpe SP: Goldeneye, Dunlin, 2 Brambling (SBC).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 3 Short-eared Owls and 1 Merlin on the old lagoons at 3.30 pm. ( S.Bacon per V H-F ).
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| - | *Seventy Acres Lake: 2 Water Rail, 3 Siskin (ELBF).
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Bitterns having a disagreement at dawn, 2 Yellowhammers, 2 Great Crested Grebes displaying, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Water Rail, 150 Lapwing, 9 Fieldfare, Redpoll sp, 2 Kingfishers and 4 Siskin.(Dave Morrison).
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| - | *Tice's Meadow: Little Egret (SBC).
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 5 or 6 Redwing feeding on grass bank by Alexandra Palace Way on corner opp. Phoenix Bar at dusk. (Stuart Harrington)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 Common Buzzard, over Water Grdn., 11.20 hrs.; 1 Green Woodpecker; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,(including 1 drumming); 6 Skylark, together, at Vicarage Farm; 4 Song Thrush; 6 Fieldfare, together, at Vicarage Farm; 4 Goldcrest, together, Rough Lot; 1 Nuthatch; 1 fem/imm Reed Bunting, at 'Barracks', Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Dalrymple Close, N14: 2 Redwing, together (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Friday 14th December 2007===
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| - | *Beddington SF: Wigeon, juv Spoonbill a.m., Green Sandpiper, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 2w Caspian Gull, 1w Glaucous Gull (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Snipe, Water Rail, Green Sand, 4 Lapwings, 6 Fieldfares, drake Wigeon, 2m3f Goldeneye, 2 Shelducks, 101 Teal, 100 Shoveler, 49 Gadwall, 9 Grey Wags, 23 Pied Wags, 3 Collared Doves (David Callahan).
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| - | *Wood Green: 9 Redwing north 08:57hrs plus a couple in trees along Clarendon Road (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Hyde Park: 1 Tawny Owl (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Hogsmill SF: c7,000 Black-headed Gull S/SE between 07:50 and 08:10 and c130 Ring-necked parakeet N during same period (Nick Tanner).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 22 Cormorant, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 30 Tufted Duck, 5 Shoveler, 1m Wigeon, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 20 Redwing, 5 Pied Wagtail, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch (John Wastson, Gavin Hawgood).
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| - | *Peabody Estate EC1: 20 House Sparrow (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Trent Park: ~15 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatch, 2 GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Song Thrush, Bullfinch (f), 3 Goldfinch, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Teal. ( Pete Lowman)
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| - | *Wanstead Flats: Stonechat, 7 Meadow Pipits, Redwing, Reed Bunting (site tick), Stock Dove (J Lethbridge)
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| - | *Dagenham Chase: 24 Golden Plovers circled eastbrook playing fields before flying south. (Paul Hawkins)
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| - | ===Thursday 13th December 2007===
| + | Please do not post news here as this site is now out-of-date. |
| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: Little Egret (briefly down in bombcrater field, then west), Little Owl, 23 Meadow Pipits, 7 Linnets, 5 Siskins, 2 Stonechats, 2 Sparrowhawks (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 fem Kestrel; 1 Woodcock, flushed from ditch, Seedfield Spinney; 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, near Cockfoster's entrance; 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker,(including 1 drumming); 6 Song Thrush; 3 Fieldfare; Redwing; 7 Goldcrest; 2 Firecrest, together, Rough Lot, 12.38 - 13.00 GMT - Superb close views!; 4 Coal Tit; 10 Nuthatch; 5 Treecreeper; 15 Goldfinch, at Vicarage Farm; 2(m,f) Bullfinch, at Vicarage Farm; 6 Jay (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Peabody Estate EC1: 10+ House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *King George's Park, Wandsworth: lunchtime between Kimber Road and Southside shopping centre - 60+ House Sparrows seen and heard in 'hedges', part of a strong colony in the area (Martin Honey).
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| - | *Broadwater Farm GP: 2 drake Red-crested Pochard at southern end. Also, 8 Goldeneye inc 2 drakes (Bill Haines).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 112 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 44 Redshank, juvenile Kittiwake, 9 Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, adult Med Gull, 3 Stonechat, 3 Rock Pipit, 40 Goldfinch with a Brambling in with them and a Grey Wagtail.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Mollands Lane: Redshank, 6 Wigeon, Redhead Smew, 81 Tufted Duck, 38 Gadwall and a female Sparrowhawk with a kill and a male trying to relieve her off it.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 1 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 14 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 12 Pochard, 32 Tufted, Grey Wag, Skylark flew east.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Creekmouth: pair Stonechat, Grey wag.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | ===Wednesday 12th December 2007===
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| - | *Amwell GP's: '''Spoonbill''' present between 13:00-14:00hrs (HertsBirding).
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| - | *Horsenden Hill/Paradise Fields am: Snipe 5, Redwing 73 High NW, Fieldfare 30 High NW, Brambling 3, Bullfinch 9 (4 males), Lesser Redpoll 8, Siskin 11. (Nick Senior)
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| - | *Beddngton SF: 2 ad Mediterranean Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1w Glaucous Gull still present, Water Pipit (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Island Barn Res: 1w Glaucous Gull roosted from 15:45hrs, also, 2,000 Herring Gulls (SBC).
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| - | *Holyfield Lake: 15 Goosanders (ELBF).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: 425 Wigeon, 20 Pintail, fem Merlin, m Peregrine, 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 600 Lapwing, 70 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 40 Ringed Plover, 21 Common Snipe, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 78 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 16 Meadow Pipit, 14 Rock Pipit, 4 Water Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 12 Stonechat, 6 Bearded Tit 2m/4f), 8 Chaffinch, 22 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch, 56 Linnet, 6 Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Jay, 11 Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 19 Carrion Crow, 32 Reed Bunting (ELBF).
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| - | *M25 between J9 & J10 (7:35am): Common Buzzard (Chris WIlkinson).
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| - | *Connaught Water: m Smew present again (Birdguides).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 64 Fieldfare dropped in briefly then off NE, 12 Redwing, 1 Brambling, 50+ Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll (feeding station), ad male Peregrine flew west, 1 Kingfisher. Yesterday: c15 grey geese flew high NE distantly @1050; also, Cetti's Warbler, Bittern (DM).
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| - | *Wanstead Flats: pr Stonechat (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest (Paul Bruty); also (p.m.), 57 Mute Swan, 231 Greylag Goose, 106 Canada Goose, 9 Gadwall, 16 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 70 Common Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 4 Stock Dove, Collared Dove west, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Redwing NW over Peter Pan (then dropped down), 3 Coal Tit, 4 Jay; Red-eared Terrapin - no sign of recent Mediterranean Gull (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Crownhill Road (Harlesdon): c10 House Sparrow (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Broomfield Park (Palmers Green): ad Mediterranean Gull still at Boating Lake (Birdguides).
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| - | *King George's Park (Wandsworth): 20-30 Siskin feeding in Alders along Foster's Way, some with mixed flock of Green, Gold and Chaffinches etc. (Martin Honey).
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: Little Owl, 11 Redwings, 2 Fieldfares, pr Stonechats, 7 Meadow Pipits, 29+ Siskins, 2+ Bramblings, c35 Goldfinches, c25 Chaffinches, 15 Greenfinches, Water Rail (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *Rectory Road, Stoke Newington: Goldcrest singing (in trad. breeding site by the station) (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *East India Dock: 3 Black Redstart (yard and copse), Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Teal down to c30 (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 4 Tufted Duck, Lower Lake; 2 Kestrel; 4 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 8 Skylark, together, Vicarage Farm; 8 Song Thrush; 10 Goldcrest; 6 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 3 Coal Tit; 29 Siskin, feeding in Alders along Leeging Beech Gutter near 'Three-bridges'; 4 Lesser Redpoll, feeding in Willow Herb at edge of Ride Wood; 8 Bullfinch (4 Vicarage Farm, 4 Trent Park - including 2 females, together, feeding on Bramble); 1 f/imm Reed Bunting, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Aldenham CP: 12+ Siskins, 5 Mandarin, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 m Bullfinch, 6+ Greenfinch, Redwing & Fildfare present, plus the usual handfull of wildfowl (Shoveler, Pochard & Tufted) (Steve Blake).
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| - | ===Tuesday 11th December 2007=== | + | ==Archived News== |
| - | *Staines Res: imm Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebe (Birdguides).
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| - | *Wanstead Flats, Jubilee Pond: No sign of the White-fronted Goose @ 09:30, a great many Common Gulls though (Paul Whiteman). No sign at 07:40 either, but 6 consolation Skylarks seen well (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Aldenham CP: 2 fem Goosander, 3 Mandarin (Steve Blake).
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| - | *Broomfield Park (Palmers Green): ad Mediterranean Gull still present (Birdguides).
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| - | *Trent Park: 1 Stonechat (f), 7 Goldfinch, 3 Redwing, 2 GS Woodpecker , Kestrel, Green Woodpecker.( Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 3(1m, 2f) Kestrel; 1 Green Woodpecker; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 9 Skylark, together, at Hog Hill; 1(f) Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 8+ Fieldfare (5+ Vicarage Farm, 3 Ferny Hill Farm); 5 Song Thrush; 1(m) Blackbird, partial-albino - white outer tail feather; 4 Goldcrest; 4 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 8 Bullfinch, (2 males, together, at Vicarage Farm, 6, 2 males, 4 females, together, in bushes by Lower Lake - feeding on buds) (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Connaught Water: male Smew still present at 8am. Also Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, 20+ Teal (Mike Benyon)
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| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: 6 Goldcrests, 4 Stock Doves, 5 Redwings (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Crayford: Black Redstart - Around car park and on roof of AG Thames building, Thames Road (Chris Wilkinson)
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| - | ===Monday 10th December 2007===
| + | *[[News November 2009]] |
| - | *Queen Elizabeth II Res: Brent Goose (SBC). | + | *[[News October 2009]] |
| - | *Thorpe Park: m Smew (SBC). | + | *[[News September 2009]] |
| - | *Jubilee Pond, Wanstead Flats: Not doing a great deal for its credentials, but the juvenile WF Goose is back this AM (J Lethbridge). | + | *[[News August 2009]] |
| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Goldcrest, 72 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Yellowhammers, Lesser Redpoll, Water Rail and 2 Wigeon (Dave Morrison). | + | *[[News July 2009]] |
| - | *Staines Res: 1 Scaup - south basin, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sand (Ken Purdey). | + | *[[News June 2009]] |
| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: 2 Siskins, 4 Goldcrests, 3 Stock Doves, c15 LT Tits (Mark Pearson). | + | *[[News May 2009]] |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: ad Med Gull on boating lake early morning at least (Paul Hawkins). | + | *[[News April 2009]] |
| - | *Valentines Park: ad Med Gull, 14 Gadwall (Paul Hawkins). | + | *[[News March 2009]] |
| - | *Beddington SF: 1w Glaucous Gull still present 2.30-3.15pm (Matthew Palmer): 8 Wigeon, Redshank, ad Mediterranean Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Dip or Glory). | + | *[[News February 2009]] |
| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 2 poss Goosander flew west at 2.10pm, 33 Pochard, 4 Wigeon, 280+ Lapwing, 2 Siskin, 1 F Bullfinch and a Chiffchaff heard (Vince Halley-Frame). | + | *[[News January 2009]] |
| - | *Connaught Water: drake Smew still at north end (RBA). | + | *[[News December 2008]] |
| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmers Green: ad Med Gull still on boating lake (RBA). | + | *[[News November 2008]] |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 12 Goldfinch (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Horsenden Hill (Paradise Fields): 1 Snipe in flooded area near main lagoon (David Howdon).
| + | *[[News September 2008]] |
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| - | ===Sunday 9th December 2007===
| + | *[[News July 2008]] |
| - | *Brent Reservoir: Female Merlin seen briefly at ~12 noon heading south (Roy Beddard) | + | *[[News June 2008]] |
| - | *KGV Reservoir: '''Great Skua''' - killed a Black-headed Gull on the North basin at c15.40, lost when it flew over to the south basin about 10 minutes later. Also, fem/imm Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Goosander and 45 Goldeneye. (R Woodward, A Pearson). | + | *[[News May 2008]] |
| - | *Queen Mother Res: Great Northern Diver (Birdguides) | + | *[[NewsApr2008]] |
| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: ''East Warwick'' - 15 Siskins in alders at south end, plus Chiffchaff; ''High Maynard'' - Com Sand; ''Lockwood'' - 2 Little Egrets; ''Filter Beds'' - ad Yellow-legged Gull; ''Nos.4&5'' - 1m2f Goldeneye, 39 Pied Wagtails. Also female Merlin through c10am, per Stephen Harris (David Callahan). | + | *[[NewsMar2008]] |
| - | *From Seymour Park via Pitch and Putt on Hackney Marsh across to Walthamstow Marsh and the bottom of Walthamstow Res: 48 spp in 2.5 hours, best 1+ Firecrest in with tit flock on Middlesex Filter Beds also 2 Chiffchaff and 2+ Siskin. Stonechat on WM, 3 GBBG on W Filter Beds, displaying GC Grebe on No.5 Res. Redwing at the Riding Stables. (Paul Whiteman). | + | *[[NewsFeb2008]] |
| - | *Dartford (new diggings north of University Way): 2 Caspian Gull (1w/3w), 2w Yellow-legged Gull (Birdguides). | + | *[[NewsJan2008]] |
| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 3 Egyptian Goose (one pair calling from top of tree), 9 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, German-ringed ad Mediterranean Gull (Round Pond then up and circled off toward Knightsbridge at 10:04hrs, may have returned), c350 Black-headed Gull, 44 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (near Fisherman's Keep), 59 Herring Gull (primarily 1w, personal site record count), c20 Ring-necked Parakeet, Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail (Des McKenzie). | + | *[[NewsDec2007]] |
| - | *South Norwood Lake: 12 Cormorant, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, Sparowhawk, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 long-tailed tit, Coal Tit, 12+ Goldfinch, Greenfinch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood). | + | |
| - | *Amwell GP: 1 male Smew, Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4+ Goldeneye (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Connaught Water: 0 male Smew (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 28 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Goldfinch, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Curlew, 1 Rock Pipit (Shaun Harvey, Martin Redfern).
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| - | *Barking Outfall: 58 Shoveler, 327 Teal, 2 Rock Pipit, 17 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Redshank, 112 Shelduck, Curlew and Grey Wagtail.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Brambling still,45+ Linnet. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
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| - | *East India Dock Basin: 2 Little Grebe, 5 Shelduck, c. 180 Teal, Kingfisher, Chaffinch (Nick Tanner).
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| - | *Millenium Dome: 2 Peregrine (Nick Tanner).
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| - | *Bow Creek: 110 Mallard, 30 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, c. 25 Linnet, Reed Bunting (Nick Tanner).
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| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, N13: 1 adult-winter Mediterranean Gull, on boating pond, until 14.00 GMT at least; 5(4m,1f) Shoveler; 2 Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Saturday 8th December 2007===
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| - | *Connaught Water Epping: male Smew, good views lousy weather.(J-P Elmes)
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| - | *Richmond Park: Pr Egyptian Geese nest prospecting, 13 Redwing (Neil Anderson); 7 Woodcock seen at daybreak flying up, 3 Water Rail heard Pen Ponds, Kingfisher, c30 Siskin (NA per com Mike Lewis)
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| - | *Island Barn Res: juv Great Northern Diver until 0830 when circled off high north (back to Staines?) (DMH).
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| - | *Highams Park: Little Egret flew toward the lake this a.m. (Birdguides).
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| - | *Staines Res: No sign of GN Diver 0745-0930hrs (nor at KGVI Res); 3 Black-necked Grebes N basin, also two Green and one Common Sandpiper there; immature Scaup S basin (Rob Innes).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Redwing, 2 Tufted Duck (m), Kestrel, 50 BH Gull. (Pete Lowman)
| + | |
| - | *Beddington SF: 1st w Glaucous Gull mid p.m. (Garry James)
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| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Bearded Tits at about 1pm in riverside reedbed near visitor centre. ( Steve Smith per V H-F ).
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| - | ===Friday 7th December 2007===
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| - | *Beddington SF: Water Rail, Common Snipe, 2w Mediterranean Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (2ad/2w), 1w Glaucous Gull (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Brent Res: 219 Tufted Duck, 35 Pochard, 45 Gadwall, 82 Teal, 28 Shoveler, 15+ Snipe, Water Rail, Kingfisher, 15 Redwing 10 Fieldfare, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Siskin (Roy Beddard)
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| - | *Island Barn res: Great Northern Diver (permit reqd) (SBC)
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: juv Glaucous Gull flew south-east along the River Thames at 09:15; also Bittern on south side of Main Lake, Water Pipit and 3 Rock Pipit (Birdguides).
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| - | *Stocker's Lake: two drake Goosander (Birdguides).
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| - | *Leyton: A medium-sized pale/creamy falco spp. flew West @ 11:30 hybrid/escape thing (Paul Whiteman).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat (now confined to very small area), 3 Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: 9 Cormorant, 60 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Great Spotted Wopodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 Tufted Duck, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch (John Watson).
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| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrests, c20 LT Tits (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: 150 Golden Plover, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Egret, 5 Curlew, 10 Rock Pipit and a Water Pipit (Paul Hawkins, Dave Morrison).
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| - | *Mollands Lane: 26 House Sparrows, 64 Wigeon, 50 Gadwall, 2 Grey Wagtails, Yellowhammer, female Sparrowhawk, drake and redhead Smew and 56 Tufted Duck. Landowner and residents have requested: could visitors please park at top of private road and then walk down if visiting (Dave Morrison).
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 57 species recorded - 1 Brambling showed well, 1 Chiffchaff, 16 Goldfinch, 33+ Linnet, 6 Reed Bunting, 1M Bullfinch, 1 Rook, 28 Pochard, 6 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall. Eastbrook Playing Fields Gull Count: 18 Herring Gull, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 Great Black-backed Gull (Vince Halley-Frame).
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| - | *Grovelands Park, Southgate: 2 Little Grebe; 22 Cormorant, roosting on island; 118(77m,41f) Mandarin Duck; 7 (1ad male, 3 imm males, 3 females) Shoveler; 15 Stock Dove, roosting near Priory; 7 Rose-ringed Parakeet; 1 Kingfisher; 1 Grey Wagtail; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Staines Res: 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 1 Scaup, 23 Goldeneye, 2 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand (Ken Purdey).
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| - | ===Thursday 6th December 2007===
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| - | *Beddington SF: Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1w Glaucous Gull, Water Pipit (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: 25 Pintail, fem Peregrine, 2 Little Egret, 350 European Golden Plover, 1,300 Lapwing, 40 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 220 Black-tailed Godwit, 135 Redshank, 70 Fieldfare (ELBF).
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 34 Greylag Goose, 75 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook (ELBF).
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| - | *Warren Gorge: 5 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 20 Mallard, 16 Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 11 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, fem Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, Water Rail, 8 Moorhen, 14 Coot, 16 Black-headed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Robin, 11 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 105 House Sparrow (Drake Road), 10 Siskin, Bullfinch (ELBF).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 307 Shoveler (LWC website).
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechats, 3 Skylarks, 2 Reed Buntings, 10 Meadow Pipits, 4 Fieldfares, c20 Redwings, c20 Mistle Thrushes, c30 Goldfinches, c35 Chaffinches, 14 Teal & 9 Gadwall over (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *Middlesex Filter Beds NR: 2 Chiffchaffs (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *Town Park, Enfield: 1 Cormorant; 1 Grey Heron; 2 (m,f) Pochard; 21 (12m,9f) Tufted Duck; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 15 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 28 Tufted, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret (Paul Hawkins).
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| - | *Staines Res: Great Northern Diver - south basin, 3 Black-necked Grebe (Ken Purdey).
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| - | ===Wednesday 5th December 2007===
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| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: ''Lockwood'' - 2W Med Gull, 1W Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 4 f-type Goldeneyes, 2W GBBGull; ''Car Park'' - Ring-necked Parakeet; ''No.5/Filter Beds'' - 2 x 1W & 1 x ad GbbGull; ''W Warwick'' - Green Sandpiper, 2 f-type Goldeneyes; ''E Warwick'' - Com Sand, Little Egret, Reed Bunting, 2 Mipit, 2 Shelducks (David Callahan). | + | |
| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 3 Stonechats (2m, 1f), 3 Skylarks, 5 Meadow Pipits, 1 Brambling with flock of c20 Chaffinches (small field immediately right of riding centre) (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 9 Lesser Redpoll,Sparrowhawk.(Shaun Harvey)
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pochard and a pair of Wigeon.( Vince Halley-Frame ).
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| - | *Sunbury: 11 Barnacle Goose flew S @ 15:45; 162 Lapwing, 3m Shoveler and 1ad GBB Gull at Hampton Water Treatment Works; 17 Ruddy Duck and 9 GC Grebe at Sunnyside Resr (Andrew Skotnicki)
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| - | ===Tuesday 4th December 2007===
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| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: immature Shag reported again (WR log book). | + | |
| - | *Beddington SF: juv Glaucous Gull, 2W Caspian Gull, 3 YLGulls, Water Pipit (Birdguides).
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| - | *Wanstead Flats, around lunchtime: Had a look at the Geese, about 200 Canadas in two flocks but no sign of any other grey geese (Paul Whiteman).
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| - | *Isle of Dogs: adult Ring-billed Gull by the Thames opposite Lovell's Warf at 14:40 (Birdguides).
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| - | *Hackney Marsh. Nr Spitalfields Mkt: poss 1st-yr Ring-billed Gull (David Darrell-Lambert per GJ).
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| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, N13: 6 (5m,1f) Shoveler; 1 adult-winter Mediterranean Gull, on boating pond until 14.40 hrs., at least; 1 ad Lesser Black-backed Gull; 1 Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Monday 3rd December 2007===
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: Bittern still from WWF hide (Birdguides)
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| - | *Jubilee Pond, Wanstead Flats, AM: Juv White-fronted Goose "albifrons", with Canadas (J Lethbridge)
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| - | *East India Dock NR: f Black Redstart, 7 Shelduck (Paul Hyland)
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| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: imm Shag on West Warwick @ 13:50. Still @ 1500.(Pete Lambert per JA) | + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat (still present in spite of the muppets of Enfield Council destroying the habitat), 2 Bullfinch, 12 Goldfinch, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (in combat with a crow), c65 BH Gull, LBB Gull, 20 Redwing.(Pete Lowman). | + | |
| - | *Stoke Newington east reservoir: 1 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, etc. ([http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/terns2/index.htm TeRNS])
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| - | ===Sunday 2nd December 2007===
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 5 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, German ringed ad-wint Mediterranean Gull (Round Pond), c500 Black-headed Gull, 41 Common Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Fisherman's Keep area), 48 Herring Gull, ad Scandinavian Herring Gull, 2w type Great Black-backed Gull (Serpentine), Tawny Owl (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Corbets Tey: 46 Tufted Duck, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 22 Siskin and Brambling.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Grange Waters Complex: 35 Fieldfare, 4 Yellowhammer, 40 Linnet, 6 Redwing, 450 Lapwing, 82 Gadwall, 54 Wigeon, 48 Pochard, Barn Owl, 192 Tufted Duck and 600 Wood Pigeon.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *London Wetland Centre (pm): 1 Bittern south side of main lake, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goldeneye fem Res Lagoon, 1 Peregrine hunting over site and Barnes playing fields (Martin Honey). Also 1 Water Pipit, Ad. Yellow-legged Gull (Gabriel Jamie)
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| - | *Grovelands Park, Southgate: 1 Little Grebe; 20 Cormorant, roosting on island; 143(97m,46f) Mandarin Duck, at 16.05 GMT; 7(1 ad male, 3 imm male, 3 female) Shoveler; 1 Kingfisher; 2 Goldcrest; 17 Long-tailed Tit (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Saturday 1st December 2007===
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| - | *London Wetland Centre (am): Bittern 1 sth side of main lake, Goldeneye 1 fem Res Lagoon, Caspian Gull 1 first-winter 09.30, Water Pipit 1 WWF hide, Stonechat 1 male, Fieldfare 4 west, Redwing 6, Chiffchaff 3, Cetti's Warbler 1 male near entrance to summer route, Siskin c. 40+ Lesser Redpoll (2 wildside), Mealy Redpoll male wildside alders (Nick Senior).
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| - | *Staines Res: imm Scaup (Birdguides)
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| - | *Hornchurch: Lesser Redpoll over my house @ 1.40pm (Shaun Harvey).
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| - | *Bushy Park: c.50 Siskin at the Waterhouse Woodland Garden (Andrew Skotnicki).
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| - | *Bloomsbury: Firecrest still showing at Russell Square this morning (per Garry James).
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| - | *Aldenham Park (Home Farm): 1 Woodcock, Tawny Owl (Steve Blake).
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: 2 Short-eared Owls, 5 Ring-necked parakeets, 1 Green sand.(Paul Hawkins,Shaun Harvey)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 Green Woodpecker; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 male Stonechat,'Old Golf Course'; 11 Redwing,(3 South Lodge Farm, 8 Williams Wood); 12 Fieldfare, South Lodge Farm; 5 Goldcrest; 1 Coal Tit; 1 male Siskin, in Alder, Lower Lake (Robert Callf).
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