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| - | ===Sunday 17th February===
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: Merlin (fem), 6 White-Fronted Geese (came in at c07:20 with greylags from dartford marsh area), Ring-Necked Parakeet,48 Fieldfare, 3 Caspiain Gulls(all 1w), 2 Water pipit, Great Crested Grebe (on river). (Paul Hawkins et.al)
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| - | * London Wetland Centre am: Peregrine 1 fem, Caspian Gull 1 2nd winter, Rook 1 north, 8 Redwing, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Siskin. (Nick Senior)
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 19 Herring Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Fisherman's Keep, 12:50), 5 LBBG, 3 Coal Tit (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 1 Snipe (Bombcrater field), Little Owl, Water Rail, 14 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 2 Stock Dove, Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel. (Paul Cook)
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| - | *Middlesex Filter Beds: 1 Peregrine (adult, over North), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 R.R. Parakeets, 1 Kingfisher. (Paul Cook)
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 155 Golden Plover,3 Bullfinch,Sparrowhawk,Ringed Necked Parakeet,15 Pochard.(Shaun Harvey)
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| - | *Stubbers OPC: 60 Fieldfare, 45 Redwing, Sparrowhawk, Redpoll sp, Grey Wagtail, 2 Water Rail and 11 Wigeon.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Lancaster Road, N4:1 Male Brambling in trees next to railway, 1 Coal Tit (Gabriel Jamie)
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| - | ===Saturday 16th February===
| + | '''Please note that this site has now been moved to: http://londonbirders.wikia.com/wiki/London_Bird_Club_Wiki''' |
| - | *Totteridge Valley: Woodcock, 2+ Lapwing, 5 Reed Bunting, 6 Meadow Pipit, Mandarin, Teal, Grey Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, 13 Redwing (1 singing), 11 Fieldfare, Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin (Ian Ellis).
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 3 Brambling by deer enclosure, 3 Shoveler (drakes)on boating lake, 6 Nuthatch at the Grove, 2 R.N.Parakeets and Collarded Dove over Dukes Avenue (John Murray).
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: 6 White Fronted Geese by Aveley Pools (Birdguides).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Little Grebe, 4 Egyptian Goose, 14 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, ringed Black-headed Gull (7Y7 WHITE LEFT, 14 year old Copenhagen bird), Redwing, 7 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Pied Wagtail, 11 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 16 Chaffinch, 13 Dunnock, Treecreeper, Nuthatch (vocal), 3 Coal Tit, Goldcrest (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Firecrest (nr Turning circle), Chiffchaff @ 2.30pm (Paul Hyland)
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| - | *Horsenden Hill & Perivale Wood: Firecrest (PW), 2 Nuthatch (PW), 20+ Redwing, Bullfinch, 1 Stonechat, 1 Treecreeper (singing), 1 Siskin. (David Howdon, Andy Culshaw)
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| - | *Staines Res: 2 imm drake Scaup, 4 Black-necked Grebes, 1+ Water Pipit (Andrew Moon)
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| - | *Trent Park: Brambling (m) in Moat Wood. ( Per Robert Callf).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake:1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron,15 Tufted Duck, 1m Pochard,2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush,50 black-headed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 6 Siskin,4 Goldfinch, 3 House Sparrow (John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
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| - | ===Friday 15th February===
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 89 Fieldfares, 42 Redwings, 12 Meadow Pipits, 3 Grey Wagtails, 4 Little grebes, c25 Mute Swan on Lea Navigation - at least, before the pollution... (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: pr Red-crested Pochard (long-stayers, East Res, vieweable from New River path), Kingfisher (New River West), 2 Reed Buntings (New River East) (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Grovelands Park: Brambling briefly, just outside the bowling green (Martin Prince per AS)
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| - | *Wanstead Flats: 3-4 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *East India Dock: Peregrine, 3-5 Long-tailed Tits, Grey Wagtail (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Tyttenhanger GPs: 3f Bullfinch. 1Kingfisher. 1Stonechat. 1Meadow Pipit. 1Mistle Thrush. 23Golden Plover. 150+Lapwing. 8Siskin. 20+Goldfinch. c80Fieldfare. 15+Redwing. (Steve Blake)
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| - | *Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Singing male Firecrest still present close to Monument Glade, with Chiffchaff and at least 6 Chaffinches (Bob Watts).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 Little Grebe, at Parkside Res; 2 Common Buzzard, together, at Park Farm; 1 male Kestrel, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Common Snipe, at Parkside Res; 12 Stock Dove,(6 at Vicarage Farm, 6 at Cuckolds Hill); 1 Green Woodpecker; 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 5 Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 30+ Meadow Pipit, at Vicarage Farm; 11 Redwing, at Vicarage Farm; 70+ Fieldfare, at Park Farm; 9 Goldcrest; 6 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 2 Coal Tit, together, Camlet Moat; 4 Long-tailed Tit, together, at Parkside Farm; 3(1m,2f) Bullfinch, together, at Park Farm (Robert Callf).
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| - | *QE2 Res: adult Iceland Gull roosted (seen earlier in the day at Beddington SF) (Neil Morris)
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| - | ===Thursday 14th February===
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| - | *Middx Filter Beds: 1 Firecrest initially heard calling then seen twice with Blue Tits. Also 1 Chiffchaff and a Green Sandpiper. (Dr David Leech & David Lindo)
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| - | *St James's Park: pair of Great Black-backed Gulls & Coal Tit (Andrew Self)
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| - | *Walpole park Ealing: 20+ Redwing (Jim Fell)
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| - | *East India Dock Basin NR: 1 Peregrine, 1 Shoveler(over),45 Teal, 2 Song Thrush,1 Long-tailed Tit,6 Linnet,1 Goldfinch (Gary A James).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 male Pochard; 8(6m,2f) Tufted Duck; 15 Moorhen, Uni-lawns; 1 male Kestrel; 8 Stock Dove, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, singing, Williams Wood 10:05 - 10:15 GMT; 1 singing male Skylark; 6 Song Thrush; 13 Goldcrest; 1 Firecrest, Williams Wood, 10:14 GMT; 4 Nuthatch; 9 Treeceeper; 7 Coal Tit; 7 Siskin; 1 male Bullfinch, near Dew Pond; 13+ Yellowhammer, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Tyttenhanger: 2 Redpoll. 3 Siskin. 1 Stonechat. 2Tree Sparrow. 1 Water Rail. 150+Lapwing. (Steve Blake)
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| - | ===Wednesday 13th February 2008===
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| - | *Crossness: Dartford Warbler beside Thames 50 yards east of lighthouse (RBA)
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| - | *Mercers CP: 1st-winter White-fronted Goosefor its 2nd day with Greylag Geese at Spynes Mere TQ305523 (Birdguides)
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 3 Brambling, including 2 males still in tall trees around the deer enclosure (Bob Watts & Gareth Richards) 3 Mealy Redpolls + Lesser Redpoll in birches along Dukes Avenue (RBA)
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| - | *Ealing Green/Walpole park: 20+ Redwing on the green. In the park more Redwing, Ring Necked Parakeets, many Blackbirds, Chaffinches, and mistle thrush (Jim fell)
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 1 Oystercatcher East bank/marsh, 1 1st yr Yellow Legged Gull, 2 Water Pipit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Siskin, 6 Redwing. (D Monk)
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| - | *Wanstead Flats: 25 species including 2 Jay, Song Thrush, Stonechat, 7 Skylark, 5 Greenfinch, Pied Wagtail, 2 Green Woodpecker (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: pr Red-crested Pochard, pr Sparrowhawk perched together in Nursery area, Treecreeper (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: (late pm) 1W YLGull (E Warwick island), fem Goosander (no.5), Chiffchaff, 18 Fieldfare (David Callahan).
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| - | *Osterley Park: Fieldfare c30. Redwing c100. Stonechat 2. Meadow Pipit 9. Skylark 2. Green Woodpecker 1. Goldcrest 4. Nuthatch 1. Tufted Duck 62. Pochard 1. Egyptian Goose 1. Shoveler 30. Siskin 6. Little Grebe 3. Little Owl 1. (Keith Fisher)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 female Kestrel; 2 Common Snipe, at Parkside Res; 1 Little Owl, heard calling, at Vicarage Farm; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Icehouse Wood, 15:15 - 15:30 GMT; 1 singing male Skylark; 2 Fieldfare; 5 Song Thrush; Redwing; 4 Goldcrest; 4 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 1 singing male Coal Tit; 4 Siskin; 1 male Bullfinch, at Park Farm; 9 Yellowhammer, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Staines Reservoirs: 3 scaup still on North Basin(2 male & 1 female), 4 Black-Necked Grebe - 3 on north basin and 1 on south basin (Frank Clark).
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: possible Siberian Chiffchaff, still at west end of railway lake in sallows, Siskin, pair of Teal,2 Little Egret, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker.(Paul Hawkins,Vince Halley-Frame)
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 10 Ringed Parakeets (Shaun Harvey).
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| - | *Trent Park: Firecrest in the SW corner of Rough Lot by the gate,10 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare. ( Pete Lowman).
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| - | ===Tuesday 12th February 2008===
| + | Please do not post news here as this site is now out-of-date. |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: Possible siberian Chiffchaff, seen twice in last 5 days with small tit flock roaming around tree's around both lakes.(would be great to get a few more opinions on this bird if anyone is about.cheers.) also pair of Teal, no sign of drake scaup.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 3 Brambling, including 2 males in tall trees around the deer enclosure up to 14.50pm at least, with small numbers of Chaffinch and around 40 Redwing, also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming in wooded area behind cricket scrub. (John Murray)(Dominc Mitchell)
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| - | *Rainham / A13: Peregrine over the road / pylon. (P Fallan)
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Little Grebe, pr Great Crested Grebe displaying, m Ruddy Duck, 13 Shoveler, 2 Goldcrest (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Leyton Flats: 1 Firecrest,4 Goldcrests,1 Green Woodpecker,1 Coal Tit,32 Jackdaws.(Gary A James).
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| - | *Hackney Marshes / River Lea: 66 Teal, 19 Gadwall, 2 Bramblings (with c20 Chaffinches), 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfishers, 10 Fieldfares, 5 Redwings, 2 Siskins, Kestrel, Sparowhawk & c170 Woodpigeons (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: male Blackcap in song (NE corner), Coal Tit in song (conifers behind chapel) (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Regents Park: Little Owl, 8 Siskins, 12 Goldfinches, 3 Redwings, 22 Stock Doves (Tony Duckett).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 6(4m,2f) Mandarin Duck, Upper Lake; 1 female Kestrel; 10 Stock Dove, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2 Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 1 female Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Song Thrush; 18 Redwing; 26+ Meadow Pipit, at Vicarage Farm; 3 Goldcrest; 4 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 3 singing male Coal Tit; 2 females/imms Reed Bunting, together, at Vicarage Farm; 1 female Muntjac (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, N13: 4(3m,1f) Shoveler; 5 Mistle Thrush; 24 Redwing (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Monday 11th February 2008===
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| - | *Ealing Green: 15+ Redwing (Jim Fell)
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| - | *Southwark Bridge: 1 male Gadwall perched next to River Thames (Reuben Braddock)
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| - | *Canary Wharf: Pair of Peregrines circling over Jubilee Line station at 3pm (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake:1 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant,70 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull,20+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush,3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch,6 Chaffinch (2 singing )5 House Sparrow,1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest,( John Watson)
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: Owl sp. reported on playing field near entrance lake c0900 then flew and landed in wooded copse just to the south. Observer believed either Long or Short Eared.
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| - | *Clissold Park: 3 RR Parakeet, 14 Shoveler, 15 Pochard, 2 Little Grebes, c50 Starlings, juv Blackbirds and Robins (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *East India Dock: 2 Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Mute Swan, and possible Black Redstart. Duck numbers very low again (J Lethbridge & Richard Harrison).
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| - | *Brent Reservoir: Yellow-legged Gull. 1Wigeon. 2 Bullfinch 38+ Fieldfare. 6+ Redwing.(Steve Blake)
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| - | *Trent Park: Common Buzzard over Ride Wood, 3 Pochard (m), 1 Tufted Duck (m), Goldeneye (f)( found earlier by Robert Callf and apparently the first for 13 years...well done again Robert), Goldfinch. ( Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Hall Marsh Scrape:90+ Lapwings,Snipe,pair Pintail,4 Gadwall,12+ Wigeon(Brendan Spooner)
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| - | *Holyfield Lake:3m+2f Goosander,2(f) Goldeneye,Redwings & Fieldfares(Brendan Spooner)
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| - | *Barking: 5 Lesser Redpoll again outside home on silverbirch.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | ===Sunday 10th Febuary 2008=== | + | ==Archived News== |
| - | *Queen Mother Resr: juvenile '''Glaucous Gull''' on the northwest bank late afternoon; also adult Mediterranean Gull (Birdguides)
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| - | *Thames (Putney-Barnes Bridges,part WeBS counts):Pr Egyptian Geese, 121 Mallard, 290 Teal, 59 Gadwall, 44 Tufted Duck, male Sparrowhawk, 2 drumming Gt.s.Woodpecker, 4 Grey Wagtail + singing Chiffchaff in wood by Lonsdale Rd Res (Neil Anderson)
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: Scaup (drake) again on boating lake.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Belhus Park/Cely Woods: Black-necked Grebe on pit near Garden Centre until midday at least. 4 Common Kestrel's circling together over Cely Woods, Chiffchaff + Lesser Spotted Woodpecker reported there. ( Vince Halley-Frame & Jonathan Lethbridge).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: adult Mediterranean Gull (German ringed, Round Pond 12:45), Tawny Owl, Treecreeper (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 3 Mealy & 1 Lesser Redpoll again roving between silver birch outside 128 Dukes Avenue and entrance to The Grove. Also Fieldfare in hedge around football pitches east of Cricket Pavilion, 2 Jackdaws north at 0846, male Siskin Cricket Scrub (Bob Watts, Dominc Mitchell, James Arquette).
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| - | *South Norwod Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe,1 Cormorant,15 Tufted Duck, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 2+Herring Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1Drumming)6 Ring-necked Parakeet,12+ Siskin, 20+Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Dunnock, Chaffinch Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch,(John watson Gavin Hawgood)
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 150 Fieldfare, Siskin, 3 Bullfinch, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 10 Yellowhammers, 5 Ring Necked Parakeets, 2 Golden Plover and Kingfisher.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: 2 Med Gulls, 1 Cetti's Warbler & 3 Water Rail heard only, + missed Glaucous & Iceland Gull by 5 minutes (J Lethbridge & V H-F)
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| - | *Connaught Water: Drake Smew (J Lethbridge & V H-F).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: male Snow Bunting flew low west calling @1425, 1 Little Owl calling @1730 near entrance lake. Also 2 Shelduck, 254 Shoveler, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler.(Dan Monk)
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| - | ===Saturday 9th February===
| + | *[[News November 2009]] |
| - | *Trent Park Area: 4 Siskin, 4 Bullfinch(1m,3f), 25+ Redwing, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Kestrel, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker(m), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 L.B.B Gull (James Arquette) | + | *[[News October 2009]] |
| - | *Amwell: Bittern on lake to the North of water-rail hide, from water vole watch point. Seen at 10am until caught a large fish at 10.25 and walk deep into reedbed. Also 4 Bullfinch,treecreeper and 2 Cetti's Warblers calling (John Murray). | + | *[[News September 2009]] |
| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 60 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, pr Mandarin, 11 Shoveler, 9 Gadwall, 8 Pochard, 2 Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, 15 Stock Dove, 4 singing Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 9 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch (Bandstand area, vocal), Treecreeper, 5 Coal Tit, Goldcrest, 6 Chaffinch (4 singing), 3 Goldfinch, m Siskin, plus dead Fox (Paul Bruty). | + | *[[News August 2009]] |
| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: Kingfisher,4 Pochard,2 Sparrowhawk,2 Linnet(Shaun Harvey) | + | *[[News July 2009]] |
| - | *East Barnet:Little Egret flew low west over my garden at 10.45am, also a pair of House Sparrow ( first in years)and a Ring Necked Parakeet on my feeders in recent days. ( Pete Lowman). | + | *[[News June 2009]] |
| - | *South Norwood Lake:1 Great Crested Grebe,15 Tufted Duck,2 Mute Swan,6 Cormorant,100+ Black-headed Gull over lake,3 Common Gull, Herring Gull,2 Singing Song Thrush,15+ Redwing, 2 Singing Dunnock, 3 singing Chaffinch, 15+ Siskin,3 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit,2 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1Drumming)2 House Sparrow, 1f Sparrowhawk,8 Ring-necked Parakeet,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood) | + | *[[News May 2009]] |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: no sign of yesterdays scaup, Peregrine over at c07:45, 21 Gadwall, pair of Teal, 2 Stock Dove.(Paul Hawkins,Martin Redfern) | + | *[[News April 2009]] |
| - | *Rainham RSPB: 2 Med Gull (ad+1w) Yellow-Legged Gull(3+ad,2+2w,1prob1w) albino Bh Gull, Cetti's Warbler, singing Blackcap, c70 Black-tailed godwit, 2 Curlew.(Paul Hawkins,Dave Bradnum.et al.) | + | *[[News March 2009]] |
| - | * Staines Moor: Flock of 30 + Linnets (Jim Fell) | + | *[[News February 2009]] |
| - | *Bedfont Lakes CP: Cetti's Warbler singing, Water Rail (at least 2), Kingfisher, Chiffchaff. Merlin Reported mid morning. (Adam Cheeseman) | + | *[[News January 2009]] |
| - | *Tyttenhanger GPs: Water Rail. 6 Snipe. 3 Bullfinch. Treecreeper. 4 Skylark. 100+ Lapwing. Nuthatch. Tree Sparrow. (Steve Blake)
| + | *[[News December 2008]] |
| - | *Hackney Marshes:1 ad Yellow-legged Gull,1 singing Chiffchaff,12 Fieldfare,3 Lesser Redpoll,7 Linnet. (Gary A James).
| + | *[[News November 2008]] |
| - | *Canon's Farm, Banstead: 40 Brambling, 2 Little Owl (Steve Gale)
| + | *[[News October 2008]] |
| - | *Hornchurch,garden: Small Bat @ 5.15pm,Pipistrelle? (Dave Morrison)
| + | *[[News September 2008]] |
| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 58 species recorded, 2 Siskin feeding in alders, 2 Little Egret, 10+ Rook all flying north and 1 female Stonechat. ( Vince Halley-frame ).
| + | *[[News August 2008]] |
| - | *Osterley: Common Buzzard - high over Osterley tube station and drifted south-east(ish)15.30 (Keith Fisher)
| + | *[[News July 2008]] |
| - | * Tottenham Marsh. 3 Stonechats (2M, 1F), 2 M Reed Buntings, 1 Kestrel, ca 30 Mipits on waste ground between Marsh and IKEA.(Quentin Given)
| + | *[[News June 2008]] |
| - | *Trent Park: 1 female Firecrest, south edge of Rough Lot (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Friday 8th February 2008===
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| - | *Kensington Gardens: Adult winter Mediterranean Gull again at the Round Pond @ 4.15pm plus c63 Mute Swan & c200 Starling. (Colin Flapper & David Lindo) | + | *[[NewsFeb2008]] |
| - | *East India Dock: 31 species seen, including Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 10 Starling, Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, and a Chiffchaff heard only (J Lethbridge). | + | |
| - | *Tower Hamlets Cemetery: 2 Firecrests (pair?) continued to perform at 0830 just beyond the monument after the clearing within 200 yards of the Soanes Centre. Male & female Sproggers overhead, first Goldfinch & Mistle Thrush for the year. (Bob Watts).
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: Redshank (flushed from Bombcrater Pond), 4+ Snipe, 12 Meadow Pipits, m & f Stonechats, 1 Siskin (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: 4 Goldcrests, 2 Stock doves, Peacock butterfly (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: Scaup (drake) on boating lake with tufted's, also increase in pochard, 16+ Gadwall, Chiffchaff. (Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *South Norwood Lake:2 Mute Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebe,15 Tufted Duck,1m Pochard,5 Cormorant,70+ Black-headed Gull,3 Common Gull, Herring Gull,8 Ring-necked Parakeet,3 Siskin,2 Coal Tit,4 Song Thrush, 20 + Redwing,2 Goldcrest,4 House Sparrow, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,2 Nuthatch, Goldfinch, 2 singing Chaffinch,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood)
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| - | *Walthamstow Resrs.(S): 1 2ndW Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Goosander (f), 45 Shoveler, 13 Shelduck, 10 Siskin. (Paul Cook)
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| - | *Town Park, Enfield: 1 singing male Blackcap, in Ivy-clad tree along New River (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Thursday 7th February 2008===
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| - | *Osterley Park: 08.00 Mediterranean Gull, again on the Brentford FC training pitches with c500 other gulls, a Peregrine flew over here at 08.10 west.Song Thrush 12+. Skylark 1. Green Woodpecker 2. Great Spotted Woodpecker 1. Stonechat 3. Redwing c100. Nuthatch 2. Egyptian Goose 1 male, + a pair with 3 young. Tufted Duck 58. Great Crested Grebe 3. Mandarin 4. Little Owl 1. Gadwall 2. (Keith Fisher) | + | |
| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Sparrowhawk, 8 Siskin (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Staines Reservoirs: 11.20 1 male Scaup and 1 Black-Necked Grebe - North Basin. 45+ Goldeneye (Frank Clark)
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| - | ===Wednesday 6th February 2008===
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| - | *East India Dock: 5 Starlings, Grey Wagtail, 0 Teal - incredible (J Lethbridge). Also 0 Mallard, 0 Shelduck, 0 Tufties (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *Blackwall Basin: Great Crested Grebe, Pied Wagtail (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *Clissold Park, Stoke Newington: f Brambling (with 5 Chaffinches, St. Mary's Old Churchyard), 4 RR Parakeets, 4 Goldcrests, 16 Shovelers, 12 Pochards, 2 Redwings (deer enclosure), 2 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Camley Street LWT: Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrests, Kingfisher (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: 1st yr Caspian Gull, 13 Goldeneye (inc. 3 drakes), Common Sandpiper, 7 Grey Wags (David Callahan). | + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 1 male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, south edge of Rough Lot, 14:40 - 15:10 GMT, (Robert Callf). | + | |
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| - | ===Tuesday 5th February 2008===
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: m & f Stonechat, 18 Meadow Pipits, 1 Siskin (Mark Pearson) | + | |
| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: 3 Goldcrests, 3 Stock Doves, c12 Long-tailed Tits (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Whitewebbs Wood, Enfield: 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Marsh Tit (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Horsenden Hill: 1 Lesser Redpoll, 130 Common Gull, 1 Snipe, 80+ Starling, 35 Redwing, 68 Magpies at Canal Ponds roost, c. 550 Carrion Crows gathering on lower fields prior to roosting in Perivale Wood (Andy Culshaw).
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| - | ===Monday 4th Febuary 2008===
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| - | *HMWT Amwell Nature Reserve: Two Bitterns in reeds around lake to north of Water Rail hide at 10.00 (Tim Hill). | + | |
| - | *Tower Hamlets Cemetery, 8am: 2 Firecrests (at convergance of paths near a grassy area, about 50m SE from Soames Centre - look for a monument on the north side surrounded by dead bracken), also Goldcrest heard, but no Chiffchaff (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 8 Siskin on Buck Hill (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Tate Modern: 1st Peacock butterfly seen sunning in garden (Alan Lewis)
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| - | *Hackney Marshes: 1 Firecrest (Wick Woodland),2 Water Rail,1 Green Sandpiper,8 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing (Gary A James).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 9 Stock Dove, together, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker,(including 1 drumming); 23 Fieldfare,(3 Vicarage Farm, 17 Ferny Hill Farm, 3 South Lodge Farm); 76 Redwing, at South Lodge Farm; 5 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 5 Coal Tit (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Dalrymple Close, Southgate: 1 Grey Wagtail, flew over (Robert Callf).
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| - | *East India Dock NR: 2 Kestrel, 11 Shelduck, 2 Goldfinch, 1 GBB Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Mute Swan (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: Great Crested Grebe.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Horsenden Hill (Paradise Fields): Shoveler (3m1f), Stonechat(1m). (David Howdon)
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| - | ===Sunday 3rd Febuary 2008===
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 1 Siskin, 2 Redwing, 9 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch at the scrub, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch and 1 Coal Tit in The Grove. Also 2 Greenwoodpecker (James Arquette). 3 Mealy & 1 Lesser Redpoll in silver birch at the confluence of Dukes Avenue & Grove Road, flying into the park and back on several occasions until 1625 at least (Gareth Richards, Bob Watts, Dominic Mitchell). | + | |
| - | *Greenford CP:1 Snipe, 9 R.n Parakeet 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 M'Pipit, 2 Redwing, 16 Linnet, 15 Greenfinch (Neil Anderson)
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: Water Rail, Jackdaw over, Grey Wag, Goldcrest, 2 Greeen Woodpecker, 14 Gadwall, 3 Cormorant.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: Pair of Stonechats,2 Jackdaw,71 Fieldfare,(Shaun Harvey)
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| - | *Walthamstow Reservoirs (S): Ca 14 Goldeneye inc 3 adult males on West Warwick (Quentin Given/Peter Lambert).
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| - | *Osterley Park: Mediterranean Gull - ad. winter, feeding on Brentford FC training ground pitches along with c500 misc. other gulls. Egyptian Goose - pair with 4 young! about 2 days old. Carrion Crow 69. Stonechat 4. Reed Bunting 2. Redwing 100+. Fieldfare 100+.Cormorant 15. Pochard 1. (Keith Fisher)
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| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: 1 '1st-winter' Iceland Gull (Robert Callf, Phil Rhodes).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake:2 Mute Swan,1m Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 5 Cormorant,50+ Black-headedGull, 2 Common Gull, 2LBB Gull, 2 herring Gull, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Siskin, Goldfinch, Greenfinch Chaffinch,Dunock, 6 Ring-necked parakeet,House Sparrow,( John watson gavin Hawgood )
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| - | *Tower Hamlets Cemetery: 2 Firecrests (Steven Robinson).Both present until 11:45 at least, from northern boundary path walk until about 20 yards before the eastern boundary of St Clements Hospital then take the obvious path to the right and view the holly and bramble scrub about 30 yards down on left and the small clearing behind this, both birds in this area to 11:45 showing very well at times (Nick Tanner).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 1 Little Grebe, c625 Black-headed Gull, 2 GBBG (ad/1w 13:55 Serpentine), ad Yellow-legged Gull (14:05 Serpentine), 1 Coal TIt (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Horsenden Hill: 2 Nuthatch, 60+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Great Black-backed Gull (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon).
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| - | *North side of Thames, Putney Bridge to Hammersmith: possible adult ring-billed gull seen briefly. 3 teal, 5 gadwall, 2 shelduck. All 1-2pm. (Neil Millar)
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| - | ===Saturday 2nd February 2008.===
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush (James Arquette) | + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre: 1 Siskin, 1 Greenwoodpecker, 1 Kestrel (James Arquette)
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: Prob Hybrid or leucistic larus sp by stone barges(see surfbirds for pic) also ad Med Gull, 3+ Water Pipit, Green Sandpiper, Ring-Necked Parakeet.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Hackney Marshes: Adult '''Ring-billed Gull''' 8.15-8.20am + Adult Caspian Gull (R.B.A). Still present at 11.50am, when flew past Spitalfields Market. (R.B.A).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan,1 Great Crested Grebe,1m Pochard,7 Cormorant ,2 Common Gull,1Herring Gull,18 Tufted Duck,3 Great Spotted Woodpecker,3 Nuthatch, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit,1 Mistle thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing,1 Collard Dove, Greenfinch, Goldfinch,2 House Sparrow,5 Goldcrest,( John Watson Gavin Hawgood )
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| - | *Tyttenhanger GPs: 1 Green Sandpiper. 1 Stonechat. 4 Common Snipe. 4+ Tree Sparrows. (Steve Blake)
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| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmer Green, N13: 6(1 ad male, 3 imm males, 2 females) Shoveler; 1 adult-winter Mediterranean Gull, until 13.40 GMT, at least; 5 Redwing (Robert Callf).
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| - | *The Triangle, Palmers Green, N13: 1 Grey Wagtail (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Staines Res: Black-necked Grebe 3 and Scaup 3 on N basin in morning, also an oiled adult Kittiwake on one of the old rafts around 1000hrs. Two Green and one Common Sandpiper also there (Rob Innes).
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,Chiffchaff,5 Rooks,18 Stockdove,20 Fieldfare.(Shaun Harvey).
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| - | *Ten Acre Wood, Hillingdon: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in wood and 6 Ring-necked Parakeets, 4 Stonechat, 3 Snipe, Little Owl, Kestrel & Sparrowhawk in surrounding meadows (Steve Pash)
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| - | *LVRP, Friday Lake: 5 Smew, 4 males 1 redhead, easy to find as Friday Lake has no islands. (Mike Oakland)
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| - | *Horsenden Hill: 21+ Stock Dove, 2 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Tawny Owl (Perivale Wood), 16 Redwing (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon).
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| - | ===Friday 1st February 2008===
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| - | *Mouth of River Wandle (next to Wandsworth Rubbish Tip): pair Pintail (David Jeffreys) | + | |
| - | *S'Newington: Y.l.gull on east res showing on slipway, Ruddy Duck on West res with athea, Near by Redwing at Clissold Park, but no sign of Brambling at 3rd attempt between 12-13pm (J.Murray). | + | |
| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Gadwall, Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, 4 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 3 Redwing (Parade Ground), 3 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, Nuthatch (vocal, KG Bandstand) (Paul Bruty). | + | |
| - | *Alexandra Park: Female Blackcap & 4 Coal Tits Grove, 20+ Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 6 Shoveler (4 ad m, 1st w m, f) Boating Lake, m Gadwall & ad Herring Gull Tunnel Res (Bob Watts).
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| - | *Leyton Flats: 4 Fieldfare,2 Redwing,3 Lesser Redpoll (Gary A James).
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| - | *Tower Hamlets Cemetery, 7.30-8am: No Firecrest seen, but Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, & female Sparrowhawk circling above (J Lethbridge)
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| - | *Osterley Park: Fieldfare 80+. Redwing 120+. Little Owl 1. Stonechat 2. Stock Dove c20. Nuthatch 1. Egyptian Goose 1. Great Crested Grebe 2. GS Woodpecker 1. Green Woodpecker 1. Pochard 1. Shoveler c15. (Keith Fisher)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 female Kestrel; 2 Red-legged Partridge, at Ferny Hill Farm; 1 female Great Spotted Woodpecker; 62 Redwing, at South Lodge Farm; 1 Fieldfare, at South Lodge Farm; 5 Goldcrest; 3 Nuthatch; 4 Treeceeper; 2 Coal Tit (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Berwick Ponds: Barn Owl at 6.27am (Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Laleham Park c.35 Redwing (David Combes)
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| - | *Trent Park: 80 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing.Ferny Hill Farm fields. ( Pete Lowman).
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| - | * South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan,1 Great Crested Grebe,70 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 7 Cormorant,1 Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck,3 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit,2 Coal Tit 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 singing Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow, ( John Watson )
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