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*Leyton: A medium-sized pale/creamy falco spp. flew West @ 11:30 Hybrid/escape thing. (Paul Whiteman)
*Leyton: A medium-sized pale/creamy falco spp. flew West @ 11:30 Hybrid/escape thing. (Paul Whiteman)
*Trent Park: 2 Stonechat ( now confined to very small area), 3 Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker. ( Pete Lowman).
*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 Hering Gull,3 Great Spotted Wopodpecker,
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1 Nuthatch, 12 Long-tailed Tit,8 Ring-necked Parakeet,12 Tufted Duck,4 House Sparrow, 4 Goldfinch,2 Greenfinch,(John Watson)
===Thursday 6th December 2007===
===Thursday 6th December 2007===

Revision as of 14:44, 7 December 2007

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Friday 7th December 2007

  • Island Barn res: Great Northern Diver (permit reqd)
  • London Wetland Centre: juvenile Glaucous Gull flew southeast along the River Thames at 09:15; also Bittern on south side of Main Lake, Water Pipit and 3 Rock Pipit (Birdguides)
  • Leyton: A medium-sized pale/creamy falco spp. flew West @ 11:30 Hybrid/escape thing. (Paul Whiteman)
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat ( now confined to very small area), 3 Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker. ( Pete Lowman).
  • South Norwood Lake: 9 Cormorant, 60 Black-headed Gull,1 Hering 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)

Thursday 6th December 2007

  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • London Wetland Centre: 307 Shoveler (LWC website).
  • 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).
  • Middlesex Filter Beds NR: 2 Chiffchaffs (Mark Pearson).
  • Town Park, Enfield: 1 Cormorant; 1 Grey Heron; 2 (m,f) Pochard; 21 (12m,9f) Tufted Duck; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
  • Mayesbrook Park: 15 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 28 Tufted, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret (Paul Hawkins).
  • Staines Res: Great Northern Diver - south basin, 3 Black-necked Grebe (Ken Purdey).

Wednesday 5th December 2007

  • 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)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 9 Lesser Redpoll,Sparrowhawk.(Shaun Harvey)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pochard and a pair of Wigeon.( Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • 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)

Tuesday 4th December 2007

  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: immature Shag reported again (WR log book).
  • Beddington SF: juv Glaucous Gull, 2W Caspian Gull, 3 YLGulls, Water Pipit (Birdguides).
  • 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).
  • Isle of Dogs: adult Ring-billed Gull by the Thames opposite Lovell's Warf at 14:40 (Birdguides).
  • Hackney Marsh. Nr Spitalfields Mkt: poss 1st-yr Ring-billed Gull (David Darrell-Lambert per GJ).
  • 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).

Monday 3rd December 2007

  • London Wetland Centre: Bittern still from WWF hide (Birdguides)
  • Jubilee Pond, Wanstead Flats, AM: Juv White-fronted Goose "albifrons", with Canadas (J Lethbridge)
  • East India Dock NR: f Black Redstart, 7 Shelduck (Paul Hyland)
  • 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. (TeRNS)

Sunday 2nd December 2007

  • 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).
  • Corbets Tey: 46 Tufted Duck, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 22 Siskin and Brambling.(Dave Morrison)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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).

Saturday 1st December 2007

  • 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).
  • Staines Res: imm Scaup (Birdguides)
  • Hornchurch: Lesser Redpoll over my house @ 1.40pm (Shaun Harvey).
  • Bushy Park: c.50 Siskin at the Waterhouse Woodland Garden (Andrew Skotnicki).
  • Bloomsbury: Firecrest still showing at Russell Square this morning (per Garry James).
  • Aldenham Park (Home Farm): 1 Woodcock, Tawny Owl (Steve Blake).
  • Rainham RSPB: 2 Short-eared Owls, 5 Ring-necked parakeets, 1 Green sand.(Paul Hawkins,Shaun Harvey)
  • 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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