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Monday 13rd July

  • Brent Reservoir: Today’s five-a-day waders: 2 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing (Andrew Haynes, Andrew Verrall).

Sunday 12th July

  • Brent Res: Greenshank, 5 LRP, 4 Lapwings, 2 Green Sands & 2 Common Sands (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard).
  • East India Dock area: first-summer/second-summer (i.e. portlandica-type) Arctic Tern (west at 09:00 with a juv and ad Common Tern), Common Sandpiper, 3 Swifts, 11 Sand Martins, 3 Common Gulls, 290+ BH Gulls (inc 9 juvs), juv Grey Wagtail, 12+ Reed Warblers, 10 GBB Gulls, 22 Common Terns inc juv on island (inc possible small movement west), 8 Whitethroats (4+ juvs), 2 Blackcaps. (David Callahan)
  • Barnes WWT: Hobby, Common Snipe, ad Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sth, 4 Chiffchaffs (NPS).
  • Paddington Green: Sparrowhawk took Starling (Des McKenzie).
  • Ruislip Lido: Common Sandpiper; LRP; Kingfisher (Dick Middleton)
  • Mill Hill NW7: (Garden tick) - 3 Mute Swan over house heading east. (Steve B)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 0930-1440 (inc WeBS and sky-watch) - 73 Common Pochard, 175 Coot, 51 Tufted Duck, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Mallard, 9 Mute Swan, 12 Cormorants, 4 Grey Herons, 16 Common Terns, family parties of Grey and Pied Wags, 20+ Reed Warblers (inc. many juvs, many in trees and scrub), c60 Common Swift, 2 House Martins; also Common Blue and Painted Lady amongst 11 butterfly spp. (Mark Pearson et al Hackney Wildlife)
  • Alexandra Park: Jackdaw feeding on ground at southern perimeter of cricket pitch with Crows until 0845 at least (unusual at this site), still c10 adult Common Terns WG Res (Bob Watts).
  • Abney Park Cemetery: Sparrowhawk pair attending at least two young chicks; Southern Hawker (Mark Pearson, Tony Bulter & Jamie Partridge)
  • Broxbourne NNR: Hobby, Crossbill (h)- presumed part of invasion? but sadly no Purple Emperors 1030-1330 (Bob Watts).

Saturday 11th July

  • Brent Res: Greenshank, 3 LRP, 5 Lapwings, 2 Green Sands & Common Sand (Brent Birders); Also, Hobby at 10.50, flew south east (Nigel Biggs & Thom Shannon).
  • Rainham, Martin Drive: Ring Necked Parakeet over (Richard Harrison).
  • Alexandra Park: 10+ Common Terns 0830 (Bob Watts).
  • Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 juv Cuckoo; 1 Little Owl; 3(2m,1f) Yellowhammer (Robert Callf & Robin White).
  • Thames Walk: Vauxhall Bridge - 24 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese; Bankside - Peregrine, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Common Tern flying up stream (Stuart Darbyshire)
  • Iver: Palmers Moor Lane: 1 Kestrel juv., Jackdaws, flock Goldfinches on Teasels. (Roger Dewey)
  • Cowley: Green Lane allotments: 2 Kestrel juv., 1 Little Egret over flying W. (Roger Dewey)
  • Staines Moor: 1 Sparrowhawk flew over carrying something,1 R N Parakeet,1 Common Tern with 2 chicks, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Heron,3 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose.(Sue Giddens)
  • Beddington SF: 2 Greenshank, 7 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper (DKC, KJM et al)
  • Pool River between Catford Bridge and Lower Sydenham: 2 Song Thrush singing, 3 Whitethroat, Grey Wagtail, several Blackcap, Reed Warbler at Bellingham Pond (a bit north of Sainsbury's), Spotted Flycatcher (maybe, only briefly glimpsed) (Philip Lowden).

Friday 10th July

  • Brent Reservoir: Snipe, Greenshank, LRP, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Lapwings (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall).
  • Scrubland near River Roding, Woodford Bridge: family of Blackcaps, with the chicks successfully fledged; also 2 Kestrels (Alan Hobson)
  • St James's Park: 6 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self)
  • Parkside Farm, Enfield: 10+ Mistle Thrush; 2 Sand Martin, flew W, 12:48 BST; 1 pr Linnet, drinking at Res; 1 singing male Reed Bunting (Robert Callf).
  • Trent Park: 9 Mandarin Duck,(3 Upper Lake, 6 Lower Lake); 3 juv Kestrel, fledged (one brood) (Robert Callf).
  • Tyttenhanger GP's: 5 Black tailed Godwits, 2 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 173+ Lapwing+ 2 Juv. (Steve B)
  • Tate Modern: female Peregrine on tower, c 20 BH Gulls on Thames (Mark Pearson)
  • Richmond Park: 2 Egyptian Geese with 7 goslings in stream near Roehampton Gate, Sparrowhawk, Green + Gt Spotted Woodpeckers, several Skylark (Stuart Darbyshire)
  • Trent Park: 35 Goldfinch,Common Tern, 7 Mandarin,2 Sparrowhawk,many Chiff Chaff, Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat,Green Woodpecker, 10 Common Swift. ( Pete Lowman).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 35 Common Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, 4 Common Terns, 10 Reed Warblers, 80 Starlings (mostly juvs), 150 Coot (Mark Pearson et al Hackney Wildlife)
  • Hampton Court Park: Red Kite W at 19:10; also c.60 Sand Martin, 200 Starling and 3 Little Grebe at Rick Pond (Andrew Skotnicki)
  • Mayesbrook Park: Common Tern, 10 Sand martin, Blackcap.(Paul Hawkins)
  • Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 juvenile Cuckoo (Robin White per RMC).

Thursday 9th July

  • Alexandra Park: 10+ Common Terns 0700, 30+ House Martins 2030 (Bob Watts).
  • Brent Reservoir: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper in eastern marsh (Patrick Hagglund, Andrew Haynes).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 1st summer Mediterranean Gull again on the slack 3-3.10 pm, also 15+ Sand Martin, 1 Little Egret & 2-3 Common Tern. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
  • Tyttenhsnger GP's: Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, 160+ BH Gull (Only 1 juv), c100 Lapwing, 2 Shoveler. Hobby. (Steve B)
  • Wanstead Park: Little Egret on Heronry Pond at midday (J Lethbridge)
  • Trent Park: 2 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, G.S Woodpecker, Common Tern, B.H. Gull, L.B.B.Gull, 6 Mandarin, 7 Chiff Chaff ( Inc 3 Young), 3 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, Goldfinch. ( Pete Lowman).
  • Rainham RSPB: 2s Med Gull, 2 Hobby, Green sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Little egret.(Paul,Jack Hawkins)
  • Staines Res: evening, Caspian Gull near-adult from 1920hrs on E pier at KGVI Res, viewable from Staines causeway; also 25 Yellow-legged Gulls there late evening, plus first juvenile Lesser Black-back of the season. At Staines, Little Egret -> S, two Shoveler, Ringed Plover, two Dunlin, two Redshank, four Common Sandpipers (Rob Innes); KLP saw the drake Scaup earlier on.
  • Boston Manor Park: Tufted duck with 11 2 day old chicks, Pochard with 1 chick, Grey Heron.(Michael F)
  • Amwell GPs: Hobby, Little Egret, c100 Lapwings, Ringed Plover, c15 Common Tern chicks, 3 Cetti's Warblers (Mark Pearson & Paul Cook)
  • Grovelands Park, Southgate: 15 Mandarin Duck; 4 Pochard; 2 juv Green Woodpecker; 3(ad feeding two juvs) Goldcrest; 1 Nuthatch (Robert Callf).
  • Banstead Downs:3-4+ House Martins, 2-3 Bullfinches + 1 Garden Warbler (David Campbell)

Wednesday 8th July

  • Berrylands, Surbiton: Whimbrel - 1 over S at 09:03, calling (Bill Haines).
  • Alexandra Park: 8+ Common Terns Res 0700 (Bob Watts); Stock Dove (N), Hobby (south at 10:10) (Birdwatch staff).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 1st summer Mediterranean Gull 3.12-3.38pm, different to yesterday's bird it had less black on the head. Also yesterday's bird was in fact a 1st summer. Both birds had tail bands and dark bars through the secondaries and darkish primaries. Also 2 Green Sandpiper, 15 Mistle Thrush & 4-5 Sand Martin. ( V.Halley-Frame )
  • Staines Res: Little Egret 2 > south, Scaup drake still, Black-tailed Godwit 49 through in flocks of 21 and 28 late evening, Redshank 5 brief visitors moved off south, Ringed Plover 2, Dunlin 1, Yellow-legged Gull 18+ viewable on east pier at KG VI Res (REI,FJM,KLP)
  • Rainham, Martin drive: 2 Hobby, Sparrowhawk, 12 Ring Necked Parakeet (Richard Harrison).
  • Stave Hill (Rotherhithe): Common Tern, singing Song Thrush (Des McKenzie).

Tuesday 7th July

  • Alexandra Park: Still 12+ Common Terns 0700 (Bob Watts).
  • Willows Farm Pool: Little ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 adult Ringed Plover + Juv, 3 Lapwing, 7 BH Gull inc 1 juv. (Steve B).
  • Hammersmith Bridge: 1 ad Pied Wagtail + 3 juvs, 1 ad Grey Wagtail + 1 juv, 2 ad Mute Swan + 7 cygnets (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull 3-3.15pm, also 8+ Common Tern & 1 Green Sanpiper. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 8 Sand Martins & 5 House Martins after storm, 10 Common Terns, c35 Common Pochard, c30 Tufted Duck, 15+ Reed Warblers (Mark Pearson et al Hackney Wildlife)
  • Lower Clapton, E5: 1 Hobby, NE over Hilsea Street at 1520 during storm (Paul Cook).
  • Staines, Runnymede: 1 Red Kite (David Combes).
  • Staines Res: late evening a 5CY-type Caspian Gull on the E pier at KGVI Res (viewed from the Staines Res causeway), with up to six adult or near-adult Yellow-legged Gulls; at Staines North, Black-tailed Godwit and drake Scaup, plus a Curlew through (Rob Innes, Ken Purdey).
  • Cowley Rec, Uxbridge: Juv Hobby in Worcester Road mid-morning seen having just taken avian prey item - probably juv House Sparrow (Bill Haines).

Monday 6th July

  • Alexandra Park: Hobby north at 10:15 am. (entire Birdwatch office); lunchtime - 2 juv Grey Wagtails, fem Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebes, 3 Common Terns. (David Callahan); 24 adultCommon Tern 1730-1820 at least over W.Green Res & filter beds (John Murray & Bob Watts).
  • Bloomsbury: 3 Kestrels around tower of senate House Library (James Blake).
  • Brent Res: 3 Green Sandpipers, Common Sand, 2 LRPs, 3 Lapwings (Andrew Verrall).
  • Dulwich Park: Kestrel, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 2 x GSW, 3 Female Mandarin, 4 Mistle Thrush, 109 Starling (good year), pr Little Grebe with 4 chicks + pr Little Grebe still sitting (Dave Clark)
  • Park Farm, Enfield: 3 juvs Treecreeper, recently fledged (Robert Callf & Robin White).
  • Saxon Lakes (BA lake): Little Grebe. (Sue Giddens)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Hobby hunting 1350, 3 Sand Martins, c150 Coot, c40 Common Pochard (Mark Pearson et al Hackney Wildlife)
  • Trent Park: 4 Mandarin Duck, Lower Lake; Kingfisher, Lower Lake (Robert Callf & Robin White).
  • Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Little Owl (Robert Callf & Robin White).
  • Tyttenhanger GP's: Ringed Plover, 3 juv Grey Wagtails, 100+ BH Gull (only 1 Juv). Steve B)
  • Willows Farm Pool: 2 Oystercatcher, juv Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing. (Steve B)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: At least 15 Common Terns on site, (12 ad & 3 juv); also Green Sandpiper, Little Egret. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
  • Fulham Reach: 5 Kestrel, Peregrine on the hospital, 2 juv Goldfinch in Margravine Cemetery (Nathalie Mahieu).

Sunday 5th July

  • Alexandra Park: 8 Common Terns (trumps yesterday's record) Wood Green Res and 27 B H Gulls (5 juvs) filter beds (Bob Watts).
  • Brent Res: 3 Green Sands, Greenshank, 4 LRP, 3 Lapwing & Common Sand (Brent Birders)
  • Crossness: juv Redstart trapped and ringed this morning, Grasshopper Warbler still singing on Southern Marsh, Curlew over (John Archer). Med Gull (adult) + 7 Black-tailed Godwits off Golf Centre this evening (per JA).
  • East India Dock area: 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull, 2nd summer Common Gull, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 LRP (inc 2 juvs), 2 Swifts, 3 Shelduck (inc 1 juv), singing Grey Wagtail, 8 GBB Gulls, 11 Common Terns (1 juv), 35+ Goldfinches (flock of 33 at Bow Creek Eco Park), 132+ Black-headed Gulls (2 juvs); also shoal of 10+ Grey Mullet in River Lea, Red Admiral in basin. (David Callahan)
  • Fulham Reach: 4 Kestrel on Charing Cross Hospital (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Regents Park: Little Owls have bred for the 3rd year, 1m Common Whitethroat(Tony Duckett).
  • Ruislip: 2 Buzzards over Ruislip Lido and LRP on raft on Lido (Steve Pash)
  • Saxon Lake (Harmondsworth): 1f Scaup.(Sue Giddens)
  • Staines Res (evening): drake Scaup still S basin with Tufted Duck flock. Also a 2CY Mediterranean Gull flew NW, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull (first of the season) briefly, plus at least eight more Y-l Gulls through. About seven Common Terns are now incubating on one of the old tern rafts - none on the posh new raft (Rob Innes, Ken Purdey).
  • Wetland Centre: 2 Little Egret main lake; Green Sandpiper main lake; 2 LRP nests, 1 chick; 2 Ruddy Duck; 1 Snipe (Jonathan Dean).
  • West Drayton:About 1000 Swift flying over at 5pm.(Sue Giddens)

Saturday 4th July

  • Brent Res: 1st summer Yellow-legged Gull, Yellow Wagtail, Greenshank, Redshank, 2 Green Sands, 6 Common Sands, 3 LRP & 3 Lapwing (Brent Birders); Juvenile Yellow Wagtail on the mud at 15:30 (Thom Shannon & Nigel Biggs)
  • London Wetland Centre: 1 Garganey, 9 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 6 Pochard broods, 2 Gadwall broods, Hobby, m Peregrine, mf Sparrowhawk, 1+ Common Tern chick on reservoir lagoon (1st time have nested on this water body) + 5 well grown chicks on main lake, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Snipe, 2 LRP nests, 1 sumplum Black Tailed Godwit (scrape), 4 Chiffchaff. (Dan Monk)
  • Salmons Brook, Enfield: 1 Kingfisher, flew downstream, 14:36 BST (Robert Callf).
  • Trent Park: 6 Mandarin Duck, Upper Lake (Robert Callf).
  • Alexandra Park: 7 Common Terns Wood Green Res (record number this year), Common Sandpiper 0855 flying around Wood Green Res (2nd for year)& presumably same bird still present 2015 flying manically and calling. (Bob Watts).
  • Staines Res: Scaup drake south basin late evening (REI,KLP).
  • Ruislip: Red Kite over Park Wood at approx 10.30 (Steve Pash)
  • Stanmore Country Park: 2 Buzzard 11:30 (John Palmer)

Friday 3rd July

  • Brent Reservoir: 2 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing in east marsh at 8am (no sign of yesterday's Ruff) (Andrew Haynes). Later at 9.15 now 2 Green Sands + LRP with all other waders (Andrew Verrall).
  • Osterley Park: Hobby, pr Kestrel, Little Owl; m Pochard. (Tom Smith)
  • Saxon Lake (Harmondsworth): Heron, 3 Pochards, 2 Gt C Grebes + 1 Juv, Blackcap f, Kestrel flew over, Small flock Goldfinch, 2 C Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Skylark in field, 100+ Swift, 1 L B B Gull, 1 Pr M Swans 4 cygnets, flock L T Tits, Collered Dove flew over, 1 Common Tern. (Sue Giddens).
  • London Wetland Centre: 3 Greenshank SW 0750, 2 LRP nests, 1 Snipe, m Garganey on the reservoir lagoon, 7th Pochard brood of the year, 2 Gadwall broods, 5 Common Tern chicks, Hobby, Peregrine, Kingfisher, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 juv Linnet. Ad Med Gull flew off main lake to playing fields to the south @1625. (NPS/DMonk)
  • Willows Farm Pool: 0910. Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing. (Steve B)
  • Tyttenhanger GP's: Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 20+Lapwing + 3 Juv's. (Steve B)
  • Regents Park: 2p Little Grebe with young, 2m Sparrowhawks, 2p Kestrels with unfledged young, Little Owl showing well, 4p Green Woodpeckers with young, 4 pairs Reed Warblers feeding young, Common Whitethroat Primrose Hill (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park: 1 female Mandarin Duck + 1 duckling, Upper Lake; 1 Kingfisher, perched, Lower Lake; 2 Nuthatch, Water Grdn; 1 Treecreeper, Water Grdn (Robert Callf).
  • Fulham Thames: Common Sandpiper first thing. (Michael F)
  • Fulham Reach: Kestrel perched on Charing Cross Hospital (Nathalie Mahieu).
  • Rainham, Martin Drive: Common Tern over carrying a fish heading W. Seen several times in last 2-3 weeks. Also Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, House Martin, many Swift (Richard Harrison).
  • Bloomsbury, over London University Senate House: 4 Peregrines soaring, trying to land on flagpole cables, playing together (I think they were Peregrines, is this plausible? I've seen peregrines here for sure last year but I still struggle to identify raptors, could these be from the nest near Regent's Park? Philip Lowden).
  • Rotherhithe: Common Tern attacking Black-Headed Gulls (Philip Lowden).

Thursday 2nd July

  • Brent Res: 7 species of wader including summer-plumaged male Ruff in east marsh from Heron Hide, Greenshank, Redshank, 2 Green Sands, Common Sand, LRP & 6 Lapwing (RB, AGV, AH, PH). 1.30pm Ruff flew to far right end of mud beyond rafts (as seen from main hide) (Andrew Haynes, Jon Ridge); all 7 waders still present at 16.00 (Andrew Self)
  • Crossness: Grasshopper Warbler still singing on Southern Marsh, ad Med Gull off Incinerator (Kev Jarvis per JA)
  • East India Dock: 2 Sand Martin (going for second brood), Common Tern Chick on raft, 1 adult over reserve, LRP, Lots of Reed Warblers (Paul Hyland).
  • Alexandra Park: pair Little Grebes, male Sparrowhawk, Emperor Dragonfly, 100+ Azure/Common Blue Damsels (all "tunnel res"), 2 Common Terns (Wood Green Res). (David Callahan)
  • Alexandra Park lunchtime: Sedge Warbler in scrub around cricket pitch, 5 Common Tern, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker, House Martin, Nuthatch, Juvenile Song Thrush thrashing a snail! (Mike Benyon)
  • Osterley Park: Cuckoo in the West Paddock. (Keith Fisher) Rufous, still present at 5.30pm. Also m Linnet, Stock Dove. (Tom Smith)
  • Little Britain(Cowley):2 Egyptian Geese,1 Kingfisher flew past,2 Grey Wagtails on raft,Swallow,7 Swifts flying overhead, 1 Stock Dove in paddock.(Sue Giddens)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Coal Tit by LWT entrance (it's a local invasion!), plus the usuals (Mark Pearson et al Hackney Wildlife)
  • Stoke Newington Road, N16: Red Kite heading very low and west, 1725 (Laurence Pitcher per MJP)
  • Stockers Lake (Rickmandsworth): Red Kite, Hobby. (Steve B)
  • WWT Barnes Wetlands Site: Garganey main lake, Hobby hunting, Common Buzzard over East.
  • Brunel Univrsity, Uxbridge, Red Kite over at 11.40 (Steve Pash)
  • Ruislip: Lesser Whitethroat singing in field west of Breakspear Rd, near Schering Plough. Little Owl west of Mad Bess Wood and Hobby over Poors Field (Steve Pash)

Wednesday 1st July

  • Osterley Park: Male Stonechat - if a returning bird its the earliest by 12 weeks! Linnet 2 juvs. House Sparrow very common, seems to be the best breeding season for years. Butterflies - 12 sp. including Small Skipper, a site tick. (Keith Fisher).
  • Abney Park Cemetery: 2 juv Coal Tits (4th local record this year, all in last three weeks), female Sparrowhawk taking food to nest, c8 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, many butterfly spp. inc. several Purple Hairstreaks (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife)
  • Dulwich Park: Little Grebe pair with newly hatched chick, other pair still sitting on 2 x eggs, 20 Swift, 2 House Martin, Blackcap, Family of x 4 GSW (Dave Clark)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 4 Green Sandpiper,and good numbers of purple hairstreaks.(Shaun Harvey)
  • Fulham by Thames: Green Sandpiper, 2 House Martins. (Michael F)

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