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Sunday 2nd November
- Greenford CP:Pr Kestrel, 1 Snipe, 67 R.n Parakeet over, c25 M'Pipit, 8 Pied Wagtail, 41 Redwing over, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, c30 Chaffinch (Neil Anderson)
- Brent Res: Cetti's Warbler opposite hide, also 54 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing & 15 Siskin (Andrew Self)
- Wormwood Scrubs: c8 Skylark over, c15 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting, c20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Jackdaw & 2 Stonechat. (David Jeffreys, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall)
- Banstead: Firecrest (Birdguides).
- Hornchurch: 2 Siskin over,4 Goldfinch,2 Chaffinch my garden(Shaun Harvey)
Saturday 1st November
- South Norwood Lake: 20 Tufted Duck,, 1 Mute Swan, 8 Shoveler over, 2 Grey Heron, 50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Redwing, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, Chaffinch, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
- Brent Res: Hawfinch over at 08.00 (Stuart Fisher); also adult Med Gull, Goldeneye, Wigeon, 13 Snipe, Skylark, 137 Redwing, 86 Fieldfare, 3 L. Redpoll & 8 Siskin (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall).
- Greenford CP: 7.30-9.00: Kestrel, 45 R.n Parakeets over, 20+ M'Pipit, Grey + 3 Pied Wagtail, 330 Redwing W-NW, 78 Fieldfare W-NW, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest (Neil Anderson).
- Staines Res: juv Great Northern Diver on South Basin this a.m. (Birdguides).
- Beddington SF: m Ring Ouzel on top of lime tree between St Mary's Church and The Grange early morning (Birdguides).
- Lime Trees Park GC (Northolt): ring-tail Hen Harrier low south over A40 07:30hrs (Des McKenzie).
- Paddington Green: m Peregrine NW 11:27hrs (Des McKenzie).
- Osterley Park: Brambling 2, Reed Bunting 1, Stonechat 2, Redwing c100, Fieldfare c150, Nuthatch 2,Shoveler 24, Sparrowhawk 1, Little Grebe 2, GC Grebe 2, Kingfisher 1 (Keith Fisher).
- Banstead Downs: 2 Firecrest still present mid-morning and showing well at the golf course, 500m along the wooded footpath as well as 1 Kestrel and large numbers of Redwing+Fieldfare+Goldcrest (David Campbell).
- London Wetland Centre: ad fem Peregrine (almost caught a Carrion Crow), 3 Common Snipe, 3 Rock Pipit (inc a summer-plumaged Scandinavian bird), m Stonechat, 190 Redwing west, 60 Fieldfare west, 4 Lesser Redpoll on site plus 1 SW (LWC website).
- Finsbury Park N4: 1 Lapwing west (Laurence Pitcher).
- Alexandra Park: Viz mig 0700-0930 Brambling, Lesser Redpoll, 126 Redwing, 45 Feldfare, 89 Chaffinch, 3 Meadow Pipit, 12 Blackbird, c50 Starling, 8 Goldfinch. Also bleached L T Tit amongst flock in Scrub (Stuart Harrington, Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener).
- Stoke Newington area - Clissold Park: 1 Goldcrest; Reservoirs: 1 Grey Wag., 2 Herring Gull (EM, RM, GJ TeRNS).
- Rainham RSPB: 2 Brent Geese, 134 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, 24 Redshank, Lesser Redpoll, 4 Fieldfare (Paul Hawkins).
- Horsenden Hill: 1 imm. male ring ouzel in hawthorn on summit at 7.15 then flew south, 1 woodcock flushed from hazel coppice Horsenden Wood 08.00, 1 redpoll west, 1 brambling south, 80 Redwing, 73 Fieldfare, 3 Skylark north, ca. 150 Ring-necked Parakeet mainly east, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 teal, 5 jackdaw, 18 stock dove, 12 goldcrest (Andy Culshaw).
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