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| - | ===Saturday 24th November 2007===
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| - | *Bloomsbury: Firecrest still present just east of University College London at Gordon Square (RBA); no sign of Firecrest at 11:45hrs, nor any other passerine (Des McKenzie, Mike Wheeler).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 67 Mute Swan, 8 Greylag Goose, 108 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 57 Tufted Duck, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, ad-wint Mediterranean Gull (German-ringed, green AAZS, at Round Pond; present since 11th), c550 Black-headed Gull, 65 Common Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (near Fisherman's Keep), 26 Herring Gull, 2w Great Black-backed Gull (Serpentine), Tawny Owl, c15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Pied Wagtail, c65 Long-tailed Tit (a good site count; 41 in one flock near Hyde Park Meadows), Jay, c130 Starling (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: fem Marsh Harrier, Corn Bunting, 20+ Fieldfare, c10 Stonechat, Redpoll, 3 Curlew, 12 Blackwit, 52 Ringed Plover, 160 Redshank, 22 Jackdaw, 200+ Wigeon, 2 Water Pipit, 5 Rock pipit, Kingfisher, 60+ Greenfinch. (Paul Hawkins, Les Harrison)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 Common Buzzard; 50+ Stock Dove,(18 South Lodge Farm, 2 Trent Park, 30+ Ferny Hill Farm); 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Grey Wagtail, Lower Lake; 1 male Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 4 Song Thrush; 6+ Redwing; 20+ Fieldfare; 8 Goldcrest; 4 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 2 Coal Tit; 2 f/imm Lesser Redpoll, feeding in Alders, Nature Trail; 15+ Siskin,(3,2m,1f, feeding in Alders, Nature Trail; 12+ in Alders, along Leeging Beech Gutter near Water Grdn); 15+ Goldfinch,(9 'Old Golf Course', 6 Vicarage Farm); 4 Bullfinch,(3,1m,2f, together, 'Old Golf Course', 1f, Vicarage Farm); 1 Reed Bunting, at 'Barracks' (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Friday 23rd November 2007===
| + | '''Please note that this site has now been moved to: http://londonbirders.wikia.com/wiki/London_Bird_Club_Wiki''' |
| - | *Queen Mother Res: juvenile '''Pomarine Skua''' still present today. No access beyond the car park (per FJM). No sign after 10am, ad Y L Gull in roost (Bob Watts, Franko Maroevic, Steve Spooner).
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| - | *Clacket Lanes Services (anti-clockwise): '''Willow Tit''' in woods behind services north Side (Chris Wilkinson via FJM); also, Common Buzzard over.
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| - | *Rainham: 2 Water Pipits by the Stone Barges, also 18 Black-tailed Godwits, 19 Lapwing and 1 Common Snipe roosting on the barges; nearby, 1 Jack Snipe flushed - no SE Owls over marshes at dawn (J. Murray); Dartford Warbler present at Rainham Marshes RSPB - directions from visitor centre (Birdguides).
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| - | *Walton Res: Common Sandpiper (SBC).
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| - | *Alexandra Park: 13 Redwing and five Fieldfare north early a.m. plus single Skylark and Meadow Pipit and steady trickle of Chaffinches (Dominic Mitchell), also 2 Kestrel, 2 Song Thrush (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 6 Pintail, Bittern (SBC). Also Water Pipit, c75 Wigeon, 3 Snipe, 220+ Teal (Matthew Palmer).
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| - | *Horsenden Hill early am: 4 White-fronted Geese SW @ 08:15, c40 Redwings, 15 Goldrests, 2 Chiffchaffs, 5 Bullfinches (Nick Senior).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: adult-winter Mediterranean Gull (colour-ringed green AAZS), 2 Stock Dove, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Pied Wagtail (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Beddington SF: 2 Wigeon, fem Peregrine, 7 Common Snipe, Water Pipit (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Rickmansworth: m Goosander at Batchworth Lake (RBA).
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| - | *Bloomsbury: Firecrest again in Gordon Square (Birdguides).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 25 Meadow Pipit, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 GS Woodpecker (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Queen Elizabeth II Res: 2 Goosander (SBC).
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| - | *Regents Park: 80 Fieldfares, 15 Redwings, 2 Siskins, 1 poss 2 Kingfishers, 2 Tawny Owls, 10 Egyptian Geese, 1 Hedgehog (Tony Duckett).
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| - | === Thursday 22nd November 2007===
| + | '''You will need to create your own login account on the new site (you can use the same details).''' |
| - | *Queen Mother Res: juvenile '''Pomarine Skua''' still present this afternoon. No access beyond the car park (Birdguides).
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| - | *Tate Modern: At 1335hrs there was what looked like a large, all-whitish falcon perched high on the tower, where the Peregrines often sit. I only had a naked-eye view, though, so couldn't be sure. If anyone's passing with bins it may be worth a look! It was on the eastern face of the tower. Could be the Gyr-type escape that's been reported occasionally round London recently (Rob Innes).
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| - | *Walthamstow Filter Beds: 92 Lesser Black-backed, one Greater Black-backed and 56 Herring Gulls, plus one adult Yellow-legged Gull showing head streaking like the ad LBBGs (but in every other respect a typical ''michahellis''). On Walthamstow No 5 Rservoir, oppopsite the filter beds: 77 Shoveler (Dominic Mitchell).
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| - | *East India Dock NR: 11 Shelduck, 151 Teal, 50 Mallard, 7 Tufties, 4 Little Grebe, GBB Gull, LBB Gull, 4 Common Gull, 120+ BH Gull, 2 Pied and 1 Grey Wag (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *Alexandra Park (12:00-13:00hrs): 6 Gadwall, trilling Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail (Conservation Pond), Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, sub-singing Blackbird, singing Song Thrush, 7 Goldfinch (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 3 Sparrowhawk, 8 Kestrel, m Peregrine, Water Rail, Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, 21 Skylark, 6 Stonechat, pr Bearded Tit, 20 Greenfinch, 70 Goldfinch, 15 Linnet (ELBF).
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| - | *Beddington SF: Wigeon, Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe, Redshank, 2w Mediterranean Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad/1w), Water Pipit, Redpoll (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *East India NR: 2 Little Grebe, 1 Heron, 6 Cormorant, 2 Canada over, ~150 Teal, 15-20 Mallard, 6 Tufties, 9 Shelduck (most I have seen here), 4 Moorhen, 1 GBB Gull, 1 LBB Gull, ~90 BH Gull, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Robin, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, pair of Chaffinch, 2m Black Redstart, 2 Pied Wag, 1 Grey Wag, Crow, 2 Magpie (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Town Park, Enfield: 1 Skylark, flew over calling; 1 singing male Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmers Green N13: 1 adult-winter Mediterranean Gull, on boating pond until 14.30 hrs., at least; 1 female Pochard; 2 Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 18 Goldfinch, 3 Tufted Duck, Pochard, Goldcrest (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 30 Linnet, 30 Pochard, 1m Ruddy Duck, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Wigeon, 1-2 singing Song Thrush late pm, also 1 Little Owl calling very loudly for over a minute to another which responded briefly.(Vince Halley-Frame).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 8 Cormorant, 10 Tufted Duck, 150 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Pipit (LWC website).
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| - | === Wednesday 21st November 2007===
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| - | *Queen Mother Res: '''Pomarine Skua''', still present in afternoon; also Polish-ringed Caspian Gull again present (RBA).
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| - | *Euston: Firecrest still present with tit-flock at park in Gordon Square (Birdguides). Still present 1450-1530h (Fraser Simpson).
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| - | *St James's Park: 2 Egyptian Geese at lunchtime (Andrew Self)
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| - | * South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 8 Cormorant, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Pied Wagtail, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Redwing, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 8 House Sparrow (John Watson).
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| - | *Alexandra Park (13:00-14:00hrs): 2 Little Grebe, 31 Common Gull, c20 Long-tailed Tit (Des McKenzie).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat,Mandarin,3 Tufted Duck ( 2m,1f), Pochard, Cormorant,3 Goldfinch.(Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 3 Little Egret, 25 Tufted, 9 Pochard, 7 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | ===Tuesday 20th November 2007===
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| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: '''Slavonian Grebe''' at southern end of West Warwick still, plus 2w Med Gull, drake Pintail, 2F Goldeneye, 135 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Goldcrests, GbbGull, 3 Shelducks, 300+ Woodpigeons coming in to roost (David Callahan); also first-winter Great Black-backed Gull, 21 Herring Gulls and 11 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at the filter beds opposite No 5 reservoir (Dominic Mitchell).
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| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: Great Northern Diver west along the Thames at 07:50hrs and Short-eared Owl over the silt lagoons (''per'' Howard Vaughan); also six Jack Snipe, five Common Snipe and two Kingfishers on Wennington Marsh (''per'' Ruth Barnes).
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| - | *Brent Reservoir: 1 Little Egret, 12 Snipe, 4 Water Rail, 1 Jackdaw (Roy Beddard).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail (Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Tyttenhanger GP: redhead Goosander still present (HertsBirding).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 18 Tufted Duck, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Goldfinch, 5 House Sparrow (John Watson).
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| - | *Aldenham CP: 5 Goldeneye (3m 2f), 170+ Tufted Duck, 40+ Pochard, 34 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 5 Wigeon, 2 Ruddy Duck, 3 Common Gull, 15 Cormarant (S Blake).
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| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, N13: 1 adult-winter Mediterranean Gull, still present on boating pond until 14.45 hrs at least; 1 male Pochard; 1 Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 3 Tufted Duck (2m,1f), Pochard (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *London Wetlands Centre: Great Bittern from Headley hide at 1.15pm (RBA).
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| - | *Molesey GP: Dartford Warbler (SBC).
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| - | ===Monday 19th November 2007===
| + | Please do not post news here as this site is now out-of-date. |
| - | *[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: '''Slavonian Grebe''' on West Warwick this pm (Birdguides); also, Arctic Skua through.
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| - | *Broomfield Park (Palmer's Green): ad Mediterranean Gull again present on boating lake this am (RBA).
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| - | *Canary Wharf: Peregrine high over Jubilee Park headed off east topwards the Millennium Dome (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 70+ Teal, 19 Wigeon (12F, 7M), 9 Gadwall (5F, 4M), 16 Pochard (8F, 8M), 9 Shoveler (5F, 4M), 2 Little Egret, 3 Jackdaw and a flock of Reed Bunting probably into double figures (Vince Halley-Frame).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 12 Goldfinch, Tufted Duck (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 female Kestrel; 3 Green Woodpecker; 5+ Great Spotted Woodpecker; 7 Stock Dove at South Lodge Farm; 2(m,f/imm) Stonechat at 'Old Golf Course'; 6 Song Thrush; 6+ Redwing; 22+ Goldcrest, (including 15 in Rough Lot); 1 Coal Tit; 3 Nuthatch; 2 Treecreeper; 10 Goldfinch, at 'Old Golf Course' (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: m Peregrine hunting feral pigeons, Sparrowhawk, 9 Herring Gulls, 3 LBBs, 1 Little Egret, 7 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff with Long-tailed Tits (Paul Hawkins).
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| - | *Beddington SF: Little Egret, Water Rail, 10 Common Snipe (Dip or Glory).
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| - | ===Sunday 18th November 2007===
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| - | *Isle of Dogs: the regular ad '''Ring-billed Gull''' present again, opposite Lovell's Wharf at 13:00hrs (RBA).
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| - | *Totteridge Valley: Blackcap, Little Owl, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 29 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 8 Rook, 34 Stock Dove, c80 Common Gull, Nuthatch, Treecreeper. (Ian Ellis)
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| - | *[[Brent Reservoir]]: 2 Siskins, 4 Redwings & 13 Snipe (Andrew Self).
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| - | *West Thurrock: Dartford Warbler at 8.15 on Saltings, 600 Dunlin, 7 Grey Plover, 326 Redshank, 9 Common Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Rock Pipits, 11 Curlew, Little Egret, adult Yellow-legged Gull and 60 Redwing (Dave Morrison).
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 1 Bittern still main lake from headley hide best or Peacock tower, 2 Woodcock NW corner, 1 male & 1 imm/fem Mealy Redpoll entrance area, 5 Siskins WWF hide area (NPS); Jack Snipe showing distantly on island in main lake, male Sparrowhawk, Water Pipit on mud in front WWF hide (MRH); last night: 5 Water Pipits and Cetti's Warbler went to roost reedbed (RK).
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 11 Golden Plover, Siskin, Bullfinch (Shaun Harvey).
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| - | *Island Barn Res: 10 Redshank, 5 Green Sanpiper (SBC).
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| - | *Alexandra Park: Water Rail still at the conservation pond, 6 Gadwall, 7 Pochard, Little Grebe, 2 Goldcrests, but again no sign of Firecrest in the conservation area (Dominic Mitchell).
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| - | *Barking Outfall: Curlew, 2 Rock Pipit, 81 Shoveler and 14 Redshank (Dave Morrison).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 6 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, adult-winter Mediterranean Gull (colour-ringed) showing well at the Round Pond, 33 Common Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (near Fisherman's Keep), 27 Herring Gull, 2w Great Black-backed Gull (near Fisherman's Keep), Tawny Owl, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail (Des McKenzie, Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Beddington SF: 4 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Pipit, Water Rail, 10 Common Snipe, Redshank, Green Sanpiper, Chiffchaff (Dip or Glory).
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| - | *Broomfield Park (Palmer's Green): Mediterranean Gull on boating lake to 11:39hrs at least (RBA).
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| - | *Wanstead Park (10:15-11:15): thrash through for BTO early winter TTV; 32 species recorded including 104 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, around 30 each of Tuftie, Gadwall, Pochard & Mallard, single Goldfinch, Linnet, Mistle Thrush, 9 Jay (J Lethbridge).
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| - | *Dagenham Chase (2:10-3.30pm): 42 species including good numbers of Gadwall, a few Wigeon, female Mallard with ~10 very young ducklings, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, 4 Reed Bunting (J Lethbridge).
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| - | ===Saturday 17th November 2007=== | + | ==Archived News== |
| - | *Staines Res: 3 Black-necked Grebes on south res; at Staines Moor: c25 Fieldfare, 7 Stonechats, 6 Reed Buntings, Skylark, c30 Meadow Pipit. (Ian Ellis)
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| - | *London Wetland Centre: 1 '''Yellow-Browed Warbler''' seen in tit flock between Dulverton and WWF Hide @ 0950, 1 Bittern in reeds southern edge of Main Lake seen from Headley Hide, 2 Water Pipit Main Lake, 150 Fieldfare dropped in to site then off W (LWC wardens).
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| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Gadwall, colour-ringed adult-winter Mediterranean Gull at Round Pond (am at least), 2w type Great Black-backed Gull (Serpentine), Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, m Blackcap (Hudson Memorial), 3 Goldcrest, 2-3 Coal Tit (Des McKenzie, Fiona Barclay, Nick Tanner, Paul Bruty).
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| - | *Canon's Farm, Banstead: 50 Brambling in with 450 Chaffinch (Steve Gale).
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| - | *Stocker's Lake: 3 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Ruddy Duck, 2 Water Rail, 3 Kingfisher, 40+ Siskin, 2 Redpoll (HertsBirding).
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: 1 Short-eared Owl, ad Med Gull, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sands,1 Curlew, 300+ Dunlin, Cetti's Warbler, 10 Stonechat, 250+ Linnet. (Paul Hawkins); also, 4 (possibly up to 6) Short-eared Owls at dusk over the silt beds, viewed from Ferry Lane (Paul Whiteman, Dominic Mitchell, Dave Bradnum).
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| - | *[[Brent Reservoir]]: 1 Brambling on North Bank & 26 Siskins over (Andrew Self).
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 12 Pochard (7 F 5 M), 23 Linnet, 4 Common Snipe and 1 Little Egret (Vince Halley-Frame).
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| - | *Lee Valley Park (Holyfield Farm): Brief view of a ringtail harrier harassed by a large flock of Jackdaws, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, pair of Stonechats; Holyfield GP: 1 drake Goosander, 3 Goldeneye (Mike Oakland).
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| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 5 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 3 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler (ELBF).
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| - | *Kensington Green (08:55am): Oystercatcher flew N towards Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens (John Watson).
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| - | *Cassiobury Park: Little Egret, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10+ Siskin, Lesser Redpoll over (HertsBirding).
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| - | ===Friday 16th November 2007===
| + | *[[News November 2009]] |
| - | *Queen Mother Res: juv '''Iceland Gull''' roosted again (per FM) | + | *[[News October 2009]] |
| - | *Bloomsbury: Firecrest with tit flock in Woburn Park this morning (Birdguides).
| + | *[[News September 2009]] |
| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: c15 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail (Paul Bruty).
| + | *[[News August 2009]] |
| - | *Fairlop Waters: 2 Stonechats, Skylark, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, Kingfisher, 46+ Cormorants, 8 Pochard, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Reed Buntings, 60+ Golden Plover with the Lapwings & Black-headed gulls on the farm field (Brendan Spooner).
| + | *[[News July 2009]] |
| - | *East India Dock NR: 2 Shelduck, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Black Redstart (2male, 1 female), 1 Brambling (copse), 2 Goldfinch (Gary A James); 2 more Shelduck flew in, circled, but didn't land (Paul Hyland); + Song Thrush, my first at this site (J Lethbridge).
| + | *[[News June 2009]] |
| - | *King George's Park, Wandsworth: 1 Fieldfare and 1 Chiffchaff among the more common winter birds (Martin Honey).
| + | *[[News May 2009]] |
| - | *St James's Park: 2 Egyptian Geese & 8+ Red-crested Pochard (Andrew Self).
| + | *[[News April 2009]] |
| - | *Clissold Park: 2 RR Parakeets, 2 Grey Wagtails, 6 Pochards, 3 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson).
| + | *[[News March 2009]] |
| - | *Trent Park Area: 3 Red-legged Partridge, at Vicarage Farm; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Kingfisher, perched, at Lower Lake; 1 Skylark; 1 Grey Wagtail, at Lower Lake; 2(m, f/imm) Stonechat, at 'Old Golf Course'; 4 Song Thrush; 1 Redwing; 10+ Fieldfare; 2 Nuthatch; 2 Treecreeper; 5 Goldcrest; 5 Siskin; 3( 1m, 2f) Bullfinch, at 'Old Golf Course'; 2 male Yellowhammer, together, at Ferny Hill Farm; 1 f/imm Reed Bunting, feeding on nettle seeds at the 'Barracks'; 1 Peacock - my latest record locally! (Robert Callf).
| + | *[[News February 2009]] |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 8 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch, Tufted Duck, 50 BH Gull (Pete Lowman).
| + | *[[News January 2009]] |
| - | *Regents Park: 2 Woodcocks, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Redwings, 1 Siskin, 4 Common Teal, 8 Egyptian Geese (Tony Duckett).
| + | *[[News December 2008]] |
| - | *Dagenham Chase: Woodcock flushed from causeway of the two main lakes early morning.(Paul Hawkins)
| + | *[[News November 2008]] |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 5 Little Egrets roosted also Kingfisher, 5 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall.(Paul Hawkins)
| + | *[[News October 2008]] |
| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 Short Eared Owl,5 Ring Necked Parakeets,1 Green Sandpiper.(Shaun Harvey)
| + | *[[News September 2008]] |
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| - | ===Thursday 15th November 2007===
| + | *[[News July 2008]] |
| - | *QEII Res: '''Little Auk''' (0717-0724); appeared out of mist, landed 50m off the NE corner, dived, surfaced, then flew off south into the mist! See [[Photos|Photo]] (Dave Harris) | + | *[[News June 2008]] |
| - | *Queen Mother Res: '''Little Auk''' present till dusk, also Iceland Gull and Caspian Gull in roost (Per FM) | + | *[[News May 2008]] |
| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: three adult '''Bewick's Swans''' in Aveley Bay; also 2 Avocet (Birdguides); no further sign of swans by 4pm, but ringtail Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl at ferry lane and silt lagoons (Paul Hawkins, Les Harrison). | + | *[[NewsApr2008]] |
| - | *Amwell GPs: two Bearded Tits just beyond the hide at the water vole watchpoint, also Bittern & 2 Cetti's Warblers (Birdguides). | + | *[[NewsMar2008]] |
| - | *Alexandra Park: Brambling, Siskin, 35 Fieldfares north, 2 Goldcrests & Water Rail in the conservation area/pond early morning (Andrew Gardener, Dominic Mitchell, Gareth Richards and Bob Watts) but no sign by 9am of yesterday's Firecrest; lunchtime: trilling Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail heard in Conservation Pond area, 2 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, 2+ Goldfinch; many Brown Rats (Des McKenzie, Mike Benyon), plus Siskin, 3 Goldcrests, Coal Tit and Nuthatch in The Grove and Grey Heron attacking, drowning and swallowing a Brown Rat at the boating pond (Dominic Mitchell). | + | *[[NewsFeb2008]] |
| - | *Green Park: Brambling & 15 Siskin flew west at 07.55 (Andrew Self). | + | *[[NewsJan2008]] |
| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 colour-ringed (green) adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Goldfinch (Paul Bruty). | + | *[[NewsDec2007]] |
| - | *East India Dock NR: 1 Grey Heron, 15+ Cormorant, 2 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 46 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine (on Millennium Dome pylon) 30 BH Gull, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird, Robin, 2-3 Black Redstart (1 or 2M, 1F) in copse and on guttering/roof of the flats just west of the copse, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Great Tit, Blue Tit, Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, Brambling (hurrah!), 2 Magpie, 2 Crow (J Lethbridge). | + | *[[NewsNov2007]] |
| - | *South Norwood Lake: 8 Cormorant, 14 Tufted Duck, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Jay, 2 Collard Dove, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 12 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 3 House Sparrow (John Watson). | + | |
| - | *Middlesex Filter Beds: Chiffchaff, 1 Brambling, 4 Siskins (Mark Pearson). | + | |
| - | *Hackney Marshes (river Lea side): 16 Teal, 3 Grey Wagtail (Mark Pearson). | + | |
| - | *Clissold Park: 3 Goldcrests, 5 Pochard, 3 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson). | + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 10 Siskin, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Nuthatch, Goldcrest, 100 BH Gull, 2 Gadwall (m,f) (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Barnes WWT: 90 Lapwing, 55 Wigeon, Water Rail, Redshank, 1 Skylark (south), 2 Siskins (in mixed finch flock) feeding in trees between feeding station and WWT Hide. Slav Grebe reported am in flight but no sign 9.30-13.15 (Matthew Palmer).
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| - | ===Wednesday 14th November 2007===
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| - | *Queen Mother Res: flock of 8 '''Little Auk''' between 13:10hrs and 13:18hrs when they flew off east, no further sign by 14:00hrs; also, a Polish-ringed 1W Caspian Gull at 11:30hrs - please note, permit access only (CDRH per FM). | + | |
| - | *Bedfont Lakes CP: Brambling over E 7.40am (Adam Cheeseman) | + | |
| - | *Hoxton: Woodcock found dead at Pitfield Street, near St John's church (David Carruthers per DMc). | + | |
| - | *Hounslow Heath: Woodcock, male Sparowhawk, Skylark, and several Meadow Pipits. (Adam Cheeseman) | + | |
| - | *Alexandra Park: single Firecrest gave fine views at 12:34hrs in scrub c75metres north along path from Conservation Pond (in area near marker post), f Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 25 Common Gull, Green Woodpecker; no sign of ''tristis'' Chiffchaff (Des McKenzie). | + | |
| - | *Acton: Woodcock flew over West Way opposite Braid Avenue (RBA).
| + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre: Slavonian Grebe, Brambling through (RBA).
| + | |
| - | *Middlesex Filter Beds: 7 Lesser Redpolls and 5 Siskins (feeding in trees by main western entrance), 5 Teal, 2 Chiffchaffs, 18 Fieldfares, 6 Redwings, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Grey Wagtail (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: feeding flock included 1 Coal Tit, c4 Goldcrests and c15 LT Tits (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Clissold Park: 1 Redwing, 3 RR Parakeets, 9 Pochard, 3 Shovelers (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Oakwood Park, N14: 1 Green Woodpecker; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Ring-necked Parakeet; 2 Pied Wagtail; 1 Redwing; 2 Fieldfare; 7 Greenfinch,feeding on Field Maple (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *Ridge Ave., N21: 1 Grey Wagtail (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *Enfield Town: 1 Grey Wagtail (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 5 Goldfinch, Kestrel, 50 BH Gull.( Pete Lowman).
| + | |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 2 Little Egret, 3 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, Goldcrest.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: Period of observation 11.05am - 4.55pm. 65 species recorded, 4 heard only. Highlights include, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler,4 Pochard, 31 Fieldfare, F Stonechat, 4 Little Egret, 12 Common Snipe, 2 Bullfinch 1M 1F, 1 Little Owl, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Siskin, 1 Chiffchaff, and 1 Great Black-backed Gull. The 4 species heard only were, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 1 M Pheasant and 1-2 Water Rail at 4.42pm. ( Vince Halley-Frame and Jonathan Lethbridge ).
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| - | ===Tuesday 13th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *Rainham Marshes RSPB: Marsh Harrier flew east 07:45hrs; also Lapland Bunting flew over heading south late morning (RBA/Birdguides).
| + | |
| - | *Staines Res: 3 Black-necked Grebe on south basin (RBA).
| + | |
| - | *East India Dock NR: 1 Brambling still in copse, 4 Little Grebe, Shelduck (Paul Hyland)
| + | |
| - | *Sutton Town Centre: 1 Peregrine sitting on Quadrant House, then left westward. Second week of residency (Steve Gale)
| + | |
| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail ([http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/terns2/index.htm TeRNS])
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat still present on the "old golf course", Fieldfare, 50 BH Gull.( Pete Lowman). | + | |
| - | *Clissold Park, Stoke N'ton: 3 RR Parakeets, 2 Redwings, 8 Pochards, 4 Shoveler, c15 Greenfinches, c20 Goldfinches (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: Female Goldeneye on Chase Waters until dusk, 1 or 2 Woodcock flushed by the river Rom, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Common Snipe, 4 Pochard, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Female Pheasant (Vince Halley-Frame).
| + | |
| - | *Beddington SF: 5 Wigeon, Water Rail, Chiffchaff (Dip or Glory).
| + | |
| - | *QEII Res: Black Redstart (SBC).
| + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre: Woodcock, 4 Water Pipit (RBA).
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 Sparrowhawk; 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2(m,f/imm) Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 5 Redwing; 2 Mistle Thrush; 16 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 5 Treecreeper; 2 Coal Tit; 2 Siskin,(1 female, feeding in Alder, Nature Trail, 1 Rough Lot) (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *West Ealing (W13): Single Brambling over N @07:10 (Bill Haines).
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| - | ===Monday 12th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *Broadwater GP: 36 Little Egrets flew in to roost from 16:10-16:46 (Birdguides)
| + | |
| - | *Leyton (10:45): a Woodcock flew past the house low west (Paul Whiteman).
| + | |
| - | *Fitzroy Square (W1T): Woodcock over at roof height heading N 09:00 (Peter Jones).
| + | |
| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 20 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare (all NW), c50 BH Gull, c10 LBB Gull, c10 Herring Gull, c25 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard (Laurence Pitcher, Tony Butler); also, at 16.30 1 Common Snipe, 1 Kingfisher ([http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/terns2/index.htm TeRNS]).
| + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre (am): Pomarine Skua - 2 dark juveniles flew high SE at 0740, Ring-necked Duck/Tufted Duck hybrid 1 male, Woodpigeon 1937 SSW before 8 am, Water Pipit - 2 main lake islands, Stonechat 1 male grazing marsh, Fieldfare 50 NW, Redwing 8 SE, Chiffchaff 3, Chaffinch 70 W, Brambling 4 W, Goldfinch 35 WWF area, Lesser Redpoll 5 WWF area, Siskin 6 SW & 5 WWF area (Nick Senior). | + | |
| - | *Northaw Great Wood: 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 15 Goldcrest; 6 Marsh Tit; 6 Coal Tit; 10 Nuthatch; 7 Treecreeper (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *Broomfield Park, Palmers Green: 1 male Shoveler; 1 adult-winter Mediterranean Gull; 1 Red Admiral (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *Alexandra Park (13:00-14:00hrs): no sign of the ''tristis'' Chiffchaff; 3 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebe, Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, m Blackcap (Cricket Scrub), 4 Goldcrest, redpoll sp in from south at 13.55hrs, ditched into trees near Conservation Pond (small and dark looking in flight so presumably a Lesser) (Des McKenzie); also, Fieldfare flew from Ckt Scrub 0800 (Bob Watts).
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| - | *East India Dock: 1 Collared Dove over high NE (site tick for me), 2+ Brambling in copse (another site tick for me), 2 male Black Redstart in copse, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 100+ Teal, Song Thrush (Richard Harrison).
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| - | *South Norwood Lake: 6 Cormorant, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Redwing, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Pied Wagtail (John Watson).
| + | |
| - | *Clissold Park: 5 RR Parakeets, 4 Pochard, 3 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson).
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 6 Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Tufted Duck, 50 BH Gull. (Pete Lowman).
| + | |
| - | *Barking: Short-eared owl over town for 5 mins before heading south west towards beckton (Paul Hawkins).
| + | |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 3 Goldeneye (2 drake,1 fem), 3 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 3 Little Egret, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Paul Hawkins).
| + | |
| - | *Parsloes Park: 1 Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, 2 Redwing, 1 Meadow Pipit (Paul Hawkins).
| + | |
| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 17 Golden Plover flew North, 5 Reed Bunting, 7 Common Snipe; yesterday: 9 Siskin. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
| + | |
| - | *West Thurrock Marshes: 32 Curlew, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Siskin, 2 Stonechat, 282 Redshank, 214 Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Woodcock, 26 Redwing, 2 Yellow Legged Gulls, Red Admiral and Common Darter.(Dave Morrison)
| + | |
| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: Drake Goldeneye.(Dave Morrison)
| + | |
| - | *Rainham Marshes: 2 Goldeneye still on river @ 1.30pm.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | ===Sunday 11th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *Bookham Common: male Firecrest feeding and calling in small stand of holly trees south of the main lake and to the east of the bridleway at 12:30 (Adam Cheeseman); 2 Firecrest present (SBC).
| + | |
| - | *Isle of Dogs: the regular adult '''Ring-billed Gull''' again present at Thames foreshore at the end of Glen Affric Avenue to 09:30hrs at least, but mobile (RBA).
| + | |
| - | *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Egyptian Goose, 5 Gadwall, Woodcock flushed by dogwalker near Kensington Palace at 13:40hrs (flew toward Bayswater Road), colour-ringed (green on left, not read) adult-winter Mediterranean Gull showing well at the Round Pond to 15:15hrs at least, colour-ringed (white 7Y7) adult-winter Black-headed Gull (14 years old, probably hatched in Copenhagen), 21 Herring Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 400+ Starling (Des McKenzie).
| + | |
| - | *Walton Res: no sign of yesterday's Pomarine Skua; 5 Goldeneye, Common Sandpiper (SBC).
| + | |
| - | *East India Dock NR: 2 Kingfisher, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 5 Chaffinch, Common Gull, GBB Gull (Paul Hyland).
| + | |
| - | *South Norwood Lake: 20 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 70+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Goldfinch, 8 Chaffinch, 5 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
| + | |
| - | *Crossness LNR: 8 Fieldfare, 8 Siskin (Gabriel Jamie, Roger Taylor)
| + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre: Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit (SBC).
| + | |
| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Cetti's Warbler (East Res, 1415-1445, calling and brief view), 7 Siskins, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Water Rail, 10 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Redwing, 5 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *Oakwood Park, N14: 3 Stock Dove, flew over; 1 Skylark, flew over calling; 2 Pied Wagtail; 2 Mistle Thrush; 3 Song Thrush; 1 Redwing; 2 Fieldfare; 12+ Blackbird; 3 Jay; 1 Nuthatch; 3 Goldfinch (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *Heathrow M4 Spur Junction : 15:15 Flock of about 70 Lapwings with 2 Kestrels splitting the flock up for several minutes - also 130 + starling also disturbed
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| - | | + | |
| - | ===Saturday 10th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *QE2 Res Walton: pale phase adult '''Pomarine Skua''' still present @9.30 (RBA), see [[Photos]], then flew to Bessborough Res/Walton @12; also another early morning at Queen Mother Res (per RBA).
| + | |
| - | *Richmond Park: c30 Redwing, 9 Stonechat, 2 Siskin (Neil Anderson).
| + | |
| - | *South Norwood Lake: 4 Cormorant, 10 Tufted Duck, 100+Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, 10+Goldfinch, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
| + | |
| - | *Canon's Farm (Banstead): 1 adult female Peregrine, 6 Brambling (Steve Gale).
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 50 BH Gull, Tufted Duck (Pete Lowman).
| + | |
| - | *Wanstead Park: 2 Mute Swan, 21 Tufted Duck, 30+ Mallard, 16 Pochard, Wigeon, 18 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, 9 Little Grebe, 12 Moorhen, 40+ Coot, 49 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 30+ Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, Song Thrush, 3 Robin, Wren, 13 Blackbird, 5 LT Tit, Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 17 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow (J Lethbridge).
| + | |
| - | *Walthamstow Res (N side): 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Green Sandpipers, 15 Teal (Quentin Given).
| + | |
| - | *Alexandra Park: Siberian Chiffchaff (Tristis) in cricket scrub. First seen and heard, briefly, on 8th, but not observed on 9th. Only positively identified later from call and song (Gareth Richards, Andrew Gardener).
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| - | ===Friday 9th November 2007===
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| - | *Leyton: 14:10; Brambling over also 3 Skuas, almost certainly Poms, fly in fairly high from the NNE, one circled round a bit and all three flew off SSW, at least one a light phase. (Paul Whiteman)
| + | |
| - | *Bookham Common: Firecrest (Birdguides)
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| - | *East India Dock NR: Kingfisher, 4 Little Grebe, 200+ Teal, 200+ BH Gull, 2 Shelduck, 0 Tufted Duck! (Paul Hyland) - one more Kingfisher for a total of 2 (seen together). Also Chaffinch, GS Woodpecker, and 2 Pied Wagtail (J Lethbridge)
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, LBB Gull, 50 BH Gull,Kestrel, GS Woodpecker. ( Pete Lowman)
| + | |
| - | *Staines Res: 16 Kittiwakes flew W (a mixed-age group of 12 through at 1530hrs, then four adults through at 1545hrs); also three Black-necked Grebes still on the S basin (Rob Innes).
| + | |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 5 Little Egrets (highest count for me, not bad for an urban park!) 5 Shoverler,3 Gadwall,1 Teal, 7 Pochard,G S Woodpecker.(Paul Hawkins)
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| - | | + | |
| - | ===Thursday 8th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *Hackney Marshes: Firecrest (at least 1 still present, though mobile), 15 Common Gull, 1 GBBG, 64 Teal, 2 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 M.Pipit, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail. (Paul Cook)
| + | |
| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: vis mig - 14 Fieldfares, 18 Redwings, 13 Woodpigeons, 28 Starlings, 2 Meadow Pipits. Also 2 Water Rails & 2 Sparrowhawks (Mark Pearson, Laurence Pitcher)
| + | |
| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Skylarks, 8 Meadow Pipits, 9 Fieldfares, 22 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Linnets, c30 Pied Wags, 3 Grey Wags (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Clissold Park: 2 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 3 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Regents Park: fBrambling feeding with 25 Chaffinches, 14 Fieldfares, 18 Redwings, 1 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll (Tony Duckett)
| + | |
| - | *Grovelands Park, Southgate: 1 Little Grebe; 86(60 males, 26 females) Mandarin Duck; 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Robert Callf).
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 resolute Stonechats struggling in the rain..late afternoon. ( Pete Lowman)
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| - | | + | |
| - | ===Wednesday 7th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre: adult '''Ring-billed Gull''' reported low south at 11:40; also, Short-eared Owl flew northeast at 08:45 (Birdguides).
| + | |
| - | *East India Dock Basin / Leamouth: 14 Redshank in high tide roost, 140 Teal, 3 Com Sands, 2 Shelduck, Kingfisher, male Sparrowhawk, 3 Grey Wags, 7 Goldfinches, Long-tailed Tit (my first for the site!) (David Callahan).
| + | |
| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoir: 8 Redwing, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 10 Starling, 1 Siskin (all WNW), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Rail (H) (Laurence Pitcher). also Kingfisher, 2 Redwings, c400 Black-headed Gulls, 18+ Common Gulls, p.m. (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney: Green Woodpecker (Paul Hyland).
| + | |
| - | *South Norwood Lake: 20 Tufted Duck, 14 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Redwing, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Goldfinch, 15 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
| + | |
| - | *Bookham Common: male Firecrest in scrub between main pond and road (Birdguides)
| + | |
| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 12 Fieldfares, 1 Redwing, c25 Mistle Thrushes, 6 Meadow Pipits, 1 Brambling, 5 Linnets (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Abney Park Cemetery: 2 Redwings, c7 Goldcrest, c15 Long-tailed Tits (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Clissold Park: 3 Redwings, 1 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 3 Goldcrests, 2 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, 2 Redwing, 3 GS Woodpecker. ( Pete Lowman).
| + | |
| - | *Mayesbrook Park: 3 Little Egrets, 6 Shoverler, 3 Gadwall, meadow pipit, fem Sparrowhawk. (Paul Hawkins)
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| - | | + | |
| - | ===Tuesday 6th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *Amwell GP: Knot from the viewpoint (still at 16.30); also Jack Snipe and Barn Owl (Birdguides)
| + | |
| - | *Clissold Park: m Blackcap, 2 Goldcrests, 5 Pochards (Mark Pearson)
| + | |
| - | *South Norwood Lake: 11 Cormorant, 25 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron,15 Ring- necked Parakeet, 75 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull,2 Herring Gull, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker,3 Nuthatch, 20 Long-tailed Tit,1 Goldcrest,20 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
| + | |
| - | *East India Dock: 1 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck; 123 Teal, Grey Wagtail, 2 Common Gull, Kingfisher (Richard Harrison).
| + | |
| - | *Staines Res: 1 Short-eared Owl over the north basin 3.10pm (Ken Purdey).
| + | |
| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: 3 Little Egret roosting on the slack, 2 Water Rail and a Cetti's Warbler seen by Hooks Hall Pond, 5 Reed Bunting, pair of Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail. (Vince Halley-Frame)
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| - | *Valentines Park: ad Med Gull, 2 Shoverler. (Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 3 Sparrowhawk; 1 Commmon Buzzard, over Moat Wood; 1 female Kestrel; 1 Kingfisher, near Dew Pond; 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Skylark; 3 Song Thrush; 1 Redwing; 1 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; 1 Goldcrest; 37 Magpie, at Vicarage Farm; 1 male Brambling, with Chaffinch flock, Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
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| - | | + | |
| - | ===Monday 5th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre WWT: Mealy Redpoll still; 56 Brambling west (Birdguides) also Common Snipe, 5 Fieldfare north (4 of which dropped in before continuing north), 2+ Siskin (West Bank/ Castelnau), 50-60 Goldfinch, Water Pipit (island opposite Dulverton Hide). Duck numbers down following 'fireworks weekend' but seems to have affected some species more than others: 119 Shoveler, 80 Gadwall, 126 Teal, 63 Wigeon, 14 Pochard, 61 Lapwing (Matthew Palmer).
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| - | *[[Brent Reservoir]]: drake Red-crested Pochard in North Marsh (Andrew Verrall) | + | |
| - | *Bedfont Lakes CP: 69 Wigeon, 48 Gadwall, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Fieldfares, Redwings, (Bittern present but not seen today) (Adam Cheeseman).
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| - | *Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Woodcock treetop height heading NE - site tick! Also 1 Skylark, 25 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, c4 Stonechat, 3 Jackdaw, c30 Meadow Pipit, c350 Woodpigeon over & c250 Starling (David Lindo).
| + | |
| - | *West Ealing (W13): 1 Brambling over N with Chaffinches and 3 Linnet @07:15 (Bill Haines).
| + | |
| - | *South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 10 Tufted Duck, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 100 Black-headed Gull, 16 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 15 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 12 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 100+Woodpigeon, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
| + | |
| - | *East India Dock: 3 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck; 60+ Teal, Grey Wagtail (Richard Harrison).
| + | |
| - | *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 3 Teal, 5 Wigeon, Great Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, drumming GS Woodpecker ([http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/terns2/index.htm TeRNS]). | + | |
| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit. ( Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 7 Redpoll near green bridge(Shaun Harvey)
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| - | ===Sunday 4th November 2007===
| + | |
| - | *London Wetland Centre WWT: '''Yellow-browed Warbler''' still present (Bird Guides).
| + | |
| - | *Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler, 300m SW of Isabella disabled car park in bracken with Stonechats (Jan Wilczur).
| + | |
| - | *Isle of Dogs: Kittiwake (adult) on the River Thames just downstream of Glenaffric Avenue mid morning (Richard Bonser).
| + | |
| - | *Littlebrook Lake, Dartford: 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls early a'noon plus 2 Wigeon (Richard Bonser)
| + | |
| - | *[[Brent Reservoir]]: 1 Brambling, c540 Woodpigeons SW, 1 Jackdaw, 20 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 2 Skylarks, 4 Siskin & 160 Starlings (Andrew Self) | + | |
| - | *Dagenham Chase: 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Common Snipe, 10+Sisken, 1+ Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff (inc 1 singing) Green and Greatspot, Grey Wag, 1 Little Owl.(Paul,Roger Hawkins)
| + | |
| - | *Canon's Farm, Banstead: 1 Woodlark (calling, circling then headed east), 1 Golden Plover (NW), 270 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling (Steve Gale)
| + | |
| - | *Rainham RSPB: Yellowhammer with Greenfinch along cycle path opposite tip, c80 Redshank ave bay.(Paul Hawkins)
| + | |
| - | *Wormwood Scrubs: c5 Skylark, c35 Redwing, c3 Stonechat, c25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stock Dove & c400 Woodpigeon (Kim Dixon, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall)
| + | |
| - | *Ingrebourne Valley: 9 Common Snipe, 8 Water Rail, Bittern, 8 Cetti's Warblers, Kingfisher, 2 Woodcock, Brambling in with Chaffinch flock, Red Legged Partridge, 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, 8 Siskins, 16 Redwing, 950 Wood Pigeon South to South West, 14 Yellowhammers and 164 Golden Plover.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | * Horsenden Hill/Paradise Fields p.m. :Common Buzzard 1 SW, Fieldfare 4, Redwing 26, Stonechat 2, Goldcrest 11, Chiffchaff 2, Kingfisher 1, Brambling 7, Bullfinch 3, Linnet 3, Reed Bunting 4. (Nick Senior)
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| - | * Kempton NR: Pintail drake, Chiffchaff 1, Siskin one over (Rob Innes).
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| - | * Staines Res: Common Scoter f/imm S basin, also three B-n Grebes S basin, Goldeneye 9, Dunlin one through, Great Black-back 52 N basin by dusk, Rock/Water Pipit one (Rob Innes). Kittiwake (1st w) mid morning, 2 Green Sandpiper (Ken Purdey). Thanks Ken, forgot to include the Green Sands! (Rob)
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 male Gadwall, Lower Lake; 1 Kestrel; 1 Kingfisher, caught a fish, Lower Lake; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 13 Skylark, together, Vicarage Farm; 2(m,fem/imm) Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 3 Redwing, flew over, Lower Lake; 9 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 2 Treecreeper; 2 Bullfinch, (1 female, responded to imitated call, near Triangular Wood, 1 Vicarage Farm) (Robert Callf).
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| - | ===Saturday 3rd November 2007===
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| - | *Harringey Green Lanes: '''Waxwing''' (H) flying over Homebase a 12.05 (John Murray)
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| - | *[[Brent Reservoir]]: c2020 Woodpigeons SW, also 13 Jackdaws, 12 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing & 205 Starlings plus Speckled Wood & Common Darter (Andrew Self) | + | |
| - | *East India Dock: Kingfisher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 70+ Teal, 4 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, f Chaffinch, + a Fox (Paul Hyland). | + | |
| - | *Aldenham CP: 5 Ring-necked Parakeet over Haberdashers School. (Steve Blake)
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| - | *Rainham RSPB: Brent goose, 3 Little Egret, 6 Pintail, 150 Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 6 Fieldfare, Redpoll, several Siskin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Bearded Tit, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Water Pipit, 10 Rock Pipit, Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail. (Paul Hawkins, Shaun Harvey)
| + | |
| - | *Greenwich Millenium Village: 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull plus 11 Teal (Richard Bonser)
| + | |
| - | *Regents Park: Merlin female seen chasing a Chaffinch at 7.20am and then flew NE at 8.10am, 2 Grey Geese( probably Bean) high NE at 7.25am, 1100 Wood Pigeons, 1 Rook, 65 Chaffinches, 1 Meadow Pipit (Tony Duckett).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 42 Stock Dove,(32 Vicarage Farm, 8 Ferny Hill Farm); 11 Meadow Pipit, Vicarage Farm; 2(m,f/imm) Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 4 Mistle Thrush, Ferny Hill Farm; 2 Fieldfare, Ferny Hill Farm; 15 Redwing, Trent Park; 12 Long-tailed Tit, Ferny Hill Farm; 13 Goldcrest,(12 Trent Park, 1 Ferny Hill Farm); 1 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 32 Magpie,together, Vicarage Farm; 1 female Siskin, Water Grdn (Robert Callf).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 10 Redwing, Meadow Pipit, 12 Starling, Mistle Thrush.(Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Corbets Tey: 2 Siskin, 700 Wood Pigeon SW, 38 Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 female Goldeneye, 4 Wigeon and Ring Necked Parakeet.(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Horsenden Hill: 4 Brambling (inc 2 'down' in Perivale Wood), 10 Siskin, 37+ Redwing, 36 Chaffinch, 15 Goldcrest, c435 Woodpigeon SW, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Tawny Owl; also 1 Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Holly Blue (inc. one roosting on ivy flower after dark) (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon and (in part) LNHS field trip group). + 0700-0900 Woodcock 1, Woodpigeon 640 SSW, Fieldfare 8w, Brambling 2 W, Siskin 8 s, Bullfinch 4 (Nick Senior)
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| - | ===Friday 2nd November 2007===
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| - | *KGV Reservoir: 1 Goosander (male, flew south), 5 Goldeneye, 4 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 1 MPipit, 4 Fieldfare, 82 Redwing, Vis.Mig: 5 Skylarks (S), 1 Siskin (S) (Paul Cook).
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| - | *William Girling Res (from Mansfield Park): 3 Black-necked Grebes, 162+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye (Paul Cook).
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| - | *East India Dock: Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 100+ Teal, 3 Little Grebe, Kingfisher (Paul Hyland).
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| - | *Stoke Newington reservoirs: 2 drumming GS Woodpecker ([http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/terns2/index.htm TeRNS]).
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| - | *Staines Res: 3 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Goldeneye (Ken Purdey).
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| - | *Clissold Park: 14 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Little Grebes, 3 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, Red Admiral (Mark Pearson).
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| - | *Regents Park: 4 Skylarks, 1 Meadow Pipit, 16 Redwings, 2 Fieldfares, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 1 Siskin, 80 Chaffinches, 70 Starlings, 1900 Wood Pigeons, 2 Jackdaws (Tony Duckett).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 15 Siskin, 11 Redwing, 2 Goldfinch, Cormorant, 2 GS Woodpecker. (Pete Lowman)
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| - | ===Thursday 1st November2007===
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| - | *London Wetland Centre WWT: '''Yellow-browed Warbler''' still present; Red Kite over at 12:40 plus 14 Bramblings over (Birdguides)
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| - | *Hackney Marshes: mid-a.m. No sign of the Firecrests. 3 Little Grebes and a Kingfisher on the R. Lea by the Pitch & Putt course. A (possibly Large) White Butterfly from the house at midday, don't recall seeing one of those in November before (Paul Whiteman)
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| - | *Horsenden Hill/Paradise Fields: 0700-0900 - Shoveler 7, Teal 2, Snipe 4, Woodpigeon 240 SW, Redwing 16 + 7 dropped in, Song Thrush 5 dropped in, Starling 700+ w, Skylark 8 wt, Meadow Pipit 4 West, Bullfinch 5, Brambling 9 west, Chaffinch 41 west, Lesser Redpoll 4, Mealy Redpoll 1 South. (Nick Senior)
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| - | *Walthamstow Marshes: 12 Meadow Pipits, 1 Skylark, 4 Linnets, 1 Jackdaw (Mark Pearson)
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| - | *Lake Side, Oakwood, N14: 1 female Kingfisher, perched; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf)
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| - | *Bermondsey: 10 Greylag Geese over, male Sparrowhawk, 3 Chaffinch and a Red Admiral(Dave Morrison)
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| - | *Rainham Marshes: 08:00-10:00: Woodcock in Cordite Store, 9 Common Snipe, 2 Dunlin, male Ruff, Kingfisher, female Stonechat, numerous Fieldfares and Redwings, male Brambling with Greenfinches on saltings by visitor centre, 1 redpoll sp east (call note atypical for Lesser, but plumage details not seen), 4 Siskin west (Dominic Mitchell), plus female Marsh Harrier in Target Pools area (Les Harrison) and Corn Bunting briefly on saltings before flying onto reserve (Paul Hawkins)
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| - | *Dagenham Chase LNR: Short-eared Owl flushed from long grass by a Golden Retriever at 3.25pm,(there's a good dog!), then mobbed by Crows before circling high South. 2 Little Egrets on the Slack then flew up the Rom valley towards the YMCA, pair of Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler heard by Hooks Hall Pond( Vince Halley-Frame ).
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| - | *Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, c 20 Siskin (over Moat Wood and then Ride Wood), 5 Redwing, 12 Mistle Thrush, 50 BH Gull, 2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch (Pete Lowman).
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| - | *Trent Park Area: 1 Kestrel; 11 (5 ads., 6 '1st-winters') Moorhen; 32 Stock Dove, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Grey Wagtail, Lower Lake; 1 female/imm Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 8 Goldcrest; 3 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; Siskin, heard calling; 18 Linnet, Hog Hill (Robert Callf).
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