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===Wednesday 12th December 2007===
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*Common Buzzard - M25 between J9 & J10 7:35am (Chris WIlkinson)
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*London Wetland Centre: 64 Fieldfare dropped in briefly then off NE, 12 Redwing, 1 Brambling, 50++ Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll feeding station, ad male Peregrine flew west, 1 Kingfisher. Yesterday c15 grey geese flew high NE distantly @1050. Also Cetti's, Bittern. (DM)
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*Wanstead Flats: pr Stonechat (J Lethbridge)
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest (Paul Bruty)
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*King George's Park, Wandsworth: 20-30 Siskin feeding in Alders along Foster's Way, some with mixed flock of Green, Gold and Chaffinches, etc. (Martin Honey)
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*Walthamstow Marshes: Little Owl, 11 Redwings, 2 Fieldfares, pr Stonechats, 7 Meadow Pipits, 29+ Siskins, 2+ Bramblings, c35 Goldfinches, c25 Chaffinches, 15 Greenfinches, Water Rail (Mark Pearson)
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*Rectory Road, Stoke Newington: Goldcrest singing (in trad. breeding site by the station) (Mark Pearson)
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*East India Dock: 3 Black Redstart (yard and copse), Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Teal down to c30 (J Lethbridge)
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===Tuesday 11th December 2007===
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*Staines Res: imm Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebe (Birdguides).
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*Wanstead Flats, Jubilee Pond: No sign of the White-fronted Goose @ 09:30, a great many Common Gulls though (Paul Whiteman). No sign at 07:40 either, but 6 consolation Skylarks seen well (J Lethbridge).
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*Aldenham CP: 2 fem Goosander, 3 Mandarin (Steve Blake).
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*Broomfield Park (Palmers Green): ad Mediterranean Gull still present (Birdguides).
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*Trent Park: 1 Stonechat (f), 7 Goldfinch, 3 Redwing, 2 GS Woodpecker , Kestrel, Green Woodpecker.( Pete Lowman).
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*Trent Park Area: 3(1m, 2f) Kestrel; 1 Green Woodpecker; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 9 Skylark, together, at Hog Hill; 1(f) Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 8+ Fieldfare (5+ Vicarage Farm, 3 Ferny Hill Farm); 5 Song Thrush; 1(m) Blackbird, partial-albino - white outer tail feather; 4 Goldcrest; 4 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 8 Bullfinch, (2 males together, at Vicarage Farm, 6, 2 males, 4 females, together, in bushes by Lower Lake - feeding on buds) (Robert Callf).
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*Connaught Water: male Smew still present at 8am. Also Mandarin Duck, Shoveler, 20+ Teal (Mike Benyon)
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*Abney Park Cemetery: 6 Goldcrests, 4 Stock Doves, 5 Redwings (Mark Pearson)
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*Crayford: Black Redstart - Around car park and on roof of AG Thames building, Thames Road (Chris Wilkinson)
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===Monday 10th December 2007===
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*Queen Elizabeth II Res: Brent Goose (SBC).
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*Thorpe Park: m Smew (SBC).
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*Jubilee Pond, Wanstead Flats: Not doing a great deal for its credentials, but the juvenile WF Goose is back this AM (J Lethbridge).
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*Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Goldcrest, 72 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Yellowhammers, Lesser Redpoll, Water Rail and 2 Wigeon (Dave Morrison).
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*Staines Res: 1 Scaup - south basin, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Common Sand (Ken Purdey).
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*Abney Park Cemetery: 2 Siskins, 4 Goldcrests, 3 Stock Doves, c15 LT Tits (Mark Pearson).
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*Mayesbrook Park: ad Med Gull on boating lake early morning at least (Paul Hawkins).
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*Valentines Park: ad Med Gull, 14 Gadwall (Paul Hawkins).
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*Beddington SF: 1w Glaucous Gull still present 2.30-3.15pm (Matthew Palmer): 8 Wigeon, Redshank, ad Mediterranean Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Dip or Glory).
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*Dagenham Chase LNR: 2 poss Goosander flew west at 2.10pm, 33 Pochard, 4 Wigeon, 280+ Lapwing, 2 Siskin, 1 F Bullfinch and a Chiffchaff heard (Vince Halley-Frame).
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*Connaught Water: drake Smew still at north end (RBA).
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*Broomfield Park, Palmers Green: ad Med Gull still on boating lake (RBA).
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*Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 12 Goldfinch (Pete Lowman).
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*Horsenden Hill (Paradise Fields): 1 Snipe in flooded area near main lagoon (David Howdon).
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===Sunday 9th December 2007===
 
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*Brent Reservoir: Female Merlin seen briefly at ~12 noon heading south (Roy Beddard)
 
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*KGV Reservoir: '''Great Skua''' - killed a Black-headed Gull on the North basin at c15.40, lost when it flew over to the south basin about 10 minutes later. Also, fem/imm Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Goosander and 45 Goldeneye. (R Woodward, A Pearson).
 
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*Queen Mother Res: Great Northern Diver (Birdguides)
 
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*[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: ''East Warwick'' - 15 Siskins in alders at south end, plus Chiffchaff; ''High Maynard'' - Com Sand; ''Lockwood'' - 2 Little Egrets; ''Filter Beds'' - ad Yellow-legged Gull; ''Nos.4&5'' - 1m2f Goldeneye, 39 Pied Wagtails. Also female Merlin through c10am, per Stephen Harris (David Callahan).
 
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*From Seymour Park via Pitch and Putt on Hackney Marsh across to Walthamstow Marsh and the bottom of Walthamstow Res: 48 spp in 2.5 hours, best 1+ Firecrest in with tit flock on Middlesex Filter Beds also 2 Chiffchaff and 2+ Siskin. Stonechat on WM, 3 GBBG on W Filter Beds, displaying GC Grebe on No.5 Res. Redwing at the Riding Stables. (Paul Whiteman).
 
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*Dartford (new diggings north of University Way): 2 Caspian Gull (1w/3w), 2w Yellow-legged Gull (Birdguides).
 
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 3 Egyptian Goose (one pair calling from top of tree), 9 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, German-ringed ad Mediterranean Gull (Round Pond then up and circled off toward Knightsbridge at 10:04hrs, may have returned), c350 Black-headed Gull, 44 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull (near Fisherman's Keep), 59 Herring Gull (primarily 1w, personal site record count), c20 Ring-necked Parakeet, Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
 
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*South Norwood Lake: 12 Cormorant, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, Sparowhawk, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 long-tailed tit, Coal Tit, 12+ Goldfinch, Greenfinch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
 
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*Amwell GP: 1 male Smew, Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4+ Goldeneye (J Lethbridge).
 
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*Connaught Water: 0 male Smew (J Lethbridge).
 
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*Rainham Marshes: 28 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Goldfinch, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Curlew, 1 Rock Pipit (Shaun Harvey, Martin Redfern).
 
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*Barking Outfall: 58 Shoveler, 327 Teal, 2 Rock Pipit, 17 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Redshank, 112 Shelduck, Curlew and Grey Wagtail.(Dave Morrison)
 
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*Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Brambling still,45+ Linnet. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
 
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*East India Dock Basin: 2 Little Grebe, 5 Shelduck, c. 180 Teal, Kingfisher, Chaffinch (Nick Tanner).
 
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*Millenium Dome: 2 Peregrine (Nick Tanner).
 
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*Bow Creek: 110 Mallard, 30 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, c. 25 Linnet, Reed Bunting (Nick Tanner).
 
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*Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, N13: 1 adult-winter Mediterranean Gull, on boating pond, until 14.00 GMT at least; 5(4m,1f) Shoveler; 2 Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf).
 
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===Saturday 8th December 2007===
 
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*Connaught Water Epping: male Smew, good views lousy weather.(J-P Elmes)
 
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*Richmond Park: Pr Egyptian Geese nest prospecting, 13 Redwing (Neil Anderson); 7 Woodcock seen at daybreak flying up, 3 Water Rail heard Pen Ponds, Kingfisher, c30 Siskin (NA per com Mike Lewis)
 
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*Island Barn Res: juv Great Northern Diver until 0830 when circled off high north (back to Staines?) (DMH).
 
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*Highams Park: Little Egret flew toward the lake this a.m. (Birdguides).
 
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*Staines Res: No sign of GN Diver 0745-0930hrs (nor at KGVI Res); 3 Black-necked Grebes N basin, also two Green and one Common Sandpiper there; immature Scaup S basin (Rob Innes).
 
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*Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Redwing, 2 Tufted Duck (m), Kestrel, 50 BH Gull. (Pete Lowman)
 
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*Beddington SF: 1st w Glaucous Gull mid p.m. (Garry James)
 
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*Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Bearded Tits at about 1pm in riverside reedbed near visitor centre. ( Steve Smith per V H-F ).
 
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===Friday 7th December 2007===
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*Beddington SF: Water Rail, Common Snipe, 2w Mediterranean Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (2ad/2w), 1w Glaucous Gull (Dip or Glory).
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*Brent Res: 219 Tufted Duck, 35 Pochard, 45 Gadwall, 82 Teal, 28 Shoveler, 15+ Snipe, Water Rail, Kingfisher, 15 Redwing 10 Fieldfare, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Siskin (Roy Beddard)
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*Island Barn res: Great Northern Diver (permit reqd) (Geoff Barter)
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*London Wetland Centre: juv Glaucous Gull flew south-east along the River Thames at 09:15; also Bittern on south side of Main Lake, Water Pipit and 3 Rock Pipit (Birdguides).
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*Stocker's Lake: two drake Goosander (Birdguides).
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*Leyton: A medium-sized pale/creamy falco spp. flew West @ 11:30 hybrid/escape thing (Paul Whiteman).
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*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 Herring 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).
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*Abney Park Cemetery: 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrests, c20 LT Tits (Mark Pearson).
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*Rainham Marshes RSPB: 150 Golden Plover, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Egret, 5 Curlew, 10 Rock Pipit and a Water Pipit (Paul Hawkins, Dave Morrison).
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*Mollands Lane: 26 House Sparrows, 64 Wigeon, 50 Gadwall, 2 Grey Wagtails, Yellowhammer, female Sparrowhawk, drake and redhead Smew and 56 Tufted Duck. Landowner and residents have requested: could visitors please park at top of private road and then walk down if visiting (Dave Morrison).
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*Dagenham Chase LNR: 57 species recorded - 1 Brambling showed well, 1 Chiffchaff, 16 Goldfinch, 33+ Linnet, 6 Reed Bunting, 1M Bullfinch, 1 Rook, 28 Pochard, 6 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall. Eastbrook Playing Fields Gull Count: 18 Herring Gull, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 Great Black-backed Gull (Vince Halley-Frame).
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*Grovelands Park, Southgate: 2 Little Grebe; 22 Cormorant, roosting on island; 118(77m,41f) Mandarin Duck; 7 (1ad male, 3 imm males, 3 females) Shoveler; 15 Stock Dove, roosting near Priory; 7 Rose-ringed Parakeet; 1 Kingfisher; 1 Grey Wagtail; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
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*Staines Res: 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 1 Scaup, 23 Goldeneye, 2 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand (Ken Purdey).
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===Thursday 6th December 2007===
 
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*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).
 
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*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).
 
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*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).
 
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*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).
 
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*London Wetland Centre: 307 Shoveler (LWC website).
 
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*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).
 
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*Middlesex Filter Beds NR: 2 Chiffchaffs (Mark Pearson).
 
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*Town Park, Enfield: 1 Cormorant; 1 Grey Heron; 2 (m,f) Pochard; 21 (12m,9f) Tufted Duck; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
 
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*Mayesbrook Park: 15 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 28 Tufted, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret (Paul Hawkins).
 
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*Staines Res: Great Northern Diver - south basin, 3 Black-necked Grebe (Ken Purdey).
 
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===Wednesday 5th December 2007===
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==Archived News==
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*[[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).
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*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)
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*Ingrebourne Valley: 9 Lesser Redpoll,Sparrowhawk.(Shaun Harvey)
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*Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pochard and a pair of Wigeon.( Vince Halley-Frame ).
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*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)
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===Tuesday 4th December 2007===
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*[[News November 2009]]
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*[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: immature Shag reported again (WR log book).
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*[[News October 2009]]
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*Beddington SF: juv Glaucous Gull, 2W Caspian Gull, 3 YLGulls, Water Pipit (Birdguides).
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*[[News September 2009]]
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*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).
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*[[News August 2009]]
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*Isle of Dogs: adult Ring-billed Gull by the Thames opposite Lovell's Warf at 14:40 (Birdguides).
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*[[News July 2009]]
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*Hackney Marsh. Nr Spitalfields Mkt: poss 1st-yr Ring-billed Gull (David Darrell-Lambert per GJ).
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*[[News June 2009]]
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*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).
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*[[News May 2009]]
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*[[News April 2009]]
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===Monday 3rd December 2007===
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*[[News March 2009]]
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*London Wetland Centre: Bittern still from WWF hide (Birdguides)
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*[[News February 2009]]
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*Jubilee Pond, Wanstead Flats, AM: Juv White-fronted Goose "albifrons", with Canadas (J Lethbridge)
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*[[News January 2009]]
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*East India Dock NR: f Black Redstart, 7 Shelduck (Paul Hyland)
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*[[News December 2008]]
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*[[Walthamstow Reservoirs]]: imm Shag on West Warwick @ 13:50. Still @ 1500.(Pete Lambert per JA)
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*[[News November 2008]]
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*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).
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*[[News October 2008]]
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*Stoke Newington east reservoir: 1 ad. Yellow-legged Gull, etc. ([http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/terns2/index.htm TeRNS])
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*[[News September 2008]]
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*[[News August 2008]]
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===Sunday 2nd December 2007===
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*[[News July 2008]]
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*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).
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*[[News June 2008]]
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*Corbets Tey: 46 Tufted Duck, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 22 Siskin and Brambling.(Dave Morrison)
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*[[News May 2008]]
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*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)
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*[[NewsApr2008]]
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*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)
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*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).
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*[[NewsFeb2008]]
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*[[NewsJan2008]]
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===Saturday 1st December 2007===
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*[[NewsDec2007]]
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*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).
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*Staines Res: imm Scaup (Birdguides)
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*Hornchurch: Lesser Redpoll over my house @ 1.40pm (Shaun Harvey).
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*Bushy Park: c.50 Siskin at the Waterhouse Woodland Garden (Andrew Skotnicki).
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*Bloomsbury: Firecrest still showing at Russell Square this morning (per Garry James).
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*Aldenham Park (Home Farm): 1 Woodcock, Tawny Owl (Steve Blake).
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*Rainham RSPB: 2 Short-eared Owls, 5 Ring-necked parakeets, 1 Green sand.(Paul Hawkins,Shaun Harvey)
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*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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*[[NewsNov2007]]
*[[NewsNov2007]]
*[[NewsOct2007]]
*[[NewsOct2007]]

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