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*Kimber Road (Wandsworth): 1 Swallow NW at 07.54 (Martin Honey).
===Thursday 1st May===
===Thursday 1st May===

Revision as of 06:57, 2 May 2008

Please do not include details of scarce breeding birds - any reports will be removed.

Friday 2nd May

  • Kimber Road (Wandsworth): 1 Swallow NW at 07.54 (Martin Honey).

Thursday 1st May

  • Lee Valley (Holyfield Viewpoint): Red-rumped Swallow at 10.45 flew east, 100+ Swifts over Holyfield Lake (Mike Oakland).
  • Hounslow: ringtail Harrier sp following the River Crane in north Feltham before heading towards Hounslow Heath at 14:20hrs (Birdguides).
  • Alexandra Park: 2 Swallow, pair Common Tern, 2 House Martin, RN Parakeet 0635-0710 (Bob Watts) - (Bob, where was the parakeet? Mike Benyon).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: m Grey Wagtail (Italian Fountains 06:30) (Paul Bruty), pr Gadwall, fem Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, Peregrine (prob fem) drifted and circled north over Long Water 12:15hrs, Sand Martin, Swallow, c30 House Martin (hirundines mainly Round Pond), singing Reed Warbler (Long Water East), 8 Blackcap, Linnet west - Red-eared Terrapin (Des McKenzie).
  • Belvedere; Whimbrel by Thames in west paddock this morning, m Whinchat in east paddock (Birdguides).
  • Bexley Woods: calling Cuckoo this a.m (KosNet).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Common Whitethroats, 2 Common Terns, 11 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, 6 Blackcaps, 50+ House Martins, c100 Swifts, 7 Sand Martins, 1 Linnet (Mark Pearson).
  • Leyton Flats: 1 Hobby, 1 Common Buzzard and a few Swifts, but generally really quiet (Gary A James).
  • Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill area): 1m House Sparrow (1st this year!), pr Bullfinch, 2 singing Common Whitethroat (Reuben Braddock).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 8 Tufted Duck, 10 Ring-necked Paraket, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
  • Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 LRP, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Redshank, Whinchat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Steve Blake).
  • Trent Park Area: 4 Little Grebe, at Parkside Res; 1 Sparrowhawk; 1 Common Buzzard; 2 Cuckoo, together, at Parkside Farm; 1 Little Owl, at Vicarage Farm; 4 Swift; 1 Tree Pipit, at Hog Hill, Vicarage Farm; 4 singing male Lesser Whitethroat; 2 singing male Garden Warbler; 2(m&f) Yellowhammer; 7+ Large Red Damselfly, Upper Lake (Robert Callf & Robin White).
  • London Wetland Centre: Hobby, 2 Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Collared Dove over, 2 Common Sand, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Common Tern (Jonathan Dean).
  • Rainham Marshes: Whimbrel, 6 Dunlin, Ruff, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 100+ Swift (Alan Shearman).



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