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Friday 14th November

• Rainham Marshes: still 3 Serin, Arctic Skua; Peregrine, Water Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2+ Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Water Pipit (EssexBirders).
• Hampton Court Park: Grey Phalarope still on the Rick Pond; park in Church Grove and walk 800m to the pond TQ172680 10:30hrs at least (Birdguides).
• Lewisham: Firecrest on Lewisham road near entrance to Tesco at 9.10am (John Archer).
• Sidcup: 3 Brambling on feeders for 15 minutes Cleve Road then flew toward Footscray Meadows (North Cray Woods) TQ477722 09:30hrs (Birdguides).
• Paddington Green: m Peregrine 09:50hrs (Des McKenzie).
• Crossness: ad Mediterranean Gull on the Thames foreshore by the golf club 09:37hrs (Birdguides).
• Kensington Gardens: ad Mediterranean Gull (German-ringed) at Round Pond 12:55hrs at least (Des McKenzie).
• South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, 20 Tufted Duck, 12 Cormorant, 50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Collared Dove (John Watson).

Thursday 13th November

• Staines Res: Great Northern Diver south basin 09.25am (KLP).
• Hampton Court Park, Ricks Pond: Grey Phalarope til at least 10.30 this morning, still present when observer left (Spencer Neal per Mark Pearson).
• Rainham Marshes: now 7 Serin present; three at west end of reserve & four on feeders 'careful checking of individuals and overlapping times suggests an ad male and six fem/imm' (ELBF); dark-phase Arctic Skua on Thames, seen from car park near to tip, Dartford Warbler and Twite still present; also, Curlew Sandpiper on Aveley Pool 12:10hrs, 2 Water Pipit on foreshore (Birdguides), Common Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 5 Little Egret, 12 Ringed Plover, 700 Lapwing, 250 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 12 Dunlin, 8 Curlew, 5,000 Black-headed Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 8 Skylark, Swallow, 10 Rock Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 24 Pied Wagtail, 2 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 26 Chaffinch, Brambling, 35 Greenfinch, 70 Goldfinch, 110 Linnet (ELBF).
• Grays: Swallow (ELBF).
• Walton Res: fem Common Scoter still present (SBC).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: ad Mediterranean Gull (German-ringed) showing well at Round Pond to 11:00hrs at least; pr Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, 27 Common Gull, 5 Goldcrest, 6 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting over (Des McKenzie).
• Paddington Green: 2 Egyptian Goose over toward Regent's Park 07:20hrs, m Peregrine from 09:00hrs to 10:10hrs at least (Des McKenzie).
• Rotherhithe: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull still Greenland Dock; 34 Tufted Duck Canada Water (Richard Bonser).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Snipe, c3 Reed Bunting, c30 Meadow Pipit, c15 Fieldfare, c6 Redwing, 5 Redpoll sp, 1 Skylark, 5 Jackdaw, c250 Starling, 1 pair of Stonechat & c200 Woodpigeon over (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Beddington SF: 4 Wigeon, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (2ad/1w), Stonechat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin (Dip or Glory).
• London Wetland Centre: Collared Dove SE, 3 Skylark south, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 16 Redwing north, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 6 Siskin (LWC website).
• Clissold Park: 18 Redwings, Mistle Thrush in full song (Tony Butler per MJP).
• Brent Res: Pintail drake, Lapwing on mud, 12 Snipe, Med Gull adult, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler singing, 2 Redpolls, 2 Linnets over (Andrew Haynes, Andrew Verrall).
• Town Park, Enfield: 4 (2m,2f) Pochard, Carr's Basin; 20 (14m,6f) Tufted Duck, Carr's Basin; 1 ad Herring Gull; 8 Common Gull; 1 fem Grt Sptd Woodpecker; 1 Mistle Thrush; 3 Goldcrest; 6 Long-tailed Tit, (including two bearing metal rings); 1 Nuthatch; 12 Goldfinch (Robert Callf).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 2 Firecrests, 2 Bramblings (with Chaffinches), 2 Chiffchaffs including one abietinus-type, ringed (together, with feeding flocks), 20 Goldcrests, 15 LT Tits (Mark Pearson & Russell Miller Hackney Wildlife).
• Clapton Common: adult winter Mediterranean Gull (presumably last winter's bird having returned, again showing preference for bagels), 22 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, c20 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 2 Coot (Mark Pearson).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 1 GBB Gull. 23 sp. recorded (TeRNS).

Wednesday 12th November

• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Great Northern Diver present until 0720 only when it flew high east (DMH).
• Rainham Marshes: 4 Serins (1 around visitors centre, 3 with finch flock inc. male), Tree Sparrow, Twite, Brambling, 2 Dartford Warblers, Whitethroat, c150 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, c600 Lapwing, 82 Snipe, 12 Black-tailed Godwits; Arctic Skua still on Thames (EssexBirders Yahoo group), Little Egret, Curlew, Stonechat (Des McKenzie).
• Bulphan/Orsett area: no sign of reported Rough-legged Buzzard (yesterday's report was erroneous and in fact refers to Common Buzzard); 5+ Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzard (2 typically marked and 1 with very pale underwings), 3-4 Kestrel, 86 Red-legged Partridge, Pheasant, c130 Lapwing, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 11 Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, 100+ Fieldfare, 6 Song Thrush, c35 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, 5-6 Goldcrest, 2 Jay, many Jackdaw, small number of Rook, c30 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin, 2 Yellowhammer, Reed Binting, also strong numbers of Stock Dove in the vicinity (Des McKenzie, David Darrell-Lambert, Jeff Lamoureux).
• London Wetland Centre: Firecrest - by path to WWF hide (M. Andrews per JW).
• Rotherhithe: 1+ Firecrest still Russia Dock Woodland between the two bridges; 200 yards along footpath behind the bus shelter opposite Bywater Place off B205 Salter Way. Also 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull again on Greenland Dock; Chiffchaff Stave Hill Ecological Park (Richard Bonser).
• Paddington Green: m Peregrine west 07:26hrs then back in area at 07:35hrs with kill, c1,250 Woodpigeon north prior to 08:00hrs with c250 south, 14 Chaffinch SW, 3 Brambling SW (Des McKenzie).
• East India Dock: Water Rail (in the open at right hand edge of western reedbed), 3 Goldcrests, Grey Wagtail (feeding on ground in copse), Chiffchaff (with yellow sleeve ring on right tarsus, and metallic sleeve ring on tibia - trying to find out the story now), 22 Redshank at high tide roost, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 129 Teal, 3 Little Grebes (David Callahan).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 2 Firecrests (elusive and mobile today), 2 Chiffchaffs, 15 Goldcrests (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife).
• Walton Res: female Common Scoter still (DMH).
• Regents Park: Wood Pigeon 1450 N before 8.30, 90 south, 36 Fieldfare, Skylark, 2 Bramblings, 2 Siskins, 2 Linnets (Tony Duckett).
• Vauxhall Bridge (north): m & f Peregrine circling @ 14.30 for at least 5 mins (Gavin Hawgood).
• Beddington SF: 4 Wigeon, Common Buzzard, fem Peregrine, Common Snipe6 Yellow-legged Gull (5ad/2w), ad Mediterranean Gull (Dip or Glory).
• Croydon: Peregrine (SBC).

Tuesday 11th November

• Rainham Marshes: 3 Serins with finch flock below the tip; also 2 Brambling, Dartford Warbler, Mealy Redpoll, Arctic Skua, Short-eared Owl, c90 Black-tailed Godwits, with Water Pipit and Rock Pipit on the foreshore (EssexBirders Yahoo group).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 40 Gadwall, 40 Common Pochard, 7 GC Grebes, 4 Little Grebes, 10 Common Gulls (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife).
• Clissold Park: 20 Redwings, 4 Little Grebes, 8 Common Pochard, 8 Goldcrests, 10 Chaffinches (MJP, TB).
• East India Dock: Goldcrest, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Little Grebes, 18 Redshank (asleep in high tide roost on Bow Creek), Common Sandpiper, Shelduck, 152+ Teal, 3 Long-tailed Tits, Grey Wagtail (David Callahan).
• London Wetland Centre (am): m & F Peregrine, 1st winter Caspian Gull, 1st winter & 2nd winter Yellow Legged Gulls, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipits inc. 1 race littoralis in apparent summer plumage, 11 Lesser Redpolls, 14 Siskins, 1 Brambling (NPS).
• Kensington Gardens: ad Mediterranean Gull (German-ringed) at Round Pond 12:20hrs to 12:30hrs at least (Des McKenzie), still present at 14:20hrs and showing well at west side of pond (Birdguides).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: Goosander, Water Rail, Snipe, Little Grebe, 11 Skylark (Steve B).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 3 Firecrests (together, 25m south of Watts memorial), 2 Redwings, 15 Goldcrests (Mark Pearson).
• Arnos Park, N11: 1 Green Woodpecker; 1 Grey Wagtail; 3 Blackbird; 1 Dunnock; 2 Goldcrest; 1 Nuthatch; 3 Great Tit; 1 Jay; 1 Goldfinch (Robert Callf).
• Paddington Green: m Peregrine 16:16hrs (Des McKenzie).
• Vauxhall Bridge (north): m Peregrine 14.15 (Gavin Hawgood).

Monday 10th November

• Walton Res: Great Northern Diver & female Common Scoter present early morning (DMH).
• Staines Res: Great Northern Diver south basin 09.30am, Black-necked Grebe, 2 Green Sands (KLP).
• Rainham Marshes: Squacco Heron flew past the visitors' centre and over the sea wall at 14:30; plus Serin still by the sea wall 100m west of the Visitor Centre; Dartford Warbler still at the west end of the sea wall (Birdguides), 14 Common Snipe, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Stonechat, Blackcap, 25 Chaffinch, 46 Greenfinch, 46 Goldfinch, 14 Linnet (ELBF).
• Thorndon Park: Common Crossbill (ELBF).
• Beddington SF: 3w Caspian Gull, also Wigeon, Common Snipe, 1w Mediterranean Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gull (Dip or Glory).
• Paddington Green: m Peregrine in area between 10:45hrs and c11:20hrs (Des McKenzie).
• West Thurrock Marshes: 3 Jack Snipe (ELBF).
• Holmethorpe SPs: Peregrine, Barn Owl (SBC).
• London Wetland Centre: Common Snipe, Rock Pipit, Stonechat, 2 Siskin (LWC website).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: 9 Snipe, Water Rail, c250 Lapwing, Chiffchaff, 6+ Yellowhammer (Steve B).

Sunday 9th November

• Staines Res: Great Northern Diver south basin, mid morning (KLP).
• Island Barn Res: Great Northern Diver back again (sailing today) & 5 Golden Plover south (DMH).
• Rainham Marshes: 2 1w Serins still at the west end of the sea wall late morning; also Dartford Warbler still, 2 Twite and 2 Bramblings (Birdguides); Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Redpoll (EssexBirders Yahoo group), 200+ Linnet, S&M Peregrine (JL), Swallow (Dom Mitchell).
• Thorndon Country Park: 12 Mealy Redpolls with c100 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Common Crossbills (EssexBirders Yahoo group)).
• Bulphan Fen: 3 Common Buzzard, 30 Blackbird, 100 Fiedfare, 75 Redwing, 50 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 6 Yellowhammer (ELBF).
• Orsett: no sign of Rough-legged Buzzard in field off Parker's Farm Road between dawn and 09:00hrs (Birdguides), c50 Skylark (David Darrell-Lambert per DMc).
• Ockendon: 4 'wild swans' (Bewick's/Whooper) east at c09:00hrs, brief views while driving (David Darrell-Lambert per DMc).
• Beddington SF: 3 Wigeon, Little Egret, Peregrine, 6 Common Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipit (Dip or Glory).
• Walton Res: fem Common Scoter still present (SBC).
• Kensington Gardens: m Mandarin, 8-10 Shoveler, pr Gadwall, German-ringed adult Mediterranean Gull at Round Pond 14:30hrs at least (last winter's bird returning), c30 Common Gull, c30 Herring Gull, singing Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 2-3 Siskin heard (Des McKenzie, David Lindo, Fiona Barclay, Kim Dixon, Jack Wylson, Malka Holmes).
• London Wetland Centre: Common Snipe, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls (Birdguides), Water Rail, 2 fem Stonechat, Chiffchaff calling in wildside (LWC website).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 20+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Collared Dove,(John Watson Gavin Hawgood).
• East India Dock Basin: 2 Little Grebe, Shelduck, c90 Teal, Water Rail (Tower Hamlets borough tick, thanks Gary), 9 Redshank (Bow Creek high tide roost), Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Chaffinch (Nick Tanner).
• Richmond: 1 (fem) Brambling on bird feeder in Grosvenor Road (Hugh Bradshaw).
• Osterley Park: 5 m Teal (thanks KF for the tip-off); usual Stonechat pair; Canada x Greylag hybrid on Garden Lake; Kingfisher, 32 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall (Tom Smith).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Skylark, 1 pair of Stonechat, 3 Jackdaw, c4 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff & c12 Meadow Pipit. (Kim Dixon, David Jeffreys, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall)
• Alexandra Park: viz mig 07:15 - 08:30 60 Redwing (c45 with a few Fieldfare in mixed flock), 40 Woodpigeon, 15 Chaffinch, 15 Starling, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackbirds, 1 Pied Wagtail. Kingfisher again on tunnel res (Stuart Harrington).
• Trent Park Area: 3 Common Buzzard, together, calling, Park Farm; 3 Kestrel,(1 Vicarage Farm, 2 together, Park Farm); 1 Kingfisher, perched, Lower Lake; 1 Green Woodpecker; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 4 Meadow Pipit,(3 Park Farm, 1 Hog Hill); 1 Grey Wagtail, Park Farm; 3 Fieldfare, at Parkside Farm; 2 Song Thrush; 8 Redwing, at Vicarage Farm; 8 Mistle Thrush, at Parkside Farm; 10 Goldcrest, at Trent Park; 1 Treecreeper; 1 Coal Tit; 1 Siskin, Water Grdn; 30+ Goldfinch, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Yellowhammer, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).

Saturday 8th November

• Orsett: Rough-legged Buzzard in field off Parkers Farm Road this afternoon (road at: TQ637838 just in LNHS area, precise location of bird n/k) (Birdguides).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: Arctic Skua still on the River Thames this afternoon; also Twite still on the landfill site (Birdguides), Peregrine, 2 Curlew, 15 Black-tailed Godwit (David Darrell-Lambert per DMc).
• Thorndon Country Park: 2+ Mealy Redpolls with c40 Lesser Redpolls, plus 2 Common Crossbills all near second car park from the Lion Gate entrance (EssexBirders Yahoo group).
• Lea Valley: Grey Partridge and Green Sandpiper at Holyfield Hall Farm also 4 Yellowhammer and 50 Chaffinch there (J.Murray).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 20 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 70+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 20+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 30+ Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, m Kestrel, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
• Brent Res: 75 Waxwing over at 08.00 (S. Fisher), also Cetti's Warbler by hide (Brent Birders).
• Alexandra Park: 0720-0920 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Fieldfare, 15 Chaffinch, c100 Starling, Kingfisher Tunnel Res, 2 R N Parakeet (Bob Watts, Stuart Harrington).
• Paddington Green: m Peregrine in area at 09:33hrs (Des McKenzie).
• London Wetland Centre: 8 Redwing north, Brambling (Wildside Hide bird feeders), 2 Siskin, 21 Lesser Redpoll south (LWC website).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 1 Grey Wag., 1 Goldcrest. 28 sp. recorded (TeRNS).
• Between Theydon Bois & Abridge: 1 Buzzard at 14.50hrs (Nigel May).
• Staines Res: Great Northern Diver south basin (KLP).
• M25 J19: Red Kite east of motorway 10:00 (Chris Wilkinson)
• Nonsuch Park: c3 Lesser Redpolls, 1 Little Owl, c3 Linnets, c5 Meadow Pipits, 1 Skylark over (David Campbell)

Friday 7th November

• Staines Res: Slavonian Grebe on south basin, also two Black-necked Grebes (Ken Purdey).
• Dartford Marshes: adult Caspian Gull at the mouth of the Darenth 11:30, also 3 Yellow-legged Gull (Chris Wilkinson).
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Arctic Skua on the Thames, still 1 Serin just beyond the small car park at the west end of the reserve near the sea wall (Birdguides).
• West Thurrock: Arctic Skua over The Thames flying towards West Thurrock (Birdguides).
• Crossness: 2 probable Arctic Skuas on the Thames viewable from Thamesview Golf Centre to 11:21hrs at least (Birdguides), 1 Arctic Skua still present to 12:45 when chased off east by a crow, also Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin, 150 Blackwit, 100 Redshank, Shelduck, Teal, 2 Rock Pipit (Chris Wilkinson).
• Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler - 200m W of Martin's Pond (J.Wilczur).
• Thorndon CP: 5+ Mealy Redpoll just west of the 2nd car park from the Lion Gate entrance with 200+ Lesser Redpolls (EssexBirders Yahoo group).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Brent Goose early morning (DMH).
• Walton Res: female/imm Common Scoter on Bessborough Res (DMH).
• Hounslow: Peregrine flew low to the W along London Road at 0750hrs (Rob Innes).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 adult winter Mediterranean Gull, 1 Lapwing over, c10 Redpoll sp over, c75 Fieldfare, c60 Redwing, 1 Skylark, 1 pair of Stonechat, c40 Meadow Pipit & 5 Jackdaw (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Paddington Green: Saker Falcon, or possibly a hybrid, in the area between 08:44hrs and 09:47hrs when it flew strongly south; 2 Egyptian Goose flew toward Regent's Park (commuting from HP/KG no doubt), m Peregrine in the area with pigeon kill between 07:50hrs and 10:19hrs, 361 Black-headed Gull SW, 28 Herring Gull on local rooftops, Skylark west, 10 Meadow Pipit SW, 2 Pied Wagtail, 29 Fieldfare SW, 22 Redwing SW, 10 Magpie in area, 103 Starling SW plus c150 in area, 19 Chaffinch SW, 3 Greenfinch SW, 3 Goldfinch SW, 4 Siskin SW (Des McKenzie).
• Mudchute Park: Sparrowhawk, 4 Monk Parakeets, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush (David Callahan).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 20 Tufted Duck, 9 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, m f Pochard, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Collard Dove, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Pied Wagtail, 70+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull (John Watson).
• Wanstead Flats: 2 Mute Swan, ~150 Canadas, 1 Domestic-ish Goose, 20+ Mallard, ~150 BH Gull, 31 Common Gull, 1 GS WP, Robin, 12 Blackbird, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wren, 5 Mipit, 13 Skylark, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 4 Magpie, 80+ Crow (J Lethbridge).
• East India Dock NR: Water Rail (site tick) in reeds below where the DLR crosses the site, Goldcrest, 3 Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff (Gary A James); Yellow-legged Gull (David Callahan).
• St James's Park: 2 Egyptian Geese & 9 Cormorants (Andrew Self).
• Northaw Great Wood: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 14 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 6 Treecreeper; 5 Marsh Tit; 7 Coal Tit (Robert Callf).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Grey Wag., 6 GC Grebe. 24 sp. recorded (TeRNS).

Thursday 6th November

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Arctic Skua on the Thames, Dartford Warbler, Twite and Snow Bunting still present (LondonBirders Yahoo group).
• Staines Reservoirs: juvenile Great Northern Diver still on the south basin (Birdguides)
• Mudchute Park: fem Hawfinch flew from top of bare tree in nature trail, near the Asda car park entrance, towards the duck pond at 12:30hrs (Birdguides).
• Beddington SF: Peregrine, Short-eared Owl north (SBC).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 62 Mute Swan, 257 Greylag Goose, 7 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 24 Common Gull, c40 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing NW, 5 Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, 11 Goldcrest, c60 Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, 6 Jay, 25 Magpie, c300 Starling, 21 Chaffinch, Brambling briefly with Chaffinches in trees near The Magazine, 8 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch (1 singing) (Des McKenzie).
• Walthamstow Reservoirs: drake Wigeon, 3 Goldeneye (2f,1x1W), Little Egret, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers, 4 Kingfishers, Ring-necked Parakeet, 5+ Skylarks (S), 3 Ruddy Ducks (2f, 1x1W), 4 Meadow Pipits (N) (David Callahan).
• Paddington Green: m Peregrine in the area from 11:15hrs to 15:30hrs at least (Des McKenzie).
• Banstead Downs GC: Firecrest (SBC).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 3 Firecrests (together in usual place at western end of Yew Walk - one singing briefly; pics at Hackney Wildlife); also c20 Goldcrests, 1 Fieldfare, 20+ Blackbirds, c 25 Chaffinches (Mark Pearson).
• Rotherhithe: 2 Firecrests in Russia Dock Woodland on the west side by the bridge just in from the Lavender Pond entrance; my first site record. Also the odd Goldcrest around plus lots of Long-tailed Tits. 14 Tufted Ducks Canada Water (Richard Bonser).
• Bedfont Lakes CP: at least one Firecrest still present. Influx of Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails (Adam Cheeseman).
• London Wetland Centre: 3 Common Snipe, 200 Herring Gull SE, 4 Meadow Pipit west, 3 Rock Pipit, 9 alba wagtails over, 2 Stonechat, 3 Fieldfare north, 3 Song Thrush NE, 40 Redwing north, 50 Goldfich (30 on site), 10 Siskin, 13 Linnet south, Lesser Redpoll (LWC website).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Snipe, c2 Skylark, c17 Meadow Pipit, c4 Goldcrest & c20 Redwing (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 18 Tufted Duck, 12 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 80 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 14 Long-tailed Tit,3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 20+ Goldfinch, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Jay (John Watson).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Chiffchaffs, 5 Goldcrests, 6 Redwings, 1 Fieldfare, 9 Common Gulls, 1 Skylark over (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Allens Gardens (Stoke N'ton): 1 Siskin (with finch flock), 5 Goldcrests, 17 Long-tailed Tits, 15 Blackbirds, 10 Chaffinches (Mark Pearson).
• Trent Park Area: 1 male Shoveler, Lower Lake; 3 Golden Plover, flew NE, Vicarage Farm, 09:00 GMT; 1 male Sparrowhawk; 1 Kestrel; 28 Stock Dove, on ploughed field, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Little Owl, aat Vicarage Farm; 1 Kingfisher, Lower Lake; 3 Green Woodpecker; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Meadow Pipit, at Parkside Farm; 2 Grey Wagtail,(1 Parkside Res, 1 Park Farm); 12 Fieldfare, at Vicarage Farm; 8 Song Thrush; Redwing, several; 3 Mistle Thrush, at Park Farm; 11 Goldcrest; 4 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 5 Coal Tit; 15+ Siskin, at Parkside Farm; 17 Lesser Redpoll, in Silver Birches, at Vicarage Farm; 1 fem/imm Yellowhammer, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: Tawny Owl, 16 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, Golden Plover, 200+ Lapwing, 100+ Common Gull, 100+ BH Gull, c40 Redwing (Steve B).
• Westminster: Moorhen leg on pavement under Houses of Parliament (Andy Holden).
• Aldenham Reservoir: probable male Goosander seen from school coach (Oliver Simms).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).

Wednesday 5th November

• Rainham Marshes: Snow Bunting and Twite (in the Linnet flock) still at the west end of the reserve near the tip this morning, plus Arctic Skua still around on the river, and Cetti's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap, with Rock and Water Pipits along the reserve shoreline (EssexBirders Yahoo Group).
• St. Albans: three Waxwings reported this morning on the Ridgeway in Marshalswick, in a berry tree by Downes Road (Birdguides).
• Staines Res: juv Great Northern Diver (Keith Fisher).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: female Common Scoter (DMH).
• Holmethorpe SP's: Barn Owl (SBC).
• Beddington SF: Peregrine (Dip or Glory).
• Brent Res: 4 Wigeon, drake Pintail, 17 Snipe, 4 Lapwing, 100+ Common Gull, 2 Skylarks, 11 Redwing, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail (Steve B).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 1 Firecrest, c12 Goldcrests, 6 Redwings (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• East India Dock Basin: 2+ Firecrests (RBA).
• Thorndon Country Park: Up to 400 Redpolls plus a few Siskins in one flock (EssexBirders Yahoo group).

Tuesday 4th November

• Bow Creek Ecological Park: 2 Redshank, 2 Teal (P Fallan)
• Rainham Marshes: four adult Bewick's Swans on the Thames; no sign of any Serins at the west end of the sea wall but Snow Bunting at the edge of the landfill site left of the car park and still present at 3.15 pm ( Vince Halley-Frame & Garry A James ); also dark phase Arctic Skua at 11:30 am and again at 2:40 pm circling Aveley Bay then flew over the tip towards the stone barges ( Vince Halley-Frame ), Dartford Warbler, 8 Brent Geese, Corn Bunting and Common Whitethroat (EssexBirders Yahoo group).
• London Wetland Centre: Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Skylark, SE, 2 Stonechat, Ring Ouzel in NE corner of site, 27 Fieldfare SE, 18 Redwing NW, Chiffchaff, 7 Siskin on site (LWC website).
• Enfield: Woodcock flushed at Vicarage Farm, fem Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Birdguides).
• Citypoint building, City of London - woodcock apparently flew into a window, a.m. (BirdForum).
• Beddington SF: 2 1w Caspian Gull, 6 (5ad/1 1w) Yellow-legged Gull, Yellowhammer south (Dip or Glory).
• Staines Res: Great Northern Diver, Little Gull (KLP).
• St James's Park: 6 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self).
• Tyttenhanger: c100 Siskins, 2 Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail (Steve Blake).
• Mudchute Farm/Park: Jackdaw over calling, 9 Monk Parakeets, 61+ Goldfinches, 27 Greenfinches, 5 Goldcrests, 2-3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (David Callahan).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 3 Firecrests, c12 Goldcrests, female Blackcap (Mark Pearson et al Hackney Wildlife).
• Clissold Park: 1 Siskin, 8 Goldcrests, 7 Little Grebes, 7 Common Pochard (Mark Pearson et al Hackney Wildlife).
• Trent Park Area: 6 Cormorant, Lower Lake; 1 (v.pale) Common Buzzard, at Park Farm; 1 Woodcock, flushed, along Leeging Beech Gutter, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, over Vicarage Farm; 2 Green Woodpecker; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, at Park Farm, 09:34-09:39 GMT; 18 Skylark, (2 Vicarage Farm, 16 Parkside Farm); 1 Grey Wagtail, Dew Pond; 6 Fieldfare,(1 Parkside Farm, 5 Hog Hill, Vicarage Farm); 5 Song Thrush; 7 Redwing, at Park Farm; 6 Mistle Thrush, (4 Parkside Farm, 2 Hog Hill); 20 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 4 Coal Tit; 15 Goldfinch, near Enfield Rd; 10+ Siskin, at Parkside Farm; 3 (male & 2 fem) Bullfinch, feeding on Bramble & Hawthorn berries, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
• Stamford Hill: Peregrine east, 1515hrs (Mark Pearson).
• Crossness: 8 Brent Geese flew east along River Thames in morning (Ian Miller per JA)

Monday 3rd November

• Rainham Marshes RSPB: one Serin still at the west end of the reserve by the sea wall; one Dartford Warbler also still there this morning plus Ring Ouzel with Fieldfares (Birdguides).
• Hillfield Park Res: ad Kittiwake still at 15:00hrs; viewable only from viewpoint (Birdguides).
• Bedfont Lakes CP: 10 Brambling over, 1 Firecrest and several Goldcrests, 26 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel. (Adam Cheeseman)
• Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Skylarks east, 1 Lapwing (scarce here), 2 Stonechat, Fieldfare, Redwing and Meadow Pipits (Mathew Bournat).
• Paddington Green: 6 Siskin SW (Des McKenzie).
• Banstead Downs GC: 1 Firecrest at 08.20hrs (Steve Gale), at least 1 still c500m along the wooded footpath at the golf course on Banstead Downs late afternoon (David Campbell).
• Thames Barrier Park: ad Yellow-legged Gull (foreshore), Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest (David Callahan).
• Mudchute Park: 1 (poss 2) Firecrest(s) at north side of children's playing field to right of farm entrance, plus 9 Goldcrests, 15 Pied Wagtails, 6 Monk Parakeets, Ring-necked Parakeet (David Callahan).
• Wanstead Flats: 2 Cormorant, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Teal on Jubilee Pond (site tick for me), 25 Mallard, ~100 Canadas, 4 Coot, Moorhen, 67 BH Gull, 5 Common Gull, LBB over, GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 5 Pied Wagtail, ~40 Fieldfare over in 2 groups, Song Thrush, 15+ Blackbirds, 4 Robins, Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 21 Greenfinch, 4 Great Tits, 3 Blue Tits, 60 Starling, 100+ Crow (J Lethbridge).
• London Wetland Centre: Common Snipe, Redshank, Kingfisher, 7 Skylark NW, 2 Rock Pipit, 35 Redwing SW/W, 3 Chiffchaff, Brambling SW, 7 Siskin (LWC website).
• Brent Res: Golden Plover 9 flying East 09.55, 4 Lapwing on mud, Snipe; 21 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, 33 Chaffinch, 4 Siskin, 2 Reed Buntings, all West; Cetti's by Main hide (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall).
• Horsenden Hill (Paradise Fields): Teal 1m (David Howdon).
• Fulham (by Thames): Peregrine, Jackdaw (Michael F).
• Tyttenhanger GP: Dunlin, Yellow legged Gull (ad), 16 LBB Gull, 23 Common Gull, 2 Wigeon, Green Sandpiper, Snipe (Steve B).
• Willows Farm: C100 finches + Linnets and 4 Brambling on 'Amazing Maize' field, Green Sandpiper, Little Grebe on fishing lake (Steve B).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff. 27 sp. recorded (TeRNS).
• Osterley Park (around Brentford pitches): 30 grazing Pied Wagtail, Stonechat pair, 2 Skylarks, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kestrel. (Tom Smith)

Sunday 2nd November

• Staines Res: juv Great Northern Diver on South Basin, Bar-tailed Godwit north 09:50hrs (SBC).
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Serin still present, also single Twite (Birdguides).
• Abney Park Cemetery: 2+ Firecrests (usual area, and increasingly tame), c15 Goldcrests, c10 Chaffinches, 1 Brambling over (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Ravenor Park (Greenford): Spr'awk, Green Woodpecker, c10 RN Parakeet (incl. xanthistic bird), Senegal Parrot, Brambling with sev Greenfinches, 9 Goldfinch (Neil Anderson).
• Broadwater Lake: Firecrest with Tit flock on south bank of lake, also 1 Little Egret, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Dunlin, 2 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, c.60 Siskin, c.25 Lesser Redpoll (Simon Buckingham).
• 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), 11+ Snipe, 3 Lapwings, male Pintail, ~6 Water Rail, female Blackcap, 6+ Goldcrest (Roy Beddard, Mike Hocter).
• Holmethorpe SP: Barn Owl (SBC).
• Wormwood Scrubs: c8 Skylark over, c15 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting, c20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Chiffchaff & 2 Stonechat (David Jeffreys, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Banstead Downs Golf Course: 2 Firecrests c500m along the wooded footpath on the golf course at the end of Burdon Lane all day + Skylark over + numbers of Redwing and Goldcrest (David Campbell).
• Hornchurch: 2 Siskin over, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch my garden (Shaun Harvey).
• Osterley Park: Redstart 1, Yellowhammer 1, Lapwing 7 north, Egyptian Goose 3 pairs, Stonechat 2 (Keith Fisher).
• Alexandra Park: male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker flew into willows near 1st platform 950 and still showing superbly an hour later much to the enjoyment of a guided walk. Viz mig 0715-1045: Reed Bunting, Brambling (h), Lesser Redpoll (h), 8 Fieldfare, 11 Redwing, 11 Blackbird, 57 Chaffinch, 114 Starling, 6 Skylark (Bob Watts, Stuart Harrington, Andrew Gardener, Alan Gibson).
• Kensal Green Cemetery: fem Black Redstart (East of central Chapel) till 12.30, m Perergrine, 10 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 15 Goldcrest, 5 Mistle Thrush, Tawny Owl (Dave Renham).
• London Wetland Centre am: Herring Gull 83NW & c.45 on river inc. several 'argentatus' types, Y.L.Gull 1 ad river, Redwing 10W, Song Thrush 2, 2 Rock Pipits inc. 1 apparently summer-plumaged 'littoralis', 4 Chiffchaffs, 12 Goldcrests, 2 Stonechats, 28 Chaffinhces NW, 5 Bramblings W, 2 Siskin S (NPS).
• Barking Outfall: 2 Goldcrests, Rock Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 16 Redshank, 14 Shoveler and 305 Teal (Dave Morrison).
• Battersea Power Station: 2 Redpoll sp over and a Grey Wagtail (Dave Morrison).
• East India Dock Basin: 2 Little Grebe, c150 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 18 Redshank, Common Sandpiper (waders at Bow Creek high tide roost), Kingfisher, 5 Long-tailed Tit, Chaffinch (Nick Tanner).
• Tottenham Marshes: 2 Kestrel, 1 f Stonechat (Quentin Given).
• Horsenden Hill: Kittiwake (1 1st W west with a small group of Black-headed Gull), 100+ Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, Jackdaw, Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit (David Howdon and Andy Culshaw).
• Trent Park Area: 2(ad male & fem) Sparrowhawk, at Vicarage Farm; 2 Common Buzzard, at Park Farm; 1 Kestrel; 1 '1st-winter' Mediterranean Gull, Lower Lake, Trent Park, 12:54 - 13:30 GMT(my first record for this site!) 2 Green Woodpecker; 2(m&f) Great Spotted Woodpecker; Skylark, several; 3 Meadow Pipit, on fencing, at Park Farm; 1 fem/imm Stonechat, at 'Barracks', Vicarage Farm; 1 Fieldfare, near Enfield Rd; 4 Song Thrush; 8 Redwing, at Dew Pond; 2 Mistle Thrush, at Park Farm; 12 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 3 Coal Tit; 14 Linnet, together, at Hog Hill, Vicarage Farm; 1 Lesser Redpoll, over 'Old Golf Course'; 2 male Bullfinch(1 Vicarage Farm, 1 'Old Golf Course'); 1 Yellowhammer, at 'Old Golf Course'; 1 Red Admiral, at Enfield Rd (Robert Callf).

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). 1m, 2f Stonechat, 14 Egyptian Geese, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel (Martin Honey).
• 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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