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Wednesday 23rd September

• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: at least one Firecrest still, now with small mixed flock of tits and c5 Chiffchaffs, but mobile (due mainly to neighbouring demolition work) around LWT garden area; open until 1830 this eve. Also Coal Tit, singing Blackcap (Mark Pearson)
• London Wetland Centre: Spotted Crake (north shore of Main Lake, best seen from Dulverton Hide), 22 Wigeon, 77 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 84 Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, 16 Common Snipe, Collared Dove, 2 Kingfisher, Meadow Pipit over, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 31 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest (LWC website), Turtle Dove north (Birdguides).
• Alexandra Park: 2 Swallows SW, 12 Mipits, 10 alba Wagtails over Cricket Scrub 0655-0725, also 5+ Blackcaps Cricket Scrub, 2 Jackdaws south (Bob Watts); juv Jackdaw still by nursery near first ramp (David Callahan).
• Brent Reservoir: 18+ Wigeon, 3 Lapwing, 11 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Jackdaw, c.350 Woodpigeon on West Hendon Playing Fields at 07.15 (Andrew Haynes).
• Dartford Marshes: Turtle Dove. Juv with several hundred Woodpigs, Feral Pigs, Collared Doves and Stock Doves in stubble fields opposite shooting club 7:30 am (Chris Wilkinson).
• East India Dock Basin NR: Kingfisher, 1 Lessser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaffs (1 singing) (Gary A James.
• Margravine Cemetery area: Coal Tit, mixed flock of 8 Long-Tailed Tit & 3 Blue Tit, ? Wagtail heard third day running (Nathalie Mahieu).
• Rainham Marshes: Common Buzzard west 08:20hrs (Birdguides).

Tuesday 22nd September

• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Raven low and north over LWT garden pursued by three Carrion Crows at 1300hrs; 2 Firecrests, together and calling, immediately around the platform in the LWT garden, 1445-1515 at least, then viewable from the office, 1520-1528; 5 Chiffchaffs, 7 Wigeon, 74 Shoveler, 37 Gadwall, plus the usuals. The office is open until dusk this evening, but beware the afterschool in the classroom! (Mark Pearson).
• London Wetland Centre: Spotted Crake still on the Main Lake from Dulverton Hide, Wood Warbler at Sheltered Lagoon, Yellow-browed Warbler still near WWF hide at 0740 then near Headley Hide at 10.00 am now calling infrequently, 3 Hobbies, 3 migrant Sparrowhawks SW, 2 Y.L. Gulls on playing fields (1 ad, 1 1st cal year) 43 Swallows SW, 11 House Martins SW, 1 Rock Pipit w, 20 Meadow Pipits W, 2 Grey Wagtails High NW + 3 on site, 38 Chiffchaffs, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 10 Blackcaps, 4 migrant Goldcrests, 75 Greenfinches West, 34 Goldfinches west (NPS); 35 Wigeon, 90 Gadwall, 24 Teal, 73 Shoveler, Water Rail, Common Snipe (LWC website)
• Broxbourne Woods: 2 Firecrest amongst tit-flock at Danemead NR 08:00hrs (Birdguides).
• South Norwood Lake: 9 Cormorant, 10 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff (John Watson).
• Alexandra Park: Whinchat Cricket Scrub 0745 (Gareth Richards), 4 Chiffchaffs, 5+ Blackcaps 0700-0725 (Bob Watts); Little Egret north late evening over boat pond (J. Murray).
• Rainham: Ring-necked Parakeet over Upminster Rd North @ 08:00, Hobby over Up. Rd South at 08:40, Blackcap singing in garden of Rainham Hall @ 08:55 (Richard Harrison).
• Springfield Park: 6 Chiffchaffs, 10 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits, 10 Song Thrushes, 45 House Martins and 2 Meadow Pipits over (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Paddington Green (seen from): distant and fairly high buzzard-sized raptor moving south over Tottenham Court Road area 10:58hrs-11:00hrs (probably Common Buzzard), Chiffchaff (Des McKenzie).
• Brent Res: Chiffchaff, 5 House Martins, 24 Wigeon, 11 Snipe, Green Sand, Common Sand, resident 3 Lapwings (Patrick Hagglund, John Gravatt, Andrew Verrall).
• Holmethorpe SPs: Cetti's Warbler on Watercolour Lagoon 1 (early mornings best) (SBC).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine, Dunlin (SBC).
• River Roding (Woodford Bridge): Little Egret (Alan Hobson).
• Bowman's Farm, London Colney: 19 Yellow Wagtail, feeding amongst cows (Robert Callf).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Hobby, 4 Swallow, c6 Chiffchaff, c20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, & 6 Jackdaw (David Lindo).
• Trent Park: 2 Common Buzzard, Spotted Flycatcher (Pete Lowman), 1 cock Pheasant (Ice House Wood) also 1 Hobby (Michael Mac).
• Woodoaks Farm: 1 Common Buzzard, 4 Greylag Goose over, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 GS Woodpecker. Thorough search revealed no Yellow Wagtail (Roger Dewey).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Hobby, Buzzard, 9 Yellow Wagtail (Willows Farm) (Steve B).
• Vicarage Farm: 2 Common Buzzard in fields then low into Trent Park, Green Woodpecker (Michael Mac).
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Hobby, juv m Peregrine, Kingfisher, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Whinchat, 6 Northern Wheatear (ELBF).
• South Norwood CP (14:30-15:30hrs): 2 Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 6 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, 2 Chiffchaff, 1m Reed Bunting (CroydonBirders).
• Ruislip: Redwing calling late at night (Martin Sullivan).

Monday 21st September

• Debden (Loughton) - along brook from Willingale Road towards BofE Printing Works: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey wagtail, 1 Little Egret (Nigel May).
• Tyttenhangar GP: Glossy Ibis attempted to land on pit mid-a.m. then flew north ( Steve Blake ).
• Selsdon: Honey Buzzard low over Selsdon Wood going SE (RDW).
• Woodoaks Farm: 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard and a Kestrel. No sign of any Yellow Wagtails amongst cattle anymore (Charlotte and Martin Sullivan).
• London Wetland Centre: Yellow-browed Warbler called briefly from south side of Sheltered Lagoon a.m.; also Kestrel, 4 Hobby, 14 Common Snipe, 11 Meadow Pipit SE, 5 Blackcap, 35+ Chiffchaff (LWC website); Spotted Crake this p.m. (RBA); Spotted Crake showed well on main lake island from Dulverton Hide 1745-1755 (Jonathan Dean).
• Brent Res.: 23 Wigeon, 1 Green Sand., 1Common Sand., 4 Lapwing, 9 Snipe, a few Ciffs and Blackcap (Roy Beddard).
• Rainham Marshes: Black-necked Grebe, Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, pr Peregrine, 7 Avocets, 25 Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, 7 Dunlin, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 5 Stonechat, 3 Northern Wheatear (ELBF).
• Wanstead Flats, 7:20am-8:30am: 6 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, Whinchat, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, up to 6 Jay busy storing acorns, 4 Jackdaw (J Lethbridge).
• Banstead Downs: 1 Brambling over central footpath then called from north wood c.6.25pm also 1 Common Buzzard south, 6 Swallows and 7+ House Martins through, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2-3 Linnet, 1 Willow Warbler, 2+ Blackcaps, 4+ Chiffchaffs, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets over, 1+ Great Spotted and 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 fem Sparrowhawk, c.25 Jackdaws over, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Song Thrush ENE and 1 presumably migrant Mistle Thrush (David K Campbell).
• Belmont Pastures: 1 Yellow Wagtail ENE at 7.47am (David K Campbell).
• Paddington Green: Grey Wagtail, 4 Chiffchaff with tit-flock (Des McKenzie).
• Tottenham Hale: 200+ House Martins feeding and drifting SW over Ferry Lane Estate N17 (Quentin Given).
• Alexandra Park: Reed Bunting 0758 on edge of deer paddock in Top Field, 9+ Chiffchaffs, 30+ House Martins north (!) (David Callahan); 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Mipit, 1 RN Parakeet at & over Cricket Scrub 0655-0725 (Bob Watts); Whinchat Cricket Scrub 1755 (James Palmer).
• Wormwood Scrubs: c900 House Martin heading north over 2 hours - 0730 - 0930, c4 Swallow heading south, c100 Meadow Pipit mostly from the north, 2 Whinchat, c6 Chiffchaff, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Sparrowhawk & 4 Jackdaw (David Lindo & Anders Price).
• River Roding (Woodford Bridge): Little Egret, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Mistle Thrush (Alan Hobson).
• Black Park: 11 Chaffinch, 10 Mandarins (6m 4f), 2 Nuthatch, flocks of Coal Tits, Blue Tits, Gt Tits & LT Tits, 1 Canada Goose (Sue Giddens).
• South Lodge Farm, Enfield: 3 Yellow Wagtail, feeding amongst horses, 11:45 (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 fem/imm Northern Wheatear, on ploughed field, 08:23; 5 Skylark; 2 Common Whitethroat, together, Barracks; 1 juv Bullfinch (Robert Callf).
• Ruislip: Hobby over High Street at 1420 (Charlotte and Martin Sullivan).
• Uxbridge: 2 Buzzard sp? flying east at 13.10 over the Bicentenary Gardens at Brunel University (Steve Pash).
• Ingrebourne Valley: 3 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail (Shaun Harvey).
• Kensington Green W8: single Jackdaw over N/NE 13:45hrs (John Watson).
• Broadwater: 15 Yellow-legged & 25 Great Black-backed Gulls in gull roost, also 11 Little Egrets roosting, 2 Kingfisher and 2 Grey Wagtail (Charlotte & Martin Sullivan).
• Parliament Hill Fields: 1 Whinchat (still in fenced area), 6 Mipits, 1 Willow Warbler, immature Kestrel (Michael Mac).
• Kenwood: pair of Bullfinches, Tawny Owls calling 2 areas, several Jackdaw calling, 16 Tufted Duck, 11 Ring-necked Parakeet, 8 Blackbirds in top of a tree. Hampstead Pond No 2: 9 full grown Mute Swan cygnets moved from pond 1 to 2 [1] (Michael Mac).

• Roding Valley: 5 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, Little Egret, 5 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, 40 Swallow, 18 Pied Wagtail (ELBF).
• Fairlop: 2 Hobby, 5 Yellow Wagtails, Whinchat, Stonechat (ELBF).

Sunday 20th September

• Rainham RSPB: dark-morph Eleonora's Falcon briefly over (fairly high) before heading east and inland 15:10hrs; seen by 9-10 observers. A first for the London recording area if accepted (see LondonBirdersYahooGroup http://tinyurl.com/n6dzzh ); juvenile Montagu's Harrier flew over at 2:55pm (RBA); first-winter Mediterranean Gull offshore with BH Gulls mid-afternoon, plus a few Yellow-legged Gulls in area (10 observers on London birders' inaugural pelagic).
• London Wetland Centre: Spotted Crake still in reeds on north side of Main Lake from Dulverton Hide this morning (still showing well 13:30hrs), Yellow-browed Warbler behind Wader Scrape Hide briefly at 09:20 then later near WWF Hide (Found by NPS and relocated by Chris Turner -Birdguides); 103 Gadwall, 70 Shoveler, Kestrel, 4 Hobby, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Sand Martin south, 9 migrant Song Thrushes including 2 high south, Nightingale (seen briefly in Wildside from the 'summer route' path - non public access area), 25+ Chiffchaff (including 3 presumed abietinus types), 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatchers (near bat house on Sheltered Lagoon + Wildside)) (LWC website) in addition to the above, 27 Wigeon, 4 Common Buzzards NW, 99 Swallow ESE, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Whitethroats, 8 Blackcaps, 11 Reed Warblers (NPS). Spotted Crake came out moved 10metres to the left in front of reeds across from Dulverton, below towers on horizon at 4:40pm, 3 Hobby, 6 Wigeon, 4 Snipe etc (Michael Mac); Sp Crake later chased by Moorhens (a recurring conflict)and flew to large Main Lake Island to right of Dulverton Hide where seen earlier in week (per Angus Innes).
• King George VI Res: a dark juvenile Long-tailed Skua sitting on water in south-west corner at 0930, flew to north end before circling back round and crossing south over Staines Res south basin and gaining height until last seen at about 0945 high over Staines town (Andrew Moon, Pete Naylor).
• Regent's Park: Honey-buzzard SSW 13:55hrs, Red Kite over 14:10hrs, Common Buzzard 10.55am, Hobby 10.30am, 400 House Martins, 160 Swallows, 7 Meadow Pipits, Grey Wagtail, 3 cont Song Thrushes, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 30 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, Jackdaw (Tony Duckett).
• Broadwater: Nightjar seen twice in flight (calling on one pass) at 1935 from riverside path midway between the hides. Last seen flying to S. No further sightings in 15 mins I stayed on site (before giving up due to lack of a torch!). Also 10 adult, 1 3rd winter and 3 1st winter Yellow-legged Gulls in the gull roost alongside 320 Herring, 120 Lesser Black-backed and 1100 Black-headed Gulls, 8 roosting Little Egrets, 550 roosting Jackdaw, 2 Egyptian Geese and a Snipe (Martin Sullivan).
• Holmethorpe SPs: Dunlin, Cetti's Warbler, Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat (SBC).
• Thames (Putney-Barnes Bridges) WeBS count: 36 Comorant, 19 Heron, 8 Mute Swan, 28 Canada Geese, 465 Mallard, 137 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 25 Tufted Duck ,c1230 Black-headed Gull, 100 Herring Gull, 67 LBB Gull, 11 Great BB, family Grey Wagtail, 9 Jackdaw N (Neil Anderson)
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Collared Dove (Parade Ground), 32 Swallow (mainly SE), 3 House Martin, 18 Meadow Pipit (mainly south), 17 Pied Wagtail (Parade Ground), 4 Lesser Whitethroat (scrub north of Hyde Park Meadows), Common Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 21 Chiffchaff (3 singing), Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher (Long Water Sanctuary East), 2 Jackdaw (initially in trees north of Round Pond but 1 flew SW); also 2 Egyptian Goose, 22 Shoveler, m Ruddy Duck, Little Grebe, 16 Cormorant, imm fem Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Gull, 7 Stock Dove, c30 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Goldcrest, 7 Treecreeper, 2 Jay, c75 Carrion Crow; Small White, Speckled Wood (Des McKenzie).
• Wanstead Flats (07:00 - 10:00): 3 Whinchat, 4 Whitethroat, 11 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Chiffchaff, 38 Meadow Pipit, 12 Skylark, 1 Redstart, 1 Common Buzzard (low north east over City of London Cemetery), 3+ Yellow Wagtails over, 2 Reed Bunting, 100+ Swallows east, c50 House Martin, 1 Snipe on edge of Alexandra pond briefly (S Fisher)
• Amwell: 5 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtail over (HertsBirding).
• Crayford Marsh: Hobby, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Greenshanks, 3 Chiffchaffs, 15 Ringed Plover, 10 Redshanks, 6 Dunlin, female Sparrowhawk, c16 Meadow Pipits, 6 Reed Buntings, 2 Jackdaws, Jay (Kev Jarvis).
• Alexandra Park: 5 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffs, 1 Song Thrush Cricket Scrub, 4 Swallows low N and 2 Collared Doves through scrub, 5 Mipits, 2 Pied Wags Cricket Pitch, 1 RNP S, 2 Mistle Thrushes SW, 2 Alba Wags W, juv Jackdaw with Crows in playground, 3 Grey Wags Filter Beds, still 3 juv Little Grebes Tunnel Res (Stuart Harrington).
• Hampstead Heath: Hobby soaring amongst House Martins, Kingfisher on Conservation Pond (Sash Tusa).
• East India Dock Basin: c.120 Teal, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wheatear, 4 Chiffchaff, c.30 Goldfinch (Gary A James, Nick Tanner).
• Paddington Green: 2 Hobby south (16:00hrs, 16:53hrs), 8 Meadow Pipit SE, Yellow Wagtail south 13:07hrs (Des McKenzie).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 8 Yellow Wagtail, feeding amongst cattle, 10:23 BST (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Whinchat, hedgerow off Barracks, 12:45 BST; 9 Song Thrush, Sidhil's Field; 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 1 Common Whitethroat; 1 Spotted Flycatcher; 30+ Linnet (Robert Callf).
• South Lodge Farm, Enfield: c30 Meadow Pipit (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Ham House, Ham: 1 Common Buzzard flew SW 13:40, 1 Hobby feeding most of the afternoon (Hugh Bradshaw).
• Inner London/Wandsworth Road: 2 Swallow low over road changed direction 1:30pm (Michael Mac).
• Barnes Playing Fields: 1 Hobby low caught dragonfly. 2nd Hobby low then went high at 2:40pm (Michael Mac).
• Richmond Park: 1 Hobby about 3 metres away at 2 metres high above path, caught bat in the dark at Lower Pen Ponds (Time 7:30pm). Earlier on in light saw 2 Swallow, pair of Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff and about 10 Long-tailed tit, 4 half grown G C Grebe chicks Lower Pen Ponds (Michael Mac).
• Stocker's Lake: 1st winter YL Gull ESE @ 0810 and Yellow Wagtail E @ 1035 over Stocker's Farm. On the lake 3 Egyptian Geese S @ 0955, and notable counts of 60 Gadwall, 81 Greylag Goose and 82 Canada Goose (Martin Sullivan).

Saturday 19th September

• Alexandra Park: Viz mig 0700-0930: Reed Bunting north 0800, 100+ Swallows south, c40 House Martins also south, 22 Mipits, 6 RN Parakeets, 10 Song Thrushes, 20+ Chaffinches, 2 Jackdaw. Cricket Scrub: Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaff (Bob Watts, Stuart Harrington); dark-morph Honey-buzzard SE 12:13hrs (Bob Watts).
• West Hyde: 55 Meadow Pipit, Red Kite and a Buzzard (Martin Sullivan).
• London Wetland Centre: Spotted Crake still; Red Kite, 12 Common Buzzard, 9 Hobby inc 6 passage (Birdguides). Spotted Crake seen pm on western edge of main lake in flag and reed opposite Dulverton (Angus Innes).
• Richmond Park: skywatch 1530-1830. Buzzard passage of 19 birds between 1620 & 1700 (4 soared to a great height @1620; one mid-height ESE @1625; one low over centre of Park @1630; 12 circling over Richmond side drifted W @1645 & one over mobbed by Parakeets @ 1700).( J.Wilczur & F. Mareovic with thanks to DL & RK for alert). NB Probably all different to birds over LWC.
• West Ham: Pied Flycatcher in Flower Garden 08:00hrs (Birdguides).
• Horsendon Hill: Firecrest near Ranger's Station this a.m. (Birdguides), Cuckoo, 2 Chiffchaff 12:00 (John Palmer). also 9 Common Buzzards WNW between 1100-1300 hrs and 1 Buzzard sp probably a Honey Buzzard SW @ 11.20, and 378 Swallows ESE (NPS)
• Beddington SF: Peregrine, Tree Pipit, 1500 each of Swallow and House Martin SE (SBC).
• Regent's Park: C. Buzzard 11.50am, 420 Swallows, 180 House Martins, 12 M. Pipits, Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcaps, 12 Chiffchaffs (Tony Duckett).
• Paddington Green: Common Buzzard south 13:14hrs, c50 Swallow ESE by mid-day, Chiffchaff (collybita giving truncated heet call), c15 Long-tailed Tit and similar number of Blue Tit (Des McKenzie).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 5 Common Buzzard on the thermals heading SSE @ 1410 + 5 Whinchat, c350 House Martin, c130 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c2 Blackcap & c25 Meadow Pipit (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Rotherhithe: Common Buzzard 1 over Stave Hill 1545-1550; also 35 Swallows, 20 House Martins thru late a'noon heading SE (Richard Bonser).
• Wanstead Flats (07:00 - 09:40): 400+ Swallows east, 30+ House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtails east, 1 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 11 Skylark, 55 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 12 Mistle Thrush, Gadwall, 5 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 10 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Reed Bunting (S Fisher).
• Amwell GPs: 6 Wigeon, fem Red-crested Pochard, Hobby, 3 Little Egret, at least 7 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 1st-year Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtails (over), Stonechat, Common Crossbill over (sounded like a "Bohemian Crossbill", vocal type restricted to Black Pine forest) (HertsBirding).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 20+ Swallow, 2 Hobby (Steve Blake).
• Walton Res: Greenshank (SBC).
• London Wetland Centre: 32 Wigeon, 63 Gadwall, 72 Shoveler, 8 Common Snipe, Kingfisher, 13 Sand Martin SE, 3 Swallow SE, 20 Meadow Pipit SE, Yellow Wagtail SE (LWC website), 3 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, juv Water Rail, no sign Spotted Crake (Jonathan Dean).
• Brent Res: 24 Wigeon, 2 Dunlin, 2 Green Sands, Common Sand, 5 Snipe, 3 Lapwings, over 200 House Martins, 20+ Sand Martins, a few Swallows heading off East, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs (Brent Birders).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Pied Flycatcher, in Crab Apple & Ash,'Barracks', 09:26 BST; 2 '1st-winter' Spotted Flycatcher, together, near Merryhills Brook; 1 Whinchat, 'Barracks', 09:48 BST; 1 fem/imm Stonechat,(1st of the autumn!); 8 Skylark, together; 1 Sand Martin, amongst many Swallows & few House Martins; 2 Common Whitethroat; 1 Little Owl (Robert Callf).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 1 '1st-winter' Spotted Flycatcher; 1 Clouded Yellow, nectaring on dandelions (Robert Callf).
• Lake Farm CP, Hayes: 122 Swallows and 18 House Martins over up to 10.15 a.m. in broad -front movement, all going E or ESE, an unusual direction for autumn (W or S far more usual). Largest party of Swallows was 46 (Peter Naylor).
• Staines Moor: 5+ Whinchat, Hobby (Jim Fell). Around 1500hrs a Tree Sparrow watched feeding in the NW section of the moor for several minutes, then flew off NW - unexpected (Rob Innes).
• Staines Res: Black-necked Grebe and juv Little Gull S basin, also Rock Pipit (Rob Innes, Bob Warden).
• Mill Hill NW7: Hobby heading South (Garden tick. Steve Blake).
• Woolwich Ferry (ca 11am): Sandwich Tern following ferry amongst many Black-headed Gulls, picking up food items stirred up by propellers (Quentin Given).
• South Norwood CP: 3 Shoveler, Little Grebe, 4 Swallow, small numbers of Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroats (CroydonBirders).
• Broadwater GP: 2 adult and a first winter YL Gull. One of the adults was busy attacking a Moorhen. Also 20 Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 128 Pochard, 66 Shoveler, 62 Great Crested Grebes, 180 House Martin, 2 Siskin, 4 Chiffchaff and a Reed Warbler this morning. In a quick visit in failing light this evening managed to pick out 3 adult YL Gulls (very possibly more [indeed just seen 5 adults & 1 1st winter reported on Birdguides]) amongst the 2000+ roosting gulls. Also 5 Little Egrets roosting (Martin Sullivan).
• Thorney Park: 250+ House Martins swooping down onto lake, 3 Kingfishers, 1 Dunnock, 1 Green Wodpecker, 3 Gt C Grebes (1 juv), 1 L B B Gull, 4 R N Parakeets flew over (Sue Giddens).
• Kensington Gardens: pair of Peregrine Falcons at dusk, female carrying fresh kill (pigeon) (Stuart Harrington).

Friday 18th September

• London Wetland Centre: Spotted Crake seen again today (Birdguides).
• Rainham Marshes: Pintail, Marsh Harrier mid-afternoon, Peregrine, 7 Little Egret, 8 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Knot, 32 Black-tailed Godwit, 34 Redshank, 6 Greenshank, 6 Yellow-legged Gull, Arctic Tern, several Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher (LondonBirders).
• Brent Res: female Merlin hunting over Silver Jubilee Park at 10.10 for several minutes; also juv Scaup, female Pintail, 24 Wigeon, 2 Dunlin & Green Sand (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall).
• Wormwood Scrubs: (0700 -14.30) Goshawk west at 11:50 also 6 Whinchats, 2 Yellow Wagtails, c2 Whitethroat, c4 Blackcap, c8 Chiffchaff, c200 House Martin - our largest count ever, c32 Swallow, 6 Jackdaw, 1 Collared Dove, c40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, c1,000 Rose-ringed Parakeet leaving roost & 1 Buzzard-sized raptor seen distantly on the thermals east of The Scrubs heading south (Rob Ayers, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Regents Park: 2 Woodlarks over 07.50am, 25 House Martins, 10 Meadow Pipits, Whinchat, 20 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps (Tony Duckett); Little Grebe (first time I've seen one competing with waterfowl for bread), 5 Chiffchaff with flock of various tits, 30+ Egyptian Geese, 4 House Martin feeding very high up late PM (Michael Mac).
• Grays: Woodlark over near station 0910 (John Murray).
• Amwell GP: 3 Pintail, 8 Common Buzzard, 2 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 40 Swallow, Stonechat, 7 Chiffchaff (HertsBirding).
• Beddington SF: 3 Dunlin, Little Stint, Yellow Wagtail (SBC).
• Alexandra Park: Wheatear mound then ckt pitch and flew west over scrub 08:20, Whitethroat, 12+ Chiffchaffs, 10+ Blackcaps, 3 Mipits Ckt Scrub, juv Jackdaw still with Crows in nursery (Bob Watts, Stuart Harrington); Wheatear back on mound by 08:50, plus 2 Whitethroats (David Callahan).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: juv Arctic Tern west mid-morning & then still present off rubbish dump late morning; also 2 Knot & 6 Yellow Wagtails along sea wall (John Murray); Spotted Flycatcher (ELBF).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: 2 Whinchat, 2 Hobby, 6 Buzzard, 50+ House Martin, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Blake).
• Willows Farm: 3 Yellow Wagtail (Steve B).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Cormorant, 25 Tufted Duck, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Jackdaw over S/SW, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing) (John Watson).
• Wanstead Flats: 4 Meadow Pipit, 5 Whinchat, Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatchers (J Lethbridge).
• Bushy Park: Common Buzzard over at 5.15pm, 2 Whinchats (Roger Unite). Two Buzzards circling low over the west end of the park at 1550, seen from QE2 Res (DMH).
• Paddington Green: Peregrine high NE 16:47hrs, 3 Grey Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 1 Clouded Yellow (Robert Callf).

Thursday 17th September

• Crossness: Guillemot on River Thames as viewed from the Thamesview Golf Centre mid-morning. Pair of Peregrines, 21 Black-tailed Godwits, Whinchat, Stonechat, 25 Redshanks (Kev Jarvis & I Miller).
• Rainham Marshes: the Crossness Guillemot "drifted past on the ebbing tide" (London Birders Yahoo group); Guillemot still on the River Thames this afternoon, also Little Stint, 2 Knot, 4 Whinchat (Birdguides); 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, Water Rail, 10 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 2 Common Snipe, 64 Black-tailed Godwits, Common Sandpiper, 75 House Martin, 10 Meadow Pipit, Northern Wheatear, 5 Song Thrush, 3 Reed Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 18 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 35 Long-tailed Tits, 10 Chaffinch (ELBF).
• Brent Res: 2 long-billed northern type Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 3 Lapwing, 25 Wigeon, 2 Egyptian Geese, 100+ House Martins, 20+ Sand Martins, few Swallows, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 Meadow Pipits flushed on dump (Roy Beddard, Patrick Hagglund, John Gravatt, Andrew Verrall); juvenile Scaup in afternoon, also 2 Green Sands & Common Sand (Andrew Self).
• Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: m Common Scoter on Long Water 10:35hrs, flushed by police helicopter but relocated to Round Pond, flushed again by same helicopter at c10:45hrs then flew strongly north with 2 Shoveler; also 5 Egyptian Goose, 26 Shoveler, Little Grebe, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Cormorant, 135 Coot, 2 Common Gull, juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, Green Woodpecker, c20 House Martin, 5 Meadow Pipit over, 22 Pied Wagtail (Parade Ground), Whinchat (trees just north of Gift Shop), Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff (1 singing), singing Goldcrest, Spotted Flycatcher (Leafyard), c225 Starling (Des McKenzie).
• Woolwich Ferry: 1 juvenile Arctic Tern amongst 5-6 juvenile Common Terns feeeding with B-H gulls in the wash of the Ferry, 2+ Common Gulls (Sash Tusa).
• Sewarstone (Lee Valley): Hobby, Common Redstart (ELBF).
• Fairlop: Wigeon, Hobby, 8 Sand Martin, Common Redstart, Northern Wheatear (ELBF).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Cormorant, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 Ring-necked Parakeet,1 Goldcrest, 6 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff (John Watson).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 juvenile Yellow Wagtail, c4 Whinchat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c8 Chiffcaff, c30 Meadow Pipit, 4 Jackdaw & 1 Michael Barrymore! (Frank Clark & David Lindo).
• London Wetland Centre: 16 Wigeon, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 7 Common Snipe, 10 Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 6 Meadow Pipit over (LWC website).
• East India Dock Basin NR: 75 Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (eastern scrub), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler (Gary A James).
• Alexandra Park: 13+ Chiffchaffs, 25+ Long-tailed Tits, 4 Common Gulls (David Callahan).
• Paddington Green: 2 Grey Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: Lapwing, Little Owl (Pumping Station), House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff (HertsBirding).
• Osterley Park: 2 Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Swallow east, 5 Chiffchaff in one tit-flock, Common Gull (Keith Fisher).
• Kew Bridge: 4 Egyptian Geese on River Thames just east of the bridge this morning (Richard Bonser).
• Banstead Downs: little of note; 1 Meadow Pipit, up to 10 phylloscopus sp. mostly Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps (David K Campbell).
• Bedfords Park: 7 Green Woodpecker, 25 House Martin, Meadow Pipit, 4 Song Thrush, 8 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaffs, 5 Coal Tit, 5 Bullfinch (ELBF).
• South Norwood CP: approx 500 Feral Pigeons north in flocks of up to 40 in a quarter of an hour around 08:00hrs, 100+ Woodpigeons on site (approx 50% immature birds), 3 Shoveler, Little Grebe, 4 young Cormorant, Meadow Pipit, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, several Chiffchaff (CroydonBirders).
• Staines Res: 4 juv. Little Gulls, Black-necked Grebe, Wigeon, Wheatear,and on King George VI Res. single Grey Plover, Dunlin and Ringed Plover. Several thousand House Martins and several hundred Sand Martins feeding across both reservoirs and Staines Moor (Peter Naylor).

Wednesday 16th September

• Chafford Hundred: 9 Pink-footed Goose (ELBF).
• Stockers Lake: Honey-buzzard a.m. (HertsBirding).
• Holmethorpe SPs: fem Marsh Harrier west 10:15hrs, Common Redstart (SBC).
• Cowley Brunel Bicentenary Gardens: 1w/f Redstart, 11.30 at least. Nursery Lane: Wood Warbler approx. 50yards beyond the second gate from the west end, 11.45 at least (Roger Morton).
• Rainham Marshes: Little Stint at Aveley Pool, juv Kittiwake west, Arctic Tern (Birdguides).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Pied Flycatcher (in horse chestnut to immediate right of LWT viewing platform; presumably the same bird then in trees in NE corner of New River path, opp. LWT garden); fem/imm Common Redstart (in large willow immediately in front of LWT platform); juvenile Black Tern (low in from SE 1728hrs, then NW - first borough record this decade), 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Wigeon still (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Beddington SF: 119 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, Little Stint, 10 Common Snipe, Wood Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine (Beddington Farm Bird Group).
• London Wetland Centre: 11 Wigeon, 48 Gadwall, 55 Shoveler, 40 Black-headed Gull, 40 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 20 House Martin (LWC website).
• South Norwood Lake: 2 Cormorant, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1f Kestrel, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcret (John Watson).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Yellow Wagtail, c3 Whinchat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c10 Chiffchaff, c60 House Martin heading north with c10 Swallow involved in the movement plus c40 Meadow Pipit (David Lindo, Alan McMahon & Anders Price).
• Brent Reservoir: 2 probable Dunlin (only glimpsed briefly in silhouette during aborted visit, and looked largeish and long-billed, so just might be worth looking out for if you’re visiting anyway in case they are Curly Sand); also 3 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 House Martin (Andrew Haynes).
• Beddington SF: Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin (KJM).
• Claybury Park: Hobby, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jays, 2 Stock Doves (Alan Hobson)
• Alexandra Park: female Bullfinch (NW over top field), 11+ Chiffchaffs, 5+ Goldcrests, 5+ Blackcaps, 3 Meadow Pipits (David Callahan); Ad Hobby catching House Martin down to 100 feet, 6+ Swallows, c20 House Martins, Sand Martin (DC, Dominic Mitchell). A second (?) Hobby took another House Martin at about 09:20 (Stuart Harrington). Kingfisher W.green res & Wheatear Pitch n putt (J. Murray). Reed Bunting west 0713, 8 Mipits, 3 Jackdaws south (Bob Watts).
• Hampstead: Chiffchaff singing in Flask Walk (Sash Tusa).
• Osterley Park: 4 Whinchat, m Wheatear, f Reed Bunting, c50 Swallow, 5 House Martin (patch tick), Common Gull - 1st of winter (Tom Smith).
• Springfield Park: Blackcap, 4 Goldcrests, small influx of thrushes - 15 Song Thrushes, c40 Blackbirds (Mark Pearson).
• East India Dock Basin NR: 8 Sandwich Tern west (6 at 0805, 2 at 09.29), 4 Common Tern, 1 Dunlin, 66 Teal, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (copse) (at last), Blackcap, 12 Linnet (Gary A James).
• Crayford Marsh: 2 Yellow Wagtails, Yellow-Legged Gull, Greenshank, Stonechat, Curlew, 2 Common Sands, c30 Meadow Pipits, c18 Swallows (Kev Jarvis).
• Trent Park: 4 Common Buzzard, together, over Ride Wood, 11:50 BST (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Richmond Park: male Wood Duck[2] (Ham Pond) obviously escapee/feral?, 1 Swallow, 5 Mipits, 10 House Martin feeding over oaks (Michael Mac).

Tuesday 15th September

• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Wryneck, in bushes near Firing Range, 09:10 (Robin White per RMC).
• London Wetland Centre: Spotted Crake still present 11.00 (Birdguides); still late pm showing well on the left hand side of the main island from Dulverton Hide (J. Murray); 4 Wigeon, 55 Shoveler, 50 Gadwall, Kestrel, Hobby, 64 Lapwing, 3 Common Snipe, 8 Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website).
• Crossness: m Common Scoter drifted west along the Thames this a.m. (Birdguides).
• Rainham Marshes: m Common Scoter, 3 Little Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern (ELBF).
• Amwell GPs: Garganey (Birdguides).
• Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail east 0655, 5+ Chiffchaffs (Bob Watts); 13:00 to 13:30 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull on roof of filter beds (2nd or 3rd park record), plus 2 Common Gulls, 5+ Swallows with 40 House Martins, 3 Chiffchaffs, juv Jackdaw on pitch (David Callahan, Dominic Mitchell).
• Paddington Green: Yellow Wagtail SE 08:48hrs, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit west, Chiffchaff (Des McKenzie).
• Maida Vale: 3 Common Tern west over Warwick Avenue 14:10hrs (Des McKenzie).
• Brent Res: 29 Wigeon main res duckweed, Green Sand, Common Sand, Snipe, 3 Lapwings, 16 Sand Martins, few Chiffchaffs (Andrew Verrall).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, c5 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, c6 Chiffchaff & c5 Meadow Pipit. (Frank Clark, David Lindo & A Price).
• South Norwood Lake: 1 Mute Swan, 4 Cormorant, 30 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, (John Watson).
• Mayesbrook Park: 40 House Martin, Chiffchaff, Teal.(Paul Hawkins)
• Rotherhithe: Meadow Pipit 1 north over Greenland Dock 8.30am (Richard Bonser).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 7 Wigeon, c40 Shoveler, c25 Gadwall, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 singing Blackcap; also Lesser Whitethroat in Abney earlier per TB (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Beddington SF: 3 Wigeon, 23 Common Snipe, Wood Sandpiper, 17 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern west (Dip or Glory).
• Lloyd Park: 19 Pied Wagtail (CroydonBirders).

Monday 14th September

• London Wetland Centre: 36 Wigeon, 38 Gadwall, 15 Teal, Pintail, 67 Shoveler, 3 Sparrowhawk, Hobby, Spotted Crake (Main Lake Island in front of Dulverton Hide), 6 Common Snipe, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Sand Martin, 17 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 4 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, 25 Chiffchaff, Scandinavian Chiffchaff (LWC website); Spotted Crake still showing early p.m. (Birdguides).
• Crossness: Juv Kittiwake On River Thames by the golfcentre outfall. Whinchat, Wheatear, 21 Redshanks, 4 Black-tailed Godwits.(Kev Jarvis & I Miller).
• Greenwich: 1st-year Kittiwake (probably the Crossness bird) on the Thames with Black-headed Gulls by the David Beckham Academy at 3.45 pm (C. Ellam per AS).
• Beddington SF: 12 Common Snipe, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, 17 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear (Dip or Glory);
• Beddington SF: Wood Sand still, Wheatear (KJM).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine, 3 Dunlin, Rock Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail (SBC).
• Rainham Marshes: Harbour Porpoise in the River Thames 16:00hrs (Birdguides).
• Walthamstow Reservoirs (north side only): Shagless, but juv Garganey flushed from Lockwood with Teal, 5 Wigeon (10 seen later by PL), Green Sandpiper (north drainage channel), Snipe, 10 Little Egrets, juv Swallow, 40+ House Martins, 10+ Sand Martins, 3 Meadow Pipits (David Callahan).
• Alexandra Park: Adult Hobby SW 0705, Willow Warbler in hedge opposite Platform 2, 10+ Chiffchaffs, 10+ Blackcaps (Bob Watts).
• Wormwood Scrubs: c2 Spotted Flycatcher, c20 Chiffchaff, c6 Whitethroat, at least 1 Whinchat, movement of hirundines with c30 Swallow & c10 Sand Martin heading north, c12 Meadow Pipit & 10 Linnet (David Lindo, Roy Nuttall & A Price).
• Hampstead Heath: juv Whinchat in scrub c150 metres north of East Heath Road car park (Birdguides), also 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Shoveller, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Egyptian Geese (Sash Tusa)
• Leyton Flats: Little Egret, Gadwall, 2 Meadow Pipit, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Swallow, 2 House Martins (Gary A James).
• Paddington Green: m Red-crested Pochard low south 11:00hrs (probably from the Royal Parks), Spotted Flycatcher at St Mary's Churchyard (probably second bird this autumn), c30 Goldfinch inc several juvs (Des McKenzie).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Knot (Main Pit), no further sign of Common Redstart in scrub by the pig pen at Willows Farm by mid-day (HertsBirding/Birdguides); 3 Hobby, 20+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, Common Tern, 2 Chiffchaff (Steve Blake).
• South Norwood Lake: 5 Cormorant, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Chiffchaff, 1f Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (John Watson).
• Trent CP: 2 Teal, Lower Lake, 12:00 BST (Robert Callf); also 3 Common Buzzard (Ride Wood) and 20 Goldfinch (Pete Lowman).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: (brief visit) - 7 Wigeon, East Res (1st of year), c40 Shoveler, c20 Gadwall, Chiffchaff (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Springfield Park: 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Blackcaps, c20 House Martin & 15 Swallows (Mark Pearson).
• Walthamstow Marshes (west side only): 20 Chiffchaffs (most in Horseshoe wood), 5 Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers, Common Whitethroat, Linnet, c60 House Martins (mostly birds from neighbouring Coppermill Filter Beds) (Mark Pearson).
• Middlesex Filter Beds: 2 Chiffchaffs, 5 Swallows (Mark Pearson).
• Stockley Park: 2 Little Grebe (Roger Dewey).
• London Wetland Centre: I went looking for a Spotted Crake and all I got was a piece of cake as they were serving it up free [3] but saw 2 Hobby over main lake then flew east, 1 Garganey, 2 Snipe, 6 Wigeon also usual species - all from Dulverton Hide late PM (Michael Mac).
• Barnes Sports Fields: 10 Mistle Thrush in group (Michael Mac).
• Fulham F.C.: 1 House Martin over river, 6 Wigeon flew west (Michael Mac).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Barn Owl, 09:20 (Robin White per RMC).

Sunday 13th September

• Borehamwood: Rough-legged Buzzard reported at Saffron Green; flew low south at 9am along general line of the A1 (Birdguides/HBC)
• Brent Reservoir: juv Montagu's Harrier south 08:40 (Roy Beddard); also 9 Wigeon, Whitethroat, 2 Common Sands & Hobby (Brent Birders).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: Raven flew over mobbed by Carrion Crow, 12:10 BST; also 6 Song Thrush and 20 Linnet (Robin White per RMC).
• Walthamstow Reservoirs: juvenile Shag on High Maynard 09:50 (Pete Lambert via David Callahan); Black-necked Grebe on West Warwick (Londonbirders Yahoo group).
• London Wetland Centre: Spotted Crake from Dulverton Hide. Showed for about a minute at ~10.30 on the island with yellow flowers (in front of the sluice on grazing marsh); this is the second island out when viewed from the Peacock Hide; also juv Peregrine, 65 Shoveler, 3+ Snipe, c50 Gadwall, 40+ Teal, Hobby (Matthew Palmer). No sign of Spotted crake from original sighting until 5pm at least (J.Murray); 2 Kestrel, 26 Lapwing, Kingfisher, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat (LWC website).
• Epsom Downs: 1 probable harrier sp. low, roughly north west, at 16:24 from car also 4 Swallows roughly NW (David K Campbell).
• Sanderstead: 3 Redwing flew towards Sanderstead Plantation 07:30hrs (John Birkett).
• Staines Res: Black Tern (SBC).
• Beddington SF: Spotted Flycatcher at 100 acre also 1 Little Owl heard there (David K. Campbell, Kevin J. McManus); 9 Common Snipe, 17 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, c80 Swallow NW, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Common Redstart, Whinchat, Northern Wheatear (Dip or Glory).
• Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail, 8 Mipits, 3 Whitethroat, 5+ Chiffchaffs, 5+ Blackcaps Cricket Scrub 0745-0930 (Bob Watts, Gareth Richards, Andrew Lyburd, Alan Gibson).
• Crayford Marsh: Whinchat, 2 Wheatears, 4 Yellow Wagtails, Stonechat, 5 Greenshanks, Kingfisher, 4 Little Egrets, Snipe, 4 Common Sands, 2 Jackdaws (Kev Jarvis).
• Cross Ness: 2 Ringed Plover, 31 Black-tailed Godwit & 128 Shelduck (Richard Bonser).
• East India Dock area: 77 Teal, Yellow-legged Gull, Lesser Whitethroat (BCEP), 9 Chiffchaffs (inc some with the usual odd calls), Blackcap (David Callahan); 3 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Reed Watbler (Gary A James).
• Holmethorpe SPs: 1w Mediterranean Gull (SBC).
• Parkside House, Enfield: 1 '1st-winter' Spotted Flycatcher (Robert Callf).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Hobby, 2 Peregrine, Yellow Wagtail (SBC).
• Walthamstow Marshes: 1 Common Buzzard (south at 12:25), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 8+ Willow Warblers, 25+ Chiffchaffs, Reed Bunting, 3 Meadow Pipit, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, 1 Sparrowhawk (Paul Cook).
• Wanstead Flats: 1 Whinchat, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 36 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 imm Yellowhammer (with Reed Buntings), 7 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtails over (S Fisher).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, c5 Whitethroat, c13 Chiffchaff, c12 Swallow heading north!?!, c10 Meadow Pipit, 5 Stock Dove & 4 Jackdaw (David Jeffreys & David Lindo).

Saturday 12th September

• Theydon Mount E of J27 M25: 1 Buzzard 16.50hrs (Nigel May)
• Rainham Marshes: 18 Wigeon, 2 Common Buzzard, m Goshawk east 14:45hrs, 2 Hobby, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 Sand Martin, 60 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Whinchat, 3 Stonechats, Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, 70 House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow (ELBF).
• Beddington SF: Wood Sandpiper still (KJM, NT); dark kite sp NW c18:15, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 8 Common Snipe, 13 Green Sandpiper, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipit, Northern Wheatear (ELBF).
• Bedfords Park: Grasshopper Warbler (ELBF).
• Bedfont Lakes Country Park: fem/juv Common Redstart (Martin Gray/Adam Cheeseman)
• Springfield Park: adult Hobby, adult male Peregrine, 2 Siskin SW, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcaps, 9 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 17 Swallows south (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Wanstead Flats and Park: 4 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 13 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Garden Warbler, 22+ Dunnocks, 8 Skylark, 3 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, 24+ Swallows over, 2 Kingfishers (S Fisher, T Harris); also 2 Hobby (Neil Anderson on LNHS Ento trip).
• Walthamstow Marshes: 12 Blackcaps, 10 Lesser Whitethroats (inc. 5 together in one bush, NE corner by the filter beds), 8 Common Whitethroats, 15 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, Spotted Flycatcher, Green Sandpiper (flood relief channel), 4 Meadow Pipits, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Sand Martins, 20 House Martins, 2 Swallows (Mark Pearson); Sedge Warbler Coppermill Stream 18:45 (frogandlisa).
• Coppermill Filter Beds: 110 House Martins, c30 alba wagtails (Mark Pearson).
• Brent Res: Peregrine over at 08.23, Rook on playing fields at 08.40, Siskin over, 5 Jackdaws over, 6 Meadow Pipits over, c25 Sand Martins over, 10 Swallows over, 3 Wigeon, Green Sand, Common Sand, Whitethroat, 5 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff & Reed Warbler (Brent Birders).
• Woodoaks Farm: 26 Yellow Wagtails and 1 Wheatear (Martin Sullivan).
• Ruislip Lido: Yellow Wagtail over at 0700, also 2 Grey Wags and 16 Pied Wags (Martin Sullivan).
• South Norwood CP: 2 Little Grebe (07.00am), small numbers of Blackcaps and Common Whitethroats (CroydonBirders).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 1st-winter male Common Redstart, in hedgerow, 09:47 (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 2 Common Whitethroat, together; 3 Chiffchaff (Robert Callf).
• Dartford Marshes: 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Jim Spooner).
• Tyttenhanger GP: Peregrine, Hobby, Buzzard, 4 Chiffchaff, Kingfisher. (Steve B).
• Kensington Green: Sparrowhawk, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff (John Watson).
• Park Lodge Farm: 5 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, distant Red Kite and single Yellow Wagtail (Martin Sullivan).
• Thames Barrier: 61 Teal (Richard Bonser).
• WWT London Wetland Centre, Barnes: 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 C. Snipe (at least), Hobby - hunting Sand Martins(5) and Dragonflies, Kestrel, Sp'hawk, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, Kingfisher (adult with juvenile), M. Pipit (over), Grey Wagtail and all usual ducks, including Wigeon (Angus Innes, Rupert Kaye).
• Trent Park: 2 Common Buzzard, Garden Warbler, Bullfinch (juv), 25 Goldfinch, 3 Chiffchaff (Pete Lowman).
• Horsenden Hill: Spotted Flycatcher 1, annoying motocyclists x4 (Andy Culshaw & David Howdon).
• Staines Moor area: Hobby 3, Kestrel 2 and Sparrowhawk, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, Whitethroat, 31+ Yellow Wagtails around cattle, 23 Meadow Pipits, 7 Reed Buntings, 14 Skylarks, 2 Whinchats, 1 Wheatear, 3 Great Spot and 6 Green Woodpeckers, 60 Jackdaws and Kingfisher; another 6+ Yellow Wagtails on banks of King George VI Res (Pete Naylor).
• Riddlesdown: 2 Kestrel, 2 Pheasant, mixed flock of Columbids included 40+ Stock Dove, 50 Feral Pigeon and a few Woodpigeon, Skylark, 5 Swallow north, flock of 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 25+ Blue Tit, 2+ Chiffchaff, 40+ Jackdaw, 10+ Goldfinch, 3+ Bullfinch (CroydonBirders).
• Notting Hill: 3 C.Buzzards S over Ladbroke Grove at 1345 (Pete Mantle)
• Putney Town: 1 female Sparrowhawk over. (Michael Mac)
• Lonsdale Res/Barnes: 18 Teal, 6 Shovelor, 11 Ring-necked Parakeets, 10+ Cormorants, not present in the summer. (Michael Mac)
• Fairlop:1 Wheatear,1 Whinchat,2 Hobby,1 Green Sandpiper,1 Common Snipe,2 Little Egret,40 Gadwall,30 Teal,5 Pochard,5 Shoveler,15 Chiffchaff,4 Willow Warbler,14 Long-tailled Tit (Steve Bacon)

Friday 11th September

• South Ockendon: juv Montagu's Harrier south-east over North Stifford being mobbed by Common Buzzard and crows 10:20hrs, Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, m Peregrine, Tree Pipit, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, f Bullfinch, 9 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 6 House Martin, Reed Bunting, 2 Song Thrush, 15 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 7 Wren, 19 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 18 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Canada Goose (ELBF).
• Crayford Marsh: female Marsh Harrier, 2 Whinchats, 3 Wheatears, 11 Yellow wagtails, Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Greenshanks, 2 Snipe, 8 Dunlin, 18 Ringed plover, female Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sands (Kev Jarvis).
• Rainham Marshes: juv Marsh Harrier, fem Goshawk north 16:00hrs, 3 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 8 Little Egret, 22 Grey Heron, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Sand Martin, 13 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, m Common Redstart, Northern Wheatear, 4 Song Thrush, Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Blackcap, 13 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 35 Long-tailed Tit, 25 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit (ELBF).
• London Wetland Centre: 2 Avocet on wader scrape (via FJM).
• Beddington SF: Common Buzzard, Hobby, Peregrine, 5 Common Snipe, Greenshank, 15 Green Sandpiper, 1w Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Yellow Wagatil (Dip or Glory).
• Alexandra Park: Jackdaw calling, 19+ Swallows (SE), Meadow Pipit, 10+ Chiffchaffs, 8+ Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, juv Common Tern (David Callahan); 2 Mipits NW (Stuart Harrington).
• Hampstead Heath: high count of 33 Mandarin (including a good number of juveniles) on Stock Pond, 5 Egyptian Geese (4 juvs), 3 Mute Swan (inc 1 cygnet), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Swallows over, 1 Pied Wagtail and 3 probable Grey Wagtails over, 3 Kestrel, 5+ Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 4 GSW, 1 Nuthatch, 7+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (h), 1 Coal Tit (h), 3 Common Tern (Sash Tusa, Reuben Braddock).
• Queen Elizabeth II Res: Garganey feeding along north shore with Mallards early morning (DMH).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 female Redstart, c25 Chiffchaff, c7 Whitethroat, c4 Lesser Whitethroat, c6 Blackcap, c10 Swallow, c25 Meadow Pipit & 3 Stock Dove (Mathew Bournat & David Lindo).
• Osterley Park: Kingfisher, Buzzard, pr Sparrowhawk, 2 Swallow, pr Reed Bunting, 2 Little Owl (Tom Smith); Spotted Flycatcher (Keith Fisher).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: 2 Hobby, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 5 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat 3 Linnet (Steve B).
• Totteridge Valley: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Sand Martin & 1 Swallow NE, 4 Meadow Pipits NE, 2 House Martins, several Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs + 2 Willow Warblers: sev butterflies including 1 Small Copper (John Colmans).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Siskin over (1st of autumn), Meadow Pipit over, 2 Spotted Flycatchers (New River), c12 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, Blackcap, c20 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebes, 15 Swallows and 4 House Martins (Mark Pearson).
• Woodoaks Farm: 23 Yellow Wagtails with cattle by M25, also 12 Meadow Pipits, 2 Buzzards, 4 Stock Doves and 18 Goldfinches (Martin Sullivan); 26 Yellow Wagtails early evening, but rather mobile, sometimes on the west side of the M25; also female Yellowhammer in old orchard, 30 Goldfinch, 150 Woodpigeon and 220 Jackdaw (Judith and Martin Sullivan).
• Broadwater GP: juv Green Sandpiper, 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, 4 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard and 1 Hobby (Martin Sullivan).
• Regent's Park: juv Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit, 6 Meadow Pipits, 90+ Swallows, 45 House Martins (Tony Duckett).
• Wanstead Flats (pm): 2 Spotted Flycatchers (near Long Wood still), 23 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 1 Whitethroat, Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff (S Fisher).
• Warren Gorge: Water Rail, Kingfisher, 15 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 4 Blackcap, 5 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Song Thrush, 12 Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 13 Robin, 4 Wren, 7 Greenfinch, 17 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 4 House Martin, Sparrowhawk (ELBF).
• Grays Chalk Pit: 5 Sparrowhawk (2ad/3juv), 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 11 Great Tit, 13 Blue Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Jay, 14 Robin (ELBF).
• Bedfords Park: Whinchat, 7 Spotted Flycatcher, 15 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler, Grey Wagtail (ELBF).
• South Lodge Farm, Enfield: 1 Whinchat and 1 fem/imm Northern Wheatear, on wooden fencing, until 18:30 at least (Robin White, Pete Lowman & Robert Callf).
• Rotherhithe: 2 Common Gulls, 410 Black-headed Gulls (Richard Bonser).
• Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Common Buzzard over early pm (Paul).

Thursday 10th September

• Totteridge Fields: 1 female Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard (Tony Clancy & Geoff Crabtree).
• Rainham Marshes: 4 Wigeon, juv Marsh Harrier west, 2 Hobby, 35 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, Greenshank, 22 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 9 Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, Sedge Warbler (ELBF).
• Beddington SF: Wood Sand Marsh Harrier NW, 72 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 15 Green Sandpiper 72 Lapwing, 2 Meadow Pipit (Dip or Glory/Beddington Farm Bird Group).
• Beddington SF: Wood Sand still, Little Egret, Little Owl (KJM)
• Queen Mother Res: 2 juvenile Little Stints; also juvenile Turnstone by the ramp in the southwest corner & 2 Sandwich Terns (Birdguides) both stints still present late afternoon (J. Murray).
• London Wetland Centre: 19 Gadwall, 18 Teal, 29 Shoveler, Kestrel, 20 Lapwing, 5 Black-headed Gull, Collared Dove (LWC website).
• Alexandra Park: Garden Warbler (top field), Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Meadow Pipits, 7+ Swallows (Cricket Scrub), 3 Pochard, 2 Common Terns (WG res), 5 Chiffchaffs (David Callahan).
• Bedfords Park: 3 Mandarin, 2 Common Buzzard, 150 House Martin, Tree Pipit, 8 Meadow Pipit, Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (ELBF).
• Brent Reservoir: 1 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Swallow, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap (Andrew Haynes, Roy Beddard, Patrick Hagglund, John Gravatt)
• Leyton Flats: 1 Little Egret, Whinchat, 6 Swallows, 2 Willow Warblers, 8 Chiffchaffs (Gary A James).
• Osterley Park: 2 Swallow, Wheatear, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 6 Meadow Pipits, Skylark (Tom Smith).
• Regent's Canal (Harrow Road): Reed Warbler and 2 Chiffchaff in canal-side vegetation (Des McKenzie).
• Banstead Downs: 1 Tree Pipit over the central enclosure also at least 7 Swallows south west, 1 Bullfinch, 2-3 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Common Whitethroat, a handful of phylloscopus sp. (mostly Chiffchaffs), 14 Goldfinches Belmont this morning and 2 Sparrowhawks and 2 Song Thrushes there yesterday (David K Campbell).
• Regent's Park: 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipits north, 16 Swallows north, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 20 Blackcaps, 20 Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroat (Tony Duckett).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, c4 Swallow & 1 Grey Wagtail with c15 Meadow Pipit in the grassland (Mathew Bournat).
• Roding Valley NR: 2 Kingfisher, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 House Martin, 3 Chiffcaff. Connaught Water; Treecreeper, Kingfisher, 2 Grey Heron, Gadwall, Tufted Duck (Peter Warne).
• Fulham (lunch): 6 species of gull on foreshore including 2 Yellow- Legged, and a Grey Wagtail (Michael F).
• South Lodge Farm, Enfield: 18 Yellow Wagtail, feeding in amongst horses, 13:30 - 13:45 BST (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Parkside Farm, Enfield: 1 Northern Wheatear, very flighty, 10:05 BST (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 2 Whinchat, together, Hog Hill, 09:25 BST; 1 Yellow Wagtail, flew over calling, 09:27 BST; 2 Lesser Whitethroat, together; 7 Blackcap; 2 Chiffchaff; 2 juv Bullfinch (Robert Callf).
• Hampstead Heath: 1 Hobby over Parliament Hill, 2 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Tern, 2-3 Swallow, 4-6 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Mandarin on Stock Pond (Sash Tusa).
• Springfield Park: fem/imm Common Redstart (again in NW corner, briefly), Peregrine (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Whitechapel Road E1: Ad and juv Kestrel on RBS building (Mark Pearson).
• Mayesbrook Park: Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Wigeon (2 ecp drake 2 female) briefly 06:10-06.30, 22 Gadwall, Swallow, m Sparrowhawk (Paul Hawkins).
• Fisher's Green: (Holyfield) 7 Wigeon. (Langridge GP) 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, small flock of Yellow Wagtails. 2 Hobbies, 2 Buzzards, 2 Yellowhammers from Viewpoint. (Mike Oakland)
• Clissold Park: 2 Kestrel hi-up, 1 female Shovellor, 1 adult and 2 juvenile Little Grebe, Plague of Brown Rats, one with black fur not a Black Rat and a lack of predators! (Michael Mac)
• Walthamstow Marsh: 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Swallow. (Michael Mac)

Wednesday 9th September

• Colnbrook: c.12 probable Glossy Ibis flying northwest just west of Junction 5 from a moving vehicle on the M4 at 10:00 (Birdguides)
• Regent's Park: female Montagu's Harrier SW at 12:50, Hobby north 4.10pm, 4 Sparrowhawks, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtails, 8 Meadow Pipits, 8 Swallows, 25 House Martins, Norther Wheatear, 4 Blackcaps, 10 Chiffchaffs on the downside 51 Egyptian Geese (Tony Duckett).
• Rainham Marshes: 80 Shoveler, 3 juv Marsh Harrier west, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby, Common Buzzard, 42 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 6 Curlew, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 102 Common Tern, Skylark, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 8 Whinchat, Northern Wheatear, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Jay (ELBF); Rainham: Little Egret flew over Upminster Road South at 08:10 heading towards Ingrebourne Valley (Richard Harrison).
• Fisher’s Green area (Holyfield Viewpoint): fem Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzards, 10 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Yellowhammers. (Langridge GP): Jack Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper. Langridge GP (map ref: TL382047) has, for most of this year been used as a landfill site. This now seems to have come to an end and what has been created in its place is a shallow lagoon with a couple of shingle islands and an extensive muddy shoreline. Worth a look if you are in the Fisher’s Green area. (Goose Field): Little Owl (Mike Oakland).
• Weald Park: 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, 4 Spotted Flycatcher (ELBF).
• William Girling Res: Greenshank, 15 Green Sandpiper, 2 Sandwich Tern (ELBF).
• Beddington SF: Little Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 1w Mediterranean Gull, Yellow Wagtail (Dip or Glory).
• Coppetts Wood: Lesser Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit all in a flock together; also 2 Grey Wagtail (James Palmer cycling to work).
• Brent Res.: 1 Little Egret, 12 Common Terns, 1 Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, 2 Lapwings, 15 House Martins, 1 Whinchat, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap (Roy Beddard).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 5 Whinchat, 2 Tree Pipit, c8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat + lesser numbers of Whitethroat, Blackcap & Chiffchaff (Mathew Bournet).
• Beddington SF: Wood Sand still, Greenshank (KJM).
• Crayford Marsh: Hobby, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow-Legged Gull, 3 Greenshanks, Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaffs, 12 Dunlin, 25 Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Egrets, Common Sand, 4 Redshanks (Kev Jarvis).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Hobby, 4 Common Tern, Wigeon (m) (Steve B).
• St. James's Park: Spotted Flycatcher (east island), Chiffchaff and 5 Blackcaps (scrub by southern entrance), Kingfisher, c25 Red-crested Pochard, c20 Common Pochard, c15 Tufted Duck, 9 Gadwall, 4 Mandarin, plus many other 'wild'fowl of ill repute (Mark Pearson).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 1 '1st-winter' Spotted Flycatcher (Robert Callf).
• Parkside Farm, Enfield: 2 Whinchat, together (Robert Callf).
• South Lodge Farm, Enfield: 11 Yellow Wagtail (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Whinchat; 4 (1m,3fem/imm) Blackcap; 3 Chiffchaff; 1 '1st-winter' Spotted Flycatcher; 1 juv Bullfinch (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Trent Park: 1 Spotted Flycatcher; 1 Common Whitethroat; 1 Garden Warbler; 2 Willow Warbler, 'Old Nursery' (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• East India Dock NR: 42 Teal, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (1 ad, 1 1stW), Kingfisher, Collared Dove, 1 Common Tern, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Peregrine (Gary A James).
• Springfield Park: imm / fem Common Redstart (down to 2m in leaf litter below yews in NW corner), 3 Spotted Flycatchers (two together, NW corner, one by the pond), Chiffchaff (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Alexandra Park: Redstart briefly this am in the scrub/oaks around race track; also one Yellow Wagtail and 3 Meadow Pipits over (J.Murray).
• Sanderstead: Sparrowhawk over Limpsfield Road (CroydonBirders)
• River Roding and RVCP: Kingfisher (showing particularly well), 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps (male and female), 2 Jays, flock of Long-tailed Tits, Kestrel (Alan Hobson)

Tuesday 8th September

• Rainham Marshes: juv Marsh Harrier, 3 Hobby, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 18 Sand Martin, 120 Swallow, 10 House Martin, Tree Pipit, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 10 Whinchat, fem Stonechat, Northern Wheatear, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 65 House Sparrow, 6 Tree Sparrows, 120 Goldfinch, 70 Linnet (ELBF).
• Bedfords Park: 2 Mandarin, 3 Common Pochard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 4 Hobby, 4 Sand Martin, 280 Swallow, 50 House Martin, Tree Pipit, Common Redstart, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 6 Spotted Flycatcher (ELBF).
• Fairlop: Little Egret, Hobby, Common Redstart, 4 Whinchatt (ELBF).
• Beddington SF: Wood Sand still, Greenshank (KJM); Dunlin, 17 Green Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Hobby, 2 Whinchats still, c7 Whitethroat, c5 Chiffchaff, c8 Meadow Pipit & 1 Stock Dove (David Lindo).
• Alexandra Park: Nightingale seen again briefly in small lime bush by "whitethroat tree" from Cricket Scrub car park 06:55, plus 2 Yellow Wagtails over (John Murray via David Callahan); 10 Swallows (S), 7 Common Terns (5 juvs) WG Res, 1-2 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Chiffchaffs, 6+ Blackcaps, 5+ Whitethroats, but no further sign of Nightingale or Redstart up until 0900; 12+ Swallows south-west at 12:10 (DC). Whinchat by cricket pavilion, 2 Kestrels fighting, 2 juvenile Common Terns being fed by adult, 2 House Martins 14:00 (Mike Benyon) 1 adult male Honey Buzzard and 1 buzzard sp showed high for two minutes over farmers market at 17:40, riding thermal and disapearing after 2 minutes (J.Murray).
• Bedfont Lakes Country Park: Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, 2 Egyptian Geese, juv. Reed Warbler, juv. Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap. (Adam Cheeseman)
• Fulham: 8am. Kingfisher over Thames, Sparrowhawk, Common Gull. (Michael F).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs (New River / LWT garden): Yellow Wagtail south, 12 Willow Warblers, 9 Chiffchaffs, 2 Spotted Flycatchers (together, Eastern end of path), Kingfisher, Blackcap, 68 Swallows through in intermittent glances upwards through the day (inc many juvs), 5 Little Grebes, 14 Gadwall, c55 Shoveler (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Rainham Creek: Kingfisher, 10 Swallows east in 15 minutes (Richard Harrison).
• Ruislip Lido: Green Sandpiper through at 0855, also 1 Siskin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Sand Martin and 15 Swallows south by 10am (Martin Sullivan).
• South Lodge Farm, Enfield: 9 Yellow Wagtail (Robert Callf).
• Trent Park: 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 2 Common Whitethroat; 2 Spotted Flycatcher, together, Dew Pond, 09:57 (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Teal, flew over, 07:03; 1 Tawny Owl, calling, 05:55 (Robert Callf).
• Paddington Green: Sparrowhawk unsuccessfully attacked Starling, 5 Swallow south, Meadow Pipit over, 15-20 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff with tit-flock, Vapourer moth (Des McKenzie).
• London Wetland Centre: 39 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 62 Shoveler, 40 Lapwing, 4 Common Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit (LWC website).
• South Norwood CP: Hobby drifted over 18:30hrs, Little Grebe, 4 Stock Dove, several Chiffchaffs with Long-tailed Tit flock (CroydonBirders).
• Tyttenhanger GPs: Whinchat still at Willows Farm in the ploughed field by the pumpkin field (Birdguides); Wheatear, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Hobby, 2 Buzzard, 4 Common Tern, 4 Whinchat by Pumpkin Field (Via David Booth) (Steve B).
• Leyton Flats: Little Egret, 4 Teal (unusual here), 2 Shovler, 1 Whinchat, 12+ Chiffchaffs, 11 Swallows (Gary A James).
• Battersea Park: Pair Shoveler (first this year), female Mallard with 10 two-week old ducklings, 20 Gadwall, 10+ Cormorant in tree roost, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Ring necked Parakeet (Michael Mac).
• Battersea Gas Tank: 1 immature Peregrine [4] perched then took a dive west at 7pm (Michael Mac).

Monday 7th September

• Victoria Park: 2 first winter Pied Flycatchers, near memorial structure around 5pm.(J-P Elmes).
• Rainham Marshes RSPB: Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobbies, 3 Whinchat, 20+ Swallows (heading south in small groups) and 3 Sand Martin (Steven Robinson); 5 Wigeon, 80 Teal, 75 Shoveler, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk, 5 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 8 Sand Martin, 40 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Whinchat, 2,000 Starling, 45 House Sparrow, 55 Goldfinch (ELBF).
• Crossness: 2 Garganey on the lagoon, m Dartford Warbler still in weeds 30m east of the lagoon viewing screen. Whinchat, Stonechat, 2 Sedge Warblers, Kingfisher, 7 Black-Tailed Godwits, (Kev Jarvis & I.Miller)
• Beddington SF: Kittiwake west; Hobby, Greenshank, 11 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• London Wetland Centre: 46 Gadwall, 24 Teal, 59 Shoveler, Hobby, 64 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit (LWC website).
• Wanstead Flats pm: 7 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 imm Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 8 Blackcap, 1 Hobby over (S Fisher).
• Alexandra Park: no sign of Alpine Swift so far this a.m. (Birdguides); very brief Nightingale flushed from base of sapling in scrub 20 to 25 feet along middle path just before Dogwood clumps, disappearing into deep cover just south of racetrack; also calling Jackdaw, Swallow south, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Whitethroats, 3 Blackcaps (David Callahan); Common Tern & Kingfisher WG Res (Bob Watts); male Redstart in cricket scrub late morning (Bob Watts/Dominic Mitchell/DC); 3 Common Terns (2 juvs) WG Res, 4 Swallows south, 20+ House Martins (DC & DM).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 15+ Chiffchaffs (including one bird s.c.o. abietinus, calling and responding to MP3 as such, plus several others uttering the odd juv call), 10 Willow Warblers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler (all the above along the New River path / around the LWT garden, some warblers in song), c20 House Martins, 15 Sand Martins and 3 Swallows; Kingfisher, singing Blackcap; Meadow Pipit over. up to 12 Willow Warblers & 8-10 Chiffchaffs late eve. Also Hobby low and west over Morrisons 1930 (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Tyttenhanger GP: Green Sandpiper (Willows Pool), 2 Whinchat (Birdguides).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Whinchat, c7 Whitethroat, Blackcap, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Jackdaw & 3 Egyptian Goose (Mathew Bournat & David Lindo).
• Brent Res: Whinchat on dump teazels after heavy shower, Hobby perched, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 6 Swallows, 40+ House Martins, 20+ Sand Martins; also Green Sand, Common Sand, Lapwings and still 12 Common Terns (Andrew Verrall); Spot Fly on school hedge late afternoon (Andrew Self).
• Woodoaks Farm: 6 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Egyptian Geese and 1 Spotted Flycatcher this morning (Martin Sullivan).
• Yiewsley Rec Ground: 1 Hobby flying over (on the way back from gym - me, not the Hobby!) (Roger Dewey).
• Regent's Park: Swift, 30 Swallows, Tree Pipit, 4 Meadow Pipits, White Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Chiffchaffs (Tony Duckett).
• Lake Farm Hayes: 1 Whinchat (Jim Fell).
• Woodoaks Farm (p.m.): 1 Sparrowhawk (Ladywalk Wood), 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Meadow Pipit (Roger Dewey).
• Trent Park: 1 Tree Pipit, flushed, 'Old Golf Course'; 7+ Spotted Flycatcher,(1 'Old Golf Course', 1 Ride Wood, 5 together, by Lower Lake, 2 together, Dew Pond); 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 'Old Golf Course'; 10+ Blackcap, 'Old Golf Course'; 1+ Willow Warbler; 2 (juv/1st-winter male, juv/1st-winter female) Bullfinch, 'Old Golf Course' (Robert Callf).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: Common Buzzard at 3.23 pm , 2 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, several Common Whitethroat & Blackcap & 2 Green Sandpiper (V.Halley-Frame).
• South Lodge Farm, Enfield: 100+ Swallow, settling on fencing + 4 Sand Martin (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 2 Little Owl, together; 3 Swift; 3 Yellow Wagtail, Hog Hill, 11:08 BST; 1 Whinchat, Hog Hill, 10:50 BST; 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 4 Common Whitethroat (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Pollards Hill: Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay (CroydonBirders).
• Boston Manor Park: 6:30pm. Kingfisher, Goldcrest. (Michael F)
• Broadwater GP: 2 Yellow-legged Gull (adult + 1st winter), 3 Little Egret and 2 Egyptian Geese early evening (Martin Sullivan).

Sunday 6th September

• Alexandra Park: Alpine Swift found by Gareth Richards & still over Filter Beds (SE corner of Park) at 4.30pm (thanks from all of APOG - J. Murray); also 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Mipits, Willow Warbler with 5+ Chiffchaffs in hedge adjacent to W G Res (Bob Watts); also Hobby, Common Tern, House Martins (James Palmer).Flew high east 1830 (Bob Watts per Gareth Richards), Swifts reported by others.
• King George V Res: probable Citrine Wagtail along causeway along North Basin side a.m. (Birdguides); 1st-winter Yellow Wagtail along causeway, also 3 adult Yellow Wagtails, 2 alba wagtails, 30+ Pied Wagtails, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat & 3 Northern Wheatear (J. Murray).
• Beddington SF: Dunlin, 8 Green Sandpiper, Meadow Pipit, 2 Whinchat, 6 Northern Wheatear (Dip or Glory).
• Brent Res: Tree Pipit again in shrike field, also Little Egret on raft, Yellow Wagtail over & Green Sand (Brent Birders); male Wheatear in the shrike field @ 13:15 (Thom Shannon).
• London Wetland Centre: 44 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 65 Shoveler, fem Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, Swallow NW, 25 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website).
• Ruislip Woods/Lido: 2 Redstarts, 78 Mute Swan, 21 Pochard, Spr'awk, 7 Swallow, 6 House + 1 Sand Martin, 5+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (Neil Anderson).
• Aldenham Res: no sign of yesterday's Alpine Swift (Birdguides) as it is now at Ally Pally.
• Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Ruddy Shelduck (Birdguides).
• East India Dock area: 3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls (2 Trinity Buoy Wharf), 3 Chiffchaffs (inc a "whistling" juv), 13 Common Terns (mostly juvs, south), 10+ Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, 23 Teal, 2 Sparrowhawks, Common Sandpiper (David Callahan).
• Ingrebourne Valley: 2 male Common Redstarts, Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Whinchat, 3 Tree Pipits, Kingfisher, 2 Little Egrets, 9 Common Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 70 Linnet on tip, 11 Shoveler over, 37 Meadow Pipits over and 15 Swallow (Dave Morrison).
• Wanstead: juv Hobby low over my garden at 11:55am then circled over Bush Wood and lost to view east (J Lethbridge).
• Oakwood Park, N14: 1 male Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Grey Wagtail, flew over calling; 2+ Song Thrush; 1 Mistle Thrush; 2 (ad,1st-winter) Spotted Flycatcher, together, possibly another two 1st-winters in different areas; 2 fem/imm Blackcap, together; 1 Chiffchaff; 1 Willow Warbler; 1 Nuthatch (Robert Callf).
• Crayford Marsh: Cetti's Warbler, 8 Yellow Wagtails, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Greenshanks, 5 Little Egrets, 20 Ringed Plovers, 10 Dunlin, 2 Redshanks, 8 Swallows, 30 House Martins (Kev Jarvis & P. Grin).
• Tottenham Marsh: 2 Whinchats, 1 imm Reed Bunting on Clendish Marsh near allotments (Quentin Given).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 3+ Lesser Whitethroat, 2+ Common Whitethroat, 1 Little Egret over, 1 Green Sandpiper & 56 Lapwing. Lancaster Bomber over at 3.40 pm. (V.Halley-Frame).
• Regent's Park: Peregrine 12.00pm, 2 Hobby's 12.10pm, 5 Meadow Pipits (Tony Duckett).
• Paddington Green: 2 Grey Wagtail, Lancaster Bomber showed well (Des McKenzie).
• Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Whinchat, 1 Common Tern - our 1st September record ever, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c10 Whitethroat, c5 Blackcap, c5 Chiffchaff, c4 Swallow, c10 Meadow Pipit & 2 Stock Dove. (David Jeffreys, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Staines Res: c.1000 House Martins, c.500 Swallows through during afternoon, also 7-9 Swifts, Black-necked Grebe, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpipers, Wheatear and Whinchat (Pete Naylor).
• Amwell GP: Little Egret, 4 Hobby, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, singing Cettis Warbler (HertsBirding).
• Hampstead Heath: highlights from Heath & Hampstead Soc guided walk (1030-1300) were 1x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Hobby (Sash Tusa)
• Osterley Park, 2pm. Hobby, Little Owl, 2 x Kestrel, 2 x Swallow. (Michael F)

Saturday 5th September

• Aldenham Res: Alpine Swift still at 7.15pm, viewable from the dam. ( R B A ).
• Beddington SF: 5 Common Buzzard, Hobby, Greenshank, 16 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Tree Pipit, 22 Meadow Pipit through, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Northern Wheatear, Raven low over, mobbed by Carrion Crows, possibly went east (Dip or Glory).
• Springfield Park, Hackney: 2 Pied Flycatchers, 6+ Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Tree Pipits, 15 Meadow Pipits, 8 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Goldcrests, 35 Chaffinches, 4 Coal Tits, 2 Hobbys (Mark Pearson - photos on site later Hackney Wildlife); also Common Buzzard over Clapton Pond 1208, probably same as Regents Park bird (JP per MJP)
• Brent Res: Grasshopper Warbler flushed on north bank, also Tree Pipit there, 3 Yellow Wagtails & 6 Meadow Pipits flew south, 2 Swifts, 22+ Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcaps, 5 Whitethroats & Sedge Warbler (Brent Birders)
• Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Northern Wheatear, 1 juvenile Hobby, c6 Blackcap, c5 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Stock Dove & 3 Jackdaw. (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall).
• Wanstead Flats (and Park area): 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 10 Yellow Wagtails over, 3 Grey Wagtails, 10 Meadow Pipits, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Tree Pipit, 15 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler (S Fisher)
• Alexandra Park: drake Gadwall, Hobby, four Common Terns S, three Swallows N, seven Meadow Pipit SW from 7-9.25am, Tree Pipit just north of cricket scrub 7.15am, one Yellow Wagtail W at 7.29am and three briefly on cricket pitches at 9.25am, single Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat and Spotted Flycatcher in cricket scrub, and two Jackdaws flew in from NE and landed west of the cricket pitches at c 8.50am (Bob Watts, Gareth Richards, Dominic Mitchell). Trickle of Mipit passage just south of site over Nightingale Lane including mid pm (Bob Watts).
• Paddington Green: Hobby SW c09:00hrs, Grey Wagtail (Des McKenzie).
• Dartford Marshes: 3 possibly 4 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Whinchat, 2 Northern Wheatear, 4 Stonechat, Spotted Flycatcher (Jim Spooner).
• Richmond Park: Northern Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap all in Hawthorn Valley; 2 Yellow Wagtails & 3 Mpipits over. 2 Little Owl at Holly Lodge (J.Murray & J.Murray Snr).
• Osterley Park: Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler (Tom Smith).
• Regent's Park: Common Buzzard north at 11.45am, Swift, Tree Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipits, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Willow Warblers, 25 Chiffchaffs (including one of the race abietinus), 3 Blackcaps (Tony Duckett).
• Crossness: Garganey on the Great Breach Lagoon, 2 Whinchats, 1 Stonechat, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Oystercatchers, c35 Lapwings, 3 Redshanks, 4 Common Sands, Sparrowhawk.(Kev Jarvis).
• Tyttenhanger GP,s: Whinchat, Hobby, 8 Common Tern, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 30+ Swallow, 3 House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, 12 Little Grebe (4 Ad-8 Juv). (Steve Blake)
• Greenwich Peninsula: female Redstart in Sainsbury's Ecology Park (CE per A. Self)
• Trent CP: 3 Whinchat, together, 'Old Golf Course', 13:00 BST (Robert Callf & Robin White)
• Dagenham Chase LNR: 4 Whinchat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2-3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff sporting BTO ring & 1 Green Sandpiper. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
• Ferny Hill Farm, Enfield: 1 Ad male Northern Wheatear, on bales (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 2 juv Little Owl, together; 1 Swift; 1 Sand Martin, with Swallows & House Martins; 2 Meadow Pipit; 1 Lesser Whitethroat; 4 Common Whitethroat (Robert Callf & Robin White).
• Perivale Wood: Spotted Flycatcher (David Howdon)
• Finchley: Hobby flew W over Ballards Lane, made unsuccessful attempt to catch a small passerine, c12:30, also a few Meadow Pipits overhead (Ian Ellis).

Friday 4th September

• King George V Res (permit access only): Shag again at south end of north basin at 06:45hrs (J. Murray).
• Hackney, Lea Bridge Road: Osprey very low and SW at 0830 (Jamie Partridge per MJP Hackney Wildlife)
• Hackney Marshes: Marsh Harrier south, in from over Walthamstow Marsh, 0950 (Jamie Partridge per MJP)
• Beddington SF:Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 15 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Common Tern, Tree Pipit (Dip or Glory).
• beddington sf Wood Sandpiper still, Greenshank 1, Common Buzzard, Little Owl (kjm, dkc)
• Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Whinchat, 1 Tree Pipit flushed from the grassland, 2 Meadow Pipit, c3 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, c2 Whitethroat, c8 Chiffchaff, c320 Starling & c30 House Sparrow leaving their roost (David Lindo).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 15 mins around LWT garden - 2 Spotted Flycathers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Coal Tits, 3 Goldcrests, 4 House Martins (Mark Pearson).
• Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail, Mipit (1st of autumn), 4 Swallows SE @ 0720 (Bob Watts); 2-3 Whitethroats, 8-10 Blackcaps, singing Chiffchaff, Ring-necked Parakeet [all in or over "cricket scrub"] (David Callahan); 2 juv Swallows, Sand Martin, 15+ House Martins at 11:40 (Birdwatch staff).
• Crayford Marsh: Cetti's Warbler in bushes near Erith Yacht Club, 5 Greenshanks, Curlew, 12 Ringed Plovers, 3 Redshanks (all on Thames foreshore); 5 Sand Martins, 20 House Martins, 16 Swallows, 2 Stonechats, 2 Jackdaws (Kev Jarvis).
• Willows Farm: Little Ringed Plover, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, Whinchat (Steve Blake).
• Minet CP: female-type Common Redstart showing well in the southwest corner late morning TQ109797 (Birdguides).
• Bankside: 2 Mute Swans heading downstream 13.35pm (Alan Lewis).
• London Wetland Centre: Garganey still this morning; also female-type Redstart and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (Birdguides).
• Saxon Lake: 2 Gt C Grebes, 2 Little Grebes, 30+ Pochards, 2 M Swans + 4juv, 19 Tufted Ducks, 5 House Martins flew over, 1 R N Parkeet (Sue Giddens).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Green Sandpiper on the slack, a few Blackcaps, Chiffies & a Lesser Whitethroat (V.Halley-Frame); Little Owl (Dave McGough & VH-F).
• Ingrebourne Valley: Turtle Dove (Dave Morrison per VH-F).
• Mayesbrook Park: 2 Kingfisher, Swift, 4 House Martin, 6 Sand Martin, Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff (Paul Hawkins).
• Hampstead Heath: 3 Hobby hunting dragonflies [5], adult Tawny Owl on ground in daylight (mobbed by Blackbird, Jay, Song Thrush) also pair calling in daylight, 5 Jackdaws, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chiffchaff, Mute Swans with 9 cygnets [6]. (Michael Mac).
• Barking: Hobby from front room window (Paul Hawkins).
• Laleham Park: Hobby over 4:30pm (David Combes).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 3(adult, 2'1st-winter') Spotted Flycatcher; 1 Sand Martin with Swallows & House Martins (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Whinchat (Robin White).

Thursday 3rd September

• KGV Reservoir (permit only): imm Shag at south end of north basin late evening, plus juv Black-necked Grebe on south basin, 7 Common Sandpiper and 500+ Swallow. (David Bradnum)
• Wanstead Flats pm: 1 Turtle Dove, 2 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (S Fisher)
• Bromley-by-Bow: 1 Pied Flycatcher on private site, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtails (S Fisher)
• London Wetland Centre: 54 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 4 Garganey (Main Lake in front of WWF hide), 66 Shoveler, m Sparrowhawk (perched on top of Sand Martin bank)and reservoir lagoon, fem Kestrel (LWC website).
• Beddington SF 2 Tree Pipit (JA/FP), 1 Wood Sandpiper (JA), 1 Greenshank, 17 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 11 (10 ad, 1 juv) Common Tern flew SE in one flock (Beddington Farm Bird Group).
• Bed SF: Wood Sand still, 1 Greenshank (DKC,KJM).
• Crossness: male Dartford Warbler in low weeds in southwest corner of construction compound and viewable from adjacent fields; 1 Wheatear and 1 Whinchat in paddocks, 8 Sand Martins and 4 Swallows through, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, 35+ Common Terns, 2 Common Sandpipers, 5 Redshanks, 150+ Teal (John Archer, Ian Miller & Kev Jarvis).
• Euston: Swift over 12:50hrs (Des McKenzie).
• Alexandra Park: 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Willow warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 10+ Blackcap Cricket Scrub (Bob Watts); Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler (John Murray); 3+ Spotted Flycatchers, Garden Warbler [Cricket Scrub], 6+ Sand Martins, 18+ House Martins [Wood Green Res], c13:30 (David Callahan).
• Brent Reservoir: 1 Black-necked Grebe; 3 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Swift, a few Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, c.30 House Martin (Andrew Haynes and Andrew Verrall).
• Springfield Park (Hackney): immature / female Common Redstart (in triangle of trees immediately south of the house on the northern perimeter, staying mainly in the Oak), 3 Spotted Flycatchers, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, c25 Chaffinches, 3 Coal Tits, 5 Goldcrests (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Tern, 35 Shoveler, new Common Pochard brood, 10 Sand Martins, 25 House Martins; evening skywatch - 1 Meadow Pipit (1st of autumn), 20 House Martins and 12 Sand Martins (all SW) (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler).
• Fulham 8am: Sparrowhawk hunting, Gadwall flying upriver (1st of the winter here), Yellow-legged Gull (Michael F).
• Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Chiffchaff Chestnut Glade with tit flock (Bob Watts).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Grebe, Common Gull, 4 Common Tern, Little Owl, Hobby (Steve Blake).
• Willows Farm Pool: Little Ringed Plover (juv), 7 Yellow Wagtail, 15 Swallow (Steve B).
• Totteridge Valley: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, sev Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs: 1 Ringlet (first for site) (John Colmans).
• Totterige Fields: 5 Spotted Flycatcher together (Tony Clancy).
• Staines Moor (p.m.): 1 Little Egret, 5 Cormorant, 20 Teal on pool/former GP nr. Bonehead Ditch, 2 Mute Swan, 1m & 1f Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, Swallows, 20 Goldfinch (Roger Dewey).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 6 Spotted Flycatcher, including five together; 1 Common Whitethroat; Swallow; 2 House Martin (Robert Callf).
• Parkside House, Enfield: 1 '1st-winter' Spotted Flycatcher (Robert Callf).
• Trent Park: 1 '1st-winter' male Common Redstart, in bushes, 'Old Golf Course' (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 30+ Linnet, feeding in stubble (Robert Callf).
• Broadley Street NW8: m Blackcap in private garden (Des McKenzie).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Common Swift late afternoon over gravel pits. Several Lesser Whitethroats, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, also 1 Willow Warbler. ( V.Halley-Frame ).

Wednesday 2nd September.

• Wanstead Flats: 1 Tree Pipit, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 imm/fem Redstart, 2 Whinchat (S. Fisher)
• Brent Res.: 3 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 3 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Wigeon, 25+ Common Terns, 20+ House Martin, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 12+ Chiffchaff, 1 ad. male Common Redstart (50m before hide) (Roy Beddard); 1 Little Egret (Brent Birders).
• Alexandra Park: Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff (Cricket Scrub); 2 House Martin (Reservoir); 20 Mistle Thrush (Pitch and Putt) (James Palmer); Spot Fly, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warblers, 10+ Chiffchaffs, 5+ Blackcaps, 2 Jackdaws (over N) (David Callahan). 2 Sand Martin south over scrub, late evening (J.Murray).
• Hampstead Heath: 1 Whinchat on fenced off area on Parliament Hill, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and Blackcap in with tit flock, 4 GSW, 1 Green Woodpecker, group of 20 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Egyptian Geese on Boating pond, 1 Collared Dove over, 1 Common Tern over, 1 Jay (Reuben Braddock)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 2 possibly 3 Pied Flycatchers. 2 from viewing area, 1 near burnt area. Also 1 Garden Warbler & 22 Blackcaps in a single bush ! ( Steve Smith per V H-F ).
• Cowley: 1 Hobby dashed overhead, perched briefly (over my house). (Roger Dewey)
• Little Britain:3 Sand Martins, 2 Chaffinch,2 Chiffchaff,2 Grey Wagtails,3 Gt S Woodpeckers,2 Heron,1pr M Swans & 5Juv,2 Egyptian Geese flew down,1 Dunnock,small flock L T Tits along with Blue & Gt Tits,2 Wren,1 Cormorant,20+ Canada Geese flew in.(Sue Giddens) 1 Kingfisher - p.m. (Roger Dewey)
• Osterley Park: 3 Whinchat, 5 Reed Bunting, Whitethroat. 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Swallow, adult Hobby (Tom Smith & Keith Fisher)
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Mediterranian Gull (juv/1stW). 2 Hobby. (Steve B)
• Willows Farm. 20+ Yellow Wagtail. (Steve B)
• Regent's Park: Hobby 12.00pm, Sparrowhawk, Little Owl(different location), Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow WArblers (Tony Duckett).
• Hammersmith Furnival Gardens: 2 hatchlings at Moorhen nest in tyre (Nathalie Mahieu).
• Margravine Cemetery: 12 Woodpigeons inc 4 juvs, pair Peregrine on Hospital (female with very full crop) (Nathalie Mahieu).
• Abney Park Cemetery: Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Coal Tits, unstreaked Acro briefly; all in the flycatcher patch by the chapel (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
• Dagenham Chase LNR: Hobby over at 4.40pm, small numbers of common Warblers. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
• Hampton Court Park: 5 Wheatear, 40 Swallow, 17 House Martin, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff (Andrew Skotnicki).
• Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Willow Warbler High Glade with tit flock (Bob Watts).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 5+ Spotted Flycatcher (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Whinchat; 26 Linnet (Robert Callf).

Tuesday 1st September.

• London Wetland Centre: 48 Gadwall, 2 Garganey, 45 Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 41 Lapwing, 5 Sand Martin, 9 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website).
• Rainham Marshes: 3 Wigeon, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, 16 Long-tailed Tit (ELBF).
• Beddington SF: Little Egret, Hobby, 3 Greenshank, 20 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
• Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher Top Field (below Boating Lake) 0830-0845, 6 Spotted Flycatchers (2 Top Field, 2 Cricket Scrub, 1 south in flight, 1 Slip Road) also Willow Warbler, 3+ Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 5+ Swallows over Top Field, fem/imm Redstart still Cricket Scrub, also 15+ Blackcap, 3+ Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaffs, Yellow Wagtail west 0953, Kingfisher New River (Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener, John Murray); Pied Flycatcher and 2 Spotted Flycatchers in two oaks on edge of Grove adjacent to fenced off oak at 11.45 (Andrew Gardener) and again 18.50-19:00 (Gareth Richards).
• Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher (J Lethbridge).
• Little Britain Lake: 1 Kingfisher, Mute Swan pr & 3 young (down from 5) (Roger Dewey).
• Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 6 Willow Warblers and 5 Chiffchaffs (all along New River path / LWT garden), c10 House Martins, 55 Shoveler, Little Grebes with 3 young chicks plus two well-grown juvs, plus the usuals; Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler in Abney early on (Mark Pearson, Jamie Partridge and Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife).
• Hampton Court Park: 2 Wheatear at Rick Pond, 18 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff (Andrew Skotnicki).
• Park Farm, Enfield: 2 (adult, 1st-w) Spotted Flycatcher; 1 Willow Warbler; 21 House Martin, flew S, 09:36 BST; 30+ Goldfinch (Robert Callf).
• Parkside Farm, Enfield: 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Robert Callf).
• Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Whinchat, 'Barracks', 12:45 BST; 8 Swift; 31+ Barn Swallow; 2 House Martin (Robert Callf).
• Tyttenhanger GP's: Common Sandpiper, 3 Hobby (2 adult. 1 juv), 3 Buzzard (Steve Blake).
• Willows Farm Pool: Little Ringed Plover (juv), 7 Yellow Wagtail (Steve B).
• Osterley Park: Tree Pipit 1, Whinchat 2, Reed Bunting 2, Swallow 1 (Keith Fisher).
• Trent Park: 1st W (m) Common Redstart still present on "Old Golf Course" (Pete Lowman).
• Crayford Marsh: Cetti's Warbler, Whinchat, 5 Greenshank, Little Egret, 2 Willow Warblers, Curlew, 14 Ringed Plovers, 4 Dunlin, 2 Redshanks, 4 Common Sands (Kev Jarvis).
• Fulham/Wandle 8am: 2 Swallows, 1 Grey Wagtail. 2pm: 2 Kingfishers. 3:30pm: Yellow Legged Gull (Michael F).
• Crossness: 2 Garganey (fem/juvs) still on Great Breach lagoon, 2 Whinchat and 2 Wheatear in the paddocks, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 ads, near-ad, 2nd- winter) on Thames, 50 Common Terns off Golf Centre, Peregrine, 4 Swallows south, 5 Common Sands, 6 Oystercatcher, 59 Lapwing, 75 Shelduck, 64 Teal, 3 Gadwall (John Archer).
• Regent's Park: Sand Martin, 3 Swallows, 15 House Martins, 3 Willow Warblers, 8 Chiffchaffs, after a brief stroll (Tony Duckett).
• Hampstead Heath: 3 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, Hampstead Pond No 1: Lesser Black- backed Gull maurauding pair Great Crested Grebe with 3 small young, 2 male + 1 female Gadwall, brood 9 full grown Mute Swan cygnets with adults, 2 Tawny Owl calling seperate locations (Michael Mac).
• South Norwood CP: fem Sparrowhawk seen briefly as it dashed out of cover to chase a Long-tailed Tit (CroydonBirders).
• River Roding, Woodford Bridge: Little Egret (Alan Hobson).

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