NewsNov2005

From Londonbirders

Nov 30 2005

• Yellow-legged Gull, adult on the Serpentine, Hyde Park ~ also 40 Shoveler, 10+ Siskin and 2 Lesser Redpoll nearby at Kensington Gardens (Des McKenzie)
• Black-necked Grebe, 6 at Staines Res also Stonechat (Ken Purdey)

Nov 29 2005

• Black-necked Grebe, 11 at Staines Res (Ken Purdey)
• Black-necked Grebe at Queen Mother Res, also Peregrine (Birdguides)
• Greenshank at Tyttenhanger GPs, also 7 Green Sands (Birdguides)
• Goldeneye, 5 at Walthamstow Res (David Callahan)
• Pintail at Leamouth, also Common Sand (Nick Tanner)
• Common Buzzard over M25 by Staines Moor (Jim Sweetland)

Nov 28 2005

• Black-necked Grebe, 11 at Staines Res also Water Pipit (Ken Purdey)
• Yellow-legged Gull, adult on the Serpentine, Hyde Park (Des McKenzie)
• Cetti's Warbler at Thorney CP by lake shore (Pete Naylor)
• Green Sand at Walthamstow Res (David Callahan)

Nov 27 2005

• Med Gull, 2nd winter at Alexandra Park on filter beds (Bob Watts)
• Siskin, c40 at Brent Res (Andrew Self)
• Black-necked Grebe, 12 at Staines Res (Ken Purdey)
• 12 Red Legged Partridge, 1 Woodcock & Female Peregrine at Gunpowder Park (Chris Langsdon)

Nov 26 2005

• Slavonian Grebe at Brent Res (Andrew Self)
• Smew, 3 at Staines Res, also Black-necked Grebe (Matthew Palmer)
• Caspian Gull at Rainham Marshes RSPB, also 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, Ruff & 2 Water Pipits (Birdguides)
• White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, access along lane from the Horse and Barge pub (Birdguides)
• Black-necked Grebe at Rickmansworth on Inn's Lake see photo: [1] (Birdguides)
• Goosander, 3 at Stocker's Lake (Birdguides)
• Hawfinch, 2 at Broxbourne Woods, 2 flew over main path from Pembridge Lane car park late afternoon (Birdguides)
• Lapwing, 12 at Beckenham Place Park (Kelvin Summerfield)

Nov 25 2005

• Grey-cheeked Thrush at Northaw Great Wood, c300 metres along eastern section of Yellow Trail see photo: [2] (Birdguides)
• Caspian Gull, adult at Woolwich Ferry (Birdguides)
• Black-necked Grebe at Queen Mother Res, by pier (Birdguides)
• Common Sandpiper, 4 at Walthamstow Res (David Callahan)
• Woodcock at Brent Res (Roy Beddard)

Nov 24 2005

• Grey-cheeked Thrush at Northaw Great Wood (Birdguides)
• Smew, redhead (thought to be a 1st-winter male) at Kensington Gardens on Longwater, also Yellow-legged Gull on the Serpentine, Hyde Park (Des McKenzie)
• Black-necked Grebe at Queen Mother Res (Birdguides)
• Black-necked Grebe, 7 at Staines Res, also Stonechat (Birdguides)
• Med Gull, 1st winter at Enfield in Palmers Green at Broomfield Park on boating pool (Birdguides)
• White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, access along lane from the Horse and Barge pub (G. Westley)

Nov 23 2005

• Grey-cheeked Thrush at Northaw Great Wood, c300 metres along eastern section of Yellow Trail (Birdguides)
• Smew, redhead at Kensington Gardens on Longwater opposite Peter Pan statue, also Yellow-legged Gull on the Serpentine in Hyde Park (Des McKenzie)
• Black-necked Grebe over Queen Mother Res (Birdguides)
• Lapwing, 4 over South Norwood Lake flying south-westerly towards Croydon (Ernie Thomason)

Nov 22 2005

• Grey-cheeked Thrush at Northaw Great Wood, c300 metres along eastern section of Yellow Trail (Birdguides)
• Avocet at Walthamstow Res on West Warwick, also Common Sand & 5 Goldeneye (David Callahan)
• Firecrest at Grays Chalk Pit (Birdguides)
• Scaup at Queen Mother Res, also Black-necked Grebe (Birdguides)
• Fieldfare, 75 at Regent's Park, also 15 Redwing & 3 Wigeon (Tony Duckett)
• Smew, 5 at Thorpe Park, opposite entrance, also Goldeneye (Jim Sweetland)
• White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, access along lane from the Horse and Barge pub (Birdguides)
• Water Pipit at Queen Mother Res (Birdguides)