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*[[Brent Reservoir]]: drake Red-crested Pochard in North Marsh (Andrew Verrall)
*Bedfont Lakes CP: 69 Wigeon, 48 Gadwall, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Fieldfares, Redwings, (Bittern present but not seen today) (Adam Cheeseman).
*Bedfont Lakes CP: 69 Wigeon, 48 Gadwall, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Fieldfares, Redwings, (Bittern present but not seen today) (Adam Cheeseman).
*Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Woodcock treetop height heading NE - site tick! Also 1 Skylark, 25 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, c4 Stonechat, 3 Jackdaw, c30 Meadow Pipit, c350 Woodpigeon over & c250 Starling (David Lindo).
*Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Woodcock treetop height heading NE - site tick! Also 1 Skylark, 25 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, c4 Stonechat, 3 Jackdaw, c30 Meadow Pipit, c350 Woodpigeon over & c250 Starling (David Lindo).

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November 5 2007

  • Brent Reservoir: drake Red-crested Pochard in North Marsh (Andrew Verrall)
  • Bedfont Lakes CP: 69 Wigeon, 48 Gadwall, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Fieldfares, Redwings, (Bittern present but not seen today) (Adam Cheeseman).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Woodcock treetop height heading NE - site tick! Also 1 Skylark, 25 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, c4 Stonechat, 3 Jackdaw, c30 Meadow Pipit, c350 Woodpigeon over & c250 Starling (David Lindo).
  • West Ealing (W13): 1 Brambling over N with Chaffinches and 3 Linnet @07:15 (Bill Haines).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 10 Tufted Duck, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 100 Black-headed Gull, 16 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 15 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 12 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 100+Woodpigeon, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
  • East India Dock: 3 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck; 60+ Teal, Grey Wagtail (Richard Harrison).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 3 Teal, 5 Wigeon, Great Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, drumming GS Woodpecker (TeRNS).

November 4 2007

  • London Wetland Centre WWT: Yellow-browed Warbler still present (Bird Guides).
  • Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler, 300m SW of Isabella disabled car park in bracken with Stonechats (Jan Wilczur).
  • Isle of Dogs: Kittiwake (adult) on the River Thames just downstream of Glenaffric Avenue mid morning (Richard Bonser).
  • Littlebrook Lake, Dartford: 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls early a'noon plus 2 Wigeon (Richard Bonser)
  • Brent Reservoir: 1 Brambling, c540 Woodpigeons SW, 1 Jackdaw, 20 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 2 Skylarks, 4 Siskin & 160 Starlings (Andrew Self)
  • Dagenham Chase: 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Common Snipe, 10+Sisken, 1+ Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff (inc 1 singing) Green and Greatspot, Grey Wag, 1 Little Owl.(Paul,Roger Hawkins)
  • Canon's Farm, Banstead: 1 Woodlark (calling, circling then headed east), 1 Golden Plover (NW), 270 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling (Steve Gale)
  • Rainham RSPB: Yellowhammer with Greenfinch along cycle path opposite tip, c80 Redshank ave bay.(Paul Hawkins)
  • Wormwood Scrubs: c5 Skylark, c35 Redwing, c3 Stonechat, c25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stock Dove & c400 Woodpigeon (Kim Dixon, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 9 Common Snipe, 8 Water Rail, Bittern, 8 Cetti's Warblers, Kingfisher, 2 Woodcock, Brambling in with Chaffinch flock, Red Legged Partridge, 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, 8 Siskins, 16 Redwing, 950 Wood Pigeon South to South West, 14 Yellowhammers and 164 Golden Plover.(Dave Morrison)
  • Horsenden Hill/Paradise Fields p.m. :Common Buzzard 1 SW, Fieldfare 4, Redwing 26, Stonechat 2, Goldcrest 11, Chiffchaff 2, Kingfisher 1, Brambling 7, Bullfinch 3, Linnet 3, Reed Bunting 4. (Nick Senior)
  • Kempton NR: Pintail drake, Chiffchaff 1, Siskin one over (Rob Innes).
  • Staines Res: Common Scoter f/imm S basin, also three B-n Grebes S basin, Goldeneye 9, Dunlin one through, Great Black-back 52 N basin by dusk, Rock/Water Pipit one (Rob Innes). Kittiwake (1st w) mid morning, 2 Green Sandpiper (Ken Purdey). Thanks Ken, forgot to include the Green Sands! (Rob)
  • Trent Park Area: 1 male Gadwall, Lower Lake; 1 Kestrel; 1 Kingfisher, caught a fish, Lower Lake; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 13 Skylark, together, Vicarage Farm; 2(m,fem/imm) Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 3 Redwing, flew over, Lower Lake; 9 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 2 Treecreeper; 2 Bullfinch, (1 female, responded to imitated call, near Triangular Wood, 1 Vicarage Farm) (Robert Callf).

November 3 2007

  • Harringey Green Lanes: Waxwing (H) flying over Homebase a 12.05 (John Murray)
  • Brent Reservoir: c2020 Woodpigeons SW, also 13 Jackdaws, 12 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing & 205 Starlings plus Speckled Wood & Common Darter (Andrew Self)
  • East India Dock: Kingfisher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 70+ Teal, 4 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, f Chaffinch, + a Fox (Paul Hyland).
  • Aldenham CP: 5 Ring-necked Parakeet over Haberdashers School. (Steve Blake)
  • Rainham RSPB: Brent goose, 3 Little Egret, 6 Pintail, 150 Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 6 Fieldfare, Redpoll, several Siskin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Bearded Tit, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Water Pipit, 10 Rock Pipit, Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail. (Paul Hawkins, Shaun Harvey)
  • Greenwich Millenium Village: 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull plus 11 Teal (Richard Bonser)
  • Regents Park: Merlin female seen chasing a Chaffinch at 7.20am and then flew NE at 8.10am, 2 Grey Geese( probably Bean) high NE at 7.25am, 1100 Wood Pigeons, 1 Rook, 65 Chaffinches, 1 Meadow Pipit (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park Area: 42 Stock Dove,(32 Vicarage Farm, 8 Ferny Hill Farm); 11 Meadow Pipit, Vicarage Farm; 2(m,f/imm) Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 4 Mistle Thrush, Ferny Hill Farm; 2 Fieldfare, Ferny Hill Farm; 15 Redwing, Trent Park; 12 Long-tailed Tit, Ferny Hill Farm; 13 Goldcrest,(12 Trent Park, 1 Ferny Hill Farm); 1 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 32 Magpie,together, Vicarage Farm; 1 female Siskin, Water Grdn (Robert Callf).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 10 Redwing, Meadow Pipit, 12 Starling, Mistle Thrush.(Pete Lowman).
  • Corbets Tey: 2 Siskin, 700 Wood Pigeon SW, 38 Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 female Goldeneye, 4 Wigeon and Ring Necked Parakeet.(Dave Morrison)
  • Horsenden Hill: 4 Brambling (inc 2 'down' in Perivale Wood), 10 Siskin, 37+ Redwing, 36 Chaffinch, 15 Goldcrest, c435 Woodpigeon SW, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Tawny Owl; also 1 Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Holly Blue (inc. one roosting on ivy flower after dark) (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon and (in part) LNHS field trip group). + 0700-0900 Woodcock 1, Woodpigeon 640 SSW, Fieldfare 8w, Brambling 2 W, Siskin 8 s, Bullfinch 4 (Nick Senior)

November 2 2007

  • KGV Reservoir: 1 Goosander (male, flew south), 5 Goldeneye, 4 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 1 MPipit, 4 Fieldfare, 82 Redwing, Vis.Mig: 5 Skylarks (S), 1 Siskin (S) (Paul Cook).
  • William Girling Res (from Mansfield Park): 3 Black-necked Grebes, 162+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye (Paul Cook).
  • East India Dock: Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 100+ Teal, 3 Little Grebe, Kingfisher (Paul Hyland).
  • Stoke Newington reservoirs: 2 drumming GS Woodpecker (TeRNS).
  • Staines Res: 3 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Goldeneye (Ken Purdey).
  • Clissold Park: 14 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Little Grebes, 3 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, Red Admiral (Mark Pearson).
  • Regents Park: 4 Skylarks, 1 Meadow Pipit, 16 Redwings, 2 Fieldfares, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 1 Siskin, 80 Chaffinches, 70 Starlings, 1900 Wood Pigeons, 2 Jackdaws (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 15 Siskin, 11 Redwing, 2 Goldfinch, Cormorant, 2 GS Woodpecker . (Pete Lowman)

November 1 2007

  • London Wetland Centre WWT: Yellow-browed Warbler still present; Red Kite over at 12:40 plus 14 Bramblings over (Birdguides)
  • Hackney Marshes: mid-a.m. No sign of the Firecrests. 3 Little Grebes and a Kingfisher on the R. Lea by the Pitch & Putt course. A (possibly Large)White Butterfly from the house at mid-day, don't recall seeing one of those in November before.(Paul Whiteman)
  • Horsenden Hill/Paradise Fields: 0700-0900 - Shoveler 7, Teal 2, Snipe 4, Woodpigeon 240 SW, Redwing 16 + 7 dropped in, Song Thrush 5 dropped in, Starling 700+ w, Skylark 8 wt, Meadow Pipit 4 West, Bullfinch 5, Brambling 9 west, Chaffinch 41 west, Lesser Redpoll 4, Mealy Redpoll 1 South. (Nick Senior)
  • Walthamstow Marshes: 12 Meadow Pipits, 1 Skylark, 4 Linnets, 1 Jackdaw (Mark Pearson)
  • Lake Side, Oakwood, N14: 1 female Kingfisher, perched; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
  • Bermondsey: 10 Greylag Geese over,male Sparrowhawk,3 Chaffinch and a Red Admiral.(Dave Morrison)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: Short-eared Owl flushed from long grass by a Golden Retriever at 3.25pm,( there's a good dog !), then mobbed by Crows before circling high South. 2 Little Egrets on the Slack then flew up the Rom valley towards the YMCA, pair of Stonechat,Cetti's Warbler heard by Hooks Hall Pond.( Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, c 20 Siskin ( Over Moat Wood and then Ride Wood), 5 Redwing, 12 Mistle Thrush, 50 BH Gull, 2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch. ( Pete Lowman).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 Kestrel; 11(5 ads., 6 '1st-winters') Moorhen; 32 Stock Dove, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Grey Wagtail, Lower Lake; 1 female/imm Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 8 Goldcrest; 3 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; Siskin, heard calling; 18 Linnet, Hog Hill (Robert Callf).


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