August 2018

Bird of the Month: a six-day suburban Spot-shank
My nomination for Bird of the Month for August is the Spotted Redshank that lingered in Brent Reservoir’s East Marsh from the 17th to the 22nd, feeding happily among the dustbins and wheelie bins, the road cones and traffic bollards, the car seats and bumpers, the garden chairs and pushchairs, the bottles and drink cans and the supermarket trolleys, pedal-cars, plastic buckets, footballs and other detritus that distinguish this unusual suburban wetland site. Although some scarcer species passed through London during the month, the Spot-shank was one of only two that were twitchable, the other being a somewhat elusive juvenile Red-backed Shrike that arrived late in the month at Wanstead Flats and lingered into September. So why did I choose the Spot-shank rather than the shrike? — (1) because RB Shrike was my Bird of the Month exactly a year ago; (2) because a number of London birders managed to see the Spot-shank during its six-day suburban stopover; (3) because it was only the third Spot-shank in London this year, after one briefly at Rye Meads on 11th March and one at Rainham Marshes from 24th March to 5th April; and (4) because it was the first Spot-shank at Brent Reservoir for 34 years, to the exact day.

Other rare visitors Although Spot-shank and RB Shrike were the only rarities that twitchers might have managed to catch up with, August also featured a number of non-twitchable birds of note: A Glossy Ibis was on the Thames foreshore at Rainham on the 9th for a short while. A Honey-buzzard flew low over Epsom Downs on the 15th. Osprey were reported five times, passing over Fetcham (20th), Totteridge Valley (25th), Gallions Reach (25th), Amwell (28th) and Rainham (31st). Two juvenile Curlew Sandpiper were seen at Rainham Marshes on the 29th. A Temminck’s Stint and a Little Stint were at Staines Reservoir early on the 5th, with a further two Little Stint at Rainham Marshes on the 27th. A Red-necked Phalarope dropped in at Staines Reservoir for an hour or so on the 31st. Wood Sandpiper were seen briefly at Rainham Marshes (1st & 31st) and Staines Reservoir (8th). An Alpine Swift zoomed over Gidea Park on the 2nd. Two Bee-eater swooped over Teddington on the 7th. A Wryneck was at King George V Reservoir early on the morning of the 31st.

Lovely larids August was also a good month for migrant terns. And Gallions Reach was clearly the ideal place for tern-twitching. The site’s best tern day was the 29th, with reports of 390 Common Tern, 22 Arctic Tern, 17 Sandwich Tern, 15 Black Tern and one Little Tern. A bonus larid on the same day was a Little Gull (one of just eight London records this month).

Passage passerines So far, I have not mentioned any passage passerines other than the RB Shrike. However, August as usual saw good numbers of Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, Wheatear and Spotted Flycatcher passing through London, plus smaller numbers of Tree Pipit, Common Redstart and Wood Warbler. But the most striking passerine this month was Pied Flycatcher. Although only one bird was recorded in London during the spring passage (in Putney on 2nd May), the autumn passage has been impressive this year, with one or more birds at more than 20 different sites during August. Search this page and you will find nearly 50 mentions of the species — far more than in any previous month on record in the London Bird Club wiki archives. It’s a shame that no-one has bothered to upload a Pied Fly photograph to this wiki. So I will end this monthly review instead with a pleasing Spot Fly image captured by Samuel Levy.

SPOTSHANK — Spotted Redshank, Brent Reservoir, 17th August 2018 (© Andrew Haynes 2018)

SPOT FLY — Spotted Flycatcher, Totteridge Valley, 25th August 2018 (© Samuel Levy 2018)

(Contributed by Andrew Haynes, who accepts full responsibility for any errors. Historical information is mainly based on archived reports on this wiki and on ‘The Birds of London' by Andrew Self.)

Friday 31st August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Garden Warbler briefly and Lesser Whitethroat cricket scrub, 4 Common Whitethroat, Willow
 * Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Treecreeper h nr deer enclosures; Small Heath cricket scrub, 3 Small Copper, 5 Migrant Hawker (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 5 Little Egret, 2 Garganey, Wigeon, Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Whinchat, Nuthatch, 3 Common Buzzard; 2 Small Copper (Brent Birders).
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Kingfisher, 3 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Chingford Plain: 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Spotted Flycatchers (John Emerson)
 * Dagnam Park: 6 Buzzard, f Kestrel, Yellow Wagtail over, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 5 Spotted Flycatcher (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Epping: juv Red Kite. Daily sightings on nw side of town all summer suggest local breeding. (Roger Emmens via Essex BwS)
 * Gallions Reach: 4 Black Tern still (Kevin McManus)
 * Gidea Park: Whitethroat (David Smith per ELBF FB)
 * Hainault Forest CP: Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 3-4 Spotted Flycatcher (Alan Shearman via ELBF FB)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 63 Teal, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap (Dave McGough via ELBF FB)
 * King George V Reservoir: Wryneck in paddock toward Pick's Fm early-am (BirdGuides)
 * Limehouse E14: 2+ Yellow Wagtail S calling 21:00 (Paul Hyland)
 * London Wetland Centre: 1 Wheatear marsh, 4 Yellow Wagtail 3 marsh & 1 SE, Garden Warbler dulverton hide, 2 Blackcap sheltered lagoon south route, 35 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 Garganey scrape, Red Kite N am (WWT website); pm - Chiffchaff sheltered lagoon, 2 Common Tern main lake, 2 Snipe main lake & wader scrape, 1 Greenshank main lake (Martin Honey)
 * Maylands GC: Whinchat (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Queen Mary Reservoir: 2 Black Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper late-pm (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Rainham RSPB: Osprey W 1215 (Tom Bell per ELBF FB); Marsh Harrier, Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, c60 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 3 Greenshank, 2juv Arctic Tern, Barn Owl, Kingfisher, 2+ Bearded Tits, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Tom Jordan per ELBF FB); 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier 2m2juv, 5 Buzzard, Avocet, 4 Ringed Plover, 6 Curlew, 76 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, Barn Owl, 3 Hobby, 2 Kestrel, 5 Bearded Tit, 12 Sand Martin, Swallow, 26 House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, 12 Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: still 1 Common Redstart in chat pen [area 39] at 08:45 (Tim Blackburn)
 * Richmond Park: Great White Egret for half an hour before flying high S at 10.15 (Friday Bird Group); 17 Golden Plover flew high N at 12.00 (J.Wilczur); 2 Little Egret, 3 Hobby, 3 Buzzard, Peregrine, Red-legged Partridge, ad Water Rail, 8 Whinchat, 3 Sedge Warbler, c7 Willow Warbler & c3 Chiffchaff in a flock, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 29 Long-tailed Tit in a flock, 26 Reed Bunting (Richmond Park BG); 3 Common Redstart, 2 Wheatear, Cetti's Warbler (P.Pentek)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Garganey, 2 Wigeon & eclipse Pintail fr gadwall_hide (RM RG per RSPB tweet)
 * Sevenoaks WR: Water Rail by R Darent (per Susanna Clerici via Herts BC)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 2 Whinchat in Pattypool Mead at 09:45 perched on hawthorns; earlier 5 Yellow Wagtail SW (Martin Shepherd)
 * South Lodge Farm, Enfield: 11 Barn Swallow incl juvs being fed, 3 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail ad & 2 first-winter feeding amongst horses, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 40+ Goldfinch (Robert Callf)
 * Staines Reservoir: 3 Common Sandpiper, 7 Black Tern, Yellow Wagtail late-am (Jon Middleton tweet); 2 Little Ringed Plover, juv RED-NECKED PHALAROPE s basin 1400-1500 at least, Greenshank, 3juv Little Gull, 32 Black Tern pm (Dom Pia tweets); R-nP still 1800 (Tim Rymer tweet); 5 Common Sandpiper (per Surrey BN tweet); also 3 Black-necked Grebe still, 15 Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit (per Lee Evans tweet)
 * Stanwell Moor: imm Water Rail [bred on site - birds calling through the summer], pr Mute Swan bred, 2 Tree Pipit (Chris Lamsdell)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 6 Black Tern, 23 Common Tern, 8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler h, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Warbler h, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 7 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 11 Lapwing, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2+ Linnet, 4 House Martin; 1 Clouded Yellow (Roger Keith)
 * Thorpe Water Park: Common Sandpiper (Kevin Duncan via Surrey BN)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 2 Kestrel, Grey Heron, 15 Swallow, 42+ House Martin, Chiffchaff, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Red-legged Partridge, Hobby, Great Black-backed Gull S 1900 [3rd Valley Record], 9 Canada Geese into roost (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: Kingfisher lower lake 11:00 (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 3 Little Egret, 5+ Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Kingfisher, 4 Hobby, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 8+ Yellow Wagtail tytt'r fm, Whimbrel h (per TyttGP Twitter & Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2-3 Whinchat on e side of Leyton Marsh; Yellow Wagtail, Sand Martin & 6 House Martin over, Reed Bunting LM, c20 Linnet paddocks (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 6 Black Tern on Lockwood but all gone by 4.30pm, Greenshank low S, 3 Wheatear, Lapwing, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Common Sandpipers, still family party of 3+ Common Terns (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: RED-BACKED SHRIKE still in pub scrub am (Sean Kerrigan); R-bS still 1320 in elders/hawthorn either side of main path (Twitter); still 1620 (Wren Grp tweet)
 * West Putney: 2 Swift (R.Kaye)
 * Wimbledon Common: Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear, 3 Willow Warblers, Red Kite, Buzzard (Adrian Podmore)

Thursday 30th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Whinchat for several minutes at top of sycamore nr hut golf course then W, Willow Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Swallow NNW (APOG Birders)
 * Bankside SE1: Sedge Warbler still in Tate community gdn (Reuben Braddock)
 * Bayhurst Wood area: 4 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk out of wood together, Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, Tree Pipit on woodland verge 7.30am, 3 Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Nuthatch, 16 House Martin SW at 9.20am, 2 Swallow, 5+ Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Whinchat, singing Lesser Whitethroat, 3+ Chiffchaff, Blackcap (Dan Pinkham)
 * Beckton SW: Buzzard, Kingfisher, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Common Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, 20 Sand Martin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Yellow Wagtail over, Lesser whitethroat [Brent FOY], Linnet over, juv Garden warbler, 3+ Willow warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Sedge warbler, 2 Cetti’s warbler, 3+ Reed warbler, 4 Common snipe, 5 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, Little egret; dead Mole (Brent Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Stock Dove, Kingfisher, 2 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Bushy Park: 1 Whinchat, 8 Reed Bunting all in bracken S of heron_pond (T. Harrop)
 * Crossness: Red-legged Partridge still by Crossness Engines - present since 17 Aug and first site record since 1993, 2 Little Egret, Peregine juv (John Archer)
 * Dagenham Chase: 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Vince Halley-Frame, Steve Drake per ELBF FB)
 * East Dulwich SE22: 60+ House Sparrow in my garden and my neighbour's one. Since feeding mealworms/waxworms in the breeding season plus fat balls (their fave food - esp Jacobi Jayne ones) and sunflower seeds all year round I have seen my local population increase from single figures visiting my garden in 2015 to the current total (Steven Robinson) Good on you Steven
 * Gallions Reach: 3 Black Tern still, Common Redstart, Buzzard (Kevin McManus); also 3 Buzzard, 20 Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, flock of 250 Starling (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: Little Grebe, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, KIngfisher, Whitethroat, 4 Reed Warbler, Grey Wagtail (Richard Green, John Bushall)
 * Hyde Park: 2 Peregrine on n face of Peninsular Tower late-am (Dave Jordan)
 * KGV Reservoir: [viewed fr Sewardstone Marsh] 2 Yellow Wagtail 08:10, Wheatear 08:30, Common Buzzard, c250 Swallow, c200 House Martin, c30 Sand Martin. Hirundines started arriving from NE at 08:00 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 1 Tree Pipit till 08.00 then SW (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic)
 * London Wetland Centre: juv Shelduck, Garganey still, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 7 Sand Martin, 40+ House Martin, 6 Chiffchaff, Yellow Wagtail (WWT website)
 * Lower Clapton E5: 5 Common Buzzard over [my most ever here] circled higher and drifted off E, 1 Common Swift [my latest ever here] over S, 2 Peregrines (Alastair Dent)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 2 Nuthatch (Nathalie Mahieu tweet)
 * Primrose Hill: pr Swift still, 10 Swallow NW, 2-3 Whinchat early-am (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Whinchat (Russelll Sherriff per ELBF FB); 2 Marsh Harrier m juv, 2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, Avocet, 41 Lapwing, 14 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, 59 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 9 Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Hobby, 6 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, 15 Yellow Wagtail (Andy Tweed, Howard Vaughan, David Smith via ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Redstart & 2 Spotted Flycatcher all in chat pen [area 39] 1515 (Tim Blackburn tweet) now with added dreadful record shots
 * Richmond Park: 1 Spotted Flycatcher Hawthorn Valley nr Cambrian Gate, 1 Common Snipe flushed from Conduit stream 10.15 (Franko J Maroevic); 1 Common Redstart still in Holly Lodge horse paddocks elderberry mid-am, also Red-legged Partridge still, 2 Common Buzzard over (Phil Pentek per Franko Maroevic)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 2 Raven N over Stanstead Rd 1445 (Roland Power)
 * South Norwood Lake: Spotted Flycatcher 08:15 (John Watson)
 * Staines Moor: 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail (Jim Sweetland tweet); 3 Hobby, 2 Whinchat (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Stanstead Abbotts: Little Owl (Jane Free via Herts BC)
 * Streatham Common: Spotted Flycatcher 11.00 (Peter Newmark)
 * Teddington: 14 Common Buzzard together in 'kettle' over stn drifting W 1210 (T. Harrop)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 4 Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, 6 Common Buzzard, singing Willow Warbler, singing Treecreeper, Kestrel, 2 Eygptian Geese, 24 Swallow inc 14 high S 13:31, Hobby, 2 Little Owl, Red-legged Partridge, 3 Yellow Wagtail over calling [2 17:16 & 1 18:03], 9 Canada Geese into roost (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Whitethroat, m Hobby, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Mandarin, 6 Spotted Flycatcher 3 in 'Clump' & 1 in 'Gully' & 2 by Water Gdn, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 3 Little Egret; 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher & 5 Hobby main gp; 37+ Linnet Willow Fm Lake in silage piles at top of concrete track (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Hobby, 17 Willow Warblers, Whitethroat, 5 Common Terns, 4 Common Sandpipers (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: RED-BACKED SHRIKE juv still early am (James Heal per David Darrell-Lambert & Franko Maroevic); still present 16.15-17.00 (Simon West); 3 Common Redstart, 5 Whinchat, f Wheatear, Pied Flycatcher, 6 Spotted Flycatcher, 19 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 3 Hobby at various times, Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Teal, Gaadwall, Snipe, Linnet, 4 Little Owl, 3 Skylark (Wanstead Birders et al)
 * Wanstead Park: calling Tawny Owl, Hobby, Kestrel, Kingfisher, 40+ Gadwall, 2 Willow Warbler (Nick Croft)

Wednesday 29th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Whinchat briefly 1240 in willows nr sparrow bush southern perimeter cricket pitches, also Reed Warbler here, 2 Swallow W, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap; Small Copper (APOG Birders)
 * Dagenham Chase: Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher (Vince Halley-Frame per ELBF FB)
 * Essendon: f/imm Common Redstart golf course am (per Herts BC)
 * Gallions Reach: Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, Little Tern, 2+ Black Terns still, Sandwich Terns (Kevin McManus); Little Egret, f Marsh Harrier NE 1210, 2 Buzzard, Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, imm Mediterranean Gull, ad Little Gull, 17 Sandwich Tern, Little Tern, 390 Common Tern w/ largest flock of 90, 22 Arctic Tern incl flock of 17, 15 Black Tern, 50+ Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff (Gary James]
 * Hampstead Heath: c100 House Martin, 15 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Swift midday (Pete Mantle)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Whinchat ingrebourne hill, juv Stonechat (Shaun Harvey tweet)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: 3 Shelduck, Common Sandpiper (Tony Quinn per Surrey BN)
 * KGV Res: 1 Black Tern, 250 Swallows, 2 Black-necked Grebes in brief visit 10.45 (Andrew Middleton)
 * London Wetland Centre: Shelduck, Garganey, 4 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 10 Sand Martin, 40 House Martin, 3 Sedge Warbler, Wheatear (WWT website); pr Little Grebe & 3yg (Shailesh Patel)
 * Margravine Cemetery: Nuthatch still (Nathalie Mahieu tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: 33 Shelduck, 39 Mallard, 149 Teal, 4 Marsh Harrier 2m f juv, Avocet, 38 Lapwing, 21 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, 84 Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, 2 Ruff, 2juv Curlew Sandpiper, 23 Dunlin, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 19 Yellow-legged Gull, 21 Common Tern, 2juv Arctic Tern, 2 Willow Warbler, Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail (Andy Tweed, Howard Vaughan et al via ELBF FB)
 * Rammey Marsh: Whinchat (Neville Smith)
 * Regent's Park: Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat (Magnus Andersson); Pied Flycatcher (via RBA)
 * Richmond Park: Common Redstart  Holly Lodge 12.50 (Peter Hart); Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe incl nesting pr, Little Egret, Hobby, ad Water Rail, Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper flew in & stayed for an hour, 2 Kingfisher, Swift, 20+ Swallow, 30+ House Martin, 4 Whinchat, 2 Sedge Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Cetti's Warbler h giving a burst of song & calling - 1st record for Park, 14 Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur); Barn Owl (S.Read per Jan Wilczur)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Garganey still fr gadwall_hide early-pm, Peregrine, 18+ Snipe fr draper hide, Common Sandpiper, 4+ Green Sandpiper (per RSPB Twitter & BirdGuides)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 4 Ringed Plover early-am, 5 Little Grebe (Bob Warden per Franko Maroevic); 2 Black Tern early-am (BirdGuides); also 3 Black-necked Grebe, 6 Common Sandpiper, Black Tern evng (Tony Sweetland tweet)
 * Surrey Quays, Greenland Dock - 32 Egyptian Goose at evening roost. Most I have seen in single gathering here. (Tim Smith)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: LIttle Egret, 7 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat (Andrew Self)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: [now with some water in it] Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 House Martin, 7 Swallow, 4 Common Buzzard, 3 Rook (John Colmans); Belmont Fm - 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin, Kestrel, 4 Common Buzzard, Grey Wagtail (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: Little Grebe, leucistic Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzard, 24 Mandarin Duck, f Common Pochard, 3 Common Whitethroat, 11 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper (Robert Callf); also pm 9 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, 3 Goldfinch, 6 Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby, Kestrel, 10 Mandarin, Nuthatch, f Pochard, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Treecreeper, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Egret, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Hobby, Peregrine Falcon (TyttGP tweet)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Yellow Wagtail, c10 Pied Wagtail, Kestrel rear paddocks, c120 Starlings on pylons nearby, c10 House Martins feeding low over Leyton Marsh 12:00-13:00 (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: still 4 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: RED-BACKED SHRIKE still 1135 (Jonathan Lethbridge via Twitter); still present 16.45-17.30 (Simon West); Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Whinchat, f Wheatear, Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, Little Owl, Sparrowhawk, 20 Swallow, 15+ House Martin, yellow Budgie (Wanstead Birders et al); 1-2 Pied Flycatcher and 3-4 Spotted Flycatcher Centre Copse (Bob 'abacus' Vaughan); 3 Hobby over Alex scrub late-pm (Chris Baldwin); RB Shrike still 1945 (Phil Aylen tweet)
 * Woodford Green: 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap and a Chiffchaff before 9am (Ken Murray)

Tuesday 28th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Swift Grove, 2 Chiffchaff; Small Copper, Brown Argus (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Osprey gt hardmead lake thru S 1050 (Dick Parbles via Herts BC)
 * Bankside SE1: Sedge Warbler in Tate Modern community gdn 15:00 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Garganey, 2 Little Egret, Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Bushy Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Sparrowhawk (Ian R Watson)
 * Dagenham Chase: Little Egret, f Marsh Harrier over, Swift, Kingfisher, 11+ House Martin, Willow Warbler (Vince Halley-Frame tweet)
 * Dagnam Park: 5 Spotted Flycatcher (Colin Jupp)
 * Dollis Brook, Holders Hill: Grey Wagtail, 2 Swift SW 18:44 (Samuel Levy)
 * Gallions Reach: 6 Little Egret, 9+ Black Tern, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff (Kevin McManus tweet)
 * Greenwich: 2juv Yellow-legged Gulls by O2 (Richard Bonser)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey, 3 House Sparrow, Common Sandpiper, 2 Peregrine, 5 Yellow Wagtail SE, 2 Common Tern, 5 Snipe, 6ad Little Grebe & 3 chicks (WWT website)
 * Mercers Farm: 2 Yellow Wagtail dropped into New Workings 0840 (Gordon Hay via Surrey BN) site ref TQ314476
 * Millfields E5: Peregrine on substation pylon 19:00 (Alastair Dent)
 * Rainham RSPB: juv Marsh Harrier, Avocet, 3 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 12 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Greenshank (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); Great Crested Grebe, 14 Yellow-legged Gull (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: Whinchat, w/ 3+ Stonechat (Isaiah Rowe tweet)
 * Rotherhithe: 5 Yellow-legged Gulls nr-ad & 2s & three juv on mud by Hilton Hotel am (Richard Bonser)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 10 Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail (per Susanna Clerici via Herts BC)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 4 Yellow Wagtail arr'd w/ hirundines 07:50 & landed on KGV Res bank, c300 Swallow and c200 House Martin (Martin Shepherd)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black Tern, 4 Swift (Jim Sweetland tweet); 3 Black-necked Grebe, 5 Shoveler, 1 Black Tern, Kingfisher (Tom Jordan)
 * Tottenham (East) Marsh: 3 Spotted Flycatchers, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail h over Banbury (Lol Bodini)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Yellow Wagtail SW 0821, Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, Hobby, 11 Swallow, 3 Red-legged Partridge (Samuel Levy)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Little Egret, juv Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper & 2 Common Tern fishing lake, Green Sandpiper main gp (Steve Blake via Herts BC); 4 Hobby ad 3juv main gp, Willow Warbler, w/ 20+ Chiffchaff fishing lake along river (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 4+ Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 1 Common Sandpiper (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: juv RED-BACKED SHRIKE pub scrubs 1320-1610 at least but elusive at times (Nick Croft per Twitter & BirdGuides); 2 Whinchat, f Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon, 2 Gadwall, 7 House Martin (Wanstead Birders); no sign RB Shrike 17.30-18.30 with 3 searching (Lol Bodini); no further sign RB Shrike 18:30-20:00 but 3 Whinchat showing (Charlie Farrell)
 * Wanstead Park: 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow, 6 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 32 Gadwall, Little Egret, Hobby, Kestrel (Nick Croft); Peregrine over (Charlie Farrell)
 * William Girling Reservoir: flood relief channel - 7 Lapwing, 7 Green Sandpiper (James Palmer)

Monday 27th August 2018

 * Banstead Woods: 3 Spotted Flycatcher Harholt Plant'n am (Paul Goodman per CFBW BG)
 * Bayonne Park, Fulham: Willow Warbler, Swift (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Beckton SW: incl 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3juv Yellow-legged Gull, Common Tern, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 60 Pied Wagtail (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Brent Reservoir: Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 7 Swift, 10 Chiffchaff (Andrew Self); Dunlin, Hobby (Magnus Andersson, Roy Beddard)
 * Bushy Park: Green Woodpecker, House Martin, Nuthatch, 70+ Swallow (Ian R Watson)
 * Canons Farm: incl 3 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 2 Swift, Kestrel, 200 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 35 Willow Warbler, 25 Chiffchaff, Wood Warbler at Round Meadow edge 1000, 6 Blackcap, Garden Warbler in Round Meadow, 3 Nuthatch, 3 Spotted Flycatcher by Green Belt Field pm, 2juv Yellowhammer (Paul Goodman per CFBW BG)
 * Coursers Road GP: Dunlin fr bank beside footpath (per TyttGP tweet)
 * Crossness: Red-legged Partridge, Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Kestrel, 7 House Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler; 2 Common Seal (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Dagnam Park: 8 Spotted Flycatcher (Colin Jupp)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore): incl 12 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Gull, 12 Linnet, Little Egret and 10 Shelduck 2ad & 8yg (Mike Robinson)
 * Fairlop Waters: 2 Coal Tits, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Whinchats (Alan Bell, Steve Bacon)
 * Finchley: gdn N3 - 2 Willow Warbler [my first here], 60+ Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 20 Goldfinch, 4 Nuthatch, 10 Chaffinch, 6 Coal Tit all in one large flock (Samuel Levy)
 * Fulham Palace Meadow Allotments: Sparrowhawk (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Fulham Reach: c30 Cormorant fishing, Yellow-legged Gull (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Gallions Reach: 9 Black Tern (Kevin McManus et al); 5 Whimbrel upriver, 3 Black Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 10+ Common Tern, 11 Linnet, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Teal (Rhys Evans); Whimbrel, 2 Sandwich Tern, 20 Common Tern, 14 Arctic Tern, 14 Black Tern, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Garden Warbler (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Isle of Dogs: 2 Grey Wagtails on Thames shore at Saunders Ness - my first of autumn here (Sean Huggins)
 * Little Woodcote: 3 Whinchat by Oaks Track in weedy field (Ian Jones via Surrey BN)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 40 House Martin, 15 Sand Martin, 12 Swift, Swallow, 2 Common Tern, 4ad Little Grebe 3 new yg (WWT website)
 * Nonsuch Park: 2 Hobby pr hunting for yg, 8+ Swift SW, 2 Stock Dove and Kestrel (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Primrose Hill: ORTOLAN BUNTING [heard only but gave unique call-couplet then repeated 2nd note c10sec later] W over viewpt 06:30 (Twitter)
 * Rainham Marshes: 2 Little Stint, Curlew, Avocet, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Greenshank, Redshank, Ringed Plover, House Martin, Sand Martin Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Hobby hunting Goldfinch, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Starling flock inc white-tailed individual (Shailesh Patel, Bob Husband, RSPB NW London Local Group)
 * Ruislip Lido/Poors Field: 4 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 5 Pochard, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, family 3 Hobby together, 7 Pied Wagtail, 30+ House Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 4 Chiffchaff 2 singing, Willow Warbler (Neil Anderson)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 12 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher (George Moreton tweet)
 * St James's Park: 4+ screaming Swifts over 12:20 (Jo East)
 * Sevenoaks NR: 3 Little Grebe 2ad juv, Great Crested Grebe, Willow Warbler, Siskin, Common Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, Pied Wagtail, Lapwing, Blackcap, Long-tailed Tits, Egyptian Goose, Sand Martin, Swallow (Phil Laurie); also 3 Shoveler, Little Egret (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Staines Moor: Whinchat, Wheatear & Spotted Flycatcher (J.Murray)
 * Staines Reservoir: 4 Black-necked Grebe, Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Black Tern s basin, Hobby, Peregrine, 7 Swift early-am (Dom Pia tweets); also incl 8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black Tern still 1050, 30+ Swift late-am (Jim Sweetland tweet); 4 Black Tern s basin 1545 (Paul Mattos tweet)
 * Stanstead Abbotts Lakes - N lake: f Marsh Harrier briefly 0730 [presumably the Rye Meads NR bird], c3 Sand Martin, c7 Swallow, c30 House Martin (Jane Free via Herts BC)
 * Thames Barrier Park: 1 Caspian Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull (Rhys Evans)
 * Tooting: Swift S over Seeley Rd 1015 (James Hudson tweet)
 * Tottenham East Marsh: 2 Spotted Flycatchers (TR [Tim Rymer?] per Lol Bodini)
 * Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Lake: 80+ Stock Dove, 6 Nuthatch, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Coal Tit, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Hobby, Cormorant, 5 Blackcap, 4 Common Buzzard, 19 House Martin, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Treecreeper, 8 Chiffchaff, 3-4 Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Lapwing, 2 Kestrel, 48+ Goldfinch, 30+ Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail over, 47 Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush; 3 Small Copper (Samuel Levy, Nigel Taylor, John Colmans, Simon Worsfold, Tony Clancy); before & after the above Little Egret along Dollis Brook and Little Owl (John Colmans)
 * Tower Bridge: Peregrine E & landed on southern tower 14:20 (Jo East)
 * Trent Park: 2 Blackcap, f Common Redstart in 'Redstart Bushes' - old golf course, 3 Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, 14 Mandarin, Red Kite, Spotted Flycatcher - in bushes nr Water Garden entrance. (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Common Sandpiper fishing lake, 3 Green Sandpiper (per TyttGP tweet)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Whinchat Lammas Meadow 10:00 flying betw thickets beyond boardwalk, Kestrel f, Sand Martin over nearby, Common Whitethroat N of boardwalk (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Whinchat, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Hobby, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, 80 Sand Martins, 120 House Martins, 12 Common Terns, 4 Common Sandpiper (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Walton/Island Barn Reservoirs: Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 3 Greenshank (Chris Turner tweet)
 * Woolwich Common: incl Buzzard, Kestrel, House Martin, 3 Linnet (Tim Rymer tweet)

Sunday 26th August 2018

 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Lapwing, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 80+ House Martin, 20+ Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 5+ Swift (Roy Beddard, Peter Casselton)
 * Bushy Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 5+ House Martin, Mistle Thrush, 2 Nuthatch, 60+ Swallow (Ian R Watson)
 * Canons Farm: Whinchat poultry field still am (Ian Jones per CFBW BG tweet); f-type Marsh Harrier W 1045 (Ian Ward per CFBW BG)
 * Dagnam Park: 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear, 1 Raven (Colin Jupp)
 * Fairlop Waters: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 6 Yellow Wagtail (Steve Bacon per ELBF FB)
 * Gallions Reach: 3 Black Tern still 0645 & 3 Little Egret (Kevin McManus); ad Caspian Gull, 40 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 8 Black Tern, 3 Sand Martin (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Hampstead Heath: 3 Swifts W over bandstand early am (Pete Mantle)
 * Harefield: 9 Swallow, 2 Tree Pipit WSW over Harvil Rd 6.50-7am (Dan Pinkham)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Wood Warbler (Dave McGough per ELBF FB)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 1 Northern Wheatear, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic)
 * London Wetland Centre: f Marsh Harrier quartered marsh for 10min then dropped into middle field am, Garganey, Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Snipe, 2 Common Tern, 12 Swift (WWT website)
 * Lower Clapton E5: c100 House Sparrows now in the local flock - partly the result of feeding sunflower hearts all year and mealworms in the breeding season and having privet hedges and buddleia for cover. Real number may be higher as small flocks are continually coming and going - there are 80 birds visible just in this one random photo from the garden (Alastair Dent)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - incl 3 Shoveler, 5 Little Egret, 9 Lapwing, 68 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 587 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Common Tern, 4 Arctic Tern (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Queen Elizabeth II Res: 1 Black-tailed Godwit over S 06.35 (Dave Harris per Franko Maroevich) record restored after removal w/o explanation on 26 Aug by 81.107.59.185
 * Rainham RSPB: incl Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Ruff, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 4 Kestrel, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Martin Jordan per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Little Egret over Conduit Wd, 1 Red-legged Partridge holly lodge horse enclosures (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl 3 Little Grebe 2ad juv, 2 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier over east lake 0700, Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, Swift, 5 Jay, 12 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 25 House Martin, Willow Warbler (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-tailed Godwit S after 0700, also Black-necked Grebe, Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black Tern s basin, 12 Swift, Whinchat across rd on KGVI Res fence c0820, Yellow Wagtail early-am (Dom Pia tweets); 4 Black Tern 1st W till 18.45 at least, 1 Greenshank heard only (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 10m Pheasant, Buzzard, Peregrine prob f - seemed large flew in 7.15 & remained on bare area while I was around, juv Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 5 Yellow Wagtail SE 07.10, 16 Swallow 2 local & 14 NW, 4 Sand Martin low NW singly w/ Swallows, Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch together, Rook, 2 Reed Bunting (Neil Anderson)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 3 Yellow Wagtail over, Little Owl, 3 Common Buzzard, Hobby, Sand Martin, 50+ House Martin, 10+ Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cormorant over, 2 Mistle Thrush (Samuel Levy)
 * Wanstead Flats: Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 20 House Martin, Swallow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wheatear, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler (Harry Harrison); Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Bob Vaughan per ELBF FB)
 * Weald CP: Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, 50 Swallow & 50 House Martin in mixed flock, 10 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Wood Farm, Stanmore: 2 Swift (Tony Blake)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1juv Sparrowhawk still (Charlie Farrell)
 * Yeading Brook Meadows: Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Kingfisher with prey, Grey Wagtail (Neil Anderson)

Saturday 25th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: imm Whinchat SW perimeter playing fields 08:05, Spotted Flycatcher in Anthill Meadow, Wheatear on cricket area, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (Bruce Carson per Bob Watts); Whinchat in scrub by pavillion 9.30, also Yellow Wagtail landed on cricket pitch then E, Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 55 Goldfinch (Oliver Simms)
 * Bentley Priory: 2 Raven top end of Spring Meadow 07:15 (Richard Francis)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, 2 Common Tern, Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pochard, 9 Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher, Bullfinch, Nuthatch, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, Kestrel, Peregrine, 40+ House Martin, 8 Sand Martin, 8 Swift, 2 Barn Swallow, 8 Stock Dove (Brent Birders); House Martin colony West Hendon Broadway — 4+ nests still occupied (Andrew Haynes)
 * Brookmans Park: Lesser Whitethroat, f/imm Common Redstart in scrubby field SW of stn (per Herts BC)
 * Bushy Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 20+ House Martin, 2 Nuthatch, Reed Bunting, 40+ Swallow (Ian R Watson)
 * Crouch Hill N8 (Vicarage Walk): Pied Flycatcher still present 07:00 in same silver birch behind 99 Crouch Hill (James Palmer)
 * Dungeon Hill: incl f Kestrel, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch (Duncan Jennings & Ian Ward via DHSW blog)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore): incl 16 Black-tailed Godwit, Collared Dove, Common Gull, Great Crested Grebe, 25+ Linnet and Little Egret (Mike Robinson)
 * Fairlop Waters and surrounding fields: 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Sparrowhawk (Neil Twyford)
 * Gallions Reach: 4 Black Tern 3 at 0730 joined by 4th 1315, Little Egret, Redshank (Kevin McManus et al); Osprey over 1025, 2 Buzzard, Redshank, 38 Common Tern, 6 Arctic Tern, 6 Black Tern, Hobby, Sand Martin, Willow Warbler (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Hampstead Heath: Swallow W and Spotted Flycatcher nr Stone of Free Speech (Pete Mantle)
 * Harlow: 2 Swift drifting S pm (Jason Ward tweet)
 * Harold Court Woods: 6 Swift (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Tree Pipit pm (Shaun Harvey tweet); also 20 Teal, 12 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 2 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, Kestrel, Peregrine, Skylark, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, 2 Tree Pipit (Ingrebourne Valley Birders et al per ELBF FB)
 * Isleworth: 2 Hobby ad juv) over Gainsborough Gdns allotments (Bob Whatley)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: 2 Sparrowhawk ad m & juv m, 1 Peregrine on Ladbroke Grove Gasometer, 2+ Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest; Brown Hawker, 2 Southern Hawker (Charlie Farrell)
 * Kensington Gardens: 2 Whinchat (Tom Bell via Birding Ldn FB) Tawny Owl calling nr Queen Caroline's Temple 20:20 (Charlie Farrell)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 3 Common Redstart 1m, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 10 Common Whitethroat, 5 Chaffinch over (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic)
 * Lamorbey Park: Little Egret on adj Sidcup Golf Course lake, 5 Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk through my garden, 2 Nuthatch in tit flock, Goldcrest (Mike Amos tweets)
 * London Wetland Centre: Pied Flycatcher, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garganey, 22 Sand Martin, 7 Swift, 10 House Martin, 2 Common Term, Little Grebe 3 newly-hatched yg (WWT website); also Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail (Twitter)
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: 2 Chiffchaff h (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Millfields E5: Peregrine w/ prey on pylon by substn 07:30 (Alastair Dent)
 * Newgate Street: 4 Red Kite Barbers Lodge Fm, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat & 3f/imm Wheatear w of Park Fm (per Herts BC)
 * Rainham Marshes: 1 Barn Owl, 1 Hobby, 2 Ruff, 1 Marsh Harrier, c25 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Whitethroat (Ollie and Joe Stone-Lee - apologies for earlier anonymity and lack of numbers!) many thx for clarifying - feel free to omit the number 1 for single counts; 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 10 Lapwing, 3 Kestrel, c10 House Martin, f Wheatear & c15 Yellow Wagtail fr purfleet hide (David Hale via Essex BwS); also incl 23 Shelduck, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, 2 Curlew, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, ad Little Gull, juv Mediterranean Gull, 5 Sandwich Tern, 8 Common Tern, Barn Owl, 6 Kestrel, 6 Bearded Tit, 4 Sand Martin, 27 House Martin, 31 Yellow Wagtail (Alan Shearman et al per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 3 Willow Warbler, Kingfisher (Steve Woolfenden); Barn Owl (J.Dean per Jan Wilczur)
 * Rye Meads NR: f Marsh Harrier on meadow still 0905 (Allan Meadows tweet)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl 2juv Sparrowhawk, Green Sandpiper, Kestrel, (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Swift, 10 Sand Martin, c750 Swallow & c750 House Martin through SW between 08:00-09:30, many common warblers including a very bold Sedge Warbler in a hawthorn that came within two yards of me (Martin Shepherd)
 * Shrewsbury Park: [SE18] Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Bullfinch [site tick] (Tim Rymer tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: 5 Black-necked Grebe & Greenshank am (Dom Pia tweet); also Hobby, Peregrine, Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail am (Dave Carlsson tweet); also 2 Arctic Tern, 7 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin s/p late-am (Allan Goddard tweet); 2 Arctic Tern still early-pm, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic); Ruff on e bank of n basin & 2 Arctic Tern ad juv on s basin 1410 (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 12m Pheasant 9&3, Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 8 Stock Dove, 5 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 15+ Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Bunting (Neil Anderson)
 * The Stubbles: Spotted Flycatcher (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Reedbed: 5 Blackcap, 38 Stock Dove, 14 Chiffchaff, 5 Common Buzzard, Common Whitethroat, Osprey S low over owl_field before circling and gaining height over Darlands 09:27, 2 Kestrel, 6 Nuthatch, 5 Rook, 7 Lapwing, 76+ Swallow, 56+ House Martin, Swift, Spotted Flycatcher in trees along Burtonhole Ln behind Camdem PF, Coal Tit, 5 Goldcrest, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Willow Warbler, Treecreeper, Linnet; Weasel (Samuel Levy & Tony Clancy); also Spotted Flycatcher 'owl' field, 2 Sand Martin folly fm, 7 Whitethroat 'owl' field (John Colmans); Yellow Wagtail, Hobby 17.15 (Simon Worsfold)
 * Town Park, Enfield: Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen 2ad 2juv, 6 Coot pr & 4 chicks - late brood, 23 Black-headed Gull, Grey Wagtail (Robert Callf)
 * Trent Park: 8 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 6 Common Whitethroat, 2 Goldfinch, Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Mandarin, Song Thrush, Spotted Flycatcher (Pete Lowman)
 * Tylers Common: Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Tylers Hall Farm: Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Common Redstart showing well in central hedge grass field n of main gp still am; Commmon Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret & c50 House Martin main gp; 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern & juv Ringed Plover fishing lake (TyttGP tweet)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Sand Martin over Leyton Marsh/canal, Sparrowhawk N over bomb crater field (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 10 House Martin, 20 Sand Martin, 8 Swift, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1-2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Grey Wagtail, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Sparrowhawk. I found 6 recently dead, physically undamaged Tufted Ducks on Number 5, which seems unusually many. I reported them, but maybe something for others to keep an eye out for too. [maybe botulism] (Rhys Evans)
 * Wandsworth Common: Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Nuthatch (Alex Bailey)
 * Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher enclosure, 4 Whinchat, 12 Yellow Wagtail thru (Tony Brown tweet); also juv Yellow-legged Gull on pitches by Alex (James Heal tweet)
 * Wood Farm, Stanmore: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whitethroat, 4 House Martin, 1juv Green Woodpecker (Tony Blake)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: 2 Common Sandpiper, 1-2 Spotted Flycatcher, c75 House Martin, Sand Martin, 4 Swift, Swallow, 5+ Willow Warbler (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)
 * Worcester Park: gdn - 1 Common Buzzard thermalled over (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Yeading Brook Meadows: record flock of 5 adult Mute Swan over, Sparrowhawk, 3 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher (Neil Anderson)

Friday 24th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher & Willow Warbler silver birch NW Anthill Meadow; f/1w Wheatear, 3 Mistle Thrush & 2 Swift E all golf course; 3 Nuthatch the Grove, Lesser Whitethroat, f Kestrel in Cricket Scrub; Small Copper, Small Heath, Common Blue, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker in Anthill Meadow (Bruce Carson, Gerry Rawcliffe)
 * Brent Reservoir: 8 Egyptian Goose on football pitches, 3+ Little Grebe, Little Egret, 3+ Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4+ Stock Dove, Swift, 15+ House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, Yellow Wagtail on mud East Marsh, Grey Wagtail, Reed Warbler (Steve Blake)
 * Bushy Park: Chiffchaff calling, Green Woodpecker, 8+ Swallow (Ian R Watson)
 * Canons Farm: Whinchat poultry field still (Geoff Barter tweet)
 * Crossness: Little Egret, 90 Teal, 3 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, c1000 Black-headed Gulls, 2juv Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Chiffchaff (Richard Bonser)
 * Crouch Hill N8: 2 Pied Flycatchers still present 07:00 in same silver birch (Alastair Dent & Dave Jordan)
 * Dagnam Park: Kingfisher, Raven, 70 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, Whitethroat (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Duck Wood: 1 Pied Flycatcher & 1 Spotted Flycatcher w/ tit flock c1200 (Colin Jupp)
 * Ellenbrook Fields: Mandarin, Common Sandpiper, Hobby, c4 Willow Warbler, 1+ Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat (per Herts BC)
 * Fairlop Waters: f Sparrowhawk, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Common Redstart, Wheatear (Steve Bacon per ELBF FB)
 * Golders Hill Park: mixed Tit flock of 60+ and perhaps 80 birds, about half Long-tailed Tit (Jo Edwards)
 * Great Soloms Wood: Hobby calling Little Soloms Wd TQ269588 (Graham Harris via DHW FB)
 * Harold Park: Hobby (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 3 Green Sandpiper, m Kestrel, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (per ELBF FB)
 * King George V Reservoir: 10 Swift (Croydon Birder); 3 House Martin S 14.00 (Christopher Wright); 3 Black-necked Grebe, juv Kestrel, 4 Hobby, 3 Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper, 27 Swift, 190 Swallow, 35 House Martin, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 8 imm Pied Wagtail (Jez Dagley per ELBF FB)
 * Kingston: Sparrowhawk wheeling high over Canbury Gdns harassed by Carrion Crow 1615 (Mike Foster)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 2 Common Redstart f/imm, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic)
 * London Wetland Centre: 7 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Tern, 4 Swift, Kingfisher, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (WWT website)
 * Maylands GC: 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Morden Hall Park: 2 Egyptian Geese & 5yg, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Stock Dove, Common Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 8 House Martin, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 5+ Goldcrest, 2 Willow Warbler inc one in sub-song, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat (Samuel Levy & Arjun Dutta)
 * Nonsuch Park: Spotted Flycatcher, 2+ Hobby successfully bred as a ‘fledged’ juv was heard begging accompanied by an ad, Little Owl, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroat, Blackcap and a Kestrel (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Primrose Hill: Whimbrel h high over 1010, 3 Swallow & 9 House Martin S, 1-2 Whinchat briefly 0715 & 0755 (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: m Marsh Harrier, 4 Kestrel, 5 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin, 15+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS); also 2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Curlew, 62 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 11 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, Greenshank, 8 Stock Dove, Barn Owl, 4 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, Sand Martin, House Martin, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB)
 * Raynes Park: Sparrowhawk, 12 House Sparrows mostly juvs (P. Redmond)
 * Regent's Park: Pied Flycatcher chat pen [area 39] 1600 (Tim Blackburn tweet); also 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Willow Warbler - all around the drinking pool there (Tim Blackburn); also Swift [possibly the presumed late nester] low SE feeding 0915, Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat, 4-5 Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat triangle pen [a36] 0925 (Twitter)
 * Rotherhithe: 3juv Yellow-legged Gulls on beach by Hilton Hotel over low tide am (Richard Bonser)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl Swift (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Wheatear briefly flew to top of oak, Swallow over, Nuthatch, Little Egret (Stuart Fisher)
 * South Norwood CP: 5 Egyptian Geese, Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel, 2 Grey Heron, House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler inc 1 in sub-song, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail h; Brown Hairstreak, 3+ Silver-washed Fritillary, Comma (Samuel Levy & Arjun Dutta); flock of 7 Little Egret [record count for Croydon] flew around lake then returned E 6am, 42 Greylag Goose, 134 Canada Goose (Croydon Birders)
 * Staines Moor: 3 Little Egret, 6 Common Snipe, 13 Lapwing (Thomas Gibson)
 * Tooting Commons: Whinchat nr poplars S of Balham Boxing Club, Spotted Flycatcher SE of lake, 3 Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Trent Park: Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 6 Mandarin, Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Hobby, 2 Common Tern, Willow Warbler (Jo Edwards); also 5+ Little Egret, Water Rail, juv Ringed Plover fishing lake, 2 Whimbrel 1S 0655 & 1 h over 0735, 2+ Common Sandpiper, 4+ Green Sandpiper, Little Owl, 2 Hobby, Raven main gp, 10+ House Martin, f Common Redstart in hedge dividing fields n of main gp 1125-1320 at least, 8 Yellow Wagtail S singly am (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC & Twitter); 4 Common Tern main gp (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: front paddocks - Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher; rear paddocks - Wheatear (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: 3 Wheatear 1225 (Rose Stephens tweet)
 * Wimbledon Common: 3 Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warbler, 2juv Pied Wagtail (Adrian Podmore)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Pied Flycatcher Owl-box Oak, Sedge Warbler, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sandpiper, c200 House Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 4 Swift (Chris Farthing)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Sparrowhawk ad m w/ prey & calling juv Martin Bells Wd (Charlie Farrell)

Thursday 23rd August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 9 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Egret, Hobby, 3 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 4 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper (Roy Beddard)
 * Canons Farm: Whinchat poultry field (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Chingford Plain: 2 Kestrel (Jez Dagley per ELBF FB)
 * Crouch Hill N8: 2 Pied Flycatchers - in trees on top of the hill (Tristan and Helen Bantock); both Pied Flycatcher still in silver birch at rear of 99 Crouch Hill 17:36. They can be viewed from Vicarage Path (Bruce Carson)
 * Dollis Brook, Holders Hill: Swift 07:08 (Samuel Levy)
 * Dungeon Hill: incl Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 3 Whitethroat, Whinchat little dungeon hill pm (per Duncan Jennings via DHSW blog)
 * Gallions Reach: Whimbrel upriver calling 1100, 2 Swallow (Kevin McManus tweet)
 * Hackney Marshes: Peregrine with prey on pylon outside the filter beds 08:00 (Alastair Dent)
 * Hampstead Heath: 20 House Martin & 2 Swallows feeding around Parliament Hill 11am (Pete Mantle)
 * Hogsmill STW: Common Sandpiper (John Gale per Surrey BN)
 * Hollow Pond: 2 Spotted Flycatchers (J-P Elmes)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 2 Swift w (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey still on wader scrape am - 1 flew to nw cnr of main lake, 48 Shoveler, 39 Teal, 3 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 11 Swift, Hobby (WWT website)
 * Pole Hill: 19 House Martin (Jez Dagley per ELBF FB)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Avocet, 5 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, 69 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 12 Dunlin, Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, (Andy Tweed, Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Rotherhithe: 6 Yellow-legged Gulls ad 5juv on beach by Hilton Hotel evng; 2 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Jay Russia Dock Woodland (Richard Bonser)
 * Southfields: Tawny Owl calling briefly from trees at the bottom of my garden 17.40 (Martin Honey)
 * Stratford, Olympic Park: Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Green Woodpecker, House Martin, Tufted Duck 3 broods, 3 Mistle Thrush (Richard Harrison)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Green Sandpiper; 1 Wall Butterfly (Roger Keith)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 7 Swallow, 3 Yellow Wagtail [2 S 0858 & 1 W 1139], 7 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher in line of trees along footpath from St Pauls, Goldcrest, Little Owl, Red Kite (Samuel Levy)
 * Tylers Hall Farm: 5 Swift, 60 Swallow (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret & 2 Common Tern fishing lake, 2 Hobby main gp, Wheatear willows fm on hay bales by car park 1, 4+ Green Sandpiper (TyttGP tweet)
 * Walthamstow Res (Lockwood): Hobby, 10 Common Terns 6juv, 2 Common Sandpipers; Clouded Yellow butterfly (Lol Bodini)
 * Worcester Park: gdn - 3m Blackcap 1&2 earliest autumn record, Lesser Whitethroat garden tick (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Yates Meadow: Kestrel, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin (Jez Dagley per ELBF FB) site ref TQ385960

Wednesday 22nd August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Yellow Wagtail N 0810, Lesser Whitethroat cricket scrub, Common Whitethroat, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, Little Grebe boating lake, 80+ Starling, 50+ Ring-necked Parakeet (APOG Birders)
 * Beddington Farmlands: 1 Common Tern, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Wheatear, 5 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 50 Swift, 10 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 6 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1juv Yellow-legged Gull and 2 Little Egret (Peter Alfrey) pics here
 * Brent Reservoir: Spotted Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 8 Common Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Common Tern 2ad juv, 5 Swift, 40+ House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 5 Barn Swallow, Grey Wagtail, 2 Little Egret, 2 Wheatear, Nuthatch (Magnus Andersson, Tony Donetti, Stephen Leeke); Common Noctule, Leisler’s Bat, Common Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle, Nathusius’ Pipistrelle plus a Tawny Owl - bat walk 20:30 (Brent Birders)
 * Danson Park: Treecreeper still in oaks by depot but elusive (Chris Gibbard tweet)
 * Dollis Brook, Holders Hill: Little Egret nr Viaduct (Samuel Levy)
 * Fulham Reach: 2 Caspian Gull 1cy 3cy & 2 Yellow-legged Gull both 1cy Palace Wharf SW6 (Nick Senior)
 * Hackney Marshes: 2 Peregrine [ad f & begging juv I think] on pylon outside filter beds, Little Egret and Kingfisher on Old River (Alastair Dent)
 * Harold Park: Spoonbill SE toward fishery 09:20 (Colin Jupp per Andrew Middle tweet)
 * Honeydale Farm, Sidcup: Buzzard, 2 Hobby, Wheatear, 50 Jackdaw, 1000 Starling, 30 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Swallow, Linnet (Eric Brown)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: f/imm Common Redstart in conifers at rear of 1 The Square contact calling occasionally, also 3 Coal Tit (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, Kingfisher, Sedge Warbler, 3 Snipe (WWT website)
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: 1 prob Garden Warbler brief views, m Blackcap, Chiffchaff h, Tufted Duck; Red-eared Terrapin (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Otford: 2 Hobby (Mathew Bournat via Kent OS)
 * Primrose Hill: Yellow Wagtail W 0635 (Twitter)
 * Pymmes Park, Edmonton: 6 Little Grebe two pairs with one chick each, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Greenfinch incl one juv begging (Robert Callf)
 * Regent's Park: Pied Flycatcher cricket pen [area 31] 1000 (Twitter); Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat chat pen [area 39] 1.00 (Nick Moll)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Teal, Little Grebe, juv Common Buzzard, Hobby, juv Water Rail, Common Tern, 20+ Swallow, 8 Sand Martin, 8 Skylark, Grey Wagtail, Whinchat, 2 Sedge Warbler, flock of 500+ Starling, 16 Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 30 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Reed Warbler (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 6+ Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 100+ Swallow on banking w/ Sand Martins & House Martins am (Dave Carlsson tweet)
 * Tooting Commons: Peregrine 1620, Swift, Chiffchaff (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Totteridge Valley: 1 Wheatear, 3 Hobby [2 chasing House Martins at high speed & 1juv], 2 Buzzard, 1 Swift, 24 Rook (Tony Clancy and Geoff Crabtree); Belmont Farm - 7 Yellow Wagtail [1 0759 W & 1 0817 W & 4 1016 SW & 1 1440 W], 5 Swallow, 2 Common Buzzard (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, Common Whitethroat, Great Spotted Woodpecker, m Hobby, 8 Mandarin, Spotted Flycatcher in trees adj to Water Garden entrance, 4 Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Walthamstow Filter Beds: Hobby (Dan Barrett)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: Lockwood Reservoir - 4 Wheatears all f type, 3 Common Sandpipers (Quentin Given); earlier 3 Yellow Wagtails (David Bradshaw per QG); 1 Whinchat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Teal (Rhys Evans); 1979 Tufted Duck [full site count] (Sam Alexandra, Daniel Whitelegg)

Tuesday 21st August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: flock of 6 Tree Pipit S over filter beds 1010 calling incl contact calls, Hobby W 0740, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, 7 Willow Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Treecreeper 1 in pine grove & 2 in wood below golf course, 5 House Martin, 15 Mistle Thrush (Bob Watts)
 * Banstead Woods: Spotted Flycatcher The Knoll (Gordon Hay per CFBW BG)
 * Bonnetts Wood: Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Hobby, 21 Swallow, 3 Spotted Flycatcher (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB) site ref TQ552842
 * Brent Reservoir: Spotted Redshank still, 1 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 7 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 6 Stock Dove (Andrew Haynes)
 * Brookmans Park: 2 Raven (per Herts BC)
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Kingfisher, Stock Dove, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Bushy Park: Sparrowhawk, Little Owl, Kestrel, Hobby, ad m Wheatear evng (Dilshan Muthalib tweet)
 * Gallions Reach: 2 Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Common Tern upriver, 6 Swift (Kevin McManus tweets)
 * Greenwich Park: 1-2 Tawny Owls in woods by deer park - the one seen uttered kewick call so was more likely a female & possible second was heard-only evng. Does anyone know if they have been continuously present here in recent years (Mike Paice). Hi Mike, I've not seen two there but often hear an individual at dawn near the deer park. I think feed for the deer attracts rodents, hence owls [Ray Crouch]. Hi Mike, yes they have been in the Park for a few years and were confirmed breeding this year [Joe Beale] Thanks Ray and Joe that's good news, I knew they used to breed [Mike Paice]
 * Ilford: Little Egret over Tavistock Gardens IG3 (Peter Vaughan per ELBF FB)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 4 Buzzard, juv f Peregrine, 2 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Paul Hawkins per ELBF FB); 4 Little Egret, 3 Kestrel, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat (Dave McGough via ELBF FB)
 * Leatherhead Station: 9 Common Swift hawking insects above station 13:20, also 1 Kestrel circling high (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey still, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, 4 Snipe, Yellow Wagtail SE, 2 Common Tern, Pochard brood of 3 (WWT website/Twitter)
 * Primrose Hill: Whimbrel h over 0650 [large overland passage last night per Craig Round tweet], Swift NW 0550, Whinchat dropped in briefly 0650 then S toward Regent's Park (Twitter)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 11 Shelduck, 9 Little Egret, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, 15 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Owl (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 2 Greenshank [flew across res'r w/o landing] & Yellow-legged Gull 0700 (Andy Tomczynski via Berks BN); Common Sandpiper & 3 Wheatear 0800 (Peter Newbound via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Wheatear (Russell Sherriff per ELBF FB); 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank (Andy Tweed per E F); Whinchat (Barry Tranfield per E F)
 * Redbridge: 3 Buzzard (Linda Vaughan per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1-2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff e side of chat enclosure [area 39] 16:00-17:00 (Tim Blackburn)
 * Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (S.Read per Jan Wilczur); Wheatear (D.Peers per JW)
 * Rickmansworth: 2 calling Mediterranean Gull W from aquadrome over home towards Mill End (Paul Ward via Herts BC)
 * Roding Valley Meadows LNR: Hobby (Andy Tweed via ELBF FB)
 * Rotherhithe: juv Mediterranean Gull and 4 Yellow-legged Gulls nr-ad & 2s & two juv on mud by Hilton Hotel late a'noon; an attempted flush by cretinous mongrel walkers thwarted by gull lover behaviour (Richard Bonser and Dante Shepherd)
 * St James's Park: 2 Spotted Flycatcher showing very well 14:00-15:45 at least, also Common Buzzard drifting E (Frank Nugent)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl Little Egret fr willow hide, 2 Kingfisher, 9 Swallow, 2 Nuthatch calling nr goat paddock, 8 Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail (Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Greenshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Yellow Wagtails early-am (Bob Warden per Franko Maroevic)
 * Thames Barrier Park: ad Sanderling feeding by foreshore, nowt amongst the gulls (Jamie Partridge)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 4 Yellow Wagtail [1 WSW 0825 & 3 W 0910], 7 Swallow, 2 Common Buzzard, Kestrel (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Mandarin, 2 Raven together over field NE of Water Garden, 9 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 5+ Little Egret 4 fishing lake & 1 main gp, 5 Common Sandpiper 4 fishing lake & 1 main gp, 7 Green Sandpiper 5 fishing lake & 1 main gp & 1 north pit TL193060, also 4 Common Tern & 2 Lesser Whitethroat fishing lake, Kingfisher & Hobby main gp, Little Owl willows fm (per TyttGP tweet & Herts BC)
 * Willesden: Yellow Wagtail over Chambers Ln 1230 (Pete Mantle)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Sandpiper, Peregrine, c15 Willow Warbler, Coal Tit, 35 House Martin, Sand Martin, 5 Swift (Chris Farthing)

Monday 20th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail h 0900, 6+ Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 60+ House Sparrow; Small Copper, 6 Migrant Hawker (APOG Birders) post restored
 * Barnes waterside: first returning pr Gadwall, Common Tern over; c20 Migrant Hawker 18 hunting around oak, Brown Hawker (Neil Anderson)
 * Belvedere (Thames Foreshore): incl 2 Common Sandpiper, Little Egret and 8 Ringed Plover (Mike Robinson)
 * Brent Reservoir: Spotted Redshank still, Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret (Simon Worsfold)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Stock Dove, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: incl 30 Swallow & 10 House Martin S (Paul Goodman per CFBW BG)
 * Clissold Park: Sparrowhawk feeding nr Stoke Newington Church St main gate on New River for c1min then S towards leisure centre (Ernie Thomason)
 * Deodar Road/Putney: 5 pair House Martins still feeding young in nests (Michael Mac)
 * Fetcham: Osprey SW over Bocketts Farm Park 1500 (Tony Cummins via Surrey BN)
 * Greenwich: Caspian Gull 2s [same bird as at Thames Barrier Park in mid-July], juv Mediterranean Gull upriver 3.10pm, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls 1 2s & 3 juv, Polish-ringed Black-headed Gull (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd)
 * Hatfield: 30+ House Martin incl many fledglings around Cock o' the North pub colony TL253053 (Anders Gray via Herts BC)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden: 50 House Sparrows - up 30 per cent in 3 years due to annual food supply in feeders, even though some local nest sites were filled in 2014 they seem to have found replacements (Michael Mac) What are they feeding them Michael [Pete M] Hi Pete - My feeders have fat-balls and peanuts - other recent residents use peanuts - they also come down for bread I throw down for the pigeons that could get me in trouble with the Council - [Michael Mac]
 * Horsenden Hill: juv Buzzard mobbed by single crow am; Small Tortoishell at farm (Martin Smith)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic)
 * London Wetland Centre: Water Rail wildside reedbeds, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, Tawny Owl wildside, 12 Swift, Peregrine (WWT website)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl Thames foreshore fr Purfleet - 2 Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, 4 Avocet, 10 Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 10 Dunlin, 10 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Greenshank, 10 Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Owl, 14 Swift, Whinchat, 3 Stonechat (Fraser Simpson, Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); Wheatear (per ELBF FB)
 * Rainham Village: Common Gull (Richard Harrison per ELBF FB)
 * Rotherhithe: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls nr-ad & 2s on mud by Hilton Hotel 2.30pm before flushed by cretinous mongrel walkers (Richard Bonser)
 * St Albans: 8+ House Martin at trad'l colony Hatfield Rd/Clarence Rd jn TL158072 (Graham Knight via Herts BC)
 * Staines Moor: Spotted Flycatcher perched on wooden seat nr R Colne, 3+ Wheatear pm (Roger Morton tweet)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Northern Wheatear (Bob Warden per Franko Maroevic)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: Swift h briefly 'screaming' high above Broadway 18:55 (Neil Batten) post restored [s/w glitch]
 * Tooting Commons: early Common Gull graveney field, c20 House Sparrow nr ecology pond, Spotted Flycatcher (Peter White tweet); Spotted Flycatcher still present SE of lake 1810 (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Grey Heron, 87 Stock Dove, 18 Swallow, 14 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Buzzard, 6 Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher southern edge of cow field, 4 Common Whitethroat, 30 Rook, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, Kestrel, Pied Wagtail, 50+ House Martin, Little Owl (Samuel Levy)
 * Walthamstow Marsh: Whinchat, pr Kestrel, 1 Swift 17-18.30 (Lol Bodini).
 * Wandle Creek: Kingfisher flew onto Thames (Michael Mac)
 * Wanstead Park: Tawny Owl in woods leading down from Warren Dr towards rook_island (J-P Elmes)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: f/imm Pied Flycatcher, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 3 Swift, c5 Willow Warbler (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler) Map for Pied Fly:

Sunday 19th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Little Egret Wood Green Res, Swift W, Budgerigar still with House Sparow flock community garden opp filter beds, 3 Blackcap, Chiffchaff (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: 2 Common Sandpiper, 160 Lapwing, 116 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red Kite, 4 Common Tern (1 chick) (Daniel Whitelegg) DW - are these all in the Ldn Recording Area
 * Banstead Woods: incl 5 Swallow S (Ian Ward per CFBW BG)
 * Belmont Open Space, Cockfosters / East Barnet, EN4 Herts: Tawny Owl hooting; Pipistrelle Bat (Bob & Anna Husband)
 * Brent Reservoir: Spotted Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 3 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern 2ad 2juv, Grey Wagtail, Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler, 40+ House Martin, 8 Swift (Brent Birders)
 * Brook Farm, Upminster: 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Hobby, 14 Sand Martin, Yellow Wagtail, 11 Linnet (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher, Stock Dove (Conrad Ellam)
 * Bushy Park: 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel incl 1 mobbed by crows, 30+ Swallow (Ian R Watson)
 * Fulham Palace Meadow Allotments: Swift over 10:30am (Nathalie Mahieu, John Boorman)
 * Fulham Reach (Thames foreshore): Yellow-legged Gull (Nathalie Mahieu, John Boorman)
 * Gallions Reach: Whimbrel upriver calling 0815 (Kevin McManus tweet)
 * Greenland Pier: 3 Common Terns on Thames off pier mid-evng (Richard Bonser)
 * Greenwich: 6+juv Yellow-legged Gulls on mud by the O2 over low tide, also 4 Pied Wagtail est and 8 Linnet (Richard Bonser)
 * Hampstead Heath: 3 Common Tern men’s bathing pond 0630 (Matt Evans)
 * London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 25+ Swift, Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, Peregrine (WWT website)
 * Panshanger Park: Swift, 5 Swallow, 50+ House Martin over osprey_lake (Allan Burrows via Herts BC)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 9 Shelduck, 3 Little Egret, Ringed Plover, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Mediterranean Gull 2cy, 12 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 House Martin, Barn Owl (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham Marshes: 3 Little Ringed Plover, c60 Black-tailed Godwits, 10 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 4 Ruff, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Bearded Tit (Tom Jordan); also 2 Sparrowhawk juv m & juv f, m Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, Whimbrel, Curlew, Ringed Plover, 11 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 39 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Yellow Wagtail (Howard Vaughan, Jonathan Wasse, Graham Sutton et al per ELBF FB); juv Cuckoo (Paul Rose per ELBF FB)
 * Staines Reservoir: Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, c20 Swift, Hobby, Peregrine, Yellow Wagtail (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 3m Pheasant, Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel 1juv, 7 Stock Dove, Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10 Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 13 Linnet 8&5 (Neil Anderson)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 5 Common Buzzard, 15 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 2 Kestrel, Yellow Wagtail E 11:40, Tree Pipit W 17:54 (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: Common Buzzard, Mandarin, 25 Swallow, Peregrine (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: main gp - 2 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper & Kingfisher (Steven Pearce via Herts BC); willows fm - Little Owl, Yellowhammer by pile of straw bales (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 1j Great Black-backed Gull, 1j Yellow-legged Gull, 16 Common Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper (Rhys Evans)
 * Wanstead Flats: Hobby over brooms 0915, juv Peregrine centre copse, Spotted Flycatcher long wd (James Heal, Bob Vaughan et al via Twitter)
 * Weald CP: incl 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Coal Tit, 7+ Nuthatch (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)

Saturday 18th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: m Kingfisher Wood Green Res, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (APOG Birders)
 * Battersea Park Lake: Kingfisher, 25 Gadwall, 2 Pochard, Great Crested Grebe carrying 2 yg - very unusual, f/juv Blackbird with gold brown head & neck; Grey Squirrel with no white darker and a black nose (Michael Mac)
 * Beckton SW: 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 3 Swift, 150 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin, Yellow Wagtail (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Brent Reservoir: Spotted Redshank still, also 4 Dunlin, 3 Lapwing, Common Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10+ Swift, 50+ House Martin, Sand Martin, Swallow, Spotted Flycatcher (Roy Beddard, Michael Robinson)
 * Bushy Park: Hobby (unsucessfully flying at the Swallows over Diana Fountain), Kestrel, 3 Nuthatch, 30+ Swallow, Swift (Ian R Watson)
 * Dungeon Hill: Hobby SW toward Canons Farm 1500, 5 Swallow, Bullfinch, 16 Linnet (Ian Ward per DHSW blog & via Twitter)
 * Ealing (W5): Tawny Owl flew low over The Grove pub 16:00 (Catherine Beazley)
 * Greenland Pier: Common Sandpiper 9am (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd)
 * Kelvedon Hatch: 54 Swallow 1100-1115 (David Jobbins via Essex BwS)
 * King George V Reservoir: 3 Black-necked Grebe (Neville Smith per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit wader scrape still, 9 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern (WWT website)
 * Muswell Hill, Wood Vale: 6 Swallow N 1030 reverse migration (Matt Evans)
 * Rainham Marshes: 6juv Arctic Terns upriver mid-am, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Curlew, 3 Dunlin, c60 Black-tailed Godwits, c25 Yellow-legged Gulls, Yellow Wagtail (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd); 2 Tree Pipit (Fraser Simpson per ELBF FB); also m Marsh Harrier, 2 Avocet, 68 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, Hobby, juv f Peregrine, 5 Yellow Wagtail (per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: Red-legged Partridge in Holly Lodge stable yard. Probably the bird that arrived this spring (M.Howard per Jan Wilczur)
 * Rockingham RG: juv Mediterranean Gull 09.45 (Roger Morton)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 2 Garganey fr gadwall_hide (Phil Bishop tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: 3 Black-necked Grebe, Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, Redshank am (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Trent Park: 24 Mandarin Duck lower lake, juv Sparrowhawk calling Ride Wood, Common Whitethroat (Robert Callf)
 * Sydenham, Bell Green Sainsbury's SE26: 2 Peregrine Falcon f & m (possibly juvenile) 16.50 on gas storage tank superstructure. (Paul Francis)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Little Egret, 2+ Common Sandpiper, 2+ Green Sandpiper, Hobby, 4 Common Tern & c30 Sand Martin main gp (Steve Blake via Herts BC)
 * Wanstead Park: Hobby chalet wd (James Heal tweet)

Friday 17th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Tree Pipit S 0836 over reservoir then filter beds calling, Common Redstart f/imm in sycamore next to hut golf course 0920 for 5min until chased off by Robin (Bob Watts); 10 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Whitethroat, Swallow W, Budgerigar [yellow variant]; Small Copper, Brown Argus (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: Spotted Redshank [first one at Brent for 34 years to the day], Dunlin, 3 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 40+ House Martin, 30+ Swift, Barn Swallow, 6 Common Tern ad 5juv, Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, Yellow Wagtail over 10:29, Cetti’s Warbler (Magnus Andersson); also 5+ Sand Martin (Bob Watts); SR still 6pm (Simon Worsfold tweet)
 * Brockley Nature Reserve: Hobby, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Keith Chambers)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher, Little Egret (Tom Moulton); Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: Wheatear reads bottom (Ian Magness per CFBW BG)
 * Enfield: Peregrine Falcon Harbet Rd (Paula Moore)
 * Hampstead Heath: Spotted Flycatcher feeding high in an oak tree at top of 2nd Hedge, also 3 Willow Warblers and a Whitethroat along 1st Hedge, 2 Swifts W, 5 Stock Doves NW, Collared Dove S, Meadow Pipit h (Pete Mantle) [where exactly is the 2nd Hedge] It runs downhill and northwards from Parliament Hill, nb it has long since outgrown its 'hedge' status, only at the extreme end where it meets the tarmac path adjacent to Highgate ponds could it accurately be described as a hedge [PM]
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: 2 or 3 calling Tawny Owls during evening canal walk (Charlie Farrell)
 * Ladywell Fields: Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 3 Stock Dove, Kingfisher, 4 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam, Tom Moulton, Judith Simmons)
 * London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Hobby (WWT website)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 380 Cormorant, Ringed Plover, Dunlin & 2 Common Sandpiper 0830 (Peter Newbound via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: juv Caspian Gull flew onto Thames from tip at Coldharbour Pt 1540 (Dante Shepherd/Jamie Partridge per ELBF FB & BirdGuides); 3 Whinchat (Andy Tweed per ELBF); incl 6 Little Egret, 22 Stock Dove, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, Tree Pipit, 55 Linnet, also Budgerigar (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Curlew, 57 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 11 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 14 Sand Martin, Swift, Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 3 Swallow, 19 House Martin, 8 Bearded Tit, 7 Yellow Wagtail (David Keane, Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB)
 * St Paul's/Tate Modern: Oystercatcher high W upriver calling 1pm (Ian Bradshaw)
 * Southwark Park: fm Sparrowhawk mobbed by 3 Herring Gulls aft'n Southwark Park Rd (John Cadera)
 * Staines Reservoir: 3 Black-necked Grebe & 2 Ringed Plover 0930 (Paul Boult via Surrey BN)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 11 Common Buzzard, 40 Swallow, 3 Nuthatch, 46 Stock Dove, 41 House Martin, 9 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk, 10 Blackcap, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Swift, Hobby, 1-2 Tree Pipit h owl_field, Kestrel; Brown Argus, 20+ Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, 30+ Common Blue, 3+ Small White, 3+ Large White (Samuel Levy); also 4 Lapwing still in usual field (John Colmans)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 3 Little Egret, Common Sandpaper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, 30+ Swallow (Terry Smith tweet)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Whinchat bomb crater field in reeds S of boardwalk, Kestrel, c20 almost all juv Pied Wagtail and c20 Linnet rear paddocks, Lesser Whitethroat along fence to Flood Relief Channel (Alastair Dent); plus 2 Kestrel and Hobby (Graham Howie)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs, Lockwood: 2 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, House Martin, Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Common Sandpiper (Graham Howie)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, c3 Blackcap (Charlie Farrell)

Thursday 16th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Wood Warbler briefly 0735 in silver birch SW cnr Golf Course (Bob Watts); 8 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 13 Mistle Thrush, m Kingfisher (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: 30 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 26 Common Tern, Kestrel, 2 Peregrine am (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Ealing (W5): Common Whitethroat in garden briefly (Catherine Beazley)
 * Greenland Dock: juv Yellow-legged Gull (Richard Bonser)
 * King George V Reservoir: f Common Scoter, 2 Turnstone, Greenshank causeway evng (Neville Smith via Twitter & ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: 8 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 14 Swift, Hobby, Peregrine (WWT website)
 * Oxhey: m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker briefly in village gdn (Geoff Young via Herts BC)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - Little Egret, 2 Avocet, 14 Lapwing, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 769 Black-headed Gull, 24 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Common Tern, 15 Arctic Tern, Barn Owl (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: m Wigeon, 9 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier w/ green wing-tag, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Curlew, 66 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Greenshank, juv Mediterranean Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 72 Yellow-legged Gull, 13 Common Tern, 21 Arctic Tern, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 12 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 4 Whitethroat, 140 House Sparrow, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, also Budgerigar (Howard Vaughan, David Smith, Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Bittern still fr warbler_hide (RSPB tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe s basin, 3 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpiper pm (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 4 Nuthatch, 22 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 6 House Martin, 11 Swallow, 5 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tit, Willow Warbler, 23 Rook, 7 Lapwing, 19 Stock Dove, 2 Common Buzzard, Little Owl (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 7 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 7 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Mandarin (Pete Lowman)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: flocks of c100 Starlings & c30 Linnets on paddocks before rain (Alastair Dent)
 * West Harrow: Common Whitethroat gdn evng (Alex Massey)
 * Westow Park: 2 Greenfinch, Nuthatch, Jay juv so possibly bred here (Keith Chambers)

Wednesday 15th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 f/imm Northern Wheatear, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Swift, 3 House Martin (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Chipstead Lake: 2 Raven low E over lake toward Dunton Grn c2pm (Mathew Bournat tweet)
 * Epsom Downs: Honey-buzzard low S 1000 (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Fairlop Waters: Spotted Flycatcher (Steve Bacon per ELBF FB)
 * Greenland Dock: juv Yellow-legged Gull (Richard Bonser)
 * Hampstead Heath: 10 Mute Swan, 4 Mandarin, 38 Tufted Duck, 4 Swift, 53 Coot, 4 Grey Heron, Kestrel, 13 House Martin, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap (Samuel Levy)
 * Herne Hill: Sparrowhawk in Milkwood Rd 20.00 (Keith Chambers)
 * Higham Hill, Pennant Terrace: still 3 Swift over territory early am - most seem to have gone (Stuart Fisher)
 * Hoddesdon: Whimbrel over Stanstead Rd calling 0610 (Roland Power via Herts BC)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: Tree Pipit h SE mid-am, Yellow Wagtail N, 2 Pochard (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper, Redshank SW, 2 Peregrine, Grey Wagtail, 5 Snipe, 5 Common Tern, 7 Swift (WWT website); Whinchat (Simon Fogg)
 * Plumridge Wood, Enfield: 6 Common Buzzard (Robert Callf)
 * Rainham Marshes: Caspian Gull 1s [same bird as 13 Aug] off Coldharbour Pt early-pm; also c30 Yellow-legged Gulls and 50 Black-tailed Godwits in Aveley Bay (Richard Bonser); f Sparrowhawk, 88 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, Curlew, 72 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 3 House Martin, 5 Whitethroat, 2000 Starling, also Budgerigar (per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: 199 Canada Geese, 45 Greylag, 31 Egyptian Geese, 3 Red-crested Pochard, 8 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 7 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 162 Coot, 5 Grey Heron, 6 House Martin, 5 Coal Tit, 5 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat (Samuel Levy)
 * Rye Meads NR: Snipe low over meadow, Common Sandpiper & 6 Green Sandpiper fr draper hide, Hobby (Allan Meadows via Herts BC); also 2 Little Egret, 10 Sand Martin (per ELBF FB)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 2 Teal, 2 Pochard, 2 Green Sandpiper fr tyler hide (Mathew Bournat via Kent OS); Buzzard, 2 Reed Bunting fr slingsby hide (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * South Bermondsey: 3 Swallow, Peregrine (Ray Crouch)
 * Stave Hill: 1 Spotted Flycatcher 09:20, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (John Cadera)
 * Trent Park: 17 Mandarin Duck lower lake, 3 Sparrowhawk together over field NE of Water Garden, Barn Swallow, Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Whinchat & Kestrel cow field (JW Davies); 2 Swift over Lammas Meadow (Alastair Dent)
 * Wimbledon Common: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Swift, 11juv Goldfinches (Adrian Podmore)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 6+ Willow Warbler, 12 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 75 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swift, Sparrowhawk (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)

Tuesday 14th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: no sign of Pied Flycatchers by midday, 6+ Willow Warbler but noticeable reduction, 3+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Swift, Treecreeper heard (APOG Birders)
 * Beckton SW: Egyptian Goose, 7 Little Egret, Buzzard, 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Common Sandpiper, 12 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 2juv Mediterranean Gull, juv Yellow-legged Gull, 11 Common Tern (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, 2 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: 1 Arctic Tern juv, 3 Yellow-legged Gull ad nr-ad 3cy, c80 Common Tern, 6 Common Sandpiper, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Lapwing, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 30 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 160 Mallard [v high count for site]; 1+ Common Seal, 1 Grey Seal (John Archer); 2 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff (Richard Bonser)
 * Dollis Brook, Holders Hill: 2+ Grey Wagtail (Samuel Levy)
 * Finchley: gdn N3 - Swift 06:40 (Samuel Levy)
 * Frays Farm Meadows LWT: Garden Warbler, 2+ Kingfishers, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3+ Common Whitethroat, Treecreeper, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Goldcrests, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bullfinches (Dan Pinkham)
 * Golders Green NW11: Swift late-pm (James Levy)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap early-am (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic)
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, 18 Swift, 3 House Martin (WWT website)
 * North Finchley: Jersey Tiger gdn (Tony Clancy)
 * North Ockendon: 58 Swallow & 15 House Martin White Post Fm (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Orsett Fen: incl 3 Buzzard, 150 Stock Dove, 2 Hobby, 16 Skylark, 20 House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 207 Linnet, 9 Yellowhammer (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 3 Yellow-legged Gull 0830, ad Hobby on post s of pier 0630, m Black Redstart briefly 0730 on s bank fenceposts nr marker 5050m (Andy Tomczynski via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, Curlew, 73 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier ad m & f, 3 Kestrel (Andy Tweed, Howard Vaughan et al per ELBF FB); Buzzard, 3 Common Tern, 12 Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB); Caspian Gull 2cy, 22 Yellow-legged Gull (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Rainham Village: Sparrowhawk, 5 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 2 Cormorant, Ring-necked Parakeet (Richard Harrison)
 * Richmond Park: Whitethroat & 2 Whinchat The Bog [NE of Holly Lodge] (James Hudson tweet); Northern Wheatear (M.Lewis per Jan Wilczur); juv Cuckoo & Hobby 19.00 (Tom Bell)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Bittern w/ ring photographed fr warbler_hide c1155 (RSPB tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: Yellow Wagtail causeway pm (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley/Belmont Farm: 30+ House Martin, Common Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Swallow (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 2 Mandarin Duck, 2+ Sparrowhawk m & f Ride Wd - young heard calling from here and Moat Wd, Lesser Whitethroat, 2m Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Little Egret, juv Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper & 2 Green Sandpiper main gp (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher, Northern Wheatear, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine Falcon, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 House Martin, 3 Teal, 2 Gadwall, Yellow-legged Gull (Nick Croft)
 * Worcester Park: Sedge Warbler (Bob Smith)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap (Charlie Farrell)

Monday 13th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still SW cnr golf course, 27+ Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, 2 Swift, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
 * Broadwater Lake HMWT Res: Little Gull (Chris Lamsdell)
 * Brook Farm, Upminster: incl Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, 24 Swift, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 5 Sand Martin, 13 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher, 4 House Martin, Song Thrush (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: juv Little Gull outfall mid a'noon, also 3 Little Egret, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, Redshank, Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpipers and 15 Lapwings (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd)
 * Greenwich O2: ad Yellow-legged Gull (Mike Paice)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Common Redstart (Paul Hawkins per ELBF FB); incl 12 Teal, Sparrowhawk, 50 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpiper, 15 Swallow, 12 House Martin, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting (Dave McGough per ELBF FB)
 * Lee Valley, Olympic Park Stratford: Little Egret, Sand Martin, House Martin, 5 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 25 Goldfinch (Richard Harrison)
 * Lee Valley Riding Centre: 1-2 Pied Flycatcher on ashes leading up to stables (J-P Elmes); 2+ PF by 13.00 betw main driveway and single tree to w of crossroad, also Willow Warbler (Matt Cunningham)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey fr wildside hide, 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, 30+ Swift (WWT website)
 * New Cross: Swallow flew across Fordham Park 09.45 unusual here (Keith Chambers)
 * Rainham Marshes: 2 Caspian Gulls on Thames at Cold Harbour Pt early-pm (Richard Bonser, Josh Jones & Dante Shepherd); Garganey flew into aveley flash but landed out of view, Wigeon, 16 Little Egret, juv Marsh Harrier w/ green wing tags, 2 Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, 2 Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 40+ Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, juv Mediterranean Gull, Caspian Gull, 30+ Yellow-legged Gull, Sandwich Tern downriver early-am, 2 Common Tern, 3 Stock Dove, Barn Owl, 2 Kestrel, Peregrine, 12 Bearded Tit, 5 Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Yellow Wagtail (Samuel Levy, Ben Rumsby, Calum Mckellar, Kabir Kaul, Arjun Dutta, Alex Liddle et al); also 2 Caspian Gull juv ad, 38 Yellow-legged Gull (Dominic Mitchell per ELBF FB); also Curlew, 72 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, Redshank, 6 Common Tern, 12 Sand Martin (Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB); also green Budgerigar (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper & Green Sandpiper fr draper hide (Mary Smith tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: Shelduck, Black-necked Grebe still, Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper (per Surrey BN)
 * Teddington: Blackcap ticking/clicking in blackberry bushes opp Trowlock Is 0930, Sparrowhawk flew across Thames from Canbury Gdns 2030 (Mike Foster)
 * Thorndon CP (North): 2 Hobby 19.45, 15+ Swallow, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Charlie Clark)
 * Totteridge Valley: Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler (Bob Husband & Fay Broom)
 * Town Park, Enfield: 13 Black-headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, 13 Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch (Robert Callf)
 * Trent Park: 2 Blackcap, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Swift, 3 Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, 8 Mandarin, 2 Red Kite inc 1juv, 4 Stock Dove, 5 Swallow, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Wanstead Flats: Garden Warbler [first of the year here], 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 11 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 8+ Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow, 5 House Martin, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, Buzzard, 2 Common Gull (Nick Croft)

Sunday 12th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still in silver birch SW cnr golf course, Lesser Whitethroat cricket scrub, 15+ Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5+ Blackcap, 2 Swift, House Martin (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egret, 5 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 40+ Swift, 50+ House Martin, Sand Martin, Swallow (Marcus Andersson, Roy Beddard)
 * Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries: [SE4] juv Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker; also y'day was the first confirmed sighting of Brown Argus in the cemetery (Phil Laurie)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Clapham Common: 2 Mandarin on Eagle Pond (Nick Rutter)
 * Crossness: 2 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, Grey Wagtail (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Durnsford Park: Pied Flycatcher in birches by exercise/play area just w of pavilion aft'n & Willow Warbler (51.602615, -0.134551) grid ref TQ292909 - nearest access off Bidwell Gdns N11, main access off Durnsford Rd N22 (Dominic Mitchell)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore off Corinthian Manorway): incl Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, 6 Shelduck 3pr & 5&8&11 yg and 1 Mallard ad & 3yg (Mike Robinson)
 * Gallions Reach: 6 Oystercatcher, 12 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, imm Kittiwake, juv Mediterranean Gull, flock of 110 Linnet (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Hackney Marshes: 2 Little Egret and 2 Kingfisher on Old R. Lea, 1 Willow Warbler calling in scrub outside filter beds, 10 House Martin overhead (Alastair Dent)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Great Egret S 0740 (Paul Hawkins via Twitter & BirdGuides)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey still on reservoir lagoon, 38 Shoveler, 42 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 43 Lapwing, Curlew grazing marsh, 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, 12 Swift, Hobby – WeBS survey (WWT website)
 * Oakwood Park: Stock Dove, juv f Green Woodpecker, 7 Mistle Thrush; 2m Common Blue (Robert Callf)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 42 Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Owl, 6 Bearded Reedling, 47 House Martin, 75 Goldfinch (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: Great Egret [the IV bird above per Paul Hawkins tweet] seen am (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); 2 Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Water Rail, 4 Oystercatcher, Avocet, 4 Dunlin, Curlew, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 2 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 40 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Swift, Kestrel, 2 Hobby, Peregrine, Bearded Tit, 10 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail (Martin Jordan per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: Wood Warbler in cricket pen [area 31] (Dave Johnson via Tony Duckett tweet)
 * Roding Valley Meadows LNR: Common Tern, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting (Barry Jones per ELBF FB); 2 Swift (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 2 Peregrine back on pylon, Pochard, Little Egret, 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper & 6 House Martin fr draper hide (RSPB tweets)
 * Sevenoaks WR: Great Egret fr tyler hide am (BirdGuides); also [incl WeBS count] 140 Canada Goose, 314 Greylag, 4 Mute Swan, 10 Egyptian Goose 9ad juv [& 4yg], 3 Mandarin, 3 Gadwall, 87 Mallard, 5 Pochard, 16ad Great Crested Grebe & 11yg incl brood of 4, 4 Grey Heron 2ad 2juv, 3 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, juv Sparrowhawk, 31 Moorhen, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 14 Black-headed Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Jay, Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch (Susanna Clerici via Kent OS); 17 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler incl 'young bird', Garden Warbler (Dartford RG)
 * South Harrow: 35+ House Sparrows Eastcote Ave gdn (Michael Robinson)
 * Springfield Park: Nuthatch adj to Spring Hill by cricket pitch (John Barbour)
 * Staines Reservoir: 3 Black-necked Grebe, Sanderling, 10+ Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover h, Little Ringed Plover (Dom Pia tweet); also Shoveler, 2 Little Ringed Plover ad juv, 4 Swift, Swallow, 3 House Martin evng (Jonathan Nasir tweet)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 5m Pheasant in one area, 3 Cormorant over, 2 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk incl juv calling from cover, 1st Kestrel for a few weeks briefly interplaying w/ Sprawk, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, juv Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting (Neil Anderson); 2-3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, f Wheatear (Deiniol Owen)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Reed Warbler in corn field at folly fm [2nd valley record] (Tony Clancy); Belmont Fm - 30+ House Martin, 5 Swallow, Swift, f Peregrine, Common Buzzard (Samuel Levy)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper & 4 Common Tern main gp (Andrew Steele via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 28 Linnet, 1 Willow Warbler (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Wanstead Flats: Yellow-legged Gull 4cy, 7 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 2-3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff, 3-4 Willow Warbler, Swift, 3 Sand Martin, 7 House Martin, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 11 Little Grebe, 14 Gadwall, f Teal, 2 Little Owls h calling this morning (Wanstead Birders) Numbers of most things way down due to the fire, noticeably very few flying insects like midges, crane fly etc.
 * Wanstead Park: Eurasian Wigeon [earliest autumn record we have], Pochard, 3 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Sparrowhawk; Clouded Yellow (Nick Croft/James Heal)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Swifts (Bob Smith)

Saturday 11th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still SW corner golf course, 12+ Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, m Peregrine, Common Buzzard N, Treecreeper h (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egret, 4 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin (Roy Beddard, Magnus Andersson, Simon Worsfold)
 * Brockwell Park: Peregrine and Sparrowhawk 10:00 (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Canons Farm: Northern Wheatear doric field (Ian Magness/Paul Goodman per CFBW BG)
 * Dungeon Hill: incl f Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 8 Swallow, Whitethroat, 5 Linnet pm (Ian Ward per DHSW blog)
 * East India Dock: Common Buzzard drifted N, 2 Oystercatcher over then E along river; 2 Jersey Tiger (Frank Nugent)
 * Greenford UB6: Painted Lady & Brown Argus gdn, Migrant Hawker flying around (Neil Anderson)
 * Harefield: 2 Red Kite, Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Common Tern, 5 House Martin, 2 Swift, 3 Swallow, Chiffchaff (Dan Pinkham)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, Hobby hunting, Peregrine on hospital (WWT website); later-am - 5 Common Tern, Sparrowhawk eating Starling, 2 Kestrel & Hobby hawking dragonflies from Grazing Marsh fence posts for 60+min, Little Egret, House Martin and Swifts through in small but regular numbers, 10 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler (Angus Innes et al)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: 4 Whitethroat eating blackberries/elderberries, 2 Blackcap, c20 House Sparrow, c100 Goldfinch feeding amongst knapweeds (Neil Anderson)
 * Queen Mary Res: Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Yellow-legged Gull, Northern Wheatear (Steve Chastell tweet)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 31+ Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Little Egret, 25 Grey Heron, 7 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 24 Reed Warbler, 30+ House Martin, 3 Swift, 6 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Hobby, 2 Ruff, 59 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Bearded Tit, 3 Marsh Harrier, Curlew, 2 Whimbrel; 3+ Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus (Samuel Levy et al); also 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 15 Swift, 14 Sand Martin, Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB); 25+ Swift high over reserve & estuary 1200-1400 (John Smart via Essex BwS)
 * Richmond Park: Green Sandpiper & ad Cuckoo upper pen pond (S.Read per Jan Wilczur); Sedge Warbler (S.Woolfenden per JW)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Black-tailed Godwit still (RSPB tweet)
 * Stain Hill Reservoirs, Hampton: 3 Garganey first seen 09.08.2018 on Surrey side of River Thames per DMH, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Hobby. Permit access only. (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe s basin, 2 Dunlin, Kingfisher n tower am (Dom Pia tweet); also Shelduck, 749 Tufted Duck, 96 Great Crested Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Sanderling & 15 Common Sandpiper WeBS count, 2 Northern Wheatear (Allan Goddard tweet)
 * Syon Park: 4 Buzzard over great conservatory 1235 (Jo Francis tweet)
 * Thorndon CP: n section - incl c15 Swallow, c15 House Martin, Bullfinch (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Trent Park: Grey Heron leucistic, 23 Mandarin Duck, f Sparrowhawk, 3 Swift, Kingfisher, 4 Barn Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (Robert Callf); also Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Swift, Kingfisher & Hobby main gp (Tyttenhanger Birders)
 * Worcester Park: Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sand Martin S (Bob Smith)

Friday 10th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 1+ Pied Flycatcher, 1 Willow Warbler still in silver birches 7am (Quentin Given); 2-3 PF 2 from 0730 with a possible 3rd 0900 200yd south at e end Anthill Meadow, 11+ Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, Linnet (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, Common Snipe, Teal f, Kingfisher, 50+ House Martin, 50+ Swift (Magnus Andersson, Stephen Branley)
 * Bromley: Pied Flycatcher gdn 2030 (BirdGuides)
 * Bushy Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch (Ian R Watson)
 * Canons Farm: 50 Swift S, 40+ Swallow, 6 House Martin (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Cely Woods: incl Hobby, 3 Willow Warbler (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Dulwich Park: 1 Willow Warbler singing nr stone bridge by boating lake (Paul Collins)
 * Hampstead Heath: 1 Swift W, 4 Stock Doves S, Willow Warbler (Pete Mantle)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: Sparrowhawk; Brown Argus (Charlie Farrell)
 * KGV Res: Great Egret s basin causeway 1624 then S 1942 (Neville Smith)
 * Limehouse E14: 10 Common Sandpiper W 07.45 (Paul Hyland)
 * Lion Gorge: incl Sparrowhawk, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: Ruff NE over main lake 1145, 3 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, Kingfisher, 40+ Swift, 4 House Martin (WWT website)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Willow Warbler (Jon Agar)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl Marsh Harrier, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Common Tern, Barn Owl, 4 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 3 Bearded Tit, Skylark, 5 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 6 Yellow Wagtail (Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB); juv Cuckoo, 5 Swift (Howard Vaughan et al via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 23m Common Whitethroat held territory in a Park survey with several family parties noted - a slight improvement from last year but still 67 per cent of numbers five years ago, 16m Reed Bunting held territory in a Park survey with several family parties noted - the decline continues (J.Wilczur, Richmond Park Bird Group) Really interesting, chaps. Very worthwhile surveys [JE]
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe & 2 Green Sandpiper fr draper hide, Sand Martin, flock of c50 House Martin (RSPB tweets); 2 Little Egret, juv Water Rail, 3 Green Sandpiper, Hobby, 8 Sand Martin, 50 House Martin (Vicky Buckel via Herts BC)
 * St James's Park: Common Sandpiper (Frank Nugent)
 * South Lodge Farm, Enfield: ad Green Woodpecker, 14 Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 2 Common Buzzard, 10 House Martin, Kestrel, 25 Chiffchaff, 28 Stock Dove, 24 Swallow, Nuthatch, 8 Blackcap, 25 Swift incl 22 S/SW 11:14, Bullfinch, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Owl, Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk (Samuel Levy et al)
 * Trent Park: 16 Swift (Robert Callf); also 8 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldfinch, 22 Mandarin, 3 Swallow, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 2 Dunlin main gp briefly, 2 Green Sandpiper 1 main gp & 1 fishing lake, 6 Common Tern 5 fishing lake & 1 main gp, 3 Black-tailed Godwit main gp - 2 flew off 0830; Red Kite, Common Sandpiper & Yellow Wagtail main gp, 1+ Willow Warbler (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 12 Common Tern, 7 Swift (Jon Agar); 1740 Tufted Duck, 124 Pochard, 3 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 6 Common Sandpiper, 10 Gadwall, 2 Peregrine (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Warren Gorge: incl 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 6 Cormorant, Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher, 32 House Martin, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Pied Flycatcher 0655 (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB & via BirdGuides)

Thursday 9th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still in silver birches SW cnr golf course, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper h (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 7 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, 7 Reed Warbler, 20 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 7 Common Whitethroat, 11 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Chelsea Bridge Wharf: Grey Wagtail (Neil Anderson)
 * Gobions Wood: f/imm Pied Flycatcher w/ tit/warbler flock at w end of lake 1830 TL250037 (per Herts BC & BirdGuides)
 * London Wetland Centre: 18 Shoveler, Pochard brood of 6 reservoir lagoon, 4 Little Grebe, 8 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, 10 House Martin (WWT website)
 * Mayflower Park: 6 Blackcap, Peregrine, Willow Warbler (Bob Smith)
 * Molesey: 3 Garganey on Thames (per Surrey BN)
 * Motspur Park: Swift (Bob Smith)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 3 Little Egret, Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 57 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, Barn Owl (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: 52 Yellow-legged Gull on Thames foreshore am (BirdGuides); 2 Garganey, 2 Teal, Glossy Ibis briefly on foreshore 1655, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, Whimbrel, 55 Black-tailed Godwit, ad Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 8 Great Black-backed Gull 7ad juv, juv Caspian Gull, 79 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern 4ad juv, 3 Arctic Tern 2ad juv (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 2juv Cuckoo, Hobby (Jerry Hoare, Alan Tanner per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Garganey (RSPB tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone & Black-tailed Godwit on tern raft briefly, 6+ Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper early-am (Dave Carlsson tweets); also 2 Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Common Sandpiper evng (Tony Sweetland tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 9 Lapwing, Grey Heron, 19 Stock Dove, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 24 Swallow, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 5 Goldcrest, 32 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitehtroat, 8 Chaffinch, Bullfinch (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 39 Mandarin Duck lower lake - high count for August, 3 Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler (Robert Callf); also 7 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 2 Stock Dove, Swallow, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Willow Warbler late-pm (Pete Lowman)
 * Walthamstow: Pied Flycatcher (Pete Lambert per ELBF FB)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs (Ferry Boat Inn): 30 Chaffinch, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1m Sparrowhawk, 6 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcaps, 8 Chiffchaffs all in 30min after rain; Peregrine killed Gadwall earlier (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, 75 House Martin, 20 Swift (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)
 * Woodford Green: Pied Flycatcher briefly 6.10pm gdn (Ken Murray)
 * Woodside, Hatfield: 2 Raven (per Herts BC)
 * Worcester Park: Peregrine on pylons - different from Mayflower Park bird (Bob Smith)

Wednesday 8th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still SW cnr golf course in silver birches, Willow Warbler, Treecreeper h (APOG Birders)
 * Beckton SW: 4 Oystercatcher, 9 Common Sandpiper, 7 Common Tern, 14 Swift, Kingfisher, 20+ Sand Martin, 4 Grey Wagtail (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Bushy Park: 4 Green Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, 70+ Starling, 5 Swallow (Ian R Watson)
 * Dagnam Park: Wood Warbler (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Hampstead Heath: 3 Common Terns ad feeding 2juv on High No1 (Pete Mantle)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden - Stockwell: 40+ House Sparrows (Michael Mac)
 * London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, 5 Snipe, 2 House Martin, 4 Common Tern (WWT website)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Sandwich Tern (Fraser Simpson per ELBF FB); juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 66 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, juv Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 3 Swift, Hobby, 3 Jay, 5 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat (Howard Vaughan & David Smith via ELBF FB)
 * Redwell Wood Farm: 11+ Swift, Whinchat (per Herts BC)
 * Regent's Park: Pied Flycatcher cricket pen [area 31] am (Dave Johnson per Stuart Harrington tweet)
 * Richmond Park: yg Water Rail by Upper Pen Pond reedbed so presumably a pair bred therein, Whinchat (J.Wilczur); 3 Common Buzzard a pair bred and fledged 1yg, 4 Black-headed Gull pr bred & fledged 2yg, 9 Common Tern 3pr bred & fledged 3yg (Richmond Park Bird Group)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Sandpiper (Jack Headley)
 * Seventy Acres Lake: f Smew, Red Kite, Buzzard, Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 18 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Staines Moor: Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, Little Egret, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Linnet, 10 Meadow Pipit, 30+ House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, 100yg Starling (Nick Baker)
 * Staines Reservoir: Sparrowhawk, Little Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Ruff, Sanderling on raft briefly, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Wood Sandpiper briefly 0815, Greenshank left before 0700, Great Black-backed Gull, 3+ Swift (Dave Carlsson tweets w/ Bob Warden & Séamus O'Malley); also Black-necked Grebe, 10+ Common Sandpiper, 5 Swift (Jim Sweetland tweet)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: 1 Common Swift circled over The Glade 14:55 (Neil Batten)
 * Tooting Bec Common: Mandarin f on main pond late-aft (Jack Hill)
 * Tottenham Marshes: possible Stone Curlew S calling 19.40 (Quentin Given)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Coal Tit, 2 Collared Dove, 40+ Goldfinch, 35 House Martin, 60+ Swallow, Little Owl, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Swift, Nuthatch, 40 Stock Dove, 2 Bullfinch, Red Kite, 5 Common Whitethroat, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Lapwing, Hobby, singing Willow Warbler, Linnet, Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Rook, Grey Heron, Goldcrest Folly Brook and Darlands are still completely bone dry - please don't walk on mud at Darlands unless wearing correct footwear unlike the person who now has their shoes embed in lake. (Samuel Levy); juv Common Buzzard continually calling from northern section of St. Paul's footpath to Totteridge (Bob Husband)
 * Trent Park: 7 Mandarin Duck, Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 10+ Blackcap (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Egret, Snipe, Common Sandpiper & 3 Green Sandpiper main gp; 2 Hobby, 8+ Sand Martin & c50 Swallow tytt'r fm (Steve Blake via Herts BC)

Tuesday 7th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher showing well and very active in silver birches in SW cnr of 'pitch & putt' from 09:50 for c20mins then flew into oaks on s border of golf course (Richard Moorhead); 2 Pied Flycatcher visible in silver birches from 1100, also 5 Willow Warbler, Treecreeper h; Purple Hairstreak, Migrant Hawker (APOG Birders)
 * Belhus Woods CP: incl 2 Barnacle Goose, 4 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 32 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Water Rail, 52 Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, Kingfisher, 5 Swallow, 9 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 12 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, Nuthatch, 2 Pied Flycatcher by Conservation Lake 0835, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Linnet (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB & via BirdGuides)
 * Bushy Park: 3juv Mistle Thrush, 30+ Swift (Ian R Watson)
 * Chislehurst Ponds: Greylag Goose w/ Canada Geese, f Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Nuthatch; 10+ Willow Emerald Damselfly inc 2pr in tandem & ovipositing [scars on trees indicate their presence here for over a year but I believe this is the first record here], 4+ Small Red-eyed Damselfly [poss first record here], Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker (Ian Stewart)
 * Islington: 7 Swift Essex Rd (Allan Stewart)
 * Ladywell Fields: Peregrine, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron feeding on insects on riverside undergrowth incl a large dragonfly (Keith Chambers)
 * London Wetland Centre: 4 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, 2 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher (WWT website)
 * Petts Wood: 2+ Green Woodpecker, Swallow, Blackcap, 2+ Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch, also 1-2 Cockatiel in pines Soldiers Field; 20+ hawker sp not all identified but Southern Hawker and Migrant Hawker both present, 4+ Purple Hairstreak (Ian Stewart)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Ruff w/ roosting gulls at sailing clubhouse but mobile 0850, 2 Greenshank n bank 1130, 2 Sandwich Tern left 0850 SE (Peter Newbound via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: Wigeon, 43 Grey Heron, 22 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 2 Kestrel, Hobby, 2 Willow Warbler, m Pied Flycatcher (Pete Merchant per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: no sign y'day's PiedFly 1230 (Twitter)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper (Dominic Pia tweet)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: 1 Hobby low e over The Glade 19:05 (Neil Batten)
 * Teddington Lock Island: 2 BEE-EATERS flew over low 19.15 towards Ham Lands calling (John Gard per Franko J Maroevic); no further sign till dusk when rain started (FJM)
 * Trent Park: 22+ Mandarin Duck, Kestrel, 3 Barn Swallow (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Nuthatch seen & h North Marsh fr Horseshoe Br nr tennis crts 07:30-08:00, also Willow Warbler in Horseshoe Thicket (Graham Howie)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 17yg Tufted Duck in 1 brood [No3] (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Woodford Green: Swift over 8.15pm (Ken Murray)
 * Worcester Park: juv Peregrine Falcon hunting across horse fields, Swift late-aft'n (Bob Smith)

Monday 6th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher nr silver birches in sw cnr golf course from 1040, also seen in mountain ash & oak & sycamore just n of golf flag, 4+ Willow Warbler, 4 Swift, House Martin, Peregrine chasing pigeon, Kestrel, Treecreeper h, Common Whitethroat western perimeter cricket area (Bruce Carson, Bob Watts); Pied Flycatcher still present 1735 favouring two rowan trees just n of silver birches (Mark Wardman)
 * Bedfords Park: Wood Warbler 6.30pm w/ tit flock & 2+ Willow Warblers - showed well by visitor center car-park (Colin Jupp)
 * Belvedere (Thames Foreshore): incl 6 Ringed Plover (Mike Robinson)
 * Brockley Nature Reserve: Sparrowhawk (Keith Chambers)
 * Bushy Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel (Ian R Watson)
 * Dalston: 6 Swift - first seen in area for a week. Are these the residents or new ones passing through (Jon Agar)
 * Enfield Lock: Great Egret in sheep field ne of KGV Reservoir 17:10 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore off Corinthian Manorway): incl 1 Oystercatcher and 6 Shelduck 3pr & 5&8&11 yg (Mike Robinson)
 * Frays Farm Meadows LWT: Treecreeper, 2+ Bullfinch, Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Kingfisher, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2+ Common Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap (Dan Pinkham)
 * Greenwich Park: 3 Sparrowhawk, 6 Egyptian Goose (Ray Crouch)
 * Holyfield Lake: Holyfield Weir - Mandarin Duck, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher (Simon Papps)
 * Hooks Marsh: Pied Flycatcher in sallows on w side 7.55pm, 12+ Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, 8+ Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, f Tufted Duck & 7 small yg (Simon Papps)
 * Lamorbey Park: Greylag over, Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe s/p, 2-3 Sparrowhawk ad & 1-2juv, Peregrine, Swift, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch; 5+ Willow Emerald inc pair in tandem, 2+ Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly & Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Southern Hawker, 2 Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, 6+ Common Darter (Ian Stewart)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: Tree Pipit briefly on oak then SE, Common Sandpiper on Hollow Pond, juv Little Grebe, 2 Nuthatch, 3+ Coal Tit, 2 singing Willow Warbler (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 20 Shoveler, Water Rail, 2 Peregrine (WWT website)
 * Orsett Fen: incl 17 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Buzzard, 132 Stock Dove, 6 Skylark, juv Kestrel, 3 Hobby ad 2juv, 54 House Martin, Garden Warbler, 17 Whitethroat, Pied Flycatcher early-am, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 174 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer (Alan Shearman via ELBF FB & BirdGuides)
 * Panshanger Park: m Cuckoo h calling evng (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Hobby, 2 Kestrel, 2 Marsh Harrier, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, Kingfisher, 10 Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: autumn-m Pied Flycatcher cricket pen [area 31] 10:45. Active & elusive in easternmost small scotch pine & surrounding birches, (Twitter)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Garden Warbler fr draper hide (RSPB tweet); Green Sandpiper fr gadwall_hide (Mary Smith tweet)
 * Seventy Acres Lake: red-head Smew [been in area since Nov 2017 at least], 5+ Pochard, 20+ Shoveler, 2+ Treecreeper, 15+ Swift N (Simon Papps)
 * Sidcup DA15: Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 2 Stock Dove E, juv Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Jay; Migrant Hawker gdn (Ian Stewart)
 * Totteridge Valley: Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, 2 Common Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker, Red Kite, Treecreeper, 3 Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Green Woodpecker ad juv (Daniel Whitelegg)

Sunday 5th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Willow Warbler in silver birch SW cnr golf course 1 in large tit flock, twenty birds inc 2 Coal Tits, 2 Green Woodpecker inc juv, 1 House Martin (Bruce Carson)
 * Belvedere (Thames Foreshore): incl 4 Ringed Plover (Mike Robinson)
 * Brent Reservoir: 5 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Water Rail (Roy Beddard); 5 Green Sandpiper, 14 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self); Nuthatch, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, Whitethroat (Francis O'Sullivan)
 * Brockley Nature Reserve: 3 Sparrowhawk 1ad m 'playing' w/ 2juv (Keith Chambers)
 * Broxbourne Woods: Buzzard (Jon Agar)
 * Gallions Reach: Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, f Garganey seen well, Hobby, Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, Swift, Swallow, 18 House Martin, Willow Warbler am (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Grovelands Park: 10 Egyptian Goose pr & 8 yg - 2nd brood, 2 Common Pochard eclipse-m & f, 13 Tufted Duck (Robert Callf)
 * Hampstead Heath: Red Kite, mobbed by Hobby 1100, also Common Buzzard over, Bullfinch confirmed breeding; 12+ Small Coppers, Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Pete Mantle) Pete - If appropriate, would you please share which area of the Heath one is most likely to see Bullfinch [Callum Farrell-Morris]
 * Kempton Park NR: 1 Whinchat, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Green Sandpiper, 26 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 1 Hobby. Permit access only. (Colin Trim, Franko J Maroevic)
 * King George V Reservoir: 4 Mute Swan, 9 Shoveler, 700 Tufted Duck, 220 Cormorant, 100 Canada Goose, 20 Little Egret, juv Kestrel, 30 Common Tern, 9 Common Sandpiper, 80 Swift, 27 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 15 Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, 8 Pied Wagtail, 6 Linnet (Jez Dagley per ELBF FB)
 * Lamorbey Park: juv Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Swift, Kingfisher, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * Lewisham: Peregrine over shopping centre 11.00 (Keith Chambers)
 * London Wetland Centre: Peregrine, 22 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper (Andrew Self); also Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, Kingfisher (WWT website)
 * Mardyke Valley, North Stifford-Aveley: incl 2 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, 8 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Treecreeper, 3 Pied Flycatcher (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Mayflower Park: Common Buzzard high N (Bob Smith)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - Great Crested Grebe, Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, Hobby, 33 House Martin (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Whimbrel, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Barn Owl, 2 Kestrel, 5 Bearded Tit (per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: eclipse-m Garganey fr gadwall_hide (BirdGuides)
 * Sevenoaks WR: Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Sidcup DA15: 10 House Martin around nesting area (Ian Stewart)
 * South Harrow: Red Kite over police stn (Michael Robinson)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Temminck's Stint & 1 Little Stint both on N basin W bank early am - gone by 08.30 (Bob Warden per Franko Maroevic); 3 Sanderling on w bank of n basin late-am, plus 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin & 1 Little Ringed Plover dotted along the banks. Still no sign of the stints. (John Edwards)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: 1 Hobby drifted s over The Glade 13:50 (Neil Batten)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 2m Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, Red Kite, 10+ Stock Dove, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 7+ Swallow 5 by stables, Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Bunting, 3 Linnet, 12 Greenfinch, c35 Goldfinch; f Wasp Spider amongst Juncus [my 1st here], 20 Small Heath, 16 Common Blue, Small Copper, Silver-Y, 3 Migrant Hawker (Neil Anderson)
 * Tufnell Park N7: Green Woodpecker on grass in gdn 9am - only the second in 30 years (Neil Bowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit fr Maersk container, Common Sandpiper & Green Sandpiper main gp (Alan Gardiner via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 7 Lesser Whitethroat - 2 family groups, 20+ Common Whitethroat, singing Willow Warbler, 4+ Blackcap, 3 Sparrowhawk 2juv w/ f, Peregrine, Kestrel, Swallow S, 7+ House Martin (Stuart Fisher)
 * Weald CP: 1-2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 6+ Coal Tit, 12 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, Bullfinch (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: singing Willow Warbler, Common Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, 15 Swift, juv Green Woodpecker (Chris Farthing)

Saturday 4th August 2018

 * Aldenham CP: Buzzard S c14.50, Red Kite E c14.55 (G James)
 * Alexandra Park: 50+ Black-headed Gull, 55+ large gull, 4 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Tern, 7 Swift; 1 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak (Bruce Carson)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Bushy Park: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Swallow (Ian R Watson); Tawny Owl, Little Owl 2030-2130 (Mark Wardman)
 * Coursers Rd GPs: Black-tailed Godwit on far lagoon fr ridge alongside bridleway that starts opp Coursers Ln entrance to Tyttenhanger Fm TL200042 (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Fulham Reach: Hobby hunting by Thames 8am then S (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Greenwich Park: 3 Sparrowhawks incl ad m & 2juv f one of which tried to catch two woodpigeons, 1 Coal Tit (Mike Paice)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Treecreeper [1st patch record] (Paul Hawkins tweet)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Peregrine Ch. X, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Common Tern; 1 Painted Lady butterfly (Martin Honey, Terry Wright, Angus Innes, Wendy Newnham, Bruce Page)
 * Margravine Cemetery: Nuthatch (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 2 Little Egret, juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Common Sandpiper, ad Mediterranean Gull, 37 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Hobby, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Yellow Wagtail (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl 14 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 11 Little Egret, 50 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 37 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, Dunlin, Hobby, 7 Bearded Tit, Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat & Whitethroat ringed (RM RG per RSPB tweets); 3 Oystercatcher, c6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper (David Lyons via Herts BC)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl 5 Teal, 84 Tufted Duck, 105 Black-headed Gull, 20 Stock Dove, 7 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, Song Thrush (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Staines Reservoir: m Common Scoter on S basin early-am, 2 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Bob Warden per Franko Maroevic)
 * Thorndon CP: n section - incl Red Kite, 6 Nuthatch, Bullfinch (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Trent Park: 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 'leucistic' Grey Heron, Kestrel, 8 Mandarin, Sparrowhawk w/ prey, 14 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler; 2 Common Blue, Purple Hairstreak (Pete Lowman)
 * Tufnell Park N7: Sparrowhawk over briefly 8.45pm (Neil Bowman)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail (Rhys Evans)
 * Wanstead Flats: Black-tailed Godwit on Alex (Jonathan Lethbridge per Tony Brown tweet)
 * Woodford Green: Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff & Blackcap all through by 7am; another 5 Jersey Tigers around the trap am (Ken Murray)
 * Waterworks NR: incl Gadwall, Little Grebe, 2 Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, Willow Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler (Eugene Dillon-Hooper per ELBF FB)

Friday 3rd August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 65+ Black-headed Gull, 8 House Martin, no Pied Flycatcher, 6 Swift, Willow Warbler singing lower slopes (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 8 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Canons Farm: Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Wheatear reads bottom, Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer (David Campbell et al via CFBW BG)
 * Danson Park: 7 Tufted Duck 6juv, juv Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Nuthatch; 8+ Willow Emerald Damselfly first site record I believe, Southern Hawker, c10 Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, darter sp (Ian Stewart)
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Buzzard circling high over Highgate ponds area 12.30 (Neil Bowman)
 * Kensington Gardens: Little Egret on The Long Water late-aft'n (Bill Haines)
 * London Wetland Centre: Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, 6 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, House Sparrow sheltered lagoon, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (WWT website)
 * Pinner: The Croft Park - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker calling, Coal Tit, flock of 15+ Ring-necked Parakeets over (Nigel Barratt)
 * Pitzhanger Park, Ealing: a flock of 10 or more fieldfare! Much more likely to be local post-breeding Mistle Thrush
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 2 Little Ringed Plover 1000 (Peter Newbound via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, Pied Flycatcher (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, Knot, 4 Ruff, 2 Swift, Kestrel, 9 Bearded Tit, 6 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail (per ELBF FB); also Hobby (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Richmond Park: 10 Swallow at Holly Lodge incl juvs - 2+pr nested in Park (J.Wilczur, M.Delpy, P.Redmond); Peregrine (Friday Bird Group)
 * Rye Meads NR: 2 Snipe in meadow fr lapwing_hide, 2 Green Sandpiper fr gadwall_hide, Peregrine (RSPB tweet)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 2 Kingfisher ad fledgling fr cater hide (Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Stoneleigh Broadway KT17: 1juv Great Black-backed Gull ne w/ 4 Herring Gulls 08:25 (Neil Batten)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Raven h, 5 Common Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat h, 2 Yellow-legged Gull - outgoing tide 8.30-11.00 (Roger Keith)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Green Sandpiper, Willow Warbler (David Bradshaw, Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Woodford Green: Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler through by 6.50 am also Goldcrest and Wren, with Hobby 7.05am and Sparrowhawk 7.28am and Common Buzzard over 11am; 5 Jersey Tigers and 3 Gypsy Moths around the trap 6.45am (Ken Murray)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Yellow Wagtail in grassland early-am (Paul Thomas tweet)

Thursday 2nd August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher 10:30 showing well in silver birch grove SW cnr of golf course, Willow Warbler, Peregrine Falcon over golf course but flew NW, Kingfisher wood green res, 5 Swift, Common Gull 2cy filter beds, 35+ Black-headed Gull (Bruce Carson); Pied Flycatcher still 12:40 (Gareth Richards); PF 1820 though elusive, also Willow Warbler cricket scrub, 120+ Black-headed Gull incl 4+juv playing fields 1845 (Bob Watts); Clouded Yellow by Cricket Pitch E towards reservoir 17:45 (Stephen Middleton)
 * Crossness NR: Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, 3 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 8 Common Tern, Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel 1juv, 2 Peregrine, Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 6 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 5 Egyptian Geese 3yg, Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * Gidea Park: [nr Romford] ALPINE SWIFT over Lytton Rd 1515 (David Smith per ELBF FB)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Willow Emerald Damselfly f - no public access to area (John Bushell); also Willow Emerald f high up in alder visible fr inner pier with public access, Little Egret, Willow Warbler (Pat Lipscombe)
 * Harefield: 3 Grey Wagtail, Red Kite, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Long-tailed Tit dropping into then flying up out of canal not seen that (Dan Pinkham)
 * Horsenden Hill: meadows being hay cut - 20+ Swifts and 12 Black-headed Gulls hawking insects above fields, plus Red Kite circling for c15min then drifting E, f/juv Kestrel chased by Magpie - 1040-1105 (Martin Smith)
 * Lamorbey Park: 2+ Sparrowhawk 1+juv, 2 Peregrine, 130+ Black-headed Gull anting, then on school fields with ad Common Gull, 10 Herring Gull and 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2+ Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff; Willow Emerald Damselfly in oak at e end of lake, Southern Hawker, c30 Migrant Hawker inc gathering of 12+ presumably also hunting ants nr all-weather pitches (Ian Stewart)
 * London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, Willow Warbler (WWT website)
 * Mayflower Park: Lesser Whitethroat (Bob Smith)
 * Putney Heath: Brown Argus still, Small Copper (J.Wilczur)
 * Rainham RSPB: 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 31 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 500 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 10 Bearded Tit (per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: Cuckoo flew into Pond Plantation (S.Read per Jan Wilczur)
 * Sidcup: Ruxley area DA 14] 10+ Swallow, 4+ House Martin, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch (Ian Stewart); DA15 - c13 House Martin 9 in nesting area with possibly 4 more to south, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 4 Swift (Ian Stewart)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 5 Little Egret, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern 2ad 2juv & Hobby main gp (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)

Wednesday 1st August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 10+ Swift, Kingfisher, 30+ Black-headed Gull; Silver-washed Fritillary rapidly E through Anthill Meadow 0925 (Bruce Carson, Bob Watts)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Egyptian Goose, 5 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Stock Dove, Kingfisher (Leo Batten, Roy Beddard, Pete Lowman)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Wood Warbler in paddock briefly early-am (Paul Hawkins via BirdGuides); showed again after an hour briefly 1145 (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler juvs, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 30 Blackcap, 5 Swift (Dave Morris per Franko Maroevic)
 * Lee Valley - Ponders End Lake: 1 Wheatear, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Common Tern juvs [last of the breeding population] (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * London Wetland Centre: Hobby, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, 6 Common Tern, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Pochard broods of 2 & 6 (WWT website); Lesser Whitethroat (Deiniol Owen); 1 Little Egret 1300 (Keith Bates)
 * Notting Hill: Buzzard SW 1035 (Des McKenzie tweet)
 * Putney Heath: Buzzard, Grey Wagtail; 2 Brown Argus nr War Memorial (R.Kaye)
 * Rainham RSPB: Wood Sandpiper aveley pools mid-aft'n (BirdGuides)
 * Regent's Park: Wood Warbler showing well nr Cricket Pen in trees by fence at St John's Lodge 6:20pm (Twitter)
 * Scadbury Park: 2+ Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2+ Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl 48 Tufted Duck, 4 Grey Heron ad 3juv, Little Egret, 6 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 25 Moorhen, 92 Coot, 25 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 25 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Common Tern, 15+ Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 85 Jackdaw, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Swallow, Willow Warbler singing, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Sidcup: [DA15] Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 6+ Swift, Sand Martin S [my first in Sidcup this year and a rare home record also my 99th species of a busy day], Coal Tit (Ian Stewart)
 * Stave Hill: 1 Reed Warbler, 6 House Martin, 4 Jay, 1 Blackcap; 1 Silver-washed Fritillary (John Cadera)
 * Tooting Commons: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Sparrowhawk (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Trent Park: 18 Mandarin Duck incl 4+juv lower lake, juv Kestrel, Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 3+ Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, Kingfisher & Tree Sparrow main gp (TyttGP tweet)