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Saturday 2nd June 2012

 * Barking Bay: 8 Sanderling & Grey Plover (Birdguides).
 * Brent Reservoir: Sanderling, 12 Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher until 09.20, Little Ringed Plover & Little Egret until 09.40 (Brent Birders).
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Greenshank - scrape (L. Smith, J. Wilczur).
 * North Woolwich: 2 Linnet on Store Lane opposite London Teleport. (Matt Reed)
 * Rainham Marshes: Marsh Warbler again from Serin Mound, access along river wall & 2 Sanderling (HV via Londonbirders forum).
 * Tyttenhanger GP: 4 Knot until 09.15 (Birdguides).

Friday 1st June 2012

 * Belhus Woods CP: Glossy Ibis flew north at 2:30pm ( RBA) Observer ??
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 Corn Bunting, Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Little Egret,12 House Martin, 32 Swift, 12 Swallow. (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: 4 Shelducks, 7 Tufted Ducks, 3 Common Terns, Sand Martin, singing Reed Warbler (John Archer).
 * Hampstead Heath: Hobby low over men's bathing pond 17:35.(Allan Stewart)
 * New Covent Garden Market: male Kestrel - first one seen for several months (Michael Mac).
 * Rainham Marshes: Marsh Warbler singing 08:40 below Wennington Mound, then at 09:00 in fenced marsh east of path between Serin Mound and Aveley Bay car park, before returning to Mound area. View only from mound/path, and do not enter vegetation in which bird is singing. (AT via DMi). Still 12.08 (per RBA); singing & showing occasionally 13.30-14.00; also Corn Bunting & Hobby (Andrew Self). Marsh Warbler still singing at 19:30 but very elusive, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, also a Cream Spotted Tiger (Nick Croft et al)
 * Richmond Park: Red Kite high over pen ponds, drifting north east towards Putney at 11.30. (F Mck)
 * Totteridge Valley: 1 Garden Warbler in song, 3 Lesser Whitethroat in song, 2 Lapwing, 1 Skylark over, 1 Swallow, c50 Swifts, mostly north, 1 Kestrel (John Colmans).
 * Wanstead Park: Hobby chasing hirundines (Steve Thorpe).

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