NewsSep2003

Sep 30 Ortolan Bunting, 2 at Sewardstone Marsh in hedge by A112 1/4 mile north of Hawes Lane car park at TQ385986 (Birdguides) Red-necked Phalarope at QE2 Res (Birdguides) Wheatear at Wormwood Scrubs, also Stonechat (Roy Nuttall) Black-necked Grebe at King George VI Res, also 2 Green Sands & Rock Pipit (Ken Purdey) Pectoral Sandpiper at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan)

Sep 29 Black Kite at Staines Moor, flew off west at 13:45, also Red-backed Shrike (Rob Innes) Ortolan Bunting, 2 at Sewardstone Marsh (Birdguides)

Sep 28 Ortolan Bunting at Sewardstone Marsh (Birdguides) Red-backed Shrike at Staines Moor at north end (Birdguides) Red-necked Phalarope at Walton Res see photo, also Red-necked Grebe (Dave Harris) Pectoral Sandpiper at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Black Tern at QE2 Res, also Common Tern (Dave Harris) Cetti's Warbler at Ingrebourne Valley, also Hobby (Dave Morrison) Curlew, 2 at Aveley Bay, also Rock Pipit, 14 Wigeon & 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (Dave Morrison) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe at King George VI Res (Birdguides)

Sep 27 Red-necked Phalarope at Walton Res, also Long-tailed Duck & Red-necked Grebe (Dave Harris) Pectoral Sandpiper at Beddington SF, also Dartford Warbler, Greenshank, Whinchat & Yellow Wagtail (Johnny Allan) Short-eared Owl at QE2 Res, also Common Tern (Dave Harris) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, also Spotted Redshank (Ken Purdey) Black-necked Grebe, 2 at King George VI Res, also 2 Green Sands & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Ken Purdey) Whinchat at Wormwood Scrubs, also Stonechat, Skylark, 30 Meadow Pipits (David Lindo, Roy Nuttall) Siskin at Brent Res, also 2 Sand Martins, 3 Swallows & 60 House Martins (Andrew Self)

Sep 26 Red-necked Phalarope at Walton Res (Dave Harris) Pectoral Sandpiper at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res (Birdguides)

Sep 25 Pectoral Sandpiper at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Black-necked Grebe at King George VI Res, also 3 Green Sands (Ken Purdey) Red-necked Grebe at Walton Res, also Little Stint (Dave Harris) House Martin, 60 over Brent Res (Andrew Self) Skylark at Wormwood Scrubs, also 25 Meadow Pipits (David Lindo)

Sep 24 Osprey over Walthamstow, south at 15:45 (Birdguides) Osprey over Leyton, south east at 15:57 (Birdguides) Leach's Petrel at Walton Res, also Red-necked Grebe (Dave Harris) Garganey at Brent Res in North Marsh (Roy Beddard) Ruff at Waterworks NR (nee Essex Filter Beds), also 25 Chiffchaffs (Birdguides) Spotted Flycatcher at Laleham Park (David Combes)

Sep 23 Osprey over Cornmill Meadows at 09:27 (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Walton Res (Dave Harris) Whinchat at Horsenden Hill, also 14 Meadow Pipits & 7 Chiffchaffs (Andy Culshaw)

Sep 22 Hobby at Horsenden Hill, also 8 Meadow Pipits & 8 Chiffchaffs (Andy Culshaw)

Sep 21 Pectoral Sandpiper at King George VI Res, see photo also Black-necked Grebe, 4 Green Sands, Common Sand & Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Moon, Ken Purdey) Pintail, 2 at Brent Res, see photo, also Scaup, 2 Sandwich Terns, Common Tern, 13 Wigeon & Sedge Warbler (Andrew Self) Stonechat, 2 at Wormwood Scrubs, also 25 Meadow Pipits (David Lindo) Ring-billed Gull at Isle of Dogs, adult on the River Thames off Glen Affric Avenue slipway between 15:00 and 15:30 then flew east TQ386785 (Birdguides) Black Tern at King George V Res, also Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Common Sandpipers (Martin Shepherd) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, see photo (Simon Buckingham) Common Buzzard over Woolwich Common, also Wheatear (Gary McGuire) Hobby at Horsenden Hill, also 25 Meadow Pipits & Little Owl (Andy Culshaw)

Sep 20 Pectoral Sandpiper at King George VI Res in NE corner (Birdguides) Garganey, 2 juveniles at Brent Res, see photo, also 3 Yellow Wagtails south & 2 Sedge Warblers (Andrew Self) Sandwich Tern at Walthamstow Res, also Wheatear, 2 Sedge Warblers & Green Sand (Birdguides) Sandwich Tern, 2 over Island Barn Res (Dave Harris) Common Buzzard over Richmond Park at 13:00 (Neil Anderson) Stonechat at Wormwood Scrubs, also 10 Meadow Pipits (David Lindo) Escaped Harris's Hawk at Broadwater Lake (Simon Buckingham) Wheatear at Staines Res, also Common Sand (Liz & Roger Ackroyd) Sedge Warbler at Horsenden Hill, also 8 Meadow Pipits (Andy Culshaw)

Sep 19 Black Tern at Cross Ness, also 19 Common Terns (Birdguides) Hobby, 4 at Wraysbury GP, also Yellow-legged Gull (Birdguides) Whinchat at Horsenden Hill, also 9 Chiffchaffs (Andy Culshaw) Sandwich Tern, 2+ over Watford at 23:15 (Stephen Welch)

Sep 18 White Stork at Harefield, immature left roost at 06:18 and flew off west - see photo (Andrew Moon) Osprey over Baker Street, south at 07:15 (Birdguides) Manx Shearwater at Staines Res (Ken Purdey) Pectoral Sandpiper at Stanwell Moor, also 3 Green Sands (Birdguides) Hobby, 2 at Trent Park CP, also 100 House Martins (Pete Lowman)

Sep 17 White Stork at Harefield, immature still roosting on floodlit telegraph pole opposite 38 Jacks Lane TQ042906 late evening (Simon Buckingham) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper, 3 over Paddington Green at 09:36 (Des McKenzie) Hobby, 2 at Trent Park CP, also Buzzard species (Pete Lowman) Spotted Flycatcher at Horsenden Hill, also Snipe & Swallow (Andy Culshaw)

Sep 16 Common Buzzard over St James's Park at 12:30 (Andrew Self) Stonechat at Horsenden Hill, also Reed Warbler, 7 Chiffchaffs & 2 Meadow Pipits (Andy Culshaw) Hobby, 3 at Trent Park CP (Pete Lowman) Red-crested Pochard at QE2 Res, also Gtreenshank (Dave Harris) Red-necked Grebe at Walton Res, also 14 Wigeon (Dave Harris) Black-necked Grebe, 2 at Island Barn Res (Dave Harris)

Sep 15 White Stork over Darenth Lakes at 10:45, may have landed nearby (Birdguides) Honey Buzzard over Walthamstow Marsh south at 13:15 (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Dagenham Chase, also Spot Fly (Birdguides)

Sep 14 Garganey, 2 juveniles at Brent Res, also 2 Wigeon & 41 Swallows south (Andrew Self) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, also 6 Black Terns & Goldeneye (Andrew Moon) Woodlark, 3 at Banstead Heath (Birdguides) Sandwich Tern at QE2 Res, also Red-necked Grebe (Dave Harris) Sandwich Tern, 3 at Island Barn Res (Neil Morris)

Sep 13 Garganey, 2 juveniles at Brent Res, also Common Sand & Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Self) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Black Tern at QE2 Res (Dave Harris) Common Buzzard over Leavesden Airfield (Stephen Welch)

Sep 12 Pectoral Sandpiper at Stanwell Moor, take the bridleway opposite the end of Benen-stock Road off Hithermoor Road, view from green gate (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe at Brent Res, also 3 Wigeon & 2 Spot Flys (David Brougham) Whinchat, 4 at Wormwood Scrubs, also 34 Ring-necked Parakeets & 17 Meadow Pipits (David Lindo & Gary Elton) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, also Goldeneye (Birdguides) Ruff at Beddington SF, also Redstart, Med Gull & Whinchat (Johnny Allan) Black-tailed Godwit at Fishers Green, also Little Egret (Birdguides)

Sep 11 Black-necked Grebe at Brent Res (David Brougham) Honey Buzzard over Trent Park at 16:20 (Pete Lowman) Pectoral Sandpiper at Stanwell Moor (Birdguides) Greenshank, 5 at Queen Mother Res, also 4 Common Terns (Birdguides) Whinchat, 3 at Wormwood Scrubs, also Snipe (David Lindo) Yellow Wagtail over Coppermill FBs, also 6 Meadow Pipits & 100 House Martins (David Darrell-Lambert) Yellow Wagtail over Walthamstow Marsh, also 4 Meadow Pipits & 5 Sedge Warblers (David Darrell-Lambert) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at King George VI Res (Birdguides) Garganey, 2 at Staines Moor, also Little Egret (Birdguides)

Sep 10 Greenshank, 4 at Beddington SF, also 10 Green Sands, Med Gull & Hobby (Johnny Allan)

Sep 9 Swallow, 100+ over Regent's Park, also 2 White Wagtails (Dave Johnson) Ruff at Beddington SF, also 10 Green Sands, 3 Greenshank & Hobby (Johnny Allan)

Sep 8 Hen Harrier over Leyton at 11:55 heading ENE (Birdguides) Black Tern, 2 at Staines Res, also Whinchat & Wheatear (Birdguides) Siskin over Coppermill FB, also Hobby & 3 Swifts, nearby Common Tern on No.5 Res and Tree Pipit at Walthamstow Marsh (David Darrell-Lambert) Common Tern, 6+ at Tate Modern, also 3 Peregrines (David Darrell-Lambert) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at King George VI Res, also Goldeneye, 4 Green Sands, 4 Common Sands, Whinchat & Wheatear (Ken Purdey) Little Egret at Stanwell Moor, see photo also Garganey & 5 Green Sands (Ken Purdey)

Sep 7 Wryneck at Wormwood Scrubs, in paddock (David Lindo) Pectoral Sandpiper at QE2 Res, later eaten by a Hobby! - see photos, also 2 Greenshank, Little Gull, Whinchat & Red-crested Pochard (Andrew Moon, Dave Harris) Marsh Harrier at Barnes WWT at 09:15 (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Walton Res, also 4 Green Sands, 4 Common Sands, Yellow Wagtail & Red-crested Pochard (Dave Harris, Andrew Moon) Little Gull at Belvedere by Thames outfall (Birdguides) Nightingale at Sewardstone (Birdguides) Little Gull at Staines Res, also Yellow Wagtail (Andrew Moon) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at King George VI Res, also 4 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands & 4 Wheatear (Andrew Moon) Little Egret at Stanwell Moor GP, also Hobby (Andrew Moon) Garganey at King George V Res (Birdguides) Pectoral Sandpiper at Hornchurch CP, also 2 Redstarts (Chris & Pete Langsdon) Med Gull at Beddington SF, also Redstart, 10 Green Sands, Ruff, 2 Greenshank & 3 Common Sands (Johnny Allan) Yellow-legged Gull at Millennium Dome, also two Peregrines (Des McKenzie)

Sep 6 Guillemot on River Thames, off Bishop's Park, Fulham (Birdguides) Pectoral Sandpiper at Walton Res, SE corner of Bessborough Res (Dave Harris, Steve Spooner) Pectoral Sandpiper at Hornchurch CP, also Redstart (Birdguides) Hawfinch south over Barnes WWT at 09:55, also Redstart there (Birdguides) Garganey at Staines Moor, also 2 Little Egrets, 2 Green Sands & Yellow Wagtail (Birdguides) Cormorant, 950+ at Staines Res, also 10 Common Terns & Common Sand (Birdguides) Little Stint at Fairlop Water, also 7 Whinchats (Birdguides) Garganey, 2 at Beddington SF, also Redstart, Med Gull, 10 Green Sands, Ruff, Greenshank & 2 Whinchats (Johnny Allan) Whinchat, 11 at Tottenham Marsh (Raymond Kilminster)

Sep 5 Wryneck at Sewardstone, in horse paddocks at the bottom of Mill Lane beside KGV Res, also 2 Whinchats & Spot Fly TQ378967 (Andrew Middleton) Honey Buzzard over Waterworks NR (Essex Filter Beds) south at 11:30 (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe, 4 at King George VI Res, also Goldeneye, Greenshank, 4 Green Sands, 5 Common Sand, 4 Yellow Wagtails & 6 Wheatear (Ken Purdey) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res (Ken Purdey) Whinchat, 3 at Dagenham Chase, also Pied Flycatcher & Redstart (Birdguides)

Sep 4 Raven at Rainham Marsh, over the tip (Birdguides) Pectoral Sandpiper at Hornchurch CP, also Redstart, 9 Lesser Whitethroats, 10 Chiffchaffs & 2 Spot Flys (David Morrison, Birdguides) Tree Pipit over Horsenden Hill, also 2 Hobbies (Andy Culshaw) Whinchat at Sewardstone (Birdguides) Whinchat at Dagenham Chase, also 4 Common Sands (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Weald CP, also 14 Spot Flys (Birdguides) Little Stint at Fairlop Water, also Dunlin (Birdguides)

Sep 3 Ortolan Bunting at Sewardstone, in stubble field near telephone box by car park on Mott Street mid-evening (Andrew Middleton) Pectoral Sandpiper at Hornchurch CP, on first pool, also 4 Redstarts, 2 Pied Flys, 3 Spot Flys, 2 Whinchats & 250 Swallows (Stephen Harris, Ken Barrett) Arctic Tern at Staines Res, also Common Scoter & 2 Garganey (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Walthamstow Marsh, behind marina (Birdguides) Garganey at Barnes WWT, also Hobby (Birdguides) Yellow Wagtail over Southbank, also 5 Common Terns on Thames by Tate Modern (David Darrell-Lambert) Red-necked Grebe at Walton Res (Dave Harris)

Sep 2 Ortolan Bunting at Wormwood Scrubs, on embankment by burnt area at 08:30, also 6 Whinchats (David Lindo) Wryneck at Brimsdown, Enfield at Mossops Creek at TQ368966 (Birdguides) Pectoral Sandpiper at Hornchurch CP, on west side of back pool (Birdguides) Garganey, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also 30+ Yellow Wagtails, Hobby & Green Sandpiper (Birdguides) Whinchat at Weald CP, Brentwood, also Tree Pipit & Hobby (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, TQ045890 (Birdguides) Oystercatcher at QE2 Res (Dave Harris) Greenshank, 3 at Walton Res (Dave Harris)

Sep 1 Iberian Chiffchaff? at Barnes WWT, chiffchaff resembling Iberian calling in area of Sheltered Lagoon (Birdguides) Pectoral Sandpiper at Hornchurch CP, on west side of back pool (Birdguides) Wryneck at Brimsdown, Enfield at Mossops Creek at 11:00 (Birdguides) Wryneck at Weald CP, Brentwood TQ575954 (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Walton Res (Dave Harris) Red-crested Pochard at QE2 Res (Dave Harris) Little Stint at Fairlop Water (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at King George VI Res, also 2 Hobby, 2 Greenshank, Green Sand, 5 Common Sand & 3 Wheatear (Ken Purdey) Whinchat at Horsenden Hill, also 15 Swallows & Meadow Pipit over (Andy Culshaw) Yellow-legged Gull at Chelsea Harbour (Birdguides) Wheatear, 2 at Richmond Park (Hugh Bradshaw) Ruff at Beddington SF, also Knot & Greenshank (Johnny Allan)