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Saturday 23rd April 2011

 * Brent Reservoir: 2 adult Kittiwakes 07.20-07.45, also Common Sand & Green Sand (Brent Birders)
 * Ham Lands: Garden Warbler 1 (John Herbert)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Grasshopper Warbler reeling, 5 Little Egret (Shaun Harvey)
 * London Wetland Centre WWT. 4 Blackcaps (3m, 1f), Lesser Whitethroat (singing), seen from riverside path (M Ruscoe)
 * Molesey Heath 0530 to 0800. cormorant 5, crow 19, magpie 15, jay 2, mallard 4, coot 10,redshank 1, canada goose 2, g c grebe 1, woodpigeon 36, blackbird 11, Song thrush 1, starling 17, pheasant 1, ring necked parakeet 200+, dunnock 3, wren, 16, whitethroat 16, blackcap 9, chiffchaff 11, sedge warbler 1, reed warbler, 1, robin 9, bluetit 11,great tit 3, greenfinch 3, chaffinch 1, goldfinch 3. (Richard Inch)
 * Richmond Park: Garganey drake on Upper Pen Pond till 10.30 am at least. Best viewed from car park side of pond, on opposite bank. (Tim Howard per FJM)

Friday 22nd April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Lesser Whitethroat, male, cricket perimeter, Rook NE 8:03, H. Martin Northview Rd, 2 Linnets NE (Andrew Gardener, Gareth Richards).
 * Barking Bay: 3 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, 10 Wheatear, fem Ring Ouzel still tho mobile, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 30 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 ad Med Gull flew upriver at 10am, Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Swallow.(Paul Hawkins) access of Renwick rd follow river path east.
 * Battersea Power Station: Yellow Wagtail over and 3 Common Sandpipers roosting on jetty.(Dave Morrison)
 * Beddington SF: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Common Swift, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 30+ Common Whitethroat, 15+ Reed Warbler, 4 Common Buzzard, 1 Wheatear pics here
 * Bedfont Lakes CP: circling Harris Hawk mobbed by pr Herring Gulls, pr Common Terns, c 15 Reed Warblers singing, 1 singing Lesser Whitethroat, lots of Whitethroat + Blackcap, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 1 singing Chiffchaff (Neil Anderson)
 * Blackheath: "The Dips" area - Male Whitethroat collecting nesting material and singing, Chiffchaff singing, 1 pair of Song Thrushes, with another singing male nearby recently (Joe Beale)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Greylags, 11 Common Terns & lots of warblers (Brent Birders)
 * Bushy Park: Many Blackcaps, Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs, Hobby, 7 Waxwing! (Roger Theobald)
 * Crayford, Braeburn Park (Old Orchard/Gun Club): Whitethroats all around this extensive site, 1 male Blackcap, 2+ Greenfinch, Chiffchaffs, Ring-necked Parakeet (over), Grey Heron (over), Song Thrush, Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, House Sparrows, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Wood Pigeons. (Chris Rose).
 * Crayford Marshes: Garden Warbler, Tree Pipit, Hobby, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Cuckoo, 3 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Common Tern, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, c38 Whitethroat, 16 Reed Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 Swallow. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crayford, Thames Road Wetland: 2 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe (on 'lake'), four Mallard, Reed Warblers calling, 5 and later 14 Ring-necked Parakeet (over, heading SW), near dusk 1 Swallow (or poss House Martin) circling site (poor views). Lot of racket from Marsh Frogs. (Chris Rose).
 * Crossness: Wood Sandpiper briefly then flew E at 07:50, Tree Pipit NW at 07:10, Red Kite SW at 09:45, 4 adult Med Gulls W at 10:05, Common Buzzard W at 17:45, 2+ Yellow Wags E, 3 Whimbrel, Green sand, 2 Common sands, 11+ Jays E, drake presumed Mallard x Gadwall hybrid (John Archer).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: 65 species recorded 6.15am-12.15pm. 2 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Common Tern, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Egyptian Geese, 1 Little Egret, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet near old Woodpecker hole, 2 Pochard, 1 male Bullfinch, Cuckoo heard, 4 Lapwing, 3 LRP. ( V.Halley-Frame/ M.Blow ). 2 additional species pm, Common Buzzard & House Martin. ( VHF ).
 * Footscray Meadows:25+Blackcap singing, 11 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warbler, 15+Chiffchaff, Nuthatch. (Peter Kite)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Common Tern, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Snipe, 4 LRP, 3 Little Egret, Hobby and Green Hairstreaks (Shaun Harvey)
 * King George Res: 6 Black Terns on Sth Basin, Ring Ouzel (F) Black Redstart (F) Yellow Wagtail (6) & Wheatear all on west bank of Sth res (J.Murray).
 * Lea Valley: Six Hobby together over Seventy Acres; five Nightingales singing Fisher's Green area in early evening. Told about Black Terns (8?) on Holyfield Lake around lunchtime. Also told of Greenshank on the Goose Fields pools. (David Bradshaw)
 * Paddington Green: Peregrine Falcon in the area a.m., and into p.m. (D. McKenzie, Nick Tanner).
 * Pinner Park Farm: female type Black Redstart still in the middle hedge showing well, 21 Jackdaw, singing Whitethroat, Blackcap & Chiffchaff, 8 Herring Gull/Lesser Black-backed Gull about two miles up & 1 Nuthatch (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham Marshes: highlights - Wood Sandpiper, Ring Ouzel (F), Grasshopper Warbler (5 were recorded on site earlier today) and Wheatear (F) (Steven Robinson).
 * Redbridge Lakes, Woodford Bridge: 2 Linnets, Whitethroat, 2 Mute Swans (Alan Hobson).
 * Regent's Park: 2 Fieldfares flew north (Tony Duckett)
 * Richmond Park: Lapwing flew east, Linnet heard o/h + the usuals, such as Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Owl, Swallow & Skylark (J. Pacula, J. Wilczur).
 * Ruislip: Garden warbler (Dick Middleton) and Cuckoo on Poors Field. Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff along the River Pinn at Ruislip GC. Cuckoo, 20+ Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Skylark, Bullfinch and Common Buzzard in fields west of Bayhurst Wood (Steve Pash)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Garden Warbler (Martin Shepherd).
 * Sidcup (The Glade ): Singing Whitethroat (patch y.t. at last), 2 Swallows NW, pair Great Crested Grebes (female with juvs on back), Grey Heron, e Mute Swan, 6+ Canada Geese, 20+ Mallards inc new brood of 6 or 7, pair Tufted Ducks, Kestrel, prob Buzzard distant to E heading S 13.05, 6+ Moorhens (3 having dispute broken up by Coot!), 6+ Coots (2 nests), 4+ Pigeons, 10+ Woodpigeon, 4+ Stock Doves, Collared Dove, few Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Swallows W, Pied Wagtail, Wren, 2 Dunnocks, 4+ Robin, 4+ Blackbird, 4-6 Mistle Thrush inc 2 juvs in nest, heard 3 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, Blue and Great Tits, heard Nuthatch, 6+ Magpie, 10+ Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrows by school, 2+ Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2+Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 3 Swallows W, 2 Mallards to NE, Sparrowhawk, 20+ Herring Gulls, 6+ Pigeons, 3+ Woodpigeons, 5 Stock Doves 3NE,2E, 4 Collared Doves, plenty Rose-ringed Parakeets (mainly heard- didnt see main roost passage), Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 3 Blue Tits, Jay, Magpie, 4+ Carrion Crows, 4+ Starling, 5+ House Sparrow, heard Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch. Also heard Coot, Little Owl (poss. sighting) and Marsh Frogs in early hours 1-3am (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Greylag Goose, pair Great Crested Grebe(with 2 young) plus 1ad, 2 Cormorant, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1m Kestrel, 1singing Common Whitethroat, 1singing Willow Warbler, 7singing Blackcap, 5singing Chiffchaff, 4singing Chaffinch, 3 Jay, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Song Thrush, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
 * Staines Moor: Ring Ouzel female still in bushes at NW end near abandoned trailer early am (per FJM). Fairly quiet this evening. No sign of the Ring Ouzel but 1 Hobby, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler and 6 Northern Wheatear (Lee Dingain).
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 Black Tern feeding over S basin till mid am at least, also 1 Slavonian Grebe summer plumage, along E bank of S and 1 Great Northern Diver. Velvet Scoter female still on N basin at N end, also 2 Oystercatchers and 9 Common Terns. (FJM et al)
 * Walthamstow Res: quick visit, 5 Reed Warblers, 10+ Common Tern, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, 10 Sand Martins. 8+ Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Peacock. (Dan Barrett) Lockwood: Pr LRP, Greenshank, 16 Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Lesser Whitethroat (Paul Whiteman)
 * Walthamstow Marsh: Little Owl, Wheatear, 2+ Lesser Whitethroat, Buzzard, many House Martins. 2 Snipe (Paul Whiteman)
 * Wanstead, my garden: Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby (J Lethbridge)
 * Waterworks NR: 1 Garden Warbler, c20 Blackcap, c12 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, c8 Common Tern over reservoirs and River Lea plus a group of 10 Swifts early on (Laurence Pitcher - whoever removed my previous posts by all means email me to explain why laurence.pitcher1@mac.com); 7 Swift high over about 16.00hrs (Richard)
 * Large Paddock (WHERE'S THAT?): Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail (thanks to Anon for pointing these out) 6 Sand Martins, 2 Linnets, 4 Whitethroat (David & Zac)

Thursday 21st April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Sedge Warbler (Wood Green Reservoir), at least 8 Whitethroat (Reservoir/Cricket Scrub), Kestrel, Goldcrest (Avenue Gardens) (Mike Benyon). Wheatear cricket pavilion and then perimeter briefly 7:50 am (Gareth Richards).
 * Barking Bay: Whimbrel, Cuckoo, Swallow, Ring Ouzel, 2 Wheatears, 3 summer plumed Dunlin, Short-eared Owl, Common Sandpiper, pair of Teal and 1 Sedge Warbler.(Dave Morrison) Dave, please can you advise best access point for this, thanks. (Dan Barrett)
 * Beddington SF: 1 Yellowhammer (local rarity), 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 20+ Lapwing, 1 Peregrine, 30+ Whitethroat, 15+ Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat Some pics here
 * Brent Reservoir: Common Buzzard flew SE at 14.40 (Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 8 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Ring-necked Parrakeet, 5 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Starling, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Whimbrel, Cuckoo, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, fem Wheatear, 36 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 5 Swallow, 2 Rook. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Ewell Village: Red Kite (no wing tags) flying low SSE over centre of village at 07.35 (Neil Batten)
 * Hammersmith, St. Peter's Square: Flock of c15 Waxwings trilling in trees within the square at 15:45, then flew off N and appeared to land in Private Garden at 15:50. (Louis Freeland-Haynes)
 * Hampstead Heath (0800-0900): 3 displaying Whitethroats (2 on Pryor's Field, 1 on Parliament Hill, 1 Swallow. No sign of Waxwings. Possible Lesser Whitethroat singing briefly towards top of Parliament Hill. 2+ Kestrels (Sash Tusa)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden: Robin ticking away at the cats so obviously has a nest first time for years, pr Blackbirds building a nest also alarm calling at cats (Michael Mac).
 * Hillingdon, Gutteridge Wood: female Redstart on the southern side by horse field. Ten Acre Wood: dozens of Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Rook, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 4 Wheatear, 2 pr Linnet, 2 displaying Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Skylark and 3 Lapwing in territory on the GC development site (Steve Pash).
 * Hyde Park : Grey wagtail, Common Tern, 3 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Grey heron, 5 Gadwall, Jay, 3 Pochard, 7 Great-crested grebe, 14 + Ring-necked Parakeet, Willow warbler, 3 Mandarin, 5 Egyptain geese ( including a pr with 2 gosling's), Moorhen (Brandon Anderson).
 * Isle of Dogs: 2 Great Black Backed Gulls at last year's nest site, Common Tern, Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Kestrel (Richard Harrison).
 * KGV Reservoir: female Ring Ouzel still on west side of south basin early morning, Hobby, Cetti's Warbler on Ponders End side, 8 Common Tern, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Little Egret (Martin Shepherd).
 * Pinner Park Farm: female type Black Redstart in the middle hedge showing well, 3 Yellow Wagtail by the electric gate - flew off north, male Whitethroat, Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Jackdaw & 2 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Richmond Park: 1 Whinchat hawking insects from tops of trees on Lawn Field above Lower Pen Pond. (Susanna Ramsey & FJM)
 * Scadbury Park: female Wheatear on paddocks, Swallow over, 3 or 4 Whitethroats, 6+Mallard, 10+Blackcap, 6+Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Red Kite circling and gaining height heading slowly W 14.30-14.35, Kestrel low W, Swallow W, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 male Mallards, 10+Pigeon, 4+Woodpigeon, 2+Collared Dove, 200+R/N Parakeets W 19.40-20.00, heard Wren, Dunnock, Robin, 3+Blackbird, heard Long Tailed Tit, 2+Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, Jay, Magpie, 2 Jackdaws N,4+Carrion Crow, 6+Starling, 4+House Sparrow, heard Chaffinch, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Staines Moor: Female Ring Ouzel still present until midday at least (in and around hawthorns on west side of Colne, ranging between the two wooden bridges and the abandoned trailer), also 1 Red Kite NW at 11:30, 2 Common Buzzards N, 1-2 Hobby over, 1 Yellow Wagtail over W, 1 Cuckoo, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Northern Wheatear, 12 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 Redshank and 1 Little Egret. (Lee Dingain - a few pics here)
 * Staines Reservoir: 8 Black Terns on S basin by mid am, also Great Northern Diver. Velvet Scoter female still on N basin and Oystercatcher. (Bob Warden & Ken Purdey per FJM).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 3cy Yellow-legged Gull, 2cy Great Black-backed Gull, odd adult 'yellow-legged' gull, either michahellis or (prob more likely) hybrid in unexpected build-up of LBB & HG's during afternoon on East Res (photos on blog later), Common Buzzard (with damaged tail) south 1310, House Martin, Common Whitethroat singing, 10 Blackcaps, 8 Reed Warblers, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson)
 * Trent Park: 2 Common Tern, Sparrowhawk (m with prey item), 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, Many Chiffchaff and Blackcap. ( Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Greenshank, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 6 Redshank, Wheatear, 2 Tree Sparrow, 2 Garden Warbler. Sedge, Willow, Chiffchaff and Blackcaps around the site, with a few Sand Martins and Swallows. (Steve B)
 * Walthamstow Filter Beds: 4 Yellow Wagtails (bog standard British race) 15 Sand Martins, f Brimstone (Dan Barrett)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Yellow wagtails, Lesser Whitethroat. (Peter K)
 * Wanstead Park: Little Egret, 12 Common Whitethroat (inc. 9 singing males) in old sewage works (Tim H.)
 * Wick Woodland, Hackney E9: 18 sp. incl. 3 Willow Warblers. Also 9 Brimstone. (TeRNS)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Wheatear, 1 Swallow, c3 singing Lesser Whitethroat + usuals. (The Scrubbers).

Wednesday 20th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 15-16 Waxwing SE over cricket pitch towards New River Village at 8.30 am. Also 2 Jackdaw high E, 1 Yellow Wagtail N, 2 singing Common Whitethroat (Cricket Scrub and Balancing Pool). No sign of Fudged Duck on Boating Lake (Gareth Richards).
 * Beaverwood 17.40-18.40: Kestrel, 3 Moorhens, 10+Woodpigeon, 2+Stock Dove, Collared Dove, 10+R/N Parakeets, 2 G/S Woodpeckers, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 4+Wren, Dunnock, 6+Robin, 6+Blackbird, 3+Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, heard 2 Blackcaps, 3+Chiffchaff, heard Goldcrest, 6+Long Tailed Tits, heard 2 Coal Tits, 4+Blue Tits, 6+Great Tits, Treecreeper, 4 Jays, 7+Magpies, 2+Jackdaws, 10+Carrion Crow, Starling, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, heard Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Brent Reservoir: single Shelduck and Snipe, 08:15 (F.Simpson); (11:00) 1 Sheldrake, 3 drake Pochard, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 2 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Tern (Andrew Haynes); 1 male Ruddy Duck, 3 Common Tern (1800, L Wormald).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 5 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot (the pair on the river are rebuilding their nest on the shopping trolley - good luck to them), 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit (carrying food), 2 Great Tit (carrying food), 2 Blue Tit, 1 Starling, 2 Magpie, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: Grasshopper Warbler, Whinchat & Garden Warbler in scrubby area at SE end of Banstead Woods; White Wagtail, presumed Greenland Wheatear & Lesser Whitethroat at Canons Farm - see link (David Campbell/Ian Jones/Roy Weller et al).
 * Chiswick: 1 Swift headed low east 16:25, 2 Buzzard, 1 high East c13:30 with falcon species ridiculously high directly above it, 1 high east 14:25, 1 Sparrowhawk S, 1 Kestrel. (Louis Freeland-Haynes Photos ).
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 ad Mediterranean Gull flew west along the Thames. 2 Hobby, Common Tern, Cuckoo, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 3 Wheatear, 15 Reed Warbler, 34 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, male Corn Bunting, 2 Swallow, Little Owl, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crayford Marshes pm; 50+ ring-necked Parakeets in LH field off Moat Lane Path, Cuckoo, Corn Bunting, Linnets, Whitethroats, Reed Warblers, Reed Bunting, Redshank, Shelduck,4 Kestrels, Swallows, Lapwing,1 Male Marsh Harrier flying over fields to left of Darenth (Nick Eades)
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 poss 2 Nightingale, Grasshopper Warbler reeling and showing well this evening, ( a few naff record shots ). ( V.Halley-Frame ).
 * East India Dock Basin: 63 Tufted Ducks, 2 Blackcaps (1 singing), 5+ Sand Martins, pair of Linnets on Orchard Wharf (John Archer).
 * Finsbury Park: singing Stock Dove (not a species I thought bred in the park) (Ian Bradshaw).
 * Fulham Sands End: 17 Herring Gull (inc 3 colour-ringed, 1 from Hastings, 2 from NTGG), vocal House Sparrows, 1 Greylag, 2 Coot (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Gillespie Park LNR, Highbury, N5: 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 singing Willow Warblers. (TeRNS).
 * Greenwich Park: a Black Redstart (patch tick) lasted about 20 seconds before a dog walker got to it and was not relocated despite searching, 2 Linnets also (Joe Beale).
 * Hammersmith: Hobby north over Apollo Theatre 13:26 (D. McKenzie).
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill 7:00-8:30 13 Waxwing N, 2 Swallow NW, Linnet E, 2 Meadow Pipit NW, Wheatear (f) and later on Pryors Field where there was also a singing Whitethroat (CB et al.) + Pair of Hobby at 1500 and a Buzzzard flying E ( PeteM)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, Teal, Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby (first of the year), Dunlin, 4 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Common Whitethraot, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Bullfinch (HSP blog).
 * London Wetland Centre: Sparrowhawk, 6 Redshank, 30+ Sand Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler (LWC website).
 * Millwall Park/Mudchute: c10 Monk Parakeets including several carrying nest material, 2 singing Blackcaps, 1 singing Chiffchaff (John Archer).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Swallow over, male Whitethroat, Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Jackdaw & 2 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Pollard's Hill: singing Blackacp and Chiffchaff (Croydon Birders).
 * Queen Mother Res (permit access): Great Northern Diver (Birdguides).
 * Rainham Marshes: female Ring Ouzel still along river wall a.m. (Birdguides). Still showing well at 16:00, 2 Hobby, Kestrel, Raven (circled over Cordite and floated East), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 4+ Redshank, 1 Wigeon, Med Gull reported on Aveley Pools (NC/Keith Rayment et al), 2 Whimbrel, 3 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear, 1 Cettis Warbler, Pintail, and (pass me the Purdey!)..1 f Ruddy Duck (Nigel May). Grasshopper Warbler reeling between one way gate and sea wall (B.Anderson)
 * Rammey Marsh: Grasshopper Warbler reeling this morning at 07.45. Also two Meadow Pipit song-flighting (Martin Shepherd).
 * Ruislip: Swift over my garden at 12.30, also Red Kite at 12.10 and 2 House Martins (Steve Pash).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Very quiet! Single Swallow W @15.30, Sparrowhawk distant to north, 6+Pigeons, 6+Woodpigeons, 7 Stock Doves E, 2 Collared Doves, 150+R/N Parakeets W to roost 19.30-20.05, 2 Robins, pair Blackbirds, 3+Blue Tit, Jay, 2 Magpies, Jackdaw, 3+Carrion Crows, 4+Starlings, 5 House Sparrows, 6+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch. Also heard Dunnock, Long Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blackcap and Chaffinch. Butterflies- Holly Blue, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe (with 2 young), 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 2 Swallow, 1m Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1f at nest hole) 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, pair Collared Dove, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 8 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 4 singing Chaffinch, c8 Goldfinch, 6 Jay, 2 Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, 5 House Sparrow (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood).
 * Staines Moor: fem Ring Ouzel still on north side of River Colne near disused trailer 8.30 am. 1 Yellow Wagtail, c8 Wheatear, at least 3 Lapwing. On the path north on the Moor - 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, plenty of Blackcap and Whitethroats, 2 Common Tern over, heading west (Neil Randon). 1 Cuckoo calling, 1 Hobby (K.P.Duncan)
 * Staines Res: female Velvet Scoter to mid-day at least, Slavonian Grebe, Little Gull (Birdguides). 2 Oystercatcher on North basin & Common Sandpiper on South basin @ 14:45. (K.P.Duncan)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Arctic Tern low and east 0530, 18 Blackcaps, 12 Reed Warblers; p.m. skywatch yesterday produced Goshawk east (with no jesses - photos on site later), Common Buzzard and c25 Swallows (Mark Pearson Northern Rustic).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Garganey still on the main pit a.m. (Birdguides).
 * Wanstead Flats (06:00-09:00): male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Esso Copse), some Skylarks, some more Meadow Pipit, Yellow Wagtail (over), singing Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ singing Common Whitethroat, singing Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow, Sand Martin, 5 Ring necked Parakeet, 3 Linnet, Reed Bunting, Lesser Black-backed Gull etc. (NC)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: male Ring Ouzel in grassland 0830 (Birdguides), 1 Yellow Wagtail over, 8 Swallow, 2 Collared Dove, c.10 Chiffchaff, c.10 Whitethroat, c.15 Blackcap, 2+ Lesser Whitethroat, 1 incredibly high Buzzard and 1 Peregrine soaring together SE at 1445 - presumed Chiswick birds (The Scrubbers). Photos I think show my Buzzard to be missing some central tail feathers(not that I noticed it with Bins) did the scrubs bird? (L.F-H)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Grasshopper Warbler reeling again tonight (Shaun Harvey)

Tuesday 19th April 2011

 * Addington (Kent Gate Way): singing Skylark (Croydon Birders).
 * Amwell GP: immature male Red-breasted Merganser briefly before flying south 07:00 (Birdguides).
 * Barking: Grey Wagtail on derelict flats near town centre (Alan Shearman).
 * Barking Bay: fem Ring Ouzel, Fieldfare, 12 Wheatear, Cuckoo.(Paul Hawkins)
 * Biggin Wood: Carrion Crow entering Rose-ringed Parakeet nest holes in search of food. (R Bell)
 * Blackheath: 2 m Wheatears (1st-years), Whitethroat singing, Swallow overhead, Willow Warbler singing, 2 Song Thrushes singing, 2 Chiffchaffs, Peregrine E (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Common Buzzards over at 15.10, Yellow Wagtail on rafts, also Wheatear & 2 Greylags (Andrew Self), 1 Lapwing, 7 Common Terns, singing warblers,18 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (first of year), 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, (Roy Beddard).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 16 Mallard, 1 Mandarin, 1 Peregrine flying over, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 6 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Starling, 1 Jay, 8 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Canons Farm: fem Marsh Harrier flew NE at 12.28pm (Ian Jones/David Campbell).
 * Chafford Hundred: 91 Waxwing from Mayflower toward Lakeside 07:06 plus 40 over Sainsbury's 08:05 (LBYG).
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Whimbrel on the foreshore 07:50, 2 Sandwich Tern east along the Thames. 6 Wheatear, 2 Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 32 Whitethroat, 9 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Swallow, 3 Green Sandpiper, Little Owl, male Stonechat, 3 Cetti's Warbler. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crayford (Thames Road Wetland): 3 (possibly more) male Whitethroat singing, Kestrel very low over east end, heading north, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 male Mallard with 1 hybrid female, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Blackbird, 1 Wren, Wood Pigeon, several Carrion Crows over, 6 Ring-necked Parakeets over. (By-way 105 by River Cray): Song Thrush seen singing, Chiffchaff heard. (Chris Rose).
 * Crossness: Greenshank on Norman Road scrape at 17:20 (Mick Southcott per JA).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: Nightingale & Grasshopper Warbler singing/reeling simultaneously this evening, Nightingale showed briefly, also Cuckoo heard, Green Sandpiper heard, 2 Shelduck on the slack with another 4 flying in and 2 Ring-necked Parakeets. ( V.Halley-Frame & Alan Bell ).
 * East India Dock Basin: Wheatear, Shelduck, 47 Tufted Ducks, 2 singing Blackcaps, 6+ Sand Martins, 1st winter Common Gull (John Archer).
 * Finsbury Park, N4: 35 sp. incl. pr Greylag + 3 goslings, c15 Pochard, 6 Blackcap. Also 1 Comma. (TeRNS) Goshawk over park mid afternoon, short jesses, often inconspicuous. (Tyler Smith) 
 * Foots Cray Meadows 05.50-06.40: 2 Common Whitethroats (year tick), 4 Egyptian Geese (patch year tick), pair Mute Swans 1 on nest, 2 Canada Geese over, c20 Mallards most on dry land, 10 Tufted Ducks, c8 Moorhens, 10+ Coots (2 nests), 30+ Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, 8+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 10+ Wren, Dunnock, 6+ Robin, 12+ Blackbird, 2+ Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Blackcaps (1 female), 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 6+ Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, heard Nuthatch, 4 Jays, 6+ Magpie, 4+ Jackdaws, 30+ Carrion Crows, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Greenwich Park: M Blackcap collecting nesting material, other males singing. Seem to be 3 pairs of Song Thrush, including one adult feeding a newly-fledged juvenile (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin)
 * Greenwich Peninsula: 2 male Wheatear in meadow north of Bugsby's Way.(Conrad Ellam)
 * Gutteridge Wood: Hobby, Buzzard, pr Sparrowhawk. 10 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 8 Whitethroat. 2 Swallow (G Westley).
 * Holmethorpe SPs: Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, female Peregrine Falcon took a Woodpigeon, Lapwing, 3 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 8 Stock Dove, 2 Skylark, 30+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, House Martin, 3 Northern Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 22 Common Whitethroat, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 3 Rook, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer (HSP blog).
 * Island Barn Res: Little Tern 1600-1650 at least (DMH).
 * King George V res: 3 Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Sand Martin, 3 Wheatear, 4 Common Tern, Cuckoo. (Andrew Thomas)
 * Lee Valley: 2 Cuckoo at Fisher's Green on west side of the lake, 5 Nightingale (Birdguides).
 * London Wetland Centre WWT. Avocet on wader scrape and Yellow Wagtail male still am. (John Arbon per FJM) Has this flava wagtail been re-identified? If so can the person who ammended the record please acknowledge this. Thanks Franko J Maroevic ; 6 Redshank (LWC website). Wheatear heard calling and Female Blackcap seen in bushes. 10+ Lapwings. 6 newborn Coots in one of the ponds. (P Jackson & C Maidment) 1 Greenshank, 1 YL Gull (TH) . 1 Lesser Whitethroat on riverbank path side of reserve singing amongst brambles (P.Angus)
 * London W1: Wheatear briefly on rooftop of tall apartment building. Amazing. (James A)
 * Nine Elms Sainsbury's: at least 4 adult Herring Gulls and a couple of juveniles on extra high car park lights - last year bred nearby for first time and there is a definite increase this year - I think they may have a nest on Sainsbury's which is not visible, when last year it was on a house chimney, is this the start of a colony? (Michael Mac).
 * Margravine Cemetery: pr Mistle Thrush (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 Yellow Wagtail north, Lesser Whitethroat tuning up, pair of Whitethroat nest building, female Wheatear by cattle sheds, Little Owl, 1 Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted & Green Woodpecker, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, several Orange-tip & 2 Speckled Wood Butterflies (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham Creek: Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, Rook over, Mistle Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, 3+ Blackcap (Richard Harrison).
 * Queen Mother Res (permit access): Great Northern Diver (Birdguides).
 * Rainham Marshes: 2 Garganey on Target Pools, Ring Ouzel on sea wall (Birdguides).
 * Raynes Park: Swift over Grand Drive (S Haslem)
 * Regent's Park: 2 Wheatears, 3 Reed Warblers, Common Whitethroat, 11m Blackcaps, 6m Chiffchaffs, Jackdaw, Linnet, 30 Stock Doves (Tony Duckett).
 * Richmond Park: Ring Ouzel female, Hawthorn Valley 7.15 (C. Dorleac per J. Wilczur); a 60-minute watch from Lawn Field (starting at 12.10) yielded one Swallow, two Hobbies larking around at altitude; at ~13.35 Tim Howard pointed out 2 Buzzards over Pond Slade - together very high a few minutes later; then two Hobbies at moderate height over Upper Pen Pond, insecting in July temperatures (Stefan Cz). Evening: one Hobby hawking insects over and around Upper Pen Pond marsh, after sunset (Stefan Cz., Steve Reid)
 * Sanderstead: singing Blackcap and 6 Jay in private garden (Croydon Birders).
 * Sevenoaks WFT, Kent : 1st Summer Whooper Swan (Dave Thrussell)
 * Shadwell Basin, Wapping: c7 Sand Martins around mid-day - possibly East India Dock birds further west (John Colmans)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 1 male Mallard S 17.40, Sparrowhawk NE @07.15, 6+ Pigeons, 6+ Woodpigeons inc 2 juvs starting to flap, 2 Stock Doves W, 2-4 Collared Doves, few Rose-ringed Parakeets, heard Green Woodpecker + Wren a.m., Dunnock, pair Robins, pair Blackbirds, Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blue Tits, 1 Great Tit, Jay, 3 Magpies, 2 Carrion Crows, 4 Starlings, 3 House Sparrows, male Chaffinch singing then E, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Staines Moor: female Ring Ouzel between the river and an abandoned trailer a.m. (Birdguides); no sign of Ring Ouzel p.m. but Little Egret, 7 Lapwing (2 on site, 5 over), 5-6 Northern Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat (D. McKenzie, Rob Skinner).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Shelduck through, female Velvet Scoter on North Basin to 14:10 at least, Great Northern Diver, 5 Little Gull comprising 4 toward King George VI Res and 1 dip-feeding on South Basin, Black Tern (North Basin), 4 Common Tern, several Swallow through (D. McKenzie, Rob Skinner, Bernie Whiskin); Little Ringed Plover (Birdguides).
 * Sutcliffe Park:m Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat. (Peter Kite)
 * Trent Park: 2 Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Many Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Stock Dove ( Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Garganey still on Main Pit, Little Egret (Birdguides).
 * Ten Acres Wood: 3 Wheatear, pr Reed Bunting (G Westley).
 * Wanstead Flats (06:00-08:15): male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (West Copse and Esso Copse), 14 Skylarks, 8 Meadow Pipits, 2 singing Lesser Whitethroat (SSSI), 5/6 singing Common Whitethroat (SSSI/Long Wood), 2 singing Willow Warbler (SSSI) (Tim Harris/Steve Thorpe); female Common Redstart at the end of Long Wood, Wood Sandpiper at Bandstand Pool 10:05 but departed (NC/JL), 3 Wheatear, probable Tree Pipit (east end of Long Wood), 10 singing Common Whitethroat, 5 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk (f), Stock Dove (NC/Birdguides) -- 100 up for the whole patch four months earlier than last year, Yay!.
 * Wanstead Park: 3 Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Whitethroat (OSW), 6+ Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (waiting for young coot), Grey Heron, f Sparrowhawk (NC)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 female Northern Wheatear, 1 singing Lesser Whitethroat, c8 Common Whitethroat, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Jackdaws + usuals (David Lindo).

Monday 18th April 2011

 * Battersea Park Lake: 6 singing Blackcap [|3 Singing], pr Red-crested Pochard, 3 broods Mallard (12 and two nines), pr Little Grebe, 2 Chiffchaff, pr Egyptian Geese (Michael Mac).
 * Barking: 14 Waxwing briefly outside flat at 17:00 hrs (Longbridge Rd / Sudbry Rd junction) before flying north, plus Hobby through at 17:40 (Paul Hawkins).
 * Biggin Wood: 1 Blackcap, 7+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3 Great Tits, 2 Blue Tits, Carrion Crows, Woodpigeons (R. Bell).
 * Blackheath "Dips": 1st-year m Wheatear, also Robin with at least 2 fledged young (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin)
 * Brent Reservoir: 13 Common Tern at dusk (F. Simpson).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Cormorant flying over, 2 Canada Goose, 9 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot (the nest on the shopping trolley has been washed away by a high tide), 8 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove flying over, 5 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Starling, 3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Canons Farm: c20 Waxwing still at in Canons Wood early morning (Birdguides).
 * Clapham Common: pair Reed Bunting at Mount Pond, probably investigating newly planted reedbeds, no sign of nesting activity, will monitor (patch-tick); also 2 pr Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff plus usuals (Mark H).
 * Crayford Marshes: Wheatear, 5 Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 20 Whitethroat, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: Grasshopper Warbler this evening reeling behind Bardag Lake and seen well briefly ( VHF ), 4 Green Sandpiper on the slack, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet flew over and the usual 2 Egyptian Geese. ( V.Halley-Frame & Martin Blow ).
 * Ealing (Haven Green): Waxwing. Birds heard trilling opposite Ealing Broadway station late morning. Didn't have time to look for them and none apparent in road-side trees so no idea of numbers (Bill Haines).
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden: pr Robins building a nest yesterday. Today one caught a Holly Blue, the butterfly managed to get free and seemed undamaged, these Robin can hunt like a flycatcher (Michael Mac).
 * Holmethorpe SPs: Shelduck, Teal, Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, 5 Common Buzzard, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Stock Dove, c20 Sand Martin, 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Common Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting (HSP blog).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Red Kite south-west 12:10 (Birdguides).
 * Islington Green: 3 Grey Wagtails on building behind Screen on the Green, late morning (Tim Harris).
 * Kempton NR (Private): 2 Shellduck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshanks, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Swallows, 10+ Lapwings, 1 Pied Wagtail, Swan cygnet. (C Maidment & P Jackson.)
 * KGV Reservoir: female Ring Ouzel on west side of south basin late afternoon (Martin Shepherd).
 * Lee Valley: Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Little Owl, two Pink-footed Geese, Redshank, Yellowhammer, Hobby (Holyfield area and farms). 3 Nightingale, Garden Warbler, several Whitethroats, around Fisher’s Green Island (Mike Oakland).
 * Lea Valley - Netherhall / Glen Faba: 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling in brief bursts from bramble patch on W side of Glen Faba pit (between pit and Lea Flood Relief), also (singing birds) 6 Willow Warbler, 30 Chiffchaff, 35 Sedge Warbler, c40 Blackcap. 1 Little Egret associating with small heronry on southernmost island (Nigel May); excellent post, Nigel. 30 Chiffchaff in anyone's money is enviable (DMc),
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Common Snipe, 3 Redshank, 30+ Sand Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler (LWC website); Honey-buzzard north-east 16:20, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, first-summer Caspian Gull, male Blue-headed Wagtail on the grazing marsh (BirdGuides); Sedge Warbler, Little Ringed Plover running through grazing marsh before quickly vanishing 14.00, House Martin, Reed Bunting, male Wheatear (S Haslem)
 * Nags Head Lane Fishery (Brentwood): 20 House Martin, 20 Swallow, 8 Sand Martin, 2 Common Tern, 1 Black-headed Gull, pr Mute Swan, pr Greylag Goose, 12 Tufted Duck, fem Mallard with brood (10), Grey Wagtail heard (Colin Jupp).
 * Paddington Green: Common Buzzard north-east 16:40, Peregrine Falcon toward Regent's Park 13:40, 6 Black-headed Gull south-west c16:05, first-summer Common Gull with unusual head pattern (strong black bar over crown), fledged Blackbird (D. McKenzie).
 * Palmers Green N13 (Eaton Park Road): 3 of a hirundine species over NW at 12:40 - weren't Swifts because they had white on them (Katy M).
 * Pinner Park Farm: female Common Redstart briefly in the main pond field hedge, before flying off into a large Oak some 250 yards away, 2 female Wheatear by the electric gate, 1 Little Owl, 3 Swallow north, singing Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker & 2 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir (permit access): Great Northern Diver 07:30 (Birdguides).
 * Rainham Marshes: 2 Garganey (1 male) on Target Pools a.m. (Birdguides).
 * Raynes Park: possible Honey Buzzard at 16.45 but too high to tell for sure. Fledged Blackbird already in garden (S Haslem)
 * Regent's Park: Great Crested Grebe with young,. 2 Reed Warblers, Common Whitethroat, 10 Blackcaps, 9 Chiffchaffs (Tony Duckett)
 * Richmond Park: Honey-buzzard NE at about 13.15 - very angular impression as it approached (at ~100 - 150 ft, active flight, going upwind) - my first thought was 'Osprey !'; but strongly contrasting plumage pattern of that species wasn't there when seen closer, head appeared greyish; typical H/B wing-form seen as it passed - long in both 'arm' and 'hand', noticeably broader at the carpal joint, trailing edge straight; 'hand' appeared strongly tapered in active flight; head well projecting (full crop), tail of uniform width, kept closed; absolutely no chance that this was a Buteo. Headed NE from Ham Clump, roughly over Pen Ponds, eventually starting to soar (over the 'Flying Field' ?), at which point I phoned FJM (Stefan Czapski) (Yes, Franko, I know this is very early, but Birdguides reported one from Oxon. a day or 2 back). Also Snipe, Lawn Field, 12.55, flushed by walkers (S.Cz); male Montagu's Harrier flew low ENE over Sixteen Acres, near Ham Cross, being mobbed by Carrion Crows at 15:32 (Mike Lewis per FJM)
 * Roehampton: c.35 Waxwing: Priory Lane by Paddock School at 18:20 then flew off N (Andrew Skotnicki).
 * Staines Moor: 3 Yellow Wagtail with cattle, Wheatear, several Cetti's Warbler, 1 Green Sandpiper by mound (Jim Fell).
 * Staines Reservoir: fem Velvet Scoter on North Basin, 2 Oystercatcher on South Basin (Adam Cheeseman). Great Northern Diver and Slavonian Grebe still present on South Basin @ 20:00. Redshank on North Basin. (K.P.Duncan)
 * Thames Chase, Harold Court: 8 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush (all singing), 2 Swallow, 3 Kestrel (1m, 2f) and Sparrowhawk (Colin Jupp).
 * Totteridge Valley: warblers as yesterday, pair Lesser Redpoll, pair Bullfinch, Linnet, Lapwing, 2 Sparrowhawk (Ian Ellis).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Garganey (1 male) still on Main Pit a.m.; by Cormorant tree 15:20 (Birdguides).
 * Walton Res (permit access): male Scaup, Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Whimbrel (SBC).
 * Walworth: Common Buzzard flew W to E 12.30 (William Marshall).
 * Wanstead Flats: 4 Wheatear (3f), 10+ C Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail (over), 10+ Meadow Pipit, 10+ Skylark, Swallow, 13+ Linnet,10+ Goldfinch, 3 singing Chaffinch, numerous Greenfinch, 6+ Reed Bunting, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Heron, 4 Little Grebe, Stock Dove and the others (NC).
 * Watford (Cardiff Road): female Sparrowhawk over, singing Blackcap in private garden (D. McKenzie, Joanne Biscomb); 12 Waxwing in Sycamores near Watford Junction station along the unofficial path that runs parallel to the main railway line between the tunnel leading to the station car-park and St. Alban's Road 15:00 (BirdGuides).
 * Welwyn Garden City: Firecrest along College Way a.m. (BirdGuides).

Sunday 17th April 2011

 * Abney Park Cemetery: ad Tawny Owl with single chick (owl also hooting in sunshine), c12 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs, c20 breeding Stock Doves (including the leucistic individual), plus the usuals (Mark Pearson, Roy Woodward and LWT group)
 * Alexandra Park: Male Yellow Wagtail cricket pitch 0808-0818 then flushed by dogwalker, also 2 singiing male whitethroats + female (Bob Watts, Gareth Richards).
 * Barking Bay: 2 Whimbrel, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 12 Wheatear, Fieldfare, 8 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel.(Paul Hawkins)
 * Beverley Brook Walk: (Putney end) 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps (2m, 1 pair m + f). (M Ruscoe)
 * Biggin Wood: 1 heron (over low, chased off by crow), 2 house sparrows, 2 blue tits, 7+ RN parakeet, 5 wood pigeon, 9 carrion crow (Rob Bell)
 * Blackheath: 1 m Common Whitethroat singing (first of year for me) on the "Dips", always back around Marathon Day! Also Chiffchaffs, Greenfinches there and Song Thrush apparently nesting (Joe Beale)
 * Brent Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe still, also 5 Shelduck & 5 Common Terns (Brent Birders)
 * Broadwater GPs: 1-2 Red Kite, 8+ Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 4+ Reed warbler, Sedge warbler, Willow warbler, 5 + common tern, Oystercatcher, pr Reed bunting, swallow, sand martin. (joe Dickens)
 * Chiswick: 18 Waxwing in trees by junction of Acton Lane and Chiswick High Road at 6.30 and again at 15.10 (Simon Fogg)
 * Chorleywood: 2 Common Buzzard over M25 (D. McKenzie, Joanne Biscomb).
 * Crossness: 13 adult Little Gulls (12 flew high E at 09:00, 1 feeding in Barking Bay at 09:10), 3 Green Sandpipers, Common Buzzard west over Southern Marsh at 14:10, c40 Common Terns, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Swallows, Wheatear, Willow Warbler, loads of Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Reed & Sedge Warblers (John Archer).
 * Croxley Common Moor: Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Tern, Cuckoo, female Northern Wheatear, Grasshopper Warbler reeling briefly, Reed Warbler, several Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler (D. McKenzie, Joan Thompson).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: Nightingale still singing in old allotments but remains unseen, Cuckoo over, Peregrine Falcon over the slack at 10.50 am, 2 Shelduck, 2 LRP, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Bullfinch and a Lesser Whitethroat. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
 * East India Dock Basin / Bow Creek Ecology Park: Rook east, singing Sedge Warbler in northern scrub, (both first patch ticks for me in 14 years), 2 Greylag Geese, 4 Shelduck, 2 Common Teal, 40 Tufted Duck one male with red nasal saddle, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Sand Martin, ! Reed Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff (Nick Tanner).
 * Enfield: 2 singing male Lesser Whitethroats, singles at different sites - my first of the year (Robert Callf)
 * Greenwich Park: f Wheatear, Peregrine over (Joe Beale)
 * Gutteridge Wood: Cuckoo (G westley)
 * Hampstead Cemetery & UCL Sports Grounds: 0940-1125. 21 species, usual garden/park species plus 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush & male Cormorant flew over East - site tick (Marcus Hunt).
 * Hampstead Heath: 15 Waxwings still hanging around trees W of Parliament Hill. Quiet otherwise (PeteM)
 * Harold Hill (Duck Wood): Tawny Owl calling well at 21.05hrs. I checked several local areas, including Tylers Common, at dusk - no luck with grasshopper warbler yet (Colin Jupp).
 * Ickenham Marsh: Sparrowhawk, Little Egret, 5 singing Blackcap, 4 singing Whitethroat, singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 4 Rooks seen but more probably present ( obscured by trees + also many Crows here too) (Neil Anderson)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 10 Common Whitethroats, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, Cuckoo, 6 Willow Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Hobby, Red Kite s/w @ 12.10pm Swallow, 3 Sand Martins, 3 Little Egrets and 4 pair Teal.Also 14 Small Whites, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Peococks, 12 OrangeTips, 9 Speckled Woods, Holly Blue, 6 Brimstone and 3 Green Hairstreaks.(Dave Morrison) Red Kite went north east@ 2.00pm(Shaun Harvey)
 * King George V: Female Ring Ouzel & Yellow Wagtail, both found feeding on concrete edges of south basin on western side. Also Sedge Warbler & Common Whitethroat. (J Anderson). Also male Ring Ouzel, 13 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear, Little Gull, White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper (Martin Shepherd).
 * Lee Valley CP: Fisher's Green Island; c4 singing Nightingales, plenty of Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, in the area. Lesser Whitethroat(thanks Russell) & Common Whitethroat in scrub along river edge. Langridge Scrape: single Little Ringed plover, 2 Redshank. Farm Area; 2 Linnets, Little Owl, Yellowhammer. (J Anderson)Cuckoo calling mid-day and 2 common terns (Steve Hunt )
 * London Colney (M25): 1 Red Kite flying low over roadside verge on south side. (Roger Dewey)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtails, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine Falcon, Redshank, Sand Martin, Pochard. (A. Luscombe). 1 Buzzard north around noon, Sedge Warbler singing just east of Dulverton Hide, 4-5 Reed Warblers across southern half of site (Matthew Palmer).
 * Londsdale Road Reservoir LNR: Reed Warbler, Long Tailed Tits. Great Spotted Woodpecker (male), Chiffchaff just outside towards river. Sparrowhawk over. (M Ruscoe)
 * Mayesbrook Park: Yellow Wagtail (North 06:40) 4 Blackcap, Stock Dove.(Paul Hawkins)
 * Maple Cross (M25): 08:30 - 1 Common Buzzard on fence post near Bottom Wood. (Roger Dewey)
 * Pinner Park Farm: male Cuckoo reported at 06:20 by staff, 1 Common Buzzard over calling at 12:55, 2 Wheatear (adult male & female) along the main bridleway, 1 Little Owl, 1 Linnet over, singing Whitethroat, Blackcap & Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Holly Blue & several male Orange-tip butterflies (Jon Ridge).
 * Putney Cemetary: Blackcap, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 female), 2 Goldcrests. Green Woodpecker heard. (M Ruscoe).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: pair of Garganey, Target Pool, singles of Greenshank, Whimbrel and Wheatear, 2 Peregrines, Whitethroats and Sedge Warblers galore (other observers had singing Grasshopper Warbler by new turnstile) (Ian Bradshaw) 5 Green Sandpipers at the back of Aveley Pool
 * 10.00am, 3 chased off by Redshank almost immediately (Richard Jones).
 * Ruislip Lido: 2 Yellow Wagtail (m,f). (Dick Middleton)
 * Ruislip: Cuckoo, Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler on Poors Field, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Park Wood. 4 Sparrowhawk (together) and 2 Common Buzzard over Copse Wood (Steve Pash).
 * South Mimms M25 Service Area: Rookery with about 12 occupied nests. (Roger Dewey)
 * Staines Reservoir: Velvet Scoter female still on N basin. Also 2 Great Northern Divers, 30 Little Gulls on S basin early am. (Birdguides per FJM). At 12:00, 1 Velvet Scoter, on North Basin in line with Terminal 5, 2 Great Northern Divers, 1 Black Necked Grebe, Several Little Gulls. At 4pm also 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Goldeneye, 1 'Commic' Tern (M Bournat and several other observers)
 * Staines Moor: 1 Blue-headed Wagtail @ 1505hrs feeding amongst cattle at the noth end of the moor. 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5+ Blackcap, 4 Common Whitethroat, 4 Barn Swallow, 9 Northern Wheatear 1 (m) of Greenland race, 1 Little Egret (N. Smith)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs (Lincoln Court): 4 Common Buzzards over between 1330 - 1415, Peregrines, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson & Jamie Partridge); yesterday 1100-1400 - at least 7 Common Buzzards, the usual Peregrines, Kestrels and omnipresent Sparrowhawks, several House Martins etc. (Mark Pearson & LNHS group)
 * Ten Acres Wood: Grasshopper Warbler.(G Westley) Also 3 Pheasant (1 white), Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 4 Lapwing 2 singing Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Wheatear, 2 Nuthatch, Singing warblers: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 14 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, m Reed Bunting, pr Bullfinch, 7 Linnet, male Large Red Damselfly (Neil Anderson)
 * Totteridge Valley: singing warblers: Lesser Whitethroat (2): Whitethroat (12): Chiffchaff (10): Blackcap (14), also two Common Buzzard: 4 Lapwing: Sparrowhawk, plus four species of butterfly (John Colmans)
 * Turnford, near Cheshunt: 1 f Sparrowhawk soaring. (Roger Dewey)
 * Wanstead Flats: 4 Shelduck (over Jubilee- Tim Harris, Spring migrant walk), Yellow Wagtail (over Alex), Meadow Pipit, Lesser Whitethroat, C. Whitethroat, 3 Swallow (north), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Linnet, 3 Stock Dove (NC/JL) 1f wheatear SSSI bushes nr Alex; pair Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in W copse, m drumming (F Symons)
 * Wanstead Park: L. Whitethroat (OSW), Kingfisher, Little Egret (NC/JL et al)
 * Waterworks NR: Red Kite NW at 12.30, Little Owl, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Swallow, 1 Male N Wheatear, Willow Warbler, many Whitethroats. ( Gary A James & Mike Messenger).
 * Withy Beds LNR: Pheasant, Stock Dove, 2 Chiffchaff (D. McKenzie, Joan Thompson).

Saturday 16th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Lesser Whitethroat (1st of year) in racing track hedge east of cricket pavilion 0930, also Skylark N 0737, Common Whitethroat perimeter of cricket pitch, Willow Warbler Lower Slopes, Fudge Duck x Pochard hybrid Boating Lake (Dominic Mitchell, Gareth Richards & Bob Watts).
 * Beddington Farmlands: 2 Common Cranes flew N early pm. Seen and heard (John Allan per FJM).
 * Beverley Brook Walk: (Putney end + Thames riverside): 9 Blackcaps (including 5 together - 2m, 2f in the same tree, and another singing in the next tree). (M Ruscoe)
 * Brent Reservoir: Goshawk flew north at 15.45, female Marsh Harrier west at 16.45 (Andrew Self), summer plumage Black-necked Grebe, 32 Waxwing over, Peregrine, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Wheatears, first Reed & Garden Warblers of the year, 4 Sand Martin, 5 House Martins, 6 Shelduck, 2 Snipe, 3 Lapwing (Brent Birders).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 4 Waxwing, 1 dead, half eaten Heron, 5 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 5 Blackcap (4 males and a female) 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Starling, 4 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 8 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Camley Street Nature Park: 1 Sedge Warbler 16.00 to 16.45 flitting around small reed bed at the pond.
 * Canons Farm: 25+ Waxwings at Canons Wood at 7.00am, Grasshopper Warbler reeling just south of Lunch Wood in morning (David Campbell, Richard Garrett, Ian Jones et al).
 * Chafford Hundred: c100 Waxwing flew along Mayflower Road in three flocks a.m. (BirdGuides).
 * Chiswick: 18 Waxwing in trees by junction of Acton Lane and Chiswick High Road (Simon Fogg)
 * Coppetts Wood: Red Kite flying west a.m. seen while doing birdwalk (T.Clancy).
 * Dagenham Chase: Nightingale singing intermittently in old allotment site this evening but unseen (only my 2nd patch record), also female Common Redstart in old allotments and a singing Lesser Whitethroat there. 2 Egyptian Geese on crowfoot marsh close to District Line/C2C railway (V. Halley-Frame).
 * Danson Park: Song Thrush (heard), 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Geese, reduced numbers of Canada Geese, 1 Mute Swan, 3 Pied Wagtail, 7 Ring-necked Parakeets, 43 Carrion Crows, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Tufted Duck, Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, 3 Starlings, 2 Blackbirds, Great Tit, Blue Tit. (Chris Rose).
 * East India Dock Basin area: 1 Arctic Tern, 5 Common Terns, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Oystercatchers, 9 Sand Martins, House Martin, Meadow Pipit, 2-3 Common Whitethroats, 2 Willow Warblers, Blackcap (Nick Tanner and Gary A James).
 * Fairlop Waters: female Redstart, Tree Pipit, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Wheatears (Alan Bell).
 * Fairlop Gravel Workings3 :Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Shelduck, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Steve Bacon).
 * Fisher's Green: Wood Warbler male singing and showing well right of footpath to substation early afternoon (BirdGuides).
 * Horsenden Hill: 2 Common Buzzards E between 13.15 & 13.30 (Andy Culshaw & David Howdon).
 * Hounslow Heath: 3 Sparrowhawk in air at same time, 3 Wheatear, several Whitethroats, Blackcaps + Chiffchaffs (Neil Anderson). 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Jay, Green Woodpecker (heard). (Chris Rose).
 * KGV Reservoir: 2 Ring Ouzel (male and female) at 07.45 on west side of south basin and then the causeway; also 5 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail (Martin Shepherd). (Is access to this site still via permit and key?,(JA) - you get permit and key from the office at Walthamstow Reservoirs - Late afternoon 1 Ring Ouzel (F) along west bank, 2 Little Gull (Adult & 1st Winter) 4 Arctic Terns, 1 Common Terns, 2 Little Ringed Plover and Dunlin (J. Murray).
 * KGVI Reservoir: 2 Shelduck, 5 Common Tern (K. P. Duncan).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Cuckoo, 4 Little Egret, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, House Martin, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Green Sandpiper ( Shaun Harvey).
 * Lavender Hill Cemetery (Enfield): 1 singing male Willow Warbler (Robert Callf).
 * Leyton: 2 single Buzzards over South between 14:00-14:20 (Paul Whiteman).
 * London Wetland Centre: Little Egret on wader scrape, 4 Redshank, 4 Common Snipe, 3 Shelduck, 1 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 6+ Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Northern Wheatear, 1 House Martin, 1f Peregrine, 3-4 Sand Martin, 3 Reed Bunting (Martin Honey). c. 2PM: 5 redshank, 1 yellow wagtail (grazing marsh), 1 willow warbler (wild side), ?30+ sand martin, 1 common tern, 2 chiffchaff (F Symons)
 * Lower Bedfords Road (Romford): 2 fem Wheatears on Covered Reservoir, 4 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, singing Whitethroat and 2m Pheasant (Colin Jupp).
 * Margravine Cemetery: 1f Green Woodpecker (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Northolt and Greenford CP (6.30-7.45): f Pochard (site tick), Kestrel, pr Pied Wagtail. 2 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat (all singing), 3 Linnet (Neil Anderson).
 * Paddington Green: Peregrine Falcon at kill remains a.m. (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 male Wheatear in field by disaster area (Jon Reveley); Also: 1 first-summer male Whinchat (earliest ever record here), with 1 female Wheatear in the middle hedge field, Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Heron & 1 Weasel by rubbish tip entrance (Jon Ridge, Joe Dickens), plus 1 Nuthatch & 1 Little Owl (JR).
 * Putney Bridge: 1pr Moorhen with 2 chicks (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Primrose Hill: Tawny Owl, Elsworthy Road, 1am (R Ulph).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: Alpine Swift over Aveley Marsh at 3.46 pm (RBA). Also Oystercatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, 5+ Whitethroat, 9 Sedge Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 7 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Stock Dove, 52+ Shelduck, Cormorant, Lapwings displaying, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, Greenshank, 3 Wheater, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark, Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, drake Garganey, 7 Mute Swan, 5 Sand Martin, 9 Pochard, 65+ Mallard, pr of Coot with chicks, 11+ Reed Bunting, Pheeasant, 12 Tufted Ducks, pair of Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe trilling, 3 Wigeon, 6+ Shovelers, 7+ Gadwall (Brandon Anderson).
 * Rammey Marsh: Grasshopper Warbler reeling from bramble thicket at 06.00 in south west corner (Martin Shepherd).
 * Rotherhithe: 1+ pair of Sand Martins by Old Salt Quay pub plus 4 Ring-necked Parakeets over (Richard Bonser).
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 1st-summer Whooper Swan (behind visitor centre - present since Thursday apparently); also 6 Little Ringed Plover; Willow Warbler (Martin Birch).
 * Sidcup: Male Sparrowhawk flew low to fence in Old Farm Avenue and showed to @3m, Great Spotted Woodpecker over (Ian Stewart).
 * Staines Moor: Cuckoo, Tree Pipit at north end, 15 Northern Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat (BirdGuides). 3 Yellow Wagtail, 19 Wheatear (pm) (K. P. Duncan).
 * Staines Reservoir: Velvet Scoter female on N basin mid pm, 1 Oystercatcher, 6 Common Terns, (Susanna Ramsey & FJM); Great Northern Diver, 5+ Goldeneye (Neil Anderson); female Velvet Scoter still on north basin at dusk, plus Slavonian Grebe (sum.plum) on south basin at east end, Great Northern Diver still and Whimbrel circled south basin with a Curlew at 8pm then both flew off SE (Brian Stretch).
 * The Glade (Sidcup): Pair Great Crested Grebes, Cormorant, pair Mute Swans, 10+ Canada Geese, pair Egyptian Geese on GC, c20 Mallards, 3 Tufted Ducks (2m1f), 6+ Moorhens inc 2 displaying, 4+ Coots, 4+ Pigeon, 6+ Woodpigeon, 2+ Stock Dove, few Rose-tinged Parakeets, heard Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren, 3+ Dunnock, 3+ Robin, Blackbird, 3+ Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 4+ Blackcap inc 1 female at least, 2+ singing Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, heard Coal Tit, 4+ Blue Tit, 4+ Great Tit, heard Nuthatch, Jay, 4 Magpies, 6+ Carrion Crow, Starling, male Chaffinch, heard Greenfinch (Ian Stewart).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, 3 Snipe, 11 Lapwing, 8 Common Tern, Red Kite, 6 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, Tree Sparrow, 7 Blackcap 12 Willow Warbler, c50 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow (Steve B).
 * Wanstead Flats: Lesser Whitethroat, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (J. Lethbridge).
 * Wanstead Park: Wheatear (T. Harris).
 * Wimbledon Common (0715): Grasshopper Warbler reeling, SE corner of Meadow, TQ234720 (David Wills).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Stock Dove, female Ring Ouzel briefly at the edge of Baybrook Woods 07:40, Lesser Whitethroat (Chat's Paddock), c8 Common Whitethroat, Reed Bunting (Rob Ayers per DL).
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe (at nest with 2 young) 1 House Martin, 15 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great spottted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, c15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Stock Dove, Collared Dove, c6 Greenfinch, Goldfinch, c5singing Chaffinch, 3 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)

Friday 15th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Willow Warblers - Conservation Pond, Pitch n Putt (Bob Watts). Willow Warbler Balancing Pond & Common Whitethroat heard (Gareth Richards).
 * Ankerwyke (at the western margin of the LNHS area, at TQ0072): Red Kite circling fairly low, headed up-river (Stefan Czapski).
 * Battersea Park Lake: years 1st 2 broods of Mallards - a 8 and a 9. pr Red-crested Pochard, pr Egyptian Geese, 10 Grey Lag Geese, pr Goldcrest, pr Great-crested Grebe on main lake and spare bird on Lady's Pond calling, Mistle Thrush chicks at nest near to fledging, visible male Blackcap and many singers (Michael Mac).
 * Beaverwood (Chislehurst): Tawny Owl showing well at usual spot, Grey Heron over mobbed by crow, 4+Mallard, 4+Moorhen, few Pigeons over, 10+Woodpigeon, heard Stock Dove, few R/N Parakeets, Green Woodpecker, 3+Wren, 4+Robin, 2+Blackbird, singing Song Thrush, heard Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2+Goldcrest, 4+Long Tailed Tits, few Blue and Great Tits, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 4+Jay, 4+Magpie, few Carrion Crows, Chaffinch, Greenfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Beddington SF: Greylag Goose, 8 Shelduck, 2 Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, 7 Northern Wheatear, 4 Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler (Dip or Glory).
 * Brent Res, 3 Shelduck (1pr, 1 drake), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 2 fem. Wheatear (Roy Beddard)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 10+ Waxwing in plane tree by duck pond, unfortunately they didn't stay long enough to be counted but still a nice patch-tick, 1 Heron, 5 Mallard, 8 Moorhen (one pair nesting in willow tree,) 4 Coot (2 nesting pairs, one on the duck pond & one on a shopping trolley on the river), 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 1 singing Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap (2 singing males & a female), 2 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Starling, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 singing Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: Grasshopper Warbler reeling at north end of small grassy field just west of Canons Farmhouse - seen only once, briefly - also Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatears, 11 Fieldfares, Cormorant over, 2 Swallows through, Tawny Owl singing mid-day, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Little Owls, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 2+ Yellowhammers, 5 Skylarks, singing Meadow Pipit, 5 Common Buzzards, 2 Treecreepers, Mistle Thrush, 3 Nuthatches, 3 Common Whitethroats, 6 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, c.30 Linnets, Grey Heron, 19+ Stock Doves, 6 Pheasants, 3+ Goldfinches, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Song Thrushes, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (David Campbell/Ian Jones/Johnny Allan et al).
 * Chiswick: 18 Waxwing in trees by junction of Acton Lane and Chiswick High Road (Simon Fogg)
 * Crayford Marshes: Nightingale singing along Moat lane at 06:20, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Wheatear, 32 Whitethroat, 2 male Corn Bunting, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, Little Owl, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Cetti's Warbler,10 Blackcap (Kev Jarvis).
 * Fairlop Waters: Green Sandpiper, 9 Yellow Wagtail (ELBF).
 * Finsbury Park (N4): Willow Warbler still singing on boating lake island, 7 Ring-necked Parakeets flying east, pair of Little Grebes, 2 Egyptian Geese minus any of their dwindling brood, singing Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs still around in good numbers so are probably local breeders (Ian Bradshaw).
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: Yellow Wagtail north 5 p.m., several Reed Warblers, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler & 5 Sand Martins (Conrad Ellam).
 * Hayes Kingshill avenue: 1 Common Buzzard over (Jim Fell).
 * Hampstead Heath: 20 Waxwings very active and feeding on buds in tall trees behind the gardens of the houses on South Hill Park / Parliament Hill. Also seen in the same place yesterday (Johny D).
 * Holmethorpe SPs: 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 6 Teal, Red-legged Partridge, Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Stock Dove, Little Owl, 6 Skylark, 5 Northern Wheatear, 2 Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Common Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, Rook, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer (HSP blog).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 5 Wheatears, 8 Common Whitethroats, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Little Egrets, and a Hobby. (Dick Jefferies, Les Harrison and Dave Morrison)
 * King George V res (permit access): White Wagtail, 4 Ring Ouzel a.m. (Birdguides).
 * King George VI Reservoir: 5 Little Gulls and 5 CommonTerns late a.m., permit only (Dave Morris per FJM). 3 Wheatear (K.P.Duncan).
 * King George's Reservoir: 2 female Goosander on flood relief channel, 4 Sand Martin (Millicent Harper)
 * Lion Gorge (Chafford Hundred): pr Shelduck, 6 Coot, 9 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Common Whitethroat, 10 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 6 House Sparrow, 6 Greenfinch (ELBF).
 * Lonsdale Reservoir: first Reed Warbler of the year, plus 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, regular species (Rich Petley).
 * London Wetland Centre: 4 Redshank, 40+ Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler (LWC website).
 * Paddington Green: Peregrine Falcon a.m. (D. McKenzie).
 * Petts Wood: 3+Pheasant (males), Willow Warbler, 3+Chiffchaff, GSW, 10+Jackdaw (Ian Stewart)
 * Queen Mary Reservoir: 10 Wheatears. Permit only (Dave Morris per FJM).
 * Queen Mother Res: 2 Great Northern Diver p.m., Slavonian Grebe at north-west corner 15:15 (Birdguides).
 * Richmond Park: 7 Wheatears Holly Lodge cattle enclosures late a.m. (FJM); 1 Wheatear 16 Acres, nearby 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 top end of Pond Slade and 1 at bottom of Lower Pen Pond (Steve Reed per FJM).
 * Rickmansworth: 30 Waxwing by the River Chess at Scotsbridge House p.m. (Birdguides).
 * Royal Albert Dock: 2 Wheatear, 2 Shelduck, 2 Sand Martin, Whitethroat (London Birdwatching).
 * Scadbury Park: 6+Herring Gulls over, 3+Blackcap, Chiffchaff, GSW, 4 Treecreeper (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Cormorant NE, 2+Herring Gull, few Pigeons, 6+Woodpigeons (2juv), 4 Collared Doves, few R/N Parakeets, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, 4 Blue Tits, Magpie, 4+Carrion Crow, 4+Starling, 5+House Sparrow, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood CP: 2 Greylag Goose, Sparrowhawk, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Reed Warbler, 10 Common Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, Reed Bunting (Croydon Birders).
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe (2 young on back of adult), 10 Tufted Duck, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 5 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 at nest hole), c4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 singing Coal Tit, 2 Jay, 3 Song Thrush (1sitting on nest), 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
 * Staines Moor: 2 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 20+ Northern Wheatear, 2 Buzzard and 2 Redshank. (Lee Dingain - some pics here)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Goldeneye, 5 Wheatear on the south basin mid-morning (K.P.Duncan).
 * Stanwell Moor: Grasshopper Warbler reeling behind mound near gravel pit along public footpath adjacent to King George VI Reservoir, also Cuckoo nearby (Dave Morris per FJM).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Willow Warbler, 5 Reed Warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs, 10 Blackcaps, 2ndcy Great Black-backed Gull, plus the usuals - v quiet over recent days (MJP)
 * Tower Bridge: Black Redstart in vicinity of Tooley St. Tern possibly Common though could not really say it wasn't Arctic high over the bridge going West at 14:30, no optics looked very long-tailed though can't say I have got my eye in on Terns yet this year. (Paul Whiteman)
 * Upminster Bridge: Little Egret flew S over Havering Sixth Form College (observer?).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 3 Whitethroat, 4 Wheatear, 2 Linnet (Peter K)
 * Wandsworth: Wheatear - Bell Lane Creek on wasteland by Wandsworth Recycling / Waste Plant. Visible from opposite side of creek 8am (Mark H)
 * Warren Gorge (Chafford Hundred): 27 Greylag Goose, 15 Canada Goose, 4 Shelduck, pr Gadwall, pr Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 13 Coot, pr Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Martin, 8 Wren, 9 Robin, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 11 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit (ELBF).
 * Wimbledon Common: singing Garden Warbler (David Wills).
 * Wood Green: Goshawk over Birdwatch office, just east of Alexandra Park, from 09:35-09:40 (no jesses) & displaying Sparrowhawk pair (Ian Lycett, Dominic Mitchell).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: singing Sedge Warbler (The Scrubbers); Peregrine Falcon south, vocal Tree Pipit north-east 12:03, first-summer male Northern Wheatear, 2-3 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff including a nest-building bird, Willow Warbler, several Linnet, male Reed Bunting (Des McKenzie, Andy Stafford).

Thursday 14th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 7 Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers and 2 Common Chiffchaffs in top field/boating pond area, Pochard x Ferruginous Duck hybrid and Little Grebe on boating pond (Dominic Mitchell).
 * Barnehurst/Bexleyheath border - Swanbridge Rd: 2 Swallows low over road heading NW, late afternoon. (Chris Rose).
 * Blackheath: 4 Wheatears (3m 1f) were 1 adult and 1 1st-year male, 1 male of undetermined age seen briefly plus 1 female, having a hard time among the Marathon preparations and dog walkers (Joe Beale)
 * Brent Reservoir: (short visit to main hide 15:30-16:00) Shelduck count now increased to 5 (2pr + 1m), also 2 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-backed Gull (briefly) & 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (in tree next to path to main hide, near Nicky the Rottweiler's house) (Andrew Haynes).
 * Brockwell Park (Lambeth): 1 very vocal Nuthatch (pt) and about 6 House Sparrows round ponds, council have cut back massive amount of bushes and cover round the pond the sparrows frequent, wondering if this will have any impact on them as there was a very healthy flock there last summer (Michael Mac).
 * Clapham Common: pr Egyptian Geese with 3 (about 1 month old) goslings on Eagle Pond, Mount Pond - 1st Mallard brood of 12 with pr adults about 3 week old, pr Egyptian Geese copulating - this report from Tuesday delayed (Michael Mac).
 * Clay Hill (Strayfield Road): 1 singing male Willow Warbler, 09:00 (Robert Callf).
 * Crayford Marshes: 3 Wheatear, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 male Corn Bunting, 2 Swallow, 28 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, Little Egret, 3 Curlew, Snipe (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crystal Palace Park Lake: 1 singing Willow Warbler (pt), 1 Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, 1 male Shovelor - 2nd male this year at two separate lakes to have overstayed normal season, 3 young Grey Herons on the nest and a new nest with 2 adults displaying on it, pr Great Crested Grebe adding material to a nest platform - all late pm (Michael Mac).
 * Fairlop Waters CP: summer plumaged Black-necked Grebe on Main Lake, also Swift, Oystercatcher (Alan Bell).
 * King George V Res: 1 female Ring Ouzel, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper,1 Wheatear, 5 male Yellow Wagtail, 3 male White Wagtail, 1 C Buzzard, 1 Hobby (T. Clancy).
 * King George VI Reservoir: 8 Wheatear. (K.P.Duncan)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Shelduck, female Wigeon, 2 Common Snipe, 6 Redshank, 40+ Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler (LWC website). Late evening: 2 Swallows over wader scrape, at least 6 singing Reed Warbler around south side of main lake, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap. 1 singing Garden Warbler (reported) (Martin Honey).
 * Lyttleton Playing Fields, N2: falcon/hawk species, flew high over at 15.30 towards East Finchley. It appeared to have jesses (or a broken tail) so is almost certainly an escapee. It flew very like a Buzzard and was about the size of a female Sparrowhawk. Any ideas? (Oliver Simms).
 * Paddington Green: Egyptian Goose toward Regent's Parkm a.m., male Pochard over p.m., Peregrine Falcon early a.m. (D. McKenzie).
 * Parkside Farm (Enfield): 5 Fieldfare (Robert Callf).
 * Pollards Hill: female Kestrel north, 2 singing Blackcap (Croydon Birders).
 * Queen Mary Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver a.m. (BirdGuides).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir (permit access): 2 Great Northern Diver 07:30 (BirdGuides).
 * River Lee Country Park: Cuckoo (Bowyers), Common Tern, Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Yellowhammer, Nightingale. Water Vole at Cornmill Meadows. (Mike Oakland)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Grey Heron NE, 4+ Herring Gulls, 10+ Pigeons, 6+ Woodpigeons (2 juvs), 5+ Collared Doves (1 tail-less causing confusion!), few Rose-ringed Parakeets, heard Wren, 1 or 2 Dunnocks, Robin, pair Blackbirds, heard Song Thrush, Goldcrest singing all day, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 6+ Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, Jay, Magpie, 2 Jackdaws S, 4+ Carrion Crows, 4+ Starling, 4+ House Sparrow, 6+ Greenfinch, 2+ Goldfinch (Ian Stewart).
 * Southgate (Chase Road, N14): 1 Waxwing, calling from Lime tree, flew off E, 06:15 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 2 Greylag Goose, 15 Tufted Duck, 6 Swallow, 2 singing Willow Warbler, 6 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff plus 2 nest-building, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit (1pair at nest), 1 singing Coal Tit, 4 Jay, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 House Sparrow (John Watson).
 * Staines Moor: 16 Wheatears at N end (Ken Purdey per FJM).
 * Staines Reservoir: 5 Arctic Terns and 3 Common Terns late am. No terns 14.35. Also Curlew flew SE 08.10. and 6 Wheatears, 2 Great Northern Divers on S basin (Bob Warden per FJM).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 6 Reed Warblers, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaffs, 8 Blackcaps, plus the usuals (MJP)
 * Thames Ditton: 14 Waxwings in trees along Angel Road at 17:50. Flew to trees by railway bridge calling, where they were flushed by train and flew off SW (Billy Dykes).
 * The Glade (Sidcup): Common Tern briefly @12.40 (year tick and first here in two years), Great Crested Grebe on nest, 1 Cormorant, Grey Heron over GC, pair Mute Swans nesting by lower lake, 10+ Canada Geese, no sign of Egyptians, c20 Mallards, 10 (6m,4f) Tufted Ducks (high count here), Kestrel, 8+ Moorhens, 8+ Coots (1 nest), 20+ Pigeons, 30+ Woodpigeons, 6+ Stock Dove, 3+ Collared Dove, few Rose-ringed Parakeets, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 or 3 Pied Wagtails, heard Wrens, 3+ Dunnock, 3+ Robin, 8+ Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Willow Warbler, 2+ Chiffchaff, 2+ Blackcaps, 2+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, 4+ Coal Tits, plenty Blue and Great Tits, 3+ Jay, 3+ Magpie, 10+ Carrion Crows, 6+ Starling, 4+ House Sparrow, 3+ Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch (Ian Stewart).
 * Thorpe Park: 2 Redshank roosing on the Tern raft, 1 Green Sandpiper. (K.P.Duncan)
 * Tower Bridge: singing Black Redstart briefly around 1pm (James A).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: singing Willow Warbler and Goldcrest Monument Glade (Bob Watts).
 * Walton Res (permit access): Garganey (Birdguides).
 * Wanstead Flats: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, Linnet, Reed Bunting, Stock Dove, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeet (NC).
 * Wimbledon Common: 1 Swallow (passing over), 1 Wheatear, both at "The Plain" (J.Dickerson)
 * Winchmore Hill, Enfield: Green Woodpecker calling from New River behind Capitol House on Green Lanes (Katy M).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: female Ring Ouzel early a.m., 1 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, c3 Swallow & 3 singing Common Whitethroat, 1 singing Willow Warbler (The Scrubbers); 5+ Song Thrush, Blackcap singing, Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipits displaying + usuals (JH).

Wednesday 13th April 2011

 * Battersea Park: pr Red-crested Pochard still, c10 Gadwall, c10 Pochard, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 20+ Tufties, singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff (M Bournat)
 * Blackheath: female Wheatear, Meadow Pipit over (Joe Beale)
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Shelduck (Yu-Hsuan Lin and Joe Beale)
 * Brent Reservoir: Yellow Wagtail on dam wall in evening (Andrew Self)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: Wood Warbler singing at SE end of Pages Acre (Canons Farm) till late morning, House Martin, 7 Wheatears, Lapwing, 4 Swallows, 2 Little Owls, 3 Mallards, Grey Heron, Treecreeper, 4+ Yellowhammers, 2 Little Owls, 3 Common Buzzards, 3 Goldcrests, 5+ Skylarks, 2 Linnets, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, 3 Nuthatches, Collared Dove, 3 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Song Thrush (David Campbell/Johnny Allan/Ian Jones et al).
 * Cheshunt: 6+ Nightingale around Seventy Acres, mainly near power station, 2 Cuckoo & pair of Redshank on goosefields (J.Murray & C.Freddi).
 * Chafford Hundred: 36 Waxwing at the station end of Saffron Road 08:36 (BirdGuides).
 * Crayford Marshes: 8 Waxwing in a tree by Slade Green Road near Howbury Centre a.m. male Corn Bunting, Wheatear, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Swallow,5 Blackcap. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crouch End to Finsbury Park: (7:15-8:00) lots of Blackcap singing (one female being pursued by male), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler (another observer), plus 2 Swallow low over railway line heading north (G. Sawtell).
 * Hampstead Heath: 12 Waxwings feeding in very tall trees just below Parliament Hill at 8.30 a.m. (Greengrandad).
 * KGV Reservoir: 4 Common Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail, male Wheatear, c150 Sand Martin and c50 Swallow (Martin Shepherd).
 * Lavender Hill Cemetery (Enfield): 1 Treecreeper, caught a small moth (Robert Callf).
 * Lee Valley CP: Seventy Acres Lake - Sedge Warblers & Reed Warblers, + Nightingale singing between Hooks Marsh and Fishers Green car parks. Fishers Green Island - Hobby, 3 singing Nightingales, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. Still quite a few Teal around (Roy Woodward).
 * Lyttleton Playing Fields, N2: Male Grey Wagtail on Bowls green (Oliver Simms).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 4 Wheatear - adult male on cricket pitch & adult male, first-summer male & female in the middle hedge field, 1 Linnet over, 10 Jackdaw, Green Woodpecker & Nuthatch (JR).
 * Rammey Marsh: Barn Owl at 09.18 (Martin Shepherd).
 * Regent's Park : Tawny Owl + 3 owlets and another adult roosting, Ring Ouzel 7.30am, Swallow, 9 Chifchaffs (Tony Duckett).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 2 Swallows W, 2 Sparrowhawks displaying to N, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls S, 2 poss Great Black-backed Gulls SW, 13+ Pigeons, 6+ Woodpigeons inc 2 juvs (first local young), 2-4 Stock Doves N, pair Collared Doves, few Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren in bird bath 19.40, 1 or 2 Dunnocks, 2 Robins, pair Blackbirds mating and looking at 2nd nest site of year, singing Blackcap early, 4+ Blue Tits, Great Tit, Jay making owl-like noises, 2 Magpies, 3 Jackdaws N, 6+ Carrion Crows, 4+ Starlings, 5+ House Sparrows, 4+ Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart).
 * South Norwood CP: 3 Greylag Goose, pr Little Grebe, pr Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Swallow, male Northern Wheatear, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, 10 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, Reed Bunting (Croydon Birders).
 * South Norwood Lake: 4 Swallows, 2 House Martin, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, pair Coot (at nest with 5 young), 1 Cormorant, 2 Willow Warbler, c6 singing Blackcap, c5 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, c10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Collared Dove, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 6 House Sparow (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood).
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Common Terns, early a.m., 2 Great Northern Divers, 2 House Martins and 20 hirundines moving W during a.m. (Bob Warden per FJM).
 * Streatham rail station: 2 greenfinches (R Bell)
 * Vicarage Farm/Parkside Farm and Rectory Farm (Enfield): single singing male Common Whitethroats at each site - my first of the year - typical arrival date (Robert Callf).
 * Wanstead Flats: 1m Wheatear, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff (on Alex combining Willow Warbler song and others with less of the Chiffchaff! Listened to recordings of Iberian CC on Xeno Canto nothing similar to my recollection), 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Swallow, Sand Martin, Teal, Sparrowhawk with prey (north to Park) (NC).
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Little Egret (R Roding), Kingfisher, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Gadwall, 1 Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 5 Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler (NC/John Whele).
 * William Girling Reservoir (viewed from KGV Reservoir): female Ring Ouzel in NW corner at 12.10 watched for 20 minutes feeding on insects on top of the concrete reservoir bank (Martin Shepherd).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Nightingale incl 1 singer - 1st in 3 years, 1 female Ring Ouzel - 2nd for the spring, 1 Whinchat (m), 1 Redwing, 2 Wheatear (m & f) on grass between Central Copse & Chats Paddock, 2 Shelduck (1st in 3 years), 3 Swallow, c2 Whitethroat, c3 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail over, 2 Sparrowhawk (poss the same birds as sunday), 1 Greylag over, c5 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 5+ Blackcap, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, + the usuals. Strangely, the last record for both Nightingale and Shelduck was on the same day in 2008 (April 22nd) (The Scrubbers); 4 Swallow through, several displaying Meadow Pipit, Whinchat still present 14:00 at least though elusive, 3 Northern Wheatear (male and 2 female), minimum of 130 Carrion Crow, several Linnet, 2 male Reed Bunting; no sign of Nightingale or Ring Ouzel (D. McKenzie).

Tuesday 12th April 2011

 * Amwell: Red Kite, c5 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, Common Tern, Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, 3 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher. Also Raven briefly not seen by us (Chris & Pete Langsdon). (How briefly did you not see the Raven?)
 * Beckton: Swallow west (PF).
 * Blackheath: female Wheatear near Ranger's House (Joe Beale).
 * Bolinbroke Stock Pond - Battersea: 1st Coot brood of 4 this year, Moorhen building nest in low hawthorn, Canada Goose on nest - no sign of any Egyptian Geese this year (Michael Mac).
 * Braeburn Park (Old Orchard/Gun Club), Crayford: 1 Greenfinch, 1 Song Thrush seen - another heard, several Chiffchaff, Blue Tits, Long-tailed Tit, Wood Pigeon, Magpies, Ring-necked Parakeet (over), Blackbird. (Chris Rose).
 * Brent Reservoir: pair of Shelducks for 2nd day, also 2 Common Terns (Brent Birders).
 * Chafford Hundred: 15 Waxwing on Saffron Road by the station 07:55 (BirdGuides).
 * Bursted Wood, Barnehurst: 1 Mistle Thrush on open grass. 1 male Blackcap in wood itself. (Chris Rose).
 * Clapton Pond: fem Peregrine low over NW garden 9.50am, 2 Linnet over also (JP).
 * Crossness: Wood Sandpiper on West Paddock briefly 14:55 (Birdguides).
 * Croxley Common Moor: male Whinchat (BirdGuides).
 * East India Dock Basin area: 4 Oystercatchers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 6 Sand Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcaps (Gary A James); Shelduck, 7 Teal, 32 Tufted Ducks (John Archer).
 * Footscray Meadows: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Mute Swan, several Mallard, Moorhens, Coots, Carrion Crow, Ring-necked Parakeet, Blackbird. (Chris Rose).
 * Grays: 40 Waxwing along Hogg Lane (Birdguides).
 * Hackney Marshes: 2 Wheatear, Common Buzzard over east at 7.55am, the lowest and earliest in the day I've ever seen in London, 10 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, pr Sparrowhawk displaying (J. Partridge).
 * Ham Lands: Blackcap (11 singing males), Chiffchaff (4 singing males), Red admiral 1, Orange-tip 4 males, Speckled Wood 1, and lots of Bee-flys Bombylius major (John Herbert).
 * Hall Place; Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker (section north of Bourne Rd), 1 Goldfinch, 9 'Greylag' Geese, Canada Geese, 1 Mistle Thrush, Magpies, Carrion Crows, Wood Pigeons, male Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tits, Robin, 20 Ring-necked Parakeets heading SW. (Chris Rose).
 * Heston: c20 Waxwing on south side of M4 just east of Heston services, landed in bushes immediately adjacent to M4 08:45 (Birdguides).
 * Highgate (Southwood Lane): 1 singing Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap 07.55 (P. Angus).
 * Hillingdon: 1 Little Egret N over Hillingdon Circus at 06.25 (Andy Culshaw).
 * Hounslow: 12-15 Waxwings again near the Railway Station, feeding in large tree by Kingfisher Court just over the railway bridge at 08.15 (I. Darbyshire).
 * Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Tawny Owls showing well (M Bournat, thanks to DMc et al); Redshank west along Serpentine c11:30, adult Tawny Owl and owlet showing well into p.m., 2 House Martin, 11 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler; plus 4 adult Egyptian Goose with 2 well-grown young, 4 male Mandarin Duck, pr Gadwall, 6 Red-crested Pochard, Sparrowhawk, first-summer Black-headed Gull, 16 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3-4 Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, 3 Linnet over (D. McKenzie); Common Buzzard drifted north 14:15 (BirdGuides).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Shelduck, 4 Redshank, 40+ Sand Martin, 9 House Martin, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website) Also 1 Swallow, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel (L.F-H).
 * Middx Filter Beds NR (28 sp.): 3 Blackcap, I Chiffchaff (h), 1m Orange-tip (TeRNS).
 * Nine Elms Sainsbury's: 7:30am 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over very fast (pt) (Michael Mac).
 * Kempton NR (private): 2 or 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Redshanks, 1 Snipe, 1 possible Green Sandpiper. (P Jackson & C Maidment).
 * Ramney Marsh: Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, c6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap in a quick walk round am. (Chris and Pete Langsdon)
 * Osterley Park: male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming, Nightingale singing brilliantly from dense scrub 7:50-8:00 am, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Mandarin, 2 Nuthatch. All seen from south perimeter footpath (M Bournat).
 * Parkside Farm/Res., Enfield: 6(2m,4f) Teal, 6 Fieldfare (Robert Callf).
 * Rainham Marshes: Red Kite west along the Thames 10:31 (BirdGuides).
 * Richmond Park: 4 Wheatear (3m1f) at riding ring / Holly Lodge (Hugh Bradshaw); a distant biggish raptor (probably Buzzard, possibly Kite) seen heading away W over Sidmouth Wood (as I arrived at Lawn Field, 12.15); 2 Wheatear, Lawn Field rabbit warren; uneventful 30 minute sky-watch - one Sparrowhawk M, one Kestrel (scarce here this spring), no hirundines (Stefan Cz.)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 4 Shelducks flew E at 0615 (home and Sidcup lifer), Common Buzzard fast S 11.30, Yellow Wagtail NW 11.30 (year tick), small falcon flew low-ish N 11.09- possible Hobby or Merlin (NOT Kestrel and looked too small for Peregrine) but not 100%, 3 Cormorants N+E, 2 Canada Geese S, Sparrowhawk, juv LBB Gull, 20+Pigeons, 6+Woodpigeon, Stock Dove E, pair Collared Doves, few R/N Parakeets, heard Wren, Dunnock, Robin, 3 Blackbirds, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 3+Blue Tits, Jay, 2 Magpies, heard Jackdaw, 4+Carrion Crow, 4+Starling, 6+House Sparrow, prob. Chaffinch low E, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart).
 * South Park, Ilford: pr Kingfisher nesting on island (photo of them mating) (Redbridge Birdwatching)
 * South Norwood CP: 2 Greylag Goose, Swallow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail (Croydon Birders).
 * Stockers Lake: 1 pr & 2m Red-crested Pochard (Bury Lake), 1 Lapwing (Stockers Farm), c6 Common Tern, 1 or 2 Cuckoo, several Swallow (Stockers Farm), 1 Song Thrush, c6 Sedge Warbler, c 6 Blackcap, Chiffchaffs (Roger Dewey).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 3 Reed Warblers, c30 Black-headed Gulls west early on, 4 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, 8 House Martins, 2 Sand Martins (MJP)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Goldcrest singing Sanctuary Wood (Bob Watts).
 * Tower of London: Blackcap singing North-east corner of moat 08:30 (Paul Whiteman).
 * Trent Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (f), 3 Stock Dove, 12 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, 3 Mandarin (m), 2 Canada Goose. ( Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 7 Common Tern, 8 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, 9 Lapwing, 2+ Red Kite, Peregrine Falcon, 3+ Buzzards, 2 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull (Steve B).
 * Valentines Park, Ilford : Mallard pair with only 3 ducklings now, 2 Pied wagtail, 3 Moorhen, 18 + tufted ducks, 2 starling, 20 + Canada goose, Mute swan still on eggs (boating lake island), 2 Egyptain goose (single adult with gosling's, and one ringed bird on longwater,) (could be the male taking a wonder), Herring gull, 1st summer Black-headed gull, Green woodpecker, m chaffinch, Mistle thrush, Robin, chiffchaff singing, Magpie, many coot with nests, (Brandon Anderson).
 * Wandsworth Common Ponds: 1 male Shovelor unusual at this time of year, singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 1 juvenile Grey Heron - no sign of any Egyptian Geese (Michael Mac).
 * Waterlow Park (08.00): 1 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, Rose-ringed Parakeets over, Green Woodpecker calling, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Stock Doves, plus usuals (P. Angus).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 singing Chiffchaff, 1 singing Blackcap, c6 Linnet, Great Spotted Woodpecker all on Little Scrubs (Charlie Farrell).

Monday 11th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Lesser Redpoll N 0655, Greylag Wood Green Res (Bob Watts). c20 Ring-necked Parakeet, Sparrowhawk. Plus Goldcrest & Coal Tit in Avenue Gardens (Mike Benyon)
 * Amwell GP: male Blue-headed Wagtail from watchpoint 15:40 (BirdGuides).
 * Barnet Hospital: Tawny Owl calling at 10.00 pm from tall trees near the bus stop (home area patch tick for me) (Geoff Crabtree).
 * Battersea Park: Cricket pitch - 1 Swallow, 1 Pied Wagtail. Lake - pr Red-crested Pochard and 1 Egyptian Goose, 6+ prs Gadwall, all areas 5 singing Blackcap and usual common feathered friends (Michael Mac). Great Crested Grebe on the Lady pond - moved from the nest site due to boating? I havn't seen a nest site yet but I noticed this bird in this lagoon and the other where they bred last year - perhaps this is a spare bird? (Michael Mac) (LP).
 * Brent Reservoir: 1pr Shelduck, 1 Greylag, 1 Little Ringed Plover, female Wheatear, singing warblers 20+ Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall, Leo Batten, Pete Lowman)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 1 Cormorant flying over, 8 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap (2 males & a female), 1 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit (one pair nest-building in nearby lamp post), 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 12 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Bury Lake: 6 Red-crested Pochard (2 pairs and 2 males) (Maple Cross Birding).
 * Canons Farm: 13 Wheatears in stubble field north of Lunch Wood (Ian Jones et al)
 * Cannon Street Railway Bridge (South side): Grey Wagtail on bridge, several House Sparrows next to Anchor pub 14:00 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Chafford Hundred: 17 Waxwing along Drake Road 06:36 and 15 toward Lakeside 07:30 (LBYG).
 * Crouch End to Finsbury Park (Parkland Walk) 8-8:30am: 12 Blackcaps and 3 Chiffchaff, all singing (George Sawtell).
 * Croxley Common Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Tern, Cuckoo, pr Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 3 Jay, 2 Reed Bunting (Maple Cross Birding).
 * East India Dock Basin: 2 singing Blackcaps, c10 Sand Martins, 44 Tufted Ducks, 8 Teal (John Archer).
 * Gidea Park: Red Kite (ELBF).
 * Ham Lands: Blackcap 10, Common Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 4 (John Herbert).
 * Hounslow: 15-20 Waxwings 8.15 am along Hounslow Avenue then by Hounslow Railway Station, N side (I. Darbyshire).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Common Snipe, 2 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Cuckoo, Grasshopper Warbler (ELBF).
 * Leyton Flats: 1 male Northern Wheatear, Skylark, 10 Blackcaps, 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers (Gary A James).
 * Leytonstone: 8 probable Glossy Ibis over at 15.47 heading NW towards Walthamstow (Gary A James).
 * London Wetland Centre: Common Buzzard mewing over Wildside, 9 pr Lapwing, 7 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Meadow Pipit, Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website).
 * Lyttleton Playing Fields (Finchley, N2): Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest (Oliver Simms).
 * Osterley Park: Common Redstart M, Wheatear 2 (K.Fisher).
 * Paddington Green: 2 Gadwall over, 2 Sparrowhawk (1 of which went south-west, hugging rooftops), Common Buzzard in from the east c15:25 then mobbed by 17 Herring Gull before drifting toward Hyde Park a couple of minutes later, 2 Peregrine Falcon (1 in the area a.m. seen stooping twice, and a second bird north 09:15), female Kestrel, pr Lesser Black-backed Gull copulating on Devonshire House, 3 House Martin west, 6 unidentified hirundines north-west (a bit distant), Jackdaw over, Siskin north (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 4 Wheatear in main pond field (adult & first-summer males, probable retarded first-summer male & one female), Little Owl in usual tree, 18 Jackdaw & 2 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Pollards Hill: Siskin west (Croydon Birders).
 * Rainham Marshes: 3 Yellow Wagtail (ELBF).
 * Regent's Park: Peregrine, 3 Swallows, Willow Warbler, 4m Chiffchaffs (Tony Duckett). Common Buzzard N then mobbed E by 3 Herring Gulls 15:20 - same bird as seen from Paddington Green. Swallow N. (Toby Robertson)
 * Richmond Park: 25 Wheatears; comprising 10 in cattle enclosure near Holly Lodge late a.m. and 8 at Pond Slade early a.m. (Tim Howard, Steve Reed & FJM); at least 7 Lawn Field bracken; 2 Sand Martin W over Lower Pen Pond, 13.52; Red Kite over Sidmouth Wood at 15.57 (in from E), headed NW over Richmond, mobbed by Jackdaws then by parakeets (Stefan Czapski with Mike Lewis).
 * Ruislip Woods (Lido/Poor's Field): 87 Mute Swan, pr Greylag, 25 Tufted Duck, 3 pr Great-crested Grebes, Buzzard (high over golf course), m Kestrel, 5 Herring + pr Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Swallow, m Redstart (Poor's Field), f Wheatear (PF), 15 singing Blackcap, 9 singing Chiffchaff, 5 singing Willow Warbler, c 20 Jays, 6 Jackdaws, m Bullfinch (Neil Anderson); LRP on main raft, 2 Sparrowhawk (m+f), 5 Swallows, Treecreeper, Lesser Redpoll (PF), 2 Teal (pr) at c.19:00, but didn't see Redstart or Wheatear. (Joe Dickens)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): heard singing Chiffchaff and Blackcap am, 2 Canada Geese S, 4+Herring Gulls, ad LBB Gull, 20+Pigeons, 8+Woodpigeon, 2 Stock Doves, 4 Collared Doves, 50+R/N Parakeets E am, heard GSW am, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, 1 or 2 Goldcrests, heard Long Tailed Tits, 4+Blue Tit, Great Tit heard only, 2 Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows, 4+Starling, 6+House Sparrow, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood CP: 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 3 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Reed Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Linnet, Reed Bunting (Croydon Birders).
 * Staines Moor: 13 Wheatear, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite over (K.P.Duncan).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver (BirdGuides).
 * Stocker's Lake: singing Sedge Warbler, singing Reed Warbler (Maple Cross Birding).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 8 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, plus the usuals; Lincoln Court 0915-1230: 117 Meadow Pipits (all north, most eye-level; almost constant up to around midday); 2 Tree Pipit north, calling at 0937; Common Buzzard east,a few Swallows, Sand Martins and Linnets, etc. (MJP)
 * Stratford (Chanelsea Walk): Goldfinch, Greenfinch, singing Blackcap, singing Chiffchaff. At least 3 Orange-tips and a Brimstone (Phil Laurie).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Common Buzzard SE 1250 - v high i.e. not visible with the naked eye (Bob Watts).
 * Tylers Common Fishery (Brentwood) 3 Common Tern, at least 3 Swallows, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler heard, many Green Woodpecker (also heard), Kestrel, Grey Heron.(GJF)
 * Tylers Hall Farm (Upminster): 2 (m&f) Wheatear, 14+ Swallow commuting between farm and nearby fishery. Also pair Little Owl at the farm at dusk on 5th April (Colin Jupp).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Wheatear, 2 LR Plover, 4 Redshank, 5 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Tern, 7 Blackcap, 11 Linnet, 5 Swallow, 3 Sand Martin (Steve Blake).
 * Valentines Park (Ilford) : 8 Egyptain Goose (pr with 3 goslings on boating lake, 1 fish pond and 2 by fish pond on small lake), Mallard with 4 chicks, 4 Mute Swan, one on eggs on boating lake island, many Coots nests, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebe, Stock Dove, pr of Mandarin mating, 5 Moorhen, Chiffchaff, 2+ Herring Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 1st-winter Common Gull, Magpie, 14+ Canada Geese (Brandon Anderson).
 * Vicarage Farm (Enfield): 1 female Northern Wheatear, Hog Hill, 08:45 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Wanstead Flats: 6 Wheatear (4m,2f), 2 Willow Warbler, 3 C Whitethroat, numerous Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (excavating a hole in west copse till chased off by GSW), 3 Reed Bunting, 5 Linnet, Common Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk (NC/Lydia Willocks), 1 Swallow (Steven Robinson).
 * Wanstead Park: 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 male Wheatear, 2 Little Egrets, 5 Whitethroats, Swallow (Mike Messenger).
 * Watford: Common Buzzard circling over Cardiff Road 08:55 (Joanne Biscomb per DMc).
 * Waterlow Park (quick visit): 8 Tufted Duck. Jays, Magpies and a crow mobbing something in a Lower Pond tree, 1 Chiffchaff singing (P. Angus).
 * Withy Beds LNR: drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, singing Chiffchaff (Maple Cross Birding).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 4-5 Wheatear, 8 House Martin (Paddington birds?), a Peregrine chasing a pigeon over the prison & a Buzzard circling overhead drifting east (The Scrubbers).

Sunday 10th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 1 female Redstart high in trees by Health Spa gates (what time?15.30 ish), Shoveler pair on boating lake (P. Angus). Flock of c10 Waxwings flew south over Cricket Scrub mid am, also 2 high Lapwings north (APOG).
 * Barking Bay: 2 Yellow Wagtails (over), Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Jackdaw, Rook, drake Shoveler, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper (Paul Hawkins).
 * Beddington SF: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 House Martin, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 3 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Little Ringed Plover photos here
 * Bedfords Park LNR: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near the Nursery, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 singing Whitethroat, singing Willow Warbler (Lake), pair Linnet (Wildflower Meadow). Nearby 2 Swallows N over Lower Bedfords Road 19.00 (Colin Jupp).
 * Bentley Priory: 3 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Swallow, numerous Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. Also at least 4 grass snakes.(Joe Dickens). Gadwall on the lake (Alan Lewis)
 * Biggin Wood: 2 Jackdaw (first record for this patch), 1 Blackcap (1st record), 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Carrion Crows, 1 Blackbird, 3 Blue Tits, 7 Woodpigeon. Also, orange tip, speckled wood (R Bell).
 * Blackheath: 1 female Wheatear on the Dips and female Kestrel over (pm), 2 Swallows N and Yellow Wagtail heard (a.m.), Sparrowhawk around (Joe Beale)
 * Borehamwood: 3 Common Buzzards (Alan Lewis)
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern, 6 Whitethroats, 26 Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 House Martins & 3 Sand Martins (Brent Birders).
 * Broadwater Lake: 5 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck, 1 Red Kite, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Oystercathcer, 2 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 14 Sand Martin, 12 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler & 4 Chiffchaff (Simon Buckingham).
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: male Hen Harrier reported north, male Ring Ouzel, Red Kite flew SE, 4 Wheatears, 8 Swallows, Kestrel, 5+ Yellowhammers, 2+ Skylarks, 2 Sparrowhawks, c5 Common Buzzards, 3 Little Owls, 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Treecreepers, 2 Nuthatches, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Common Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Pheasants, Cormorant over, Mallard over, Grey Heron over, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 9 Stock Doves, Goldfinch (David Campbell, Ian Jones, Roy Weller, Paul Manville et al).
 * Crayford Marshes: 8 Wheatear, male Corn Bunting, 2 Common Tern, 6 Little Ringed Plover, Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 10 Whitethroat, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Little Owl, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Sandwich Tern flew east @ 09:00, 20+ Common Terns, 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull, 5 singing Whitethroats, Sedge Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warblers singing, c20 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 2 Swallows N (John Archer). Reed Warbler trapped & ringed (Roger Taylor per JA).
 * Cowley (near Brunel University): Common Buzzard, flying north high 3.20 p.m. (A Randall).
 * Croxley Common Moor: Common Buzzard, adult Black-headed Gull, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Whitethroat, c10 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 7 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting (D. McKenzie).
 * East India Dock Basin / Bow Creek Ecology Park: 2 Shelduck, 9 Common Teal, 51 Tufted Duck, Peregrine, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Sand Martin, Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, Willow Warbler; all warblers singing (Nick Tanner).
 * Ewell Village: 4 Common Buzzard (three together at 14.30 and a single at 14.45), singing Blackcap, Meadow Pipit over (Neil Batten)
 * Harrow School fields. Pheasant, Bullfinch, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap. Also 4 Ring-necked Parakeets mobbing a Green Woodpecker (m) near a nest hole in a tree. (Michael Robinson)
 * Heston (Fern Lane) Two Buzzards drifted north. Seen around 16:40. C Maidment & P Jackson
 * Horton Country Park, Epsom: 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Little Owl (Bob Smith)
 * Larkhall Park (Stockwell): from 8am - 1 singing Blackcap (pt = patch tick), 6+ House Sparrow - 3+ at nests, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldfinch, 3+ singing/displaying Greenfinch,Grey Heron over near by, Blackbird building a nest (Michael Mac)
 * Kentish Town, Common Buzzard high N over Arctic Street at 1430 (Pete M)
 * Kingston upon Thames: 5 Sand Martin hawking insects around Kingston bridge from 16.00 to 17.15 at least (Neil Batten)
 * Northwood Hills: Red Kite over c15:00 (Joanne Biscomb).
 * Oasis Adventure Playground - opposite Larkhall Park: another singing Blackcap - Priory Grove - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Michael Mac).
 * Osterley Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1, Common Buzzard 3, Swallow 2. (K. Fisher) 1 Little Owl by the horse fields. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Otterspool: Red Kite 12:10 (D. Mckenzie).
 * Oxleas Wood: Common Buzzard circling top Shooters Hill then ENE 15.45 (J.Reid)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 5 Wheatear - pair on the River Pinn field (JD, JR) & one extra male later, also two males by the electric gate, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cormorant over, 4 Herring Gull, 15 Jackdaw, several Stock Dove, singing Chiffchaff & 2 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Rainham Marshes: male Brambling, 9 Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat (James Lowen).
 * Regent's Park: 4 House Martins, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Linnet (Tony Duckett).
 * SE1: Male Black Redstart singing (MB, thanks to PW)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Fieldfare SE 06.25, 2 Swallows W, probably 4 Sparrowhawks distant to NE, 20+ Herring Gulls swirling generally S (Rainham to Beddington commute? Always sundays), 20+ Pigeons, 10+ Woodpigeons, 2 Stock Doves W, 2 Collared Doves, plenty R/N Parakeets, 2 Dunnocks, heard 2 Robins, pair Blackbirds, Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 4 Blue Tits, 2 Great Tits, 2 Magpies, 6+ Carrion Crows, 10+ Starling, 4+ House Sparrow, Chaffinch low W, 6+ Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 2f Sparrowhawk, 1m Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Little Gulls and 2 Great Northern Divers still on S basin (Bob Warden per FJM). Five Common Terns on the S basin at 1500hrs, then six there in the evening (Rob Innes).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs (1540-1800 only): cream-crown Marsh Harrier east 1552, Common Whitethroat, 15 Blackcaps, 12 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson).
 * Stondon Park (SE23) 2 Swallows north @ 18.40 (Conrad Ellam)
 * Thorpe Park: Black Redstart still present at Thorpe Park Farm (TQ026687). View from public footpath. Also 2 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover and 4 Snipe. K.P.Duncan)
 * Totteridge Valley: 2 Common Buzzards very high W: 3 Swallows NE: 2 singing Whitethroats: 11 singing Chiffchaffs: 20 singing Blackcaps: Grey Wagtail (John Colmans)
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, 3 Swallow, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Teal, 10 + Linnet, possible Tree Pipit (checking pics!), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (usual places), 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, several small flocks of Black-headed Gull, Sparrowhawk (NC/JL/ST/TH et al).
 * Wanstead Park: 3 Little Egret (R Roding).
 * Watford (Cardiff Road): 2 Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard south 13:00 (D. McKenzie, Joanne Biscomb).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: am 1 Swallow n/e, 1 Common Whitethroat on territory by the west end of the embankment, 21 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler with Chiffchaff phrases at the end of song, 5 Meadow Pipit one displaying, 1 (m) Reed Bunting, 5 Linnet, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Sparrowhawk (m&f), 1 Common Lizard in Chats paddock (N.Smith, et al).

Saturday 9th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail over Wood Green Reservoir, Common Buzzard SE, Peregrine SE, 2 Fieldfare NE, Linnet briefly on deck and in Cricket Scrub, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 drake Shoveler Boating Lake (Andrew Gardener, Bob Watts, Gareth Richards).
 * Barking Bay: Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 12 Common Tern, 10 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear, Little Grebe, Kestrel (Paul Hawkins).
 * Bedfords Park LNR: Common Buzzard E, male Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 2 singing Whitethroat near Lake, lots of singing Blackcap & Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch (Colin Jupp).
 * Blackheath: 2 Song Thrush & 4 Chiffchaff at 'the Dips', 1 Cormorant over (James Lowen).
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Common Buzzards over at 12.30, also Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Green Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plover & 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gull (Brent Birders).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch (patch tick), 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Chalk Wood: 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers all drumming and vocal, Swallow or 2 near cattery, 10+ Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawks distant to NE, 20+ Woodpigeon, 4+ Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Wren, Dunnock, 4+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, 2 Goldcrest, 8+ Long-tailed Tits, plenty Blue and Great Tits, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2+ Magpie, 2+ Jackdaw, 4+ Carrion Crow, 6+ Chaffinch (Ian Stewart).
 * Crayford Marshes: male Ring Ouzel, male Corn Bunting, 12 Wheatear, Little Owl, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Swallow, 7 Curlew, 2 Fieldfare, 6 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis & A.W).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: pair of Garganey on the slack 8.50am-5.05pm at least, 2-3 Reed Warbler now in, 1 Sedge Warbler, several Willow Warbler and Common Whitethroat, Green Sandpiper briefly, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, pair of Shelduck, pair of Bullfinch, 1 Swallow but no Martins all day; 61 species recorded ( V. Halley-Frame).
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek Ecology Park: 3 Shelduck, 9 Common Teal, 43 Tufted Duck, Peregrine, 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, male Northern Wheatear, singing Reed Warbler, 6+ singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, singing Reed Bunting (Nick Tanner). 1 Common Snipe - Bow River (G. Harding).
 * Enfield Lock: male Wheatear at 10.00 on the paddock north east of the KGV Reservoir (Martin Shepherd).
 * Fairlop Waters: 1 m Ring Ouzel seen on painters lane gravel workings N side 9.30am still present 3pm a different bird to one earlier in week at paddocks also 3 Green Sandpiper,1 Little Ringed Plover,2 Common Snipe,4 Lapwing,4 Shelduck,1 Common Whitethroat,3 Sedge Warbler (Steve Bacon)
 * Finsbury Park, N4: 31 sp. incl 1 Grey Wagtail (lake island), 1 Chiffchaff (TeRNS).
 * Foots Cray meadows: (brief walk through) Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese (patch year tick, believe it or not), c20 Mallard, 8 Tufted Ducks, Moorhen, 8+ Coots, few Woodpigeons, Stock Dove, plenty Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, 3+ singing Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps, 4+ Long-tailed Tit, Blue and Great Tits, Jay, 6+ Magpie, 25+ Jackdaw, 20+ Carrion Crow (Ian Stewart).
 * Hampstead Heath: 7.30 Common Redstart (f) by sphagnum bog in Kenwood (CB). Wheatear, Parliament Hill 0750 (Pete M). Wheatear still present 14:00, also two Egyptian Geese on the Kenwood ponds (Leo Reich).
 * Hampton Court Park: 1 Green Sandpiper N, 14 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Greylag Goose (Andrew Skotnicki).
 * Horsenden Hill: 2 Common Buzzard E, 1 Peregrine E over Perivale Wood, 1 Rook SW, 1 Wheatear in trees around Upper Mead, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk,Teal (NC/JL/DB).
 * Kempton NR: (Private): 2 Redshank, 1 Shellduck. Butterflies: 1 Brimstone, 3 Speckledwood, 3 Peacock and 2 Orange Tips. [P Jackson.]
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Green Sandpiper early a.m., flew off E, 6 Redshank, 2 Common Snipe, Little Egret (reported), 6 singing Cetti's Warbler, 2m 1f Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, c. 40 Sand Martin, 1m Kestrel, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 1 Red-eared Slider (terrapin) (Martin Honey).
 * Lower Chingford: 7-10 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 20-30 Sand Martin (James Palmer).
 * Maida Vale: Hobby over Abinger Mews At 1350 (Pete M).
 * Muswell Hill: 2 Common Buzzards circling towards NE 13.30 (P. Angus).
 * Osterley Park: 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker high in an Oak tree by the main car park at 1600hrs (N.Smith).
 * Oxleas Wood: Common Buzzard drifting W 12.30 (J.Reid)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 adult male Wheatear from the bridleway, 1 Swallow north-west, Green Woodpecker (Jon Ridge, Joe Dickens). Also: 1 Tawny Owl clearly heard using the "ke-wick" call (unusually at 16:31) on the Hatch End side, 1 Little Owl in the usual tree, singing Blackcap & Chiffchaff, 21 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Comma, 1 Peacock & 2 Small Tortoiseshell butterflies (JR).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: Garganey (m on Target Pools), Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Sand Martin (NC/JL/DB).
 * Regent's Park, 13.00-15.00 (Mainly area 26 Cricket Pen): Peregrine Falcon, 4 Lesser Redpoll in Alders, 1 Common Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 3 Stock Dove, pair Kestrel at nest box fem shielding large rat kill from male (Rob Ayers). Also of interest this week: Marsh Harrier, m Common Redstart 7th, Cuckoo 8th (Tony Duckett).
 * Roding Valley Park: Sparrowhawk, 4 Blackcaps [2 m, 2 f], 2 Chiffchaffs, Song Thrush, Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Goldfinches, 2 Greenfinches. Also 3 Orange-Tip butterflies. (Alan Hobson).
 * Rotherhithe: 1+ pair of Sand Martin back again, nesting in riverbank near Old Salt Quay pub (only breeding site in Inner London); 5 Swallows, Peregrine, pair of Sparrowhawks and several singing Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs Stave Hill mid a'noon (Richard Bonser).
 * Ruxley (Foots Cray): 2 Northern Wheatears on paddocks at Honeydale Farm, singing Skylark, Grey Heron over, Collared Dove, male Pied Wagtail, pair Mistle Thrush near roundabout, 8+ Magpies, few Jackdaws and Carrion Crows (Ian Stewart).
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Sedge Warbler and 3 Whitethroat (Martin Shepherd).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Stock Dove N, 2 Jackdaws (Ian Stewart).
 * Southgate N14 (Chase Road): 4 Waxwing perched in top of Lime Tree, calling, 06:20 hrs, flew off W (Robert Callf).
 * Stockwell (Hemans Estate Community Garden): pr Herring Gull one sitting, very noisy at am and a lot of screaming noises plus pair of Magpies round nest, pr Robins around garden - all 3 species not bred in this garden/area in at least 20 years, 2 tiny blue butterflies - Common Blue? (Michael Mac). Probably Holly Blue (MRH).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs (brief visit): 3 Common Buzzards (w 0940, s1012, sw 1023), Peregrine, Red-crested Pochard, plus usuals (MJP). 13:00hrs - 17:00hrs: 5 Common Buzzard (possible duplication, although most at well spaced intervals, including two together), 2 ad Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Red-crested Pochard (Jamie Partridge, Laurence Pitcher).
 * Thorpe Park: 2 Redshank, Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, Shelduck (K. P. Duncan).
 * Totteridge Valley: Common Whitethroat (Tony Clancy).
 * Trent Park: Northern Wheatear (m) (Ferny Hill Farm), 2 Nuthatch, 4 Stock Dove, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Common Tern, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Redshanks, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Swallows (Simon West).
 * Watford: 2 Waxwing over Cardiff Road 08:22, singing Willow Warbler (D. Mckenzie).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs (south) 7:30-8:30, 4+ Sedge Warbler, 2 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, lots of Blackcap and Chiffchaff (George Sawtell).
 * Wanstead Flats: Lapwing over east, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, f Wheatear, Coat-hanger Goose (thoughts on how/why?) + the usuals (JL/NC/DBr et al).
 * Wanstead Park: Little Egret (Roding), Kingfisher, Common Whitethroat, Stock Dove (NC/JL).
 * Waterworks NR: Reed Warbler, singing from reedbed (JP,LP).
 * Whitewebbs Park: Nightingale singing mid afternoon (Reuben Braddock)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Wheatear, 10 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 pairs Little Grebes (Bob Smith).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 (f) Ring Ouzel seen at the east end of long grass area flying between small haw/blackthorns, last seen at 0930; also 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Yellow Wagtail & a male Northern Wheatear (M. Bournat, R. Ayers, N.Smith & C. Farrell).

Friday 8th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 3 singing Willow Warblers, 10+ Blackcap, 10+ Chiffchaff (David Callahan). 2 Meadow Pipit sparring low over cricket pitchen then NE 0720, Greylag over, Common Buzzard SE 1820, drake Shoveler Boating Lake (Bob Watts).
 * Bedfont Lakes CP LNR: 1 Oystercatcher over early a.m. (Jack Fisher per Adam Cheeseman)
 * Blackheath: 14+ Meadow Pipits over, Yellow Wagtail heard (first of year), 1 Wheatear (Joe Beale)
 * Brent Reservoir: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Wheatear (1m,1f), 1 singing Whitethroat, ditto Willow Warbler, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lapwing, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Kingfisher, plenty of Chiffchafffs and Blackcaps (John Colmans).
 * Cassiobury Park: probable Common Crane west 13:00 (BirdGuides).
 * City Hall/Potters Field SE1: 1 Grey Wagtail, Buzzard circling 13.55, female Sparrowhawk, hirundine sp very briefly (Jonathan Dean).
 * Claverhambury: male and female Wheatear at 12.30 in horse field to east of the carp lakes (Martin Shepherd).
 * Crayford Marshes: imm m Marsh Harrier north, 26 Wheatear, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 7 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Dunlin, 3 Curlew. (Kev Jarvis).
 * King George's Reservoir (06.30): 1 female Goosander on flood relief channel, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Shelduck flew north (Millicent Harper).
 * Crouch End to Finsbury Park (8:00-8:30am): plenty of singing Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs, 1 singing Willow Warbler in park near lake (George Sawtell).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: Sedge Warbler singing at 6.15 pm but not seen, in brambles & pampas ? grass between the main car park & no through road, 2 singing Willow Warbler, 2 singing Common Whitethroat, 1 Swallow, 2 LRP. ( V.Halley-Frame ). 2 Ring-necked Parakeet in Black Poplar Wood before flying off and 2 Egyptian Geese. ( Martin Blow per VHF ).
 * Greenwich Park: No sign of yesterday's Redstarts, but Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff and Blackcaps all singing, and one Swallow being chased by a Greenfinch! (Joe Beale)
 * Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill 8:30-9:00): 2 Wheatear (m) around fenced off area, pr Sparrowhawk displaying (CB).
 * Hackney Marshes: Grasshopper Warbler, heard reeling in alder for 45 seconds, seen briefly then disappeared into ground cover, where River Lea meets Lea Navigation. Wheatear, still plenty of Willow Warblers, Blackcap and Chiffchaff . (Jamie Partridge),
 * Limehouse Basin: 2 Sand Martin (Richard Harrison).
 * Limetrees Park Golf Course (Northolt): 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Singing Blackcap, singing Willow Warbler, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 5 Linnet (Neil Anderson).
 * London Wetland Centre: Hobby north, 6 Redshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, first-winter Caspian Gull, Common Tern, c40 Sand Martin, 3 Northern Wheatear, male Ring Ouzel, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler (LWC website).
 * Lonsdale Reservoir: 1 Common Whitethroat (patch tick for me, in NE corner), 1 Sparrowhawk, otherwise the usuals (Rich Petley)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 1m House Sparrow (first time seen inside, hopefully expanding from nearby Abbey Gardens colony) (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Northolt and Greenford CP: 1 Swallow, 12 singing Blackcap, 6 singing Chiffchaff (Neil Anderson).
 * Osterley Park: Tree Pipit 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1, Common Buzzard 1. (K.Fisher) (Hi, in which area of the park were the L S Woodpecker and Tree Pipit located please. Many thanks. N. Smith) Tree Pipit was high in the trees on 'The Avenue' (possibly even 2 birds). LSW once in the car park this week and twice in the paddock behind The Mason's Cottage. Its been calling frequently and drumming a lot. If you know these sounds hopefully its just a matter of putting the time in. (KFr) Thank u v much (N.S)
 * Paddington Green: Egyptian Goose toward Regent's Park, 5 Sparrowhawk (including a displaying pair), Skylark north-east, 3 Meadow Pipit north, singing Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 3 Jay, singing Chaffinch (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 Red Kite over north-west at 19:30, 8 Wheatear (all males) in the middle hedge field, Little Owl in the usual tree (Jon Ridge, Joe Dickens); Also: 2 Linnet, 1 Fieldfare, Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, 28 Jackdaw, 3 Jay, 2 Grey Heron & a report of a female Mallard with 5 ducklings crossing the dual carriageway - they somehow all survived (JR).
 * Regent's Park: 1 Cuckoo calling by the outdoor theatre at midday. (N. Smith)
 * Richmond Park: 1 Common Redstart, male feeding below 4 horse chestnuts at Lawn Field late am. Also Common Buzzard flew NW at11.20. (Susanna Ramsey & FJM) 3 Wheatears (all m) riding ring, 1 Swallow (Holly Lodge) (Hugh Bradshaw); 2 Greylag Goose and 1 Barnacle Goose flew E over Pen Ponds at 09:15 (Andrew Skotnicki). 6 House Martins through -> N over Pen Ponds at 12.53 - otherwise, plenty of Sparrowhawk activity (including some display) during a 1-hour sky-watch, but only one Kestrel seen (Stefan Czapski). Little Owl - two seen and calling at dusk north of Holly Lodge (paddocks), another also heard closer to the Sheen Gate), Tawny Owl - calling shortly in woodland NE of Holly Lodge (Marcin Sek)
 * South Norwood Lake: 3 Common Buzzard circling high above wooded area, 1m Kestrel, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 10 Tufted Duck, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chifchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, pair Gioldcrest, 5 Jay, 6 Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
 * Staines Moor: Very good day with 1 Red Kite over heading S at midday, joined by a Short-eared Owl that proceeded to mob it before moving off NE!! Also, 7 Common Buzzard over NE at 10:25, 1 Yellow Wagtail over W, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Redshank, 8 Wheatear, Green Sandpiper flushed from the Colne, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2+ Cetti's Warbler. (Lee Dingain - a few photos here)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs (& Lincoln Court): Marsh Harrier south-west, Red Kite north, Common Buzzard south-east (all between 1445-1515), the usual Peregrines, Kestrels and Sparrowhawks - almost all raptors very high today; Swallow, Siskin, 2 Skylarks and a Rook (all north); very high Great Spotted Woodpecker north-east. Quiet around the res, with 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap and 5 Willow Warbler left (Mark Pearson)
 * Surbiton: c.45 Waxwing flew SE over Surbiton Crescent at 08:35 (Andrew Skotnicki).
 * Tottenham Marsh (8-10am): f Sparrowhawk, pr Gadwall, 6 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 30 Sand Martin, Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers (h) (Lol Bodini).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery: singing Goldcrest, 2 Speckled Woods (Bob Watts).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 1 Common Tern, 1m Yellow Wagtail, 5 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshanks, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 4 Willow Warbler, 60+ Sand Martins and plenty of Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs (Simon West)
 * Walthamstow: 3 Lapwings on the marsh before the joggers got to them. Lesser Whitethroat by Horseshoe thicket, Whitethroat singing by railway line. Many Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs. Yellow Wagtail flew North. Little Owl. Lockwood p.m. 3 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Meadow Pipits North, 2 Swallow, 40-50 Sand Martins, Peregrine, 3 Pheasant (2 sparring cocks & 1 hen), pair Sparrowhawks, f Goosander, 4 Green Sandpipers (flood relief channel), m Wheatear, Buzzard North (Paul Whiteman, Lol Bodini, George).
 * Wanstead Flats: 2+ Wheatear, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow (Jonathan Dean); Tree Pipit (south of Long Wood in broom before flying west), 20+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat (SSSI), Chiffchaff collecting nesting materials, 4 Reed Bunting, 10+ Linnet (over), Lesser Redpoll, Sparrowhawk, 3 Heron, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (east & west copse), 1 Wheatear, coat-hanger goose, Swallow, (NC/JL/Steve Thorpe); Wednesday night: Nightjar (ST) hawking round environs of Long Wood, east/west copse/SSSI - I have just been out and I believe this relates to Noctule Bat (JL)
 * Wanstead Park: 1+ Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (not sure if 2 birds or same bird in 2 different places!), loads of Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, Nuthatch (where? - NC), Ring-necked Parakeet (Jonathan Dean); 3 Common Whitethroat (osw, the plain), 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming (allotments/cem, golf course), 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Crested Grebe (NC/ST); Nuthatch calling persistently around 10am then stopped - coming from woods roughly between temple and ornamental waters (JD) (Many thanks, would have just missed it, bum! NC)
 * Waterlow Park: 2 Stock Doves, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch calling, usual Greenfinches, Ring-necked Parakeets, Tufted Duck, etc (P. Angus)
 * Wimbledon Common: 3 Blackcaps singing, 1 Whitethroat singing, 5+ Chiffchaffs singing. Probable Tree Pipit flying over (J. Dickerson)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 3+ Whitethroat, 1 Swallow north (8am), singing Song Thrush, singing Blackcap. (JH) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Canada Geese over. No sign of Whinchat, Wheatear, Redstarts from yesterday (Charlie Farrell). 9:05am rough grassland: 1 m Wheatear, 1 m & 1 f Reed Bunting, c6 Meadow Pipits (Anders Price).
 * W11, Holland Park: Common Buzzard, high SE at 14.20 (Laurence Pitcher)

Thursday 7th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 1 male Wheatear on Pitch & Putt (07.50) (Davey Leach); 2 Willow Warblers - SW corner Pitch n Putt and opposite Blandford (no sign Wheatear 7am) (Bob Watts); another Willow Warbler by con pond, plus briefly singing Whitethroat on edge of cricket pitch and a Swallow north (David Callahan).
 * Battersea Park Lake: 3 pr Greylag Geese - one dead in the water with mate next to it Photo Here!, 4 singing Blackcap, 1 Peregrine near by, 1 Egyptian Goose very noisey and active flying around in the pm (Michael Mac).
 * Beddington SF: 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, c6 Common Buzzard, Little Ringed Plover, 13 Common Snipe, Curlew west, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler (Dip or Glory).
 * Bedfont Lakes CP LNR; 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Tawny Owl (pair and two chicks present), 2 Swallow, several Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Willow Warbler. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Blackheath: Skylarks heard over at noon, also 2 Wheatears briefly before disturbed by dogs, Linnets over (my first here for a while) (Joe Beale). Sand Martin N over my garden 16h00 (James Lowen).
 * Brent Reservoir, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Buzzard W at 11.30, 1 Common Tern, 4 Wheatear West Hendon Playing Fields (Leo Batten, Roy Beddard, Steve Leeke), 1 Whitethroat (Andrew Verrall).
 * Brimsdown: Whitethroat along canal towpath (Martin Shepherd).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 3 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Bushy Park: Skylarks, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Great Tit (Penelope Paxer)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: Red-legged Partridge, ♂ Common Redstart, Brambling, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Little Owls, 3 Lesser Redpolls, Common Whitethroat, 8 Willow Warblers, Lapwing, Bullfinch, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Meadow Pipits, 3 Mallards, 2 Treecreepers, 2 Skylarks, 2 Linnets, 3 Mistle Thrushes, Pheasant, 6 Stock Doves, 3+ Yellowhammers, 2 Pied Wagtails (mating), Collared Dove, 6 Nuthatches, 6 Blackcaps, 12 Chiffchaffs, Coal Tit, Song Thrush, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6 Green Woodpeckers (Ian Jones/David Campbell/David Hayes/Phillip Cliffe/Paul Manville/Johnny Allan et al).
 * Chafford Hundred (Warren Gorge): report of poss White-tailed Eagle west at 11am (Brian Theakston observer - per HV then per JL)
 * Cowley (Green Lane allotments): 1 pr Linnet. 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Orange-tip (Roger Dewey).
 * Crayford Marshes: 17 Wheatear, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, Fieldfare, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: male Common Redstart just after 7.30 pm, flycatching from hawthorn scrub on Fels Field, also 3 Common Whitethroat in 2m 1f, 2-3 singing Willow Warbler, pr Shelduck, LRP and 1 Sand Martin. (V. Halley-Frame).
 * Danson Park: 1 adult Great Crested Grebe with juvenile in tow, 5 other adults at west end of lake, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 pairs Tufted Duck, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, 3 Jay, male Chaffinches, 3 Long-tailed Tits, Great Tits, Robin, 3 Starlings, Blackbirds, Mallard, Coot, Moorhens, Canada Geese, Carrion Crows, Magpie, a few Common Gulls, some House Sparrows. (Chris Rose).
 * Fairlop Waters: 2 Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers (DBarrett)
 * Greenwich Park: 2 male Common Redstarts were the highlight, also 5 Swallows W, 2 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps, Meadow Pipits heard overhead 5-6 times (Joe Beale).
 * Hammersmith: male Ring Ouzel on south end of playing field at St. Paul's School 15:20 (BirdGuides).
 * Hammersmith Bridge: 1pr Egyptian Goose with 2 chicks (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Hampstead Heath: male Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtails (E), 2 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 3+ Swallow (all N), Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap (Chris Bird et al) Common Buzzard (N) at 13.30 (CB)
 * Hanwell: male Common Redstart at north end of fields at Warren Farm (BirdGuides).
 * Holmethorpe Sand Pits: Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 2 Teal, Mallard brood, 4 Shoveler, 2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Grey Heron over, male Pheasant, Lapwing, 6 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 5 Skylark, c60 Sand Martin, 2 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 7 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch, 4 Yellowhammer; also a newly dead Badger but no sign of yesterday's Black Redstart (HSP blog).
 * Hounslow Heath: 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 17 Chiffchaff (Adam Cheeseman).
 * Hornsey (Crouch End Playing Fields): 1 Wheatear at 6 p.m. (James Palmer)
 * Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Common Buzzard soaring north over Parade Ground 13:27, pr Grey Heron now with three young in the nest (Serpentine Island), 2 adult and 3 young Tawny Owl (third owlet discovered a.m.), flock of 10 House Martin north, 6 Meadow Pipit over, Yellow Wagtail north, Sedge Warbler (never an easy species to find here), 15 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler (all warblers singing); also 3 Egyptian Goose, 7 Mandarin Duck, 3 Gadwall, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Little Grebe, 2 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, pr Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, plus Comma, Holly Blue (D. McKenzie, Joan Thompson et al).
 * KGV Reservoir: 4 Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret (Martin Shepherd).
 * Lincoln's Inn Fields: 1 Willow Warbler (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Redshank, 14+ Sand Martin, 2 Northern Wheatear, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler (LWC website). Curlew overhead 4.30pm (BE)
 * Osterley Park: Red Kite 12.35, drifted south mobbed by local corvids, Common Buzzard 1 west, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker M, Blackcap 14, Wheatear 2, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 2, Common Whitethroat 1, Little Grebe 3, Gadwall 2 (K. Fisher).
 * Paddington Green: male Peregrine Falcon a.m., 2 pairs of Herring Gull copulating at local rooftop colony (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner (East Towers): Tawny Owl over at 20:41 (JR).
 * Pinner Park Farm: adult male Wheatear along the main bridleway, 2 Little Owl copulating again, 1 Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, singing Chiffchaff, Jackdaw & 2 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Queen Mary Res: Reed Warbler (SBC).
 * Rainham Marshes: male Pied Flycatcher in the cordite (BirdGuides).
 * Redbridge Lakes (Woodford Bridge): 2 Jack Snipe, Chiffchaff (Alan Hobson).
 * Roding Valley Park: Little Egret, Bullfinch, up to 4 Blackcaps, up to 3 Chiffchaffs. Also 7 Orange-Tip butterflies (Alan Hobson).
 * Rotherhithe: Red Kite fairly low west over Greenland Dock at 18.45 (Richard Bonser).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 4+ Meadow Pipits NW (first of year), 3 Swallows 1N, 2W, fem Blackcap through garden + male singing, heard Willow Warbler 19.34, Mallard W, Grey Heron N, ad Herring Gull, 3 juv LBB Gulls, 30+ Pigeons, 6+ Woodpigeons, 3+ Stock Dove W, 4 Collared Doves, 25+ Ring-necked Parakeets, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, Song Thrush briefly, Goldcrest, 4-8 Blue Tits, Jay, pair Magpies, 6 Jackdaw 4S, 2N, 6+ Carrion Crow, 10+ Starling, 8+ House Sparrow, 8+ Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, heard Redpoll sp over, bat sp NE 19.30 (hopeless at bats- sorry! Looked martin-sized) (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, 8 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, pair Goldcrest, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 1 Collared Dove, c8 Jay, 6 Goldfinch, 4 singing Chaffinch, also 2 Peacock Butterflies (John Watson).
 * Staines Res: 2 Great Northern Diver (SBC).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Siberian Chiffchaff present SW corner of East res perimeter this a.m., but very elusive and not (yet) singing or calling - access via LWT office - also Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler (all firsts for year), 15 Blackcaps, 10 Chiffchaffs and 3 Willow Warblers (Mark Pearson). further updates on the Hackney Wildlife site. Sibe Chiff reported as singing by two visiting observers early p.m.; still present 1445 but extremely elusive (MJP). Briefly sang and showed at 13h20 but that was the only sniff since 1215 (James Lowen: thanks, Mark!)
 * South Norwood Country Park: 2 singing Willow Warbler, 3 singing Blackcap, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch, 1m Reed Bunting, also c10 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock, 2 Small White Butterflies, 1 Holly Blue, (John Watson)
 * The Glade (Sidcup):2+ Willow Warbler, 2+ Blackcap, 2+ Chiffchaff, pair Great Crested Grebes (female on 3 or 4 eggs), Cormorant, Grey Heron, 8+ Canada Geese, fem Egyptian Goose on golf course (I think the rest of the family were in a bunker!), c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, 6+ Moorhen, 10+ Coot, 8+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeon, 6+ Stock Dove, many Ring-necked Parakeets, heard Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 4+ Wren, 2+ Dunnock, 5+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, Song Thrush, singing Mistle Thrush, 2+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, 4+ Blue Tits, 8+ Great Tits, heard Nuthatch, 6+ Magpie, 10+ Carrion Crow, 3 Starlings, Chaffinch. Early visit but short. (Ian Stewart)
 * Tooting Common: pair of Green Woodpecker copulating, 2 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Coal Tit, pair of Stock Doves, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, pair of Egyptian Geese, Jay, 4+ Chiffchaff, many Ring-necked Parakeet (J. Hudson).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Peregrine SE 0806, Willow Warbler Outdoor Classroom, Song Thrush over, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps (Bob Watts).
 * Trent Park: Hobby, 15 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Green Woodpecker and other common species.( Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2m Wheatear, 2 Red Kites, 8 Buzzards, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshank, 1 Tree Sparrow, 4 Willow Warbler, many Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, 30+ Sand Martins (Simon West).
 * Wanstead, Park Road: 20 Waxwing flew over headed north at 19.10 (Nik Borrow)
 * Wanstead Flats: 4 Wheatear, 2 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 15+ Linnet, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Heron and the usuals (NC/JL/Sally Hammond/Tim Harris/Keith Rayment).
 * Waterlow Park: 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Tufted Duck, and Southwood Lane - Highgate - Blackcap & Chiffchaff singing in small wood (P.Angus).
 * Woodford Green Library: Sparrowhawk, being mobbed bravely by a Pied Wagtail (Alan Hobson).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Whinchat (2 males & a female), 2 male Common Redstart, 1 male Wheatear, 1 Swallow, c3 singing Willow Warblers + usuals (The Scrubbers). Hi, can anyone tell me the best location to look for Whinchat, Redstart & Wheatear? Will be visiting tom early a.m. Thanks (JH). The Redstarts are best looked for in the grassland or along the embankment. Stand at the 'Pipit sign' at the eastern edge of the grassland (nearest the football pitches) and scan the blackthorns etc. David Lindo

Wednesday 6th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park (07:15 - 08:30): 1 male Wheatear on pitch and putt, 1 Willow Warbler by conservation pond (Tony Wileman) Rook east over cricket pitches at c.9:30 am (Gareth Richards).
 * Beaverwood (Chislehurst): 2+ Swallow, Willow Warbler, 6 singing Blackcaps (all site year ticks), 3 singing Chiffchaffs, Grey Heron, 5 Canada Geese, 3 Mallards, Sparrowhawk, 3+ Kestrel, 6+ Moorhen, 20+ Pigeons over, 20+ Woodpigeon, 4+ Stock Dove, Collared Dove (another tick- strange), 5+ Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpecker, 6+ Wren, Dunnock, 6+ Robin, 4+ Blackbird, Goldcrest, 6+ Long-tailed Tits, heard Coal Tit, plenty Blue and Great Tits, pair Nuthatches at nest hole, 2 Jays, 6+ Magpie, 30+ Carrion Crows, 2+ Jackdaws. Also Brimstone (Ian Stewart)
 * Beddington: 1 Red Kite, 12 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Common Buzzard few pics here
 * Bedfont Lakes Country Park LNR: 2 Wheatear (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Brent Reservoir: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwings, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 male Pheasant, 15 singing Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods : male Ring Ouzel still at Legal & General playing field (DKC et al), 3 Common Redstarts along path south of Lunch Wood (Colin Manville et al), 10 Wheatears, 18 Fieldfares, Swallow, 5 Willow Warblers, 3 Common Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, 4 Little Owls, 3+ Yellowhammers, 25+ Meadow Pipits, Bullfinch, Mistle Thrush, Grey Heron over, 2 Cormorants over, 2 Canada Geese over, 2 Nuthatches, 22 Stock Doves, 4 Skylarks, 2+ Linnets, 4 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Goldfinches, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Song Thrushes, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 Long-tailed Tits (David Campbell et al); Short-eared Owl flew from Harrier Field and headed casually NE at 8.20pm (David Campbell/Roy Weller/Chris Northwood).
 * Cassiobury Park: pr Mandarin Duck (Joanne Biscomb per DMc).
 * Chiswick House Grounds: 1 Swallow NW c08:50, 2 Common Buzzard low W at 13:50, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 singing Blackcap, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing), c5 Song Thrush singing, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Herons. Butterflies: 2 Small White, 1 Peacock, 2 Orange-tip (Louis Freeland-Haynes).
 * Crayford Marshes: ringtail Hen Harrier at 6.40am, 26 Wheatears, 2 Little Ringed Plover, male Corn Bunting, 2 House Martin, 12 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, Green Sandpiper (Kev Jarvis & Steve Carter).
 * Crossness: male Redstart in Protected Area this afternoon (Roger Taylor per JA); 1 Cetti's Warbler in and out bushes by ditch on way to reserve mid-afternoon (Nick Eades).
 * Crouch End to Finsbury Park (7:30 - 8:30): many singing male Blackcap and Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler in Park (George Sawtell).
 * East India Dock Basin: Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Sand Martins, 55 Tufted Ducks, 5 Teal (John Archer) plus 1 male Northern Wheatear (pura), 2 Oystercatchers (early a.m.) (Gary A James).
 * Fairlop Waters: 1 male Wheatear on driving range,1 Egyptian Goose in field E of fishing lake, 2 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff (Steve Bacon)
 * Greenwich Park: 3 male Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 1 Fieldfare SW a.m. (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin).
 * Holborn WC1. 1 Common Buzzard fairly low and east at 13.50 (Laurence Pitcher).
 * Holmethorpe SPs: Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, pr displaying Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Little Egret, Lapwing, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Stock Dove, Little Owl, Skylark, c60 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, Meadow Pipit over, female White Wagtail, female / immature Black Redstart, 3 Common Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 12 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting (HSP blog).
 * Hounslow Heath LNR: 7 Wheatear in Heather Pen, Swallow over (Rob Solomon per Adam Cheeseman).
 * Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 adult and 2 young Tawny Owl, male Common Redstart 11:45 (Longwater Sanctuary East), 8 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler (all warblers singing); also Egyptian Goose, pr Mandarin Duck, 5 Gadwall, 5 Red-crested Pochard, male Kestrel, pr Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, Linnet over - singles of Common Buzzard over yesterday and Sunday - 3 Small White, Comma (D. McKenzie et al).
 * Kilburn: 2 Sparrowhawk (1 male in tree, another flew overhead but unsure of gender) at 11.15am, 2 Blackap (1 singing male, 1 female) off Christchurch Ave. (Aaron C-Partridge).
 * King Georges Field (Sidcup): 4 singing Willow Warblers (my first of 2011), 1 singing Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * King George V Res: 7 Shelduck, 4 Common Buzzard north, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Sand Martins and Swallows trickling through, Yellow Wagtail, 6 White Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 4 Northern Wheatear (LBYG).
 * King's Road (SE25): singing Blackcap, singing Willow Warbler (Croydon Birders).
 * Leatherhead: 12 Waxwing on Copperfield Court off Kingston Road 17:00 (BirdGuides).
 * London Wetland Centre: 4 Redshank, 10 Sand Martin, Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 4 Chiifchaff, 7 Willow Warbler (LWC website); Ring Ouzel (BirdGuides).
 * Maple Lodge NR area: Common Buzzard over, 2 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern, Green Woodpecker, Robin collecting nesting material, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler. Lynster's GP: pr Wigeon, pr Red-crested Pochard. Lynster's Farm: 6 Stock Dove; also Small White, Comma, Peacock, Common Blue (MLNR blog).
 * Minet CP: singing male Common Redstart in oak hedgerow south of pond, Sedge Warbler (BirdGuides).
 * Osterley Park: Redstart 1, Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 2, Wheatear 7, Blackcap 5 (K. Fisher).
 * Paddington Green: female Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard circling and drifting south-west 16:45 (occasionally sparring), Peregrine Falcon over (D. McKenzie).
 * Petts Wood (Orpington): possible Great Spotted Cuckoo reported 50m from Willett Memorial at TQ449693 (no time given) (BirdGuides).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 5 Wheatear (three male, two female) together on mud just off the main bridleway with 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet over, Little Owl, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cormorant, Jackdaw, singing Chiffchaff & 4 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Plumstead (Lakedale Rd gardens) a.m.: 3 Blackbirds, 2 Blackcaps (male) singing well, 8 Blue Tits, 10+ Crows, 5 Great Tits, 3 House Sparrows, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Magpies, 1 Willow Warbler (Nick Eades).
 * Potters Fields SE1: Singing Black Redstart (given security around here I don't think this is too sensitive, likely to be shot if seen climbing roofs), another north of London Bridge seen in flight (Paul Whiteman).
 * Richmond Park: 2 Ring Ouzel (large hawthorn enclosure then flew North into trees just outside the Park), 8 Wheatears (riding ring / Holly Lodge) (Hugh Bradshaw).
 * Shepherd's Bush: Common Buzzard (per David Lindo).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): first Swallow of year here (2 S am, 2+ W pm), singing Blackcap, Grey Heron S, Cormorant S, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel soaring to NE, juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeon, Stock Dove W, 2-4 Collared Doves, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker or 2, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, 3+ Blackbirds, Goldcrest with beak-full of feathers, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 4+ Blue Tits, Great Tit, Jay, pair Magpies, 2 Jackdaws N, 5+ Carrion Crows, 10+ Starling, 6+ House Sparrow, 6+ Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch + several u/i finches N (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: 1 Swallow, 8 singing Willow Warbler, 5 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 15 Tufted Duck, 2nd-winter Herring Gull, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1m Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Long-tailed Tit, c20 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Jay, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove; also 1 Small White, 1m Orange-tip) (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs; cream-crown Marsh Harrier overhead and then north up the valley, 1150; Common Buzzard SW 1358; escaped Goshawk SE 1245; loads of Peregrine / Sparrowhawk / Kestrel action; totals of c20 Linnets and 15 Meadow Pipits, all north. Male Siberian Chiffchaff in full song by East Reservoir p.m. - access available from 0930-1700 tomorrow via London Wildlife Trust East Reservoir Community Garden (photos on site as and when), also Cetti's Warbler (first for several weeks), drake Red-crested Pochard (Mark Pearson SNR birds)
 * The Glade (Sidcup): 6+ Willow Warbler (all over Sidcup today!), 3+ Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (all singing), 8 Egyptian Geese (pair + 6 juv), pair Great Crested Grebes, 2 Cormorant, 3 Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, 4(3m,1f) Tufted Ducks, Kestrel, 6+ Moorhen, 8+ Coot, 4+ Pigeon, 20+ Woodpigeon, 4+ Stock Dove, 5+ Ring-necked Parakeets, heard 2 Wrens, 4+ Robin, 4+ Blackbird, singing Mistle Thrush, heard 2+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, plenty Blue and Great Tits, Nuthatch, 6+ Magpies, 10+ Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, 2+ Greenfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Willow Warbler High/Fern Glade, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, Painted Lady Scrapyard Meadow, Orange Tip, Holly Blue (Bob Watts per JA).
 * Trent CP: 2(adult male and female) Northern Wheatear, on ploughed field S of Rough Lot, 15:45 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Hawfinch briefly, 200m upstream from Willow Farm 17:15, also seen 2m & 1f Wheatear, 1 Red Kite, 1 White Wagtail, 3 Redshank, 2 Tree Sparrow, 6 Buzzards (Simon West)
 * Uxbridge, Brunel University: 2 Common Buzzard over, Sparrowhawk, 2 -3 singing Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff in the Bicentenary Garden (Steve Pash).
 * Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Red Kite, flew over; 3(1m,2f) Northern Wheatear, along horse gallop, Hog Hill (Robin White per RMC).
 * W2: male Black Redstart singing adjacent to last year's breeding site p.m. (D. McKenzie).
 * Wanstead Flats:Stone Curlew flew low south over Alex before turning west where it landed in the long grass south of Long Wood and west of West Copse at 7.25am - could not be refound but we did not walk the area as Skylarks nest in it (NC/JL), 5 Wheatear, Common Whitethroat (SSSI boggy bit), 3 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcap, 5 Swallow (west), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Peregrine Falcon, 4 Sparrowhawk, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10+ Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting, Coal Tit, Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe having a barny, Pied Wagtail and others (52sp NC/JL/S Thorpe/Tim Harris/Mike Taylor/Keith Rayment).
 * West Molesey: At least 5 Waxwings present still in tree in front garden of 408 Hurst Road. originally 9 birds that have been around for a week (Adam Cheeseman).
 * West Thurrock: 36 Waxwing at Lakeside Retail Park in willows by Alexandra Lake
 * Winchmore Hill (Enfield): 1 Song Thrush carrying food along New River Path between Barrowell Green and Carpenter Gardens, 2 Coots building a nest and Mistle Thrush on rooftops on NRP between Highfield Road and Farm Road, female Sparrowhawk headed N over Esso on Green Lanes (Katy M).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 male Common Redstart in the grassland (we've had up to 2 Redstarts present since Sunday). Also c10 Chiffchaff, several Blackcap & 2 Willow Warbler. Yesterday had singing Garden Warbler (Anders Price & The Scrubbers). Northern Wheatear (M) on eastern edge of grassland at 5.15pm (John Fordham).

Tuesday 5th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: (lunchtime visit) 3 Swallows (W G Res), Willow Warbler (con pond), c10 Chiffchaffs, c8 Blackcaps (David Callahan).
 * Bankside SE1: 3 Willow Warbler in the birches in front of Tate Modern (Simon Fogg)
 * Battersea Park Lake: 5 Swallows straight through east to west at 17:15pm - last year 1 bird seen on 31st March, 1 Goldcrest, 3 singing Blackcap, pr Red-crested Pochard settled in like the Egyptian Geese (Michael Mac).
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park and East India Dock Basin: 4 Wheatear (NW end of Pura Foods opp Canning Town Stn c14:30 - happy happy joy joy), Common Sandpiper (Bow Creek), Blackcap male, Willow Warbler (both EIDB) (Stuart Fisher).
 * Boxer's Lake, Enfield: 1 immature Little Egret, perched in Alder on island - my first for this site! 2 male Shoveler, 2(m&f) Pochard, 17(11m,6f) Tufted Duck, 1'1st-summer' Black-headed Gull, 1 fem Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 singing male Willow Warbler, 1 male Nuthatch (Robert Callf).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Heron, 7 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Ring-necked Parrakeet, 5 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Starling, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch. (Conrad Ellam).
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: male Ring Ouzel still at Legal & General playing field at 8.08am, male Wheatear, 11 Fieldfares, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Canada Geese flew over, Mallard flew over, Swallow, 3 Sparrowhawks, 2 Little Owls, 3 Yellowhammers, 5 Skylarks, Lesser Redpolls, 5 Meadow Pipits, Bullfinch, 5 Mistle Thrushes (4 territories), 2 Pheasants, 11 Chiffchaffs, 4 Treecreepers, 20 Stock Doves, 30+ Linnets, 4 Blackcaps, 9+ Nuthatches, 2 Linnets, Pied Wagtail, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 3 Song Thrushes, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpeckers (David Campbell et al).
 * Cassiobury Park: pr Mandarin Duck (Joanne Biscomb per DMc).
 * Charterhouse Sq, Barbican: Peregrine circling the area (Patrick Bryan)
 * Chiswick House Grounds (late evening visit): 2 Swallow feeding overhead, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap singing, 1 Sparrowhawk. (Louis Freeland-Haynes)
 * Crayford Marshes: Corn Bunting, 5 Northern Wheatear, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Blackcap (Kev Jarvis); at least 14 LRP, 5 Common Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sand, 2 Dunlin, 20+ Redshank on floods along University Way 1pm (Chris Wilkinson)
 * Fairlop Waters: 1 (M Ring Ouzel seen on painters lane gravel workings N side 9.30am still present 3pm a different bird to one earlier in week at paddocks also 3 Green Sandpiper,1 Little Ringed Plover,2 Common Snipe,4 Lapwing,4 Shelduck,1 Common Whitethroat,3 Sedge Warbler (Steve Bacon)
 * Harringay: 15+ Waxwings north over Cavendish Road, 9.30 a.m. (Simon Bradley)
 * Hornchurch: 3 waxwings with starlings in tree on Hyland Road 11.00-12.00 at least (James A)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Yellow Wagtail and 3 Swallows.(Dave Morrison) Wheatear, 6 Swallows, 4 Willow Warbler, Shelduck. (Shaun Harvey)
 * London Wetland Centre: 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Little Ringed Plover, westerly movement of hirundines (mainly Swallow with a few House Martin) 40+ Sand Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Black-backed Gull (Bill Haines).
 * Leyton Flats: 1 male Northern Wheatear, Swallow, 5 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs. (Gary A James).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 Little Owl, 1 Meadow Pipit, Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 25 Jackdaw, 26 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Herring Gull & 1 Grey Heron - quiet again (JR).
 * Putney: 30 Waxwings in a sycamore in Huntingfield Road 15.00, flew towards Roehampton Lane (J. Avery per R. Kaye per J.Wilczur).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail, Ring Ouzel, Reed and Sedge Warbler.(Dave Morrison)
 * Richmond Park: short early morning visit - 1 male Wheatear (riding ring) and 1 Willow Warbler. In Hawthorn enclosure by Cambrian Gate 4 Redpoll (2 of which were Lesser and 1 Mealy type) (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * Roding Valley Park: 2 Little Egrets (Alan Hobson).
 * Roehampton: 30 Waxwings Roehampton Lane near junction with Upper Richmond Road feeding on left hand side near college prior to 08.00 at least.Still in trees 09.00 (Justin Quail, Dave Harris per FJM)
 * Sidcup: small falcon flew at rooftop height over Elm Road @06.25 - prob. Kestrel but.... (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): ad LBB Gull, 20+Pigeons, few Woodpigeons, Collared Dove, few R/N Parakeets, heard Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, heard Goldcrest, 2+Blue Tits, Great Tit, Jay, pair Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows, 2 Jackdaws S, 10+Starlings, 6+House Sparrow, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 15 Tufted Duck, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, c10 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great spotted Woodpecker (1drumming) 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, pair Goldcrest, 3pair Long-tailed Tit, 8 singing Willow Warbler, 6 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits flew over and circled N basin at 07.15. Also 2 Oystercatchers still and 2 Great Northern Divers on S basin. (Bob Warden per FJM)
 * Stocker's Lake: Singing Sedge warbler, 1 Common Tern over ( MartinSmith) . Also from 12.00. 2 Oystercatcher, a few House Martins & Swallows, 1 Fieldfare. ( Richard Francis)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 6 Swallows, 13 Sand Martins, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 2cy GBBG, plus the usuals (MJP)
 * Walthamstow Filter Beds: f Wheatear (DBarrett)
 * Wanstead Flats: Stone Curlew south towards Forest Gate at ~8 am, Brent Goose over east, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Greylag Goose, 4 Wheatear (John Whele), Kingfisher (Alex), singing Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 10 + Blackcap, 12 RN Parakeet, Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Siskin, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon. Record shots of SC at http://wansteadbirding.blogspot.com/ (NC); 7 Wheatear (3m 4f) model aircraft field, 14 Meadow Pipit, 3 Swallows NW (JL/AP)
 * Wimbledon Park (late pm): 20 House Martin and 14 Swallow (lake), singing Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff (edge of golf course), 2 singing Blackcap and two GSWoodpecker (copse on eastern edge of park) (Martin Honey)
 * Wood Green: dark morph Common Buzzard minus most of its tail heading low east at 10.25 am (Ian Lycett, David Callahan, Dominic Mitchell).

Monday 4th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Red Kite NW 0700, Fieldfare NE 0658 (Bob Watts). 2 Wheatears, Swallow and Yellow Wagtail all north over cricket scrub between 08.25 and 08.45, 10+ Blackcaps, 6+ Chiffchaffs (David Callahan).
 * Battersea Park Lake: pr Red-crested Pochard, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Egyptian Goose. Old English Garden - 1 singing Blackcap, woman setting up nut dispensers and 3 Ring-necked Parakeet eating from them about 2metres away, 1 male Kestrel breezed through. Fountain Lake - pr Egyptian geese mating then flew off into River Thames, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Michael Mac).
 * Bedfords Park LNR: 2 Crossbills flew SE calling over the Nursery at 10.55 (Colin Jupp).
 * Broadwater Lake; 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, pair Sparrowhawk displaying, 40+ Sand Martin, 3+ Swallow, 2 Little Egret (Bill Haines).
 * Bromley-by-Bow: singing Willow Warbler, 2 male Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff (including a brownish individual), 4 Stock Dove, female Kestrel, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls over, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail (S Fisher)
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park and East India Dock Basin: 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Shelduck, female Peregrine over the Dome, 38 Tufted Duck, 7 Teal, 2 Linnet (Stuart Fisher)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (+6 flying over) 6 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 5 Robin, 8 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Jay, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: Barn Owl at 8.20pm (Paul Manville via David Campbell). male Ring Ouzel still at south end of Legal & General playing field, fem/imm Black Redstart still east of derelict barn then on barns near farmhouse, Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 13+ Meadow Pipits, c.5 Yellowhammers, 3+ Skylarks, Stock Dove, Mallard, Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, 3+ Linnets, Coal Tit, 2 Grey Herons, 3 Nuthatches, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Collared Doves, 2+ Goldfinches, Song Thrush (David Campbell et al).
 * Clapham Common: Singing male Chiffchaff + usuals.
 * Crayford Marshes: White Wagtail near landfill site at 10.15, singing Corn Bunting (Kev Jarvis per JA). 8 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Northern Wheatear, Swallow, 5 Sand Martin, 3 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crews Hill Station, Enfield: 35 Goldfinch, pre-roost gathering, 19:15 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Crystal Palace Park: 2 Kestrel, Female Sparrowhawk, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (Gavin Hawgood, Pete Beckenham, Jason Cunningham, Dave Clark..SoLoMig..South London Migration Watch)
 * Epping Forest - over Epping High Road near Fairmead Bottom @ 5.00pm: 1 Red Kite (Nigel May).
 * Hampstead Heath Extension: Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap (Oliver Simms)
 * Leyton Flats: Common Redstart male, 1 House Martin, 2 Sand Martins, 6 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler. (Gary A James & Mike Messenger).
 * London Bridge: report of Shag on Thames between London Bridge and HMS Belfast at 09.30 (Peter Massini per JA) - would be worth anyone in the area checking it out. Also 2 Linnets in Potters Field (park by City Hall) this morning (Paul Whiteman per JA).
 * Osterley Park: 09.45. 3 Common Buzzard high over the park and drifting vaguely NE (K.Fisher)
 * Pinner Park Farm: female type Black Redstart still at the far end of the middle hedge - a half second flash of orange & soot was as good as it got, 4 grounded Linnet, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 55 Jackdaw, 230 Carrion Crow & 3 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Plumridge Farm, Enfield: 1 Swallow, flew NW, 16:15 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Richmond Park: 1 Blackcap singing, Sidmouth Wood, 1 Hobby overhead. (J. Dickerson)
 * Roding Valley Park: 3 Little Egrets, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtails (Alan Hobson).
 * Rotherhithe: Willow Warbler singing by Greenland Dock along Trident Street in Surrey Docks Adventure Playground 7am (Richard Bonser).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Green Woodpecker SW over my house (year tick 50), Canada Goose NE towards The Glade, ad LBB Gull, 20+Pigeons, 10+Woodpigeons, 2 Stock Doves W, 1 or 2 Collared Doves, 20+R/N Parakeets E from and W to roost, pairs of Dunnock, Robin and Blackbird nesting in gardens, Goldcrest, 2+Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, pair Jays (1 in garden most of day), pair Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows (now 2 nests local), 6+Starlings, 8+House Sparrows, 8+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Staines Reservoir: 3+ Little Gull, 1+ Common Tern, 2 Black-necked Grebe (only 1 seen by me); 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Oystercatcher (Bill Haines). 1 White Wagtail and 6 Linnet also. (Adam Cheeseman) 1300-1345hrs 1 (f) Velvet Scoter (north basin).19 Little Gull and 1 Black-necked Grebe still present (N.Smith)
 * Staines Moor: 1 Blue-headed Wagtail @ 1505 feeding amongst the cattle at the north end of the moor. Also 5 Sedge Warbler 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Common Whitethroat, 5+ Chiffchaff, 7+ Blackcap, 4 Swallow hunting south of Hithermoor estate, 9 Northern Wheatear and 1 (m) of Greenland race. 1 little Egret by river. (N.Smith)
 * Upper Bedfords Farm (Romford): 2 singing Skylark (Colin Jupp).
 * Walthamstow Filter Beds/Coppermill Lane: 10:45 large, hefty Accipiter went west, probable Goshawk. (Dan Barrett)
 * Wanstead Flats: 3-5 Wheatear, Fieldfare (north - JL), 8 + Mistle Thrush (some carrying food,/faecal sacks, others trying to collect nesting material), 20-30 unidentified small lark/bunting sp flew south along central road and into Forest Gate), 15+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 10 + Skylark, 6 Linnet over (singles), Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting, Stock Dove, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Gadwall, Grey Heron,10+ Chiffchaff, 6 + Blackcap, Sparrowhawk (NC/JL/Mike Taylor and Keith)
 * Waterlow Park: 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker female - large hollow tree by lower pond, singing Goldcrest, 12+ Greenfinch by Conservation field, 2 calling Chiffchaff, 13 Tufted Ducks, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, possible flyover Waxwing (heard only), 2 Lesser Redpoll and a large Terrapin (middle pond). (P. Angus)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 male Common Redstart, 6 Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting, 10+ Linnet, 8+ Meadow Pipit, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Sparrowhawk. 1 Peacock butterfly. (Rob Ayers/Anders Price)

Sunday 3rd April 2011

 * Aldenham CP: 5-6 Common Buzzard including a bird bringing in nest-material and showing down to 10 metres, 5 Swallow over "100 Aker Wood", 9 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff; also 4 Gadwall, pr Kestrel, 2 Pheasant, Ring-necked Parakeet, Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, 2 Linnet; plus Small White (D. McKenzie).
 * Alexandra Park: 5 Wheatears (4 ad males, 1 imm male) - 3 Pitch n Putt, 1 Palace building, 1 filter beds, Swallow N, Reed Bunting singing from Balancing pond until 0915, 2 Linnets, Siskin, 2 Willow Warblers, 7+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Greylag, pair Shoveler Boating Lake (Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener, Gareth Richards).
 * Barking Bay: 4 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaff, 2 Northern Wheatears and 2 Common Tern off Crossness.(Dave Morrison)
 * Beddington: 9 Wheatear, 2 LRP, 8 Common Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 2 Water Pipit, 3 Swallow, 7 Sand Martin some photos here
 * Blackheath (all sightings morning): Meadow Pipit N and 2 Redpolls W over heath, Blackcap and 2 singing Willow Warblers - Vanbrugh Fields (every year, 3rd April!), Sparrowhawk over the village, Chiffchaff and Song Thrush singing in the Dips, another Chiffchaff singing near Point Hill (Joe Beale)
 * Brent Reservoir: Marsh Harrier west at 16.05, 3 Green Sandpipers behind dam, 2 House Martins, 18 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warblers, also Skylark over (Andrew Self)
 * Broadwater: 10 Egyptian Geese (1 pair with 2 young, 1 pair with 4 young), 2 Shelduck, 1 Goldeneye, 4 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Tern, 80+ Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 11 Blackcap & 8 Chiffchaff (Simon Buckingham).
 * Brockwell Park: Mistle Thrush x 1, Chaffinch x 7, Wren x 2, Greylag Goose x 1, Green Woodpecker x 2, Mallard x 14, Nuthatch x 1 (singing). No sign of yesterday's Egyptian Geese. (Charlie Kitchen)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 6 Mallard, 4 Moorhen 3 Coot, 3 Herring Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 singing Wren, 2 singing Dunnock, 3 singing Robin, 6 Blackbird 1 singing Song Thrush, 1 singing Blackcap, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 4 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Starling, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 singing Chaffinch. (Conrad Ellam) + 1 Small White.
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: 2 Ring Ouzels (1 all day at Legal & General playing field, 1 mid afternoon in big stubble field just north of Lunch Wood then flew towards Legal & General), fem/imm Black Redstart, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers reported, Peregrine, 2 Lapwings, Woodcock, Willow Warbler, Sand Martin, 2 Fieldfares, 7 Lesser Redpolls, 4+ Common Buzzards, 2 Little Owls, c.4 Yellowhammers, 6+ Skylarks, 1w Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over, c.5 Linnets, 3 Sparrowhawks, 2 Treecreepers, Coal Tit, 4 Nuthatches, Pheasant, 5 Blackcaps, Goldcrest, 7 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cormorants over, 7+ Mallards over, 2+ Grey Herons over, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Pied Wagtails, Greenfinch, Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Collared Dove, 2 Goldfinches, 3+ Song Thrushes; 2 Small Tortoiseshells, Brimstone (David Campbell, Ian Jones, Roy Weller, Paul & Colin Manville, Kevin Guest et al).
 * Chiswick House Grounds: 1 Swallow NW, 3 Chiffchaff (2 singing), 2 Male Blackcap singing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, 17 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant. Also pair Egyptian Geese with 4 Goslings on river by Chiswick Eyot. 1 Holly Blue and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. (Louis Freeland-Haynes)
 * Crossness: male Marsh Harrier flew NW at 16:00, 2 Common Terns, 2 Wheatears, 3 Swallows west, 6 Curlew (John Archer).
 * Crystal Palace Park Lake; 2 Shoveler, 2 Greylag Geese, 6 Canada Geese, 3 Great Crested Grebe up from last year when only 1 was present all through season, 2 young Grey Heron's in nest 1/3 grown, 3 Coot on nests, Moorhen, Mallard, Tufted Duck, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Chaffinch - no Mute Swans this year (Michael Mac).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: 7hrs obsevation 60 species recorded, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Willow Warbler singing briefly but not showing, Ring-necked Parakeet feasting on cherry blossom,1 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, pr Shelduck, several Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
 * Dagnam Park LNR: 1 singing Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit heard (over), 2 Song Thrush, singing Goldcrest, 2 singing Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Jay, 4 Siskin, singing Greenfinch, Brambling heard (perched but still not seen). Also Small Tortoiseshell (Colin Jupp).
 * Dulwich Park: Little Grebe x 2, Egyptian Goose x 3, Tufted Duck x 9, Nuthatch x 1 (singing). Also Mallard brood with 8 ducklings (including a completely yellow one!). (Charlie Kitchen)
 * East India Dock Basin area; 1 Northern Wheatear male (pura site), 3 Sand Martins, 2 Blackcaps (copse), 3 Teal, 2 Oystercatchers, Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove. (Gary A James).
 * Greenwich Park: 2 Song Thrush territories/pairs but 2 other Song Thrushes flying over together, then SW ish, were behaving like migrants. Nuthatch collecting nesting material, Chiffchaff singing (Joe Beale).
 * Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 female Wheatear mid-morning on field to east of sailing club (Martin Shepherd).
 * Horsenden Hill: Common Buzzard low SW at 16.00 with apparently full crop, 2 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 32 Blackcap (Andy Culshaw and David Howdon).
 * Laleham Park: 2 Treecreeper (scarce at site) (David Combes)
 * Lee Valley CP: A single Little Ringed Plover on Langridge Scrape, Pink-footed Goose with 2 Greylags in r/hand field leading down to Holyfield Hall Farm, Little Owl in usual spot, Single Yellowhammer in left hand field just before farm barns & 5 more in hedgerows near farm, 4 Red-legged Partridge in fields by farm, c7 Chiffchaffs, 4 Redshank on Goose fields, along with pair of Egyptian Geese with 5 young, c4 Cetti's Warblers heard.(J Anderson) Two Pink-footed Geese Holyfield Farm (JH van Steenis). Reed Warbler singing west side of Seventy Acre Lake ; Willow Warbler and Swallow seen by others (David Bradshaw). Brent Goose north over Cornmill Meadows at 07.28 hrs. Pair of Goldeneye + 2 Black Swans on Bowyers GP. 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Swallow, and lots of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs at Cheshunt Marsh. 2 Egyptian Geese on Waltham Marsh. (Roy Woodward)
 * Limetrees Park Golf Course (Northolt): breeding pr Mute Swans, Dabchick, 3 Lapwing, m Wheatear, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 5 singing Blackcap, pr Reed Buntings (Neil Anderson)
 * Lonsdale Reservoir: 2 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, plus usual species (Rich Petley)
 * Mayesbrook Park: Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 3 Meadow Pipit, Linnet, pair Great Crested Grebe, 2 pair Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, Egyption Goose, Sparrowhawk.(Paul,Jack Hawkins)
 * Meanwhile Garden (between Kensal Rd and Grand Union Canal): 1 Goldcrest bathing at pond margin, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 or 2 Goldfinch, 2 Wren, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tits, Feral Pigeons, Wood Pigeons, Blackbirds. Canal - 1 Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Mallards, Coot, Moorhen. (Chris Rose).
 * Muswell Hill: 1 White wagtail on recreation field nr St Peter the poers church. Also 2 Pied wagtails. (P.Angus)
 * Northolt + Greenford CP: m Wheatear (on Northala hill), 3 singing Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap (3 singing males, 2 females), (Neil Anderson)
 * Osterley Park: 1m 1f Wheatear; 3m 2f Mandarin, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Nuthatch, Goldcrest (Tom Smith)
 * Pinner: Merlin heading NW at 07.30 (Richard Francis) Total luck no question.
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 male (adult & first-summer) Wheatear along the middle hedge (Joe Dickens) & later in main pond field (Jon Ridge, Joyce Staines), 2 Little Owl showing well at 19:34 (JR, JS), female type Black Redstart seen very briefly flying from the middle hedge towards the River Pinn at 17:12, 1 Snipe, 2 Green Woodpecker, 24 Jackdaw & 1 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Sewardstone: House Martin at 07.45 over River Lea relief channel (Martin Shepherd).
 * Sidcup: singing Blackcaps at Edgington Way + Sidcup Place, singing Chiffchaffs at Sidcup Place and The Hollies (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 3 Mallards flew NE towards The Glade, Grey Heron N, Sparrowhawk, 2 ad LBB Gulls, 10+Pigeons, 10+Woodpigeons, pair Collared Doves, few R/N Parakeets, heard Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, heard Coal Tit, 4+Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, pair Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows, 5+Starling, 6+House Sparrow, singing Chaffinch, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Black Necked Grebe, 1 Little Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler, Linnet.
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: skywatch from Lincoln Court 1240-1630 - Short-eared Owl thermalling to the east 1428, 2 Red Kites (west 1250 and west 1400), Goshawk (of unknown origin; no jesses visible, full crop, with prey item) south-east 1526, 7 Common Buzzards, Linnet north, c25 Sand Martins, 8 House Martins, 2 Swallows, Peregrine, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson, Laurence Pitcher & Jamie Partridge)
 * Ten Acre Wood. Peregrine. Red-Leged Partridge in field north of woods.(G Westley) Also 3 Pheasant, Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, min. 3 Lapwing,3 Skylark,5 Stock Dove. 3 Green + 5 Great-spotted Woodpeckers, singing Willow Warbler, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 13 singing Blackcap, Fieldfare, Nuthatch, pr Rooks in Wood (another 2 over field), pr Reed Bunting, pr Bullfinch, 15+ Linnet (Neil Anderson)
 * Thames Chase, Harold Court: 5 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 singing Willow Warbler, singing Blackcap, 2 Linnet. Also 5 Comma, 3 Peacock (Colin Jupp).
 * The Glade (Sidcup): 9 Egyptian Geese (pair with 6 young + another ad flew in), pair G/C Grebes, 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 8 Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, 6+Moorhen, 8+Coot, 20+Woodpigeon, 6+Stock doves, 3 GSW, Pied Wagtail, 8+Wrens, 6+Robin, 6+Blackbird, singing Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Long Tailed Tits, few Blue and Great Tits, Jay, 2+Magpie, 30+Carrion Crows, few Starlings, 3+Chaffinch,2+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Thorpe Park: 2 Redshank, Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap and 4 Egyptian Geese (KPDuncan)
 * Totteridge Valley: 2 Swallow, 3 Lapwing, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 4 Mandarin, 18 Common Gulls, c80 Jackdaw (Ian Ellis).
 * Tylers Hall Farm (Upminster): 6 Swallow, Kestrel, m Pheasant, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3m Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 12 Linnet; also 2 pair Skylark on Tylers Common (Colin Jupp).
 * Walthamstow Res: Osprey West at c13:40, 3 seperate Buzzards vaguely North-west between 13:00-14:30, Peregrine, c14:15, struggling with large prey eventually dropped towards Walthamstow, mobbed persistently by a small Falcon (nobody mention the M word), Short -eared Owl at c14:45, low over Leyton (after a tip off from Stoke Newington, thanks Mark), displaying Kestrels, Sparrowhawks, narrowly missed a Goshawk with prey being watched from Stoke Newington somewhere over our patch c15:30. 50+ Sand Martins mainly over Low Maynard, Wheater Lockwood, 2 more East Warwick. 2 Scaup West Warwick. Kingfishers No.3. Many Chiffchaff and Blackcap now in, singing Sedge Warbler by railway line East Warwick. (Paul Whiteman, Lol Bodini +help) Walthamstow Birding
 * Wanstead Flats: 5 Wheatear, Common Buzzard (P Davies), Kingfisher over broom field (S Thorpe), 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (east copse - T Harris), 5 Blackcap singing, 5 + Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, Sand Martin (J Lethbridge), House Martin (NC), 5 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Stock Dove, Little Grebe, Gadwall, 3 Heron, 2-3 Sparrowhawk (NC/JL/ST, TH, Stuart Fisher, Harry & Barry, Keith - getting a bit crowded here with an extra four or five birders in addition to those listed!)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 singing Willow Warbler, 10 + singing Blackcap, 10 + Chiffchaff, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, Fieldfare (east), 2 m Teal, 2 Gadwall, 3 Great Crested Grebe (pr copulating and building a nest - grebe porn on Wanstead Birder tonight!!!), Little Grebe, Meadow Pipit (OSW), Kingfisher, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Kestrel, 3-4 Sparrowhawk (pr displaying over golf course to north) (NC/JL/ST/Paul Davies)
 * West Molesey: 9 Waxwing on aerial of 408 Hurst Road (Black Swan, 6 Tufted Duck and GC Grebe on Thames). (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Wimbledon Common: 4 Northern Wheatear, singing Willow Warbler, Little Grebe at Queensmere, Reed Bunting singing at Rushmere (David Wills), Skylark singing above Meadow (Heather Fenton).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 male Common Redstart seen by the embankment at 08.00hrs, 15 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Redpoll sp flew low erratically over north, 5 Linnet,1 Jay, 3 Meadow Pipit (1 Displaying), 1 (f) Kestrel hunting over long grass, 3 Greylag Goose over south,1 Grey Herron low over west, 1 Shoveler over east, 1 Cormorant over west, 2 Common Lizards. (N.Smith) 1 female Stonechat (David Jeffreys).
 * Yeading Brook Meadows: 2 high Sparrowhawk 3 Stock Doves, Green Woodpecker, singing Skylark, singing Willow Warbler, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 4 singing Blackcap (Neil Anderson)

Saturday 2nd April 2011

 * Abney Park Cemetery: Tawny Owl adult at nest hole (with owlet just showing), 15 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, plus the usuals (Mark et al)
 * Alexandra Park: prob Common Buzzard north of park though distant, 4 Willow Warblers (2 Top Field, Grove, Lower Slopes), 6+ Chiffchaffs, 3+ Blackcaps, Mipit, 2 Greylag Wood Green Res, 10 Jackdaws, Lesser Redpoll north 0745, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, male Grey Wag Filter Beds, 3 Little Grebes, 21 Pochard, pair Shoveler, Aythya hybrid Boating Lake (Bob Watts, Dominic Mitchell, Gareth Richards, Andrew Gardener).
 * Battersea Park Lake: 1 Peregrine high SW, pr Red-crested Pochard, 2 singing Blackcap, 1 singing Chiffchaff, pr singing Dunnock, pr Little Grebe, pr Egyptian Geese, Great Crested Grebe nest well hidden, 2 fledged Grey Heron's, Coot on 5 eggs (Michael Mac).
 * Bishops Park: first Swallow (3), 1 Jackdaw, singing Blackcap, pr Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Blackheath: 1 Wheatear seen briefly a.m., Chiffchaffs singing, Blackcap singing near the village, Meadow Pipit over (Joe Beale).
 * Belhus CP: Marsh Tit, Swallow, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs in a fairly brief visit (too many people)(R Woodward).
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: 2 Ring Ouzels (♂+♀) (David Campbell), c.20 Waxwings north (Russell & Nick Gardner, Johnny Allan et al per David Campbell), 5 Sand Martins (RG/DC), Wheatear, Peregrine, 3 Swallows, 2 Greylags, 3 Little Owls, 7+ Common Buzzards, Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammers, Lesser Redpoll, c.10 Linnets, 4 Skylarks, 5 Meadow Pipits, 5 Blackcaps, 11 Chiffchaffs, 2 Mistle Thrushes, Treecreeper, 5 Nuthatches, 3+ Pheasants, 4 Stock Doves, 3 Greenfinches, 3 Goldfinches, 2 Coal Tits, Canada Goose, Cormorant, 5+ Mallards, 2 Grey Herons, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Pied Wagtails, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3 Goldcrests, Collared Dove, 5 Song Thrushes, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (David Campbell, Ian Jones et al).
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Ringed Plover, Swallow, Sand Martin, Wheatear, 13 singing Blackcaps, 12 singing Chiffchaffs & 1 Willow Warbler (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard)
 * Brockwell Park: Egyptian Goose x 2, Tufted Duck x 8, Canada Goose x 6, Chaffinch x 2, Mistle Thrush x 2 + Holly Blue x 1 (Charlie Kitchen).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron flying over, 1 drake Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Wren (4 singing), 2 singing Dunnock, 5 Robin (3 singing), 8 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush (1 singing & 2 bathing), 4 Blackcap (3 singing males & 1 female), 1 singing Willow Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Starling, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 1 singing Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam) + 1 Brimstone & 1 Small White.
 * Cassiobury Park: female Northern Wheatear on rugpy playing field adjacent to nature reserve, singing Blackcap, 4 singing Chiffchaff (D. McKenzie).
 * Clapton Pond: Mallard with 8 Ducklings, 2 Grey Wag (JP)
 * Crossness: 2 Common Terns flew west off the golf centre this evening, 2 Wheatears, Swallow, Sand Martin, 3 singing Blackcaps, 2 singing Cetti's Warblers, Common Buzzard, 6 Curlew, 9 Oystercatchers, 90 Redshank, 4 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler (John Archer & Kev Jarvis).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: 62 species recorded, Tree Pipit flew over and called once at 11.35am, Red Kite flew over at 4.52pm, Common Buzzard over at 3.03pm,1 Green Sandpiper,2 LRP, 1 Ring-n Parakeet, 25+ Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 2 Jackdaw, Pheasant heard, plenty of Blackcap and Chiffchaff. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
 * East India Dock Basin area: Northern Wheatear (Pura Foods), 4 Sand Martins, Willow Warbler (copse), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Oystercatchers, Collared Dove. (Gary A James).
 * Fairlop Waters: 20+ Sand Martin, 10 + Greylag geese, 18+ Canada geese, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Dunnock, Moorhen, 20+ Coot (a pair nest building), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird, 30+ Mallard (Brandon Anderson)
 * Fulham: dead (and very flat) Pheasant on Crabtree Lane (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Hackney Marshes/ Middlesex Filterbeds: 2 Common Buzzards, 1 @ 14.40 high and west, 1 @ 15,20 high and NE, 3singing Blackcaps, c10 singin ChiffChaff, 1 redwing over. 8 teal remain on the river lea, (Jamie Partridge)
 * Hampstead Heath: 3 Wheatear, 1 Swallow, 1 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipits, numerous Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing (Dave Porritt)
 * Hornsey Bowling Club: Willow Warbler singing late am (Bob Watts).
 * Horsenden Hill: 1 Common Buzzard S at 07.55, 2 Great Black-backed Gull E at 07.45 with another sighting of single bird at 08.30, 19 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Snipe; also 8 Slow worm (Andy Culshaw)
 * Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon circling Longwater / Buck Hill with prey, 2 adult Tawny Owl and single owlet showing well, female Northern Wheatear west over Round Pond then landed on Kensington Palace (third of the spring) 09:40, Redwing, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler; also 7 adult Egyptian Goose and 2 goslings, 6 Mandarin Duck, 11 Red-crested Pochard, 7 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, pr Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper (D. McKenzie, Nick Tanner).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, singing Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, 2 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Fieldfare, Common Buzzard, Common Snipe and 2 Sand Martins.(Dave Morrison)
 * Larkhall Park (Stockwell): pr alarm calling Mistle Thrush seeing off pair of Magpies, seems only 1 of the 3-4 fledglings has survived and was looking strong in defended tree (not the nest tree) at 11am [|Video details here!]
 * London Wetland Centre: 6 singing Cetti's Warbler, 6 Redshank, 8 Wigeon, 5 Common Snipe, Mistle Thrush eating a newt, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 6 Sand Martin visiting nest bank plus 110+ in groups flying over NW, pr Goldcrest, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawk, at least 2 pr nesting Lapwing, pr Great Black-backed Gull mating (Martin Honey)
 * River Lea (near King George's Reservoir): abundant Sand Martin along the river this morning at 08.00, Grey Wagtail 1 pair (Millicent Harper)
 * Mill Hill: first Swallow back on site at Mote End Farm (Ian Ellis).
 * Orsett Fen: 3/4 Common Buzzard, Ring-necked Parakeet, Swallow - first of year (James A)
 * Paddington Green: third-summer Yellow-legged Gull foraging on tiny grassy area along Adpar Street 07:45 (appeared to be the recent HP/KG bird) (D. McKenzie, Nick Tanner).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 female type Black Redstart in the middle hedge - very elusive, showing just twice, 3 Wheatear (two male, one female), 1 Common Buzzard over north-west, 1 Swallow over north-west, 1 Snipe, 2 Little Owl, 1 Cormorant, singing Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 43 Jackdaw, 147 Carrion Crow & 1 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham Marshes (RSPB): Northern Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail (reported), Sedge Warbler singing briefly, 7 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, c. 6 singing Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Sand Martin, 12 + Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 100 + Redshank on river east of Stone Barges, Green Sandpiper (reported), 4 Oystercatcher, Grey Wagtail, Little Gull, 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull (Roy Woodward - gets about a bit! -only round LNHS Essex(RW)!), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 + Little Egret, 2 Redwing, Peregrine Falcon (m), f Sparrowhawk, 2-3 Kestrel, Marsh Harrier and Buzzard (both reported), no sign Garganey (NC)
 * Rotherhithe: Willow Warbler singing by Globe Pond, Russia Dock Woodland. Also 2+ Chiffchaff, female Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Richard Bonser).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Cormorant S, Sparrowhawk, Herring Gull, juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeons, 3 Stock Doves W, pair Collared Doves, few Ring-necked Parakeets, heard Wren singing, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, Goldcrest, heard Long-tailed Tits, 4+ Blue Tits, Great Tit, heard Jay, pair Magpies, 6+ Carrion Crow, 10+ Starling, 4+ House Sparrow, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch + singing Chiffchaff in Little Birches area (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (The Glade): pair Egyptian Geese with 6 young - first breeding record here, pair G/C Grebes, Cormorant, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 6+ Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, Sparrowhawk low over Halfway Street, 8+ Moorhen, 6+ Coot, Lesser Black-backed Gull over, 2 Pigeons, 20+ Woodpigeons, 3+ Stock Dove, Collared Dove, few Ring-necked Parakeets, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, 6+ Wren, 6+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, heard 2+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, few Blue and Great Tits, Nuthatch or 2, 2+ Magpie, 10+ Carrion Crow, 2+ Chaffinch, singing Greenfinch, 2+ Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood CP: 2 Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard 07:45, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting (Croydon Birders).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Divers, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1st summer male briefly on S basin prior to 12.00 only. 1 Avocet N basin W bank and swimming and feeding on S basin late am. Sandwich Tern flew over 13.20 then W. Common Tern early am only. 9 Sand Martins over. 1 Swallow N. (Bob Warden, Rob Innes & FJM) Also 9 Goldeneye, Corrmorant, Great-Crested Grebes (Penelope Paxer)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Common Buzzards over (1303 & 1332), 17 Sand Martins north, Swallow (first of year), 10 Lapwings east, plus the usuals (MJP, LP)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: Wheatear, Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Little ringed Plover, 7 Redshank 2 Snipe, 3+ Buzzards, Red Kite, 2 Tree Sparrow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap. 5 Sand Martin. 10+ Fieldfare (Steve B)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Scaup West Warwick; 2 Wheatear East Warwick; Sedge Warbler singing railway line; 40 Sand Martins Lockwood; Peregrine and Sparrowhawk (David Bradshaw)
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Ring Ouzel (south of Long Wood), male Redstart, male and female Northern Wheatear, Swallow north, 7 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, displaying Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, House Martin (Roy Woodward, S Fisher, J Lethbridge, S Thorpe, Marco Johnson)
 * Wanstead Park: male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming (the Plain), many singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 3 pr Gadwall (Ornamental Waters) (C Legge)
 * Whitton: c. 20 Waxwing 9.30ish on Kneller Road in trees along the edge of the grounds of Kneller Hall. Also 1 Green Woodpecker (I. Darbyshire).

Friday 1st April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Willow Warbler singing occasionally 7am from willows between platforms 2 & 3, also 4+ Blackcaps Conservation Area (Bob Watts); also pair Stock doves, 6+ Chiffchaffs. Incidentally, variation fans, the Willow Warbler is an interestingly dull-plumaged individual with legs as dark as a Chiffchaff, tinged with wine red - comes down to a few metres if you're patient; Sand Martin north 11.12, pair Little Grebe (David Callahan).
 * Archway: 15.15 - Tern sp over east. (PA)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 5 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 singing Wren, 5 Robin (only 1 singing), 8 Blackbird, 2 singing Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Starling, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch (one pair nest building) 1 singing Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Catford: Red Kite over 11:15 (BirdGuides).
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Little Egret, male Stonechat, Water Rail. 2 Oystercatcher,3 Chiffchaff. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Custom House (Newham): 50 Waxwings at the Prince Regent Lane A13 interchange. South side of A13. (Pete Fallan)
 * Eltham: 17 Waxwing at the Rochester Way / Grangehill Road a.m. (BirdGuides). 20 birds at 12.00 (Conrad Ellam)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 11+ singing Chiffchaffs, 8+ singing Blackcaps, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 20+ Mallard, 6 Tufted Ducks, 4 Kestrels, few Moorhens, 10+ Coots, 2 Common Gulls, many Woodpigeons, 10+ Stock Doves, many Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Skylark and Meadow Pipits heard near Riverside Road, 10+ Wren, 4+ Dunnock, 10+ Robin, 10+ Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 2+ Goldcrest, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, many Blue and Great Tits, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starling, House Sparrow at Riverside Road, Chaffinch, 3+ Greenfinch, few Goldfinches, 2 Linnets Riverside Road (Ian Stewart)
 * Forest Hill: 13 Waxwing on Marler Road a.m. (BirdGuides).
 * Hampstead Heath: 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 15+ Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, pr Kingfisher, pr Little Grebe on Wood Lake, 6 Great Crested Grebe, pr Nuthatch nestbuilding (CB).
 * Harrow Weald: Copse Farm: 4 Blackcap, I Kestrel. (Mike Johnson)
 * Hornchurch: 1 R/N Parakeet flew east over junction of Upminster Road and Hacton Lane at 08:30
 * Horsenden Hill: 1 singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap, 16 singing Chiffchaffs, 6 Stock Doves (Horsenden Wood), Nuthatch, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Kestrel plus profusion of Blue & Great Tits (Martin Smith).
 * Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens (07:00-08:00): adult Tawny Owl with 2 owlets (all in the same tree, just east of the nesting tree), male Ruddy Duck and Gadwall on Longwater, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Egyptian Gooose, 2+ Green Woodpecker (heard), Great Spotted Woodpecker (Charlie Farrell).
 * Isle of Dogs: 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, Mistle Thrush (Richard Harrison).
 * Leyton: Red Kite low going South-west c10:00 (Paul Whiteman)
 * London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover, 5 Redshank, 3 Sand Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler (LWC website).
 * Newington Green, N5: Peregrine SW @1642. (TeRNS)
 * Paddington Green: Peregrine Falcon over 07:50 carrying prey (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 Pheasant picked up rather distantly as it scurried across fields, 1 male Wheatear (in asymmetric plumage - probable second calendar year) in front of farm houses, 3 Little Owl, 1 Snipe, 20 Fieldfare, 28 Jackdaw, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 singing Chiffchaff, Coot & Canada Goose both on nests & 3 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham Marshes: 2cy Caspian Gull, albino Herring Gull & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls on landfill, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 8 Sand Martins, 2 Garganey (male and female) etc. on reserve (Mark Pearson & Laurence Pitcher)
 * Rammey Marsh, Enfield Lock: Red Kite over low at 16.52 gaining height and heading off SW, Fieldfare, pair of Blackcap (Martin Shepherd).
 * Sevenoaks KWT : 5+LRPs, Dunlin, Redshank, Snipe, 2 pairs Egyptian Geese - 1 with 8 chicks, 2 Shelduck, 3 Teal, 2 juv Common Gulls, 2 singing Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 1 Redwing S @07.40, pair Greylags, 10+ Canada Geese, Sparrowhawk, 2 Black-headed Gulls N, Common Gull, 2+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 22+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeons, Stock Dove N, pair Collared Doves, few Ring-necked Parakeets, Wren, Dunnock, pair Robins, pair Blackbirds, pair Goldcrests, 4+ Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, Jay, 4 Magpies, 4+ Carrion Crows, 30+ Starlings, 4+ House Sparrows, heard singing Chaffinch, 6+ Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Staines Moor: Water Pipit (s/p) and Little Egret (KPDuncan).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver on South Basin a.m. (BirdGuides).
 * The Glade (Sidcup): pair Great Crested Grebes, Cormorant, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swan, few Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, Sparrowhawk, Moorhens, 6+ Coots, Herring Gull over, Woodpigeons, 8+ Stock Doves, Collared Dove, few Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, 6+ Wrens, Dunnock, few Robins, 6+ Blackbirds, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, singing Blackcap, 2 singing Chiffchaffs, 4+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, plenty Blue and Great Tits, Jay, 4+ Magpies, 10+ Carrion Crows, Starling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 2+ Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Vauxhall BT: 1 Peregrine on eggs [|Live RSPB Web Cam here!] (Michael Mac). (or here?)
 * Walthamstow: Waterworks N.R. Singing Blackcap, Willow Warbler. Marsh; Meadow Pipit. Reservoirs; Singing Blackcap N. end of East Warwick another in old orchard. Singing Sedge Warbler between railway and East Warwick, 2 Scaup West Warwick. 4+ Sand Martin over. 2 Kingfisher No.3. 9 Little Egret 'bubbling' on No.1 island. Singing Blackcap by Fisherman's hut. Singing Willow Warbler N. end of No.4. Female Goosander NW late afternoon. (Paul Whiteman, Lol Bodini, Pete Lambert)
 * Wanstead Flats: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (m calling and drumming in Esso, centre, east and west copse TH/NC), 7 singing Chiffchaff, 4 singing Blackcap, 10+ Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 10+ Skylark, Stock Dove, 2 Shoveler, 1 m Gadwall still, Greylag (7 on Alex, then 6 flew west with 3 returning), Heron, Little Grebe(s), 10 + Cormorant over, Linnet, Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk, Snipe (Cat & Dog), Mistle Thrush collecting food (NC).
 * Waterlow Park (07.50): 1 Wheatear, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Chiffchaff calling from Cemetery (PA).
 * Whitton: approx 80 Waxwings in tree outside Bishop Perrin school on Hospital Bridge Road at 08.45 (Andy Roberts)
 * Woodland's Farm (Shooter's Hill): 2 Treecreeper in Clothworker's Woods + at least 2 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 singing Chiffchaff and the usual woodland stuff (Conrad Ellam)

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