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Saturday 3rd December 2016

 * Alexandra Park: Kingfisher south end. Wood. Green Res but no sign if Gadwall pair (Alan Gibson, Gareth Richards, Bob Watts)
 * Bow Creek: 16 Redshank and 2 Common Sandpiper in the high tide roost (Frank Nugent).
 * Foots Cray Meadows: Little Egret, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff (Frank Nugent).
 * Ickenham: 09.20 Just seen a Jay perched on my fence, it sat for about 2 minutes then flew off (Lynn Charlton)
 * Enfield: No sign of any Waxwings along The Ridgeway this morning (Simon West)
 * Lamorbey Park : Pair Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Geese, Grey Heron (over), 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Jay, Coal Tit, Goldcrest ,(Mikey Amos).
 * Richmond Park: 2 Dartford Warbler (J.Wilczur, H.Bradshaw, R. Ritchen et al)
 * Ruislip Lido: Jack Snipe as per reports thanks for them (Dan Pinkham)
 * Tyttenhanger GP: 2 Great White Egret, 7Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Wigeon, Green Sandpiper, Great Black-backed Gull, Peregrine Falcon, Yellowhammer, 3 Skylark, 3 Reed Bunting, c40 Linnet, Redwing & Fieldfare around site. (Steve Blake et al)

I Friday 2nd December 2016

 * Beckton (Gallions Reach): 15 Redshanks, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, 21 Teal, 3 Shelducks, 2 Linnets, Meadow Pipit (Simon Worsfold)
 * Borehamwood: 62 Monk Parakeet three colonies of 38 / 14 / 10 (Lee Evans via Herts BC)
 * Brookmill Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Drake Tufted Duck, Chiffchaff (John Bushell)
 * Enfield Ridgeway: nr St Johns elementary school The Ridgeway - flock of 20+ Waxwings (Brian Dawton)
 * Fulham Reach: juv Iceland Gull at end of Lysia St 1155 then upriver over Hammersmith Br and off N 1225 (BirdGuides)
 * Heathrow: fem. Smew, fem Goldeneye, 3 Water Rail. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Leatherhead, Common Meadow: 3 Teal (2m 1f), 25 Redwing, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Neil Batten)
 * Leatherhead Station: 28 Redwing w over (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: Caspian Gull 1cy - same as Nov 30th (J.Wilczur); Bittern main lake 10:00 showing clearly (S.Barry); Water Pipit still (BirdGuides)
 * Paddington: Peregine on Hilton Metropole ledges early-pm (Des McKenzie via Twitter)
 * Priest Hill, Ewell: CATTLE EGRET north at 10.45hrs (Steve Gale)
 * Rainham RSPB: 14 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Caspian Gull 1w 2w nr stone barges 1105 (BirdGuides)
 * Richmond Park: 4 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting all between Pembroke Lodge and the Pen Ponds (Keith Bates); Dartford Warbler still nr pen ponds 1300 (BirdGuides) pale Stonechat? - https://goo.gl/photos/XSk1Az9nkuDV4vxM6 (Brandon Anderson).
 * Ruislip Lido. 3 Jack Snipe now present and all showing well in the SW corner.View from the causeway by the boat house. (John Edwards et al)
 * Russia Dock Woodland: Firecrest (Simon Worsfold)
 * Ruxley GPs: (permit only) - 6 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Geese, 6+ Mallard, c30 Gadwall, 9+ Shoveler, f Wigeon, 3 Teal, 10 Pochard, c150 Tufted Duck, 13+ Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3+ Water Rail, 6+ Moorhen, c250 Coot, 150+ Black-headed Gull, 20+ Common Gull, 6+ Herring Gull, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Redwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 16+ Jackdaw over, 7 Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Water Pipit still fr Gadwall_hide early-pm (BirdGuides)
 * Stave Hill: Firecrest still (Richard Page-Jones via Twitter)
 * Stocker's Lake: red-head Smew still (Lee Evans via Herts BC)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Great White Egret (fishing lake and silt dump lake), 4+ Little Egret, Kingfisher, 50 Fieldfare, Little Grebe, 7 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Sparrow, 6 Teal, c20 Shoveler, c20 Great Crested Grebe, Ring-necked Parakeet (Jo Edwards); Raven Tyttenhanger Farm (David Booth via Herts BC)
 * Upminster: 44 White-fronted Goose W over St Marys Lane (BirdGuides)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: (N side only) - 9+ Goldeneye 3m 6f on Lockwood and Upper Maynard, 2 Green Sandpipers on Flood Relief, also 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kingfisher, 30+ Teal and 1 Song Thrush singing. Spring is coming. (Quentin Given)
 * Woodford Green: 2 Nuthatch, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Siskin, 6 Redpoll, Song Thrush, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Little Egret, Tawny Owl, 2 Goldfinch, Goldcrest, 2 Chaffinch, and Stock Dove displaying (Ken Murray)

Thursday 1st December 2016

 * Amwell NR: 2 Raven through Gt Hardmead L (William Last via Herts BC)
 * Batchworth Lake: Kingfisher (Anna Marett via Herts BC)
 * Collier Row, Romford: Ring-necked Parakeet flying East and calling 9:30 over Wainfleet Avenue (G Francis)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Drake Tufted Duck, male Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff (John Bushell)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Bittern main lake north shore, Jack Snipe marsh, 8 Linnet marsh then W (WWT website)
 * Millfields E5: 2 Mistle Thrush singing this morning at 0830 (Alastair Dent)
 * Pinner (HA5): 12 Redwing north-west, female Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Pied Wagtail over & 2 Goldfinch (Jon Ridge)
 * Rotherhithe (Stave Hill): Firecrest (calling and showing well in usual place), Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Jay (Richard Page-Jones)
 * Southall: Buzzard low over open industrial area near railway 9am followed by several Crows + many gulls going up (Neil Anderson)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 2 Reed Bunting, c25 Redwing NW, Bullfinch, Grey Wagtail, singing Mistle Thrush, 10 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Turnford Lakes (Cheshunt GPs): 15 Merganser, 2 Raven (Barry Reed via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 3f Goldeneye on Lockwood, 3 Goldeneye 2f m on West Warwick, 2 Common Snipe between East and West Warwick, Wigeon calling from West Warwick, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Kingfishers, 4 Shelduck, 5 Grey Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Stonechat, Reed Bunting (Simon Worsfold, Magnus Andersson)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Snipe, Chiffchaff (Chris Farthing); Grey Wagtail (John Colmans)

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