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Sunday 2nd June 2013

 * Alexandra Park : Little Egret low west over Filter Beds (site 1st for year), 3 Shoveler inc 2males Wood Green Res before flying SE 0910 (June records exceptional here), Peregrine east with large prey probably feral pigeon, 2 Swallows, Common Tern(Bob Watts, Henry Wyn-Jones).
 * Banstead Woods: a single calling Hawfinch close to orchard at 10.55 (Steve Gale)
 * Barnet - Dollis Valley: Four Little Egrets arrived at 11.30, landed in trees by brook near the Council Estate. Also Heron in brook (first time I've seen one here) (Geoff Crabtree).
 * Brent Reservoir: Common Buzzard circled over at 11.40 (Andrew Self)
 * Canons Farm: 14 Crossbills flew SW at 9.59am (David Campbell).
 * Canons Park (HA8): 3 Swifts (Shailesh Patel, Robin Morden and Mike Roberts)
 * Crossness: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (2nd-summer & 1st-summer), Mediterranean Gull (heard), 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Gadwall; also Green Hairstreak by Thames path near golf centre (1st site record) (John Archer and Richard Bonser).
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Spotted Flycatcher (Richard Lord)
 * Hampstead Heath: Reed Warbler singing in tiny reedbed at Boating Pond nearest to the toilets, also at Highgate 1 Pond, Common Tern, House Martin over NW, 100+ Swift (Frank Nugent).
 * Hanwell W7: a least 15 swift briefly over my back garden which is a good count (Rob Mills)
 * Hyde Park: Reed Warbler singing from Diana Memorial Fountain reedbed (D.Jordan)
 * Kentish Town: Common Buzzard high N over Arctic St at 1700, single Swallow N too ( Pete Mantle)
 * London Wetland Centre: possible Grey Plover circling low over reserve at 9.30 (only seen in silhouette), may have landed but not seen again after search (J.Wilczur). Spotted Flycatcher by WWF hide at 14.30 (M.Parker per JW). Spot Fly still there at 5-30 and showing well until Sparrowhawk landed on same branch (David Bradshaw).
 * Margravine Cemetery: 2 Red Kite heading North (1 above, 1 W later), 1 intruding Peregrine (public site with 3 young about to fledge) (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Osterley Park: 1 Common Tern, 2 Great Crested Grebe with 3 chicks, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Herring Gull, 15+ Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 4 Mandarin, 7 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Shoveler, 4 Stock Doves, 15+ Swift. (V Williamson, R Woolley).
 * Peckham Rye Park: female Long-tailed Duck on the lake this evening (for 2nd day) showing very well (Richard Bonser & John Archer).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 7am-9.30am, 2 Marsh Harrier (ad male, imm male), 1 Hobby, 2 Avocet, 5 Common Tern. (John Richardson)
 * Richmond: 1 Honey Buzzard pale phase, low S over Selwyn Avenue 15.40-15.45 being mobbed by crows. (Franko J. Maroevic)
 * Richmond Park : 2 Hobby, Common Buzzard (Phil Davies). Partially leucistic Swift over Pen Ponds (S.Read per J. Wilczur).
 * Staines Moor: 1 Common Tern, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat. (Richard Woolley).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 4 Linnet, 7 Stock Dove, 2 Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Tern, 4 Sand Martins with 1 visable chick poking its head out the drain pipe (G Howie)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood; one Sanderling, one Dunlin, one LRP, 23 Shelduck (David Bradshaw).

Saturday 1st June 2013

 * Alexandra Park: Reed Warbler still singing Conservation Pond, also 2 Common Tern, 2 Swallow, 8+ House Martin (APOG).
 * Barkingside IG6: Buzzard being mobbed by 8 crows and 2 gulls (Brandon Anderson)
 * Brent Reservoir: Common Buzzard seen several times from 09.35-10.25, also Egyptian Goose & 11 pairs of Mute Swans nesting (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall).
 * Ealing (W13): Black-tailed Godwit heard over garden just after midnight this morning (Bill Haines).
 * Enfield EN2 (Vicarage Farm): 4 (m f 2 juv) Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf & Robin White).
 * Hertford Heath SG13 (Balls Wood NR):  Great Spotted Woodpecker nest hole in ash tree with young calling & being fed (Roger Dewey)
 * Holloway N7: 1 Jackdaw. An Islington first for me (Alastair Rae).
 * London Wetland Centre: Yellow-legged Gull 1cy, Redpoll sp over (R Kaye); Hobby, first brood of 3 Black-headed Gull young, 2 pairs Redshank & 4 young still, 7 Lapwing young (J Wilczur, R Kaye, M Honey).
 * Ruislip Lido: Cuckoo calling 6:28am Poors Field area - sorry for late posting (Richard Francis).
 * Sewardstone: 3 Red Kite drifted over together N/E at 1200hrs, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Kestrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Willow Warbler (Hayley Lynes & Neville Smith).
 * St James's Park: singing male Reed Warbler (Bill Oddie per Dominic Mitchell).
 * Tooting Commons (N end, near Rastell Ave): 2 Stock Dove, 1 Jackdaw (pr sometimes seen here), 1 Grey Heron high over heading N (Nick Granger-Taylor).
 * Wanstead Flats: Common Buzzard (Dan Hennessy), Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat (Josh Selfe), 10 Sand Martin, House Martin, 3 Swallow, 100 + Swift (Nick Croft/Tim Harris)
 * Wanstead Park: Garden Warbler (Josh Selfe), pair of Hobby (Nick Croft)
 * West Norwood: Common Buzzard over The Hope pub garden 1430 (Bob Watts).

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