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Wednesday 3 July 2013

 * Brixton Rd SW9: Blackcap singing from front garden (Steven Robinson)
 * Brookmill Park, SE8: Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 House Martin, Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canary Wharf: Peregrine on 41st floor exactly 4 feet from my desk (Laurence Wormald)
 * Crossness: Little Gull (1st summer off the sewage outfall 1.30 to 2pm at least), Mediterranean Gull (1st summer off sewage outfall) (Ian Stewart per JA)
 * East India Dock Basin NR: 3 Shelduck, 7 Sand Martin, 1 House Sparrow (Bow Creek). (Gary A James).
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): 1 singing Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail (Neil Batten).
 * Greenwich Park: a Treecreeper seen briefly in the Flower Garden was possibly the first for over 10 years, also juv Goldcrest, 4 juv Wrens being fed by parents, 10 baby Mallards, 4 lots of Moorhen young (1 independent juv, 2 half-grown, another 3 half-grown and 3 very small) (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin).
 * Ham Lands: Lesser Whitethroat carrying food (Spencer Neal). hi Spencer. Could you please give directions for this bird? I would like to see habitat. Ta, J.Wilczur.  Hi, Apologies but as I think it's visiting a nest (catching insects in a tree and taking them to bushes) I don't wish to put the exact location on the internet as I think it would be easily disturbed. I  put some notes on my Surreybirders entry for the bird, Spencer.
 * Hampstead Heath: Hobby over Parliament Hill Fields at 10:00 and 1 House Martin among the Swifts (Frank Nugent).
 * Pinner: Great Tits still feeding young in nest box. This seems a bit late, any thoughts?(Richard Francis).
 * Rotherhithe: Common Tern and 2 Egyptian Geese Surrey Water, 9 Black-headed Gulls (1st returning birds - 4 off Greenland Pier, 5 Greenland Dock). 45 Tufted Ducks (33 Surrey Water, 12 Canada Water) but no sign of female Long-tailed Duck on Canada Water/Surrey Water today or yesterday (Richard Bonser).
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Egyptian Goose and 3 goslings (Bob Warden per FJM).
 * Walthamstow Marsh: 3 Swallow by riding stables. (Paul Whiteman, Mike Messenger)
 * Wanstead Flats: Lesser Whitethroat SSSI still singing, 4 House Martin, 30 + Swift, 9 Black-headed Gull west, 20 + Herring Gull west (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Lesser Whitethroat Old Sewage Works, Common Tern, singing Goldcrest (Nick Croft)
 * Woodlands Farm, DA16: Tawny Owl calling at dusk, heard during bat survey,Common and Soprano Pipistrelle seen (Conrad Ellam)

Tuesday 2 July 2013

 * Brunel University Bicentenary Gardens: 2 singing Lesser Whitethroats, present for about a month but no females seen. Monk Parakeet over calling, first site record. Also Brown Argus and Ringlet butterflies, 21 Bee Orchids in two groups and 4 Pyramidal Orchids (Roger Morton).
 * East India Dock Basin: ad Mediterranean Gull on island at 12:45, 2 Little Ringed Plovers (not breeding here so no Schedule 1 considerations), 12 Common Terns (pair feeding 2 fledged young on island, 4 pairs appear to be incubating on raft), 2 Shelducks, 26+ Tufted Ducks, 6+ Sand Martins (John Archer).
 * Kensington Gardens: 10 Swift over Round Pond. (Matt Reed).
 * Little Venice: 20 Canada Geese, including 4 young probably from 2 broods, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Pochard, 1 Greylag, 4 Tufted Duck. (Matt Reed).
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir: Red Kite over 1.45, 1 Shoveller (john gordon).
 * Marylebone (Church St Estate): 4 Herring Gull chicks now, probably from 3 broods. Adults incredibly vocal. Also 1 Jay. (Matt Reed).
 * Queen Elizabeth II Res: ad Roseate Tern flew in from the east 0619, attempted to land twice then flew off high west then north 0625 (DMH).
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Treecreeper calling from oaks near car park early am, Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat (incl a juv), 4 Great Crested Grebe (ad with brood of 3), 6 Stock Dove (Stuart Fisher).
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Yellow-legged Gull. (Bob Warden per FJM).
 * Thorney CP, Iver: 1 Kestrel, several well-grown Common Tern young on raft (Roger Dewey).
 * Tower of London: Kestrel flew from Trinity Square Gardens past Tower to South Bank (John Colmans) Mute Swan on Thames between City Hall & Tower of London (Paul Whiteman)
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 30 + Swift, eclipse drake Gadwall on Alex (first returning autumn bird), 3 Little Grebe, 4 Meadow Pipit, 6 Skylark (Nick Croft).
 * Wanstead Park: Reed Warbler on Shoulder of Mutton, Common Tern over, 9 Black-headed Gull, eclipse drake Gadwall (probably the same as on Alex), Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, female Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft).
 * Wraysbury GP: female or imm Golden Oriole flew off from poplars by station (Birdguides).
 * Yiewsley: 2 Grey Wagtail with insect food - R Frays at Trout Lane bridge. (Roger Dewey).

Monday 1st July 2013

 * Brookmill Park, SE8: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Dartford Marshes: Little Egret, Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)
 * Eel Pie Island TW1: 1 adult, 1 2nd winter and poss one immature Yellow-legged Gulls viewable from Ham side of the river (Phil Davies).
 * East India Dock Basin NR: 1 Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk, 3 pairs Common Tern (2 fledged Juv), 7 Swift, 6 Sand Martin. (Gary A James).
 * Gallions Reach: Oystercatcher 2, Swift 3, House Martin 3, Sand Martin 2. (Gary A James).
 * Ham Lands:  3 Common Whitethroat including one carrying food, 11 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Common Tern, House Martin  (Spencer Neal).
 * Marylebone: one Herring Gull chick on top of tower block between Church St & Penfold St with 7 adults. (Matt Reed).
 * Old Park Wood, Harefield: 6 Crossbill over at 05:50 (Mark Telfer per Gareth Richards).
 * Rotherhithe: Female Long-tailed Duck still on Canada Water at 0730 and 1200 (Richard Bonser, Alastair Dent).
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Stock Dove. (Bob Warden per FJM)
 * Swanley Park : Bullfinch (Andy Meaton) Same WhiteCroft garden tree as last year (see pic)
 * Tyttenhanger GP: Hobby, Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher, Little Ringed PLover 21 Lapwing. 3 Yellow Wagtail (Steve Blake)
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, 50 +Swift (Nick Croft).
 * Wanstead Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Common Tern, 5 Black-headed Gull, 50+ Swift, House Martin (Nick Croft).

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