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Saturday 1st December 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Female Bullfinch Cricket Scrub 9am calling then flew east, 4+ Lesser Redpoll, 2 Fieldfare west, 2 Redwing Top Field, 17 Shoveler (13 Wood Green Res inc 7 drakes, 2 pairs Boating Lake), 5 Pochard (3 WGR, 2 BL).
 * Beddington SF: Jack Snipe (Birdguides)
 * Bentley Priory: 1m Goosander on lake (Richard Francis).
 * Blackheath: 2 Egyptian Geese, also 3 Siskins feeding on alder seeds with Goldfinches, Folly Pond (Joe Beale).
 * Brent Reservoir: male Bearded Tit at Heron Hide at 08.40 only, and 16 Snipe (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall); also drake Pintail & 4 Wigeon (Brent Birders).
 * Bromley:  20 Waxwing flew south over Keston Ponds at 11.00 (Birdguides).
 * Brookmans Park: 24 Waxwings in Bradmore Way mid-afternoon (Birdguides)
 * Chafford Hundred: Waxwing along cycle track off Saffron Road early morning (Birdguides)
 * Cheshunt, Hertford Road: 1 Waxwing in carpark opposite Co-op, till 0800hrs at least. Also 640 Golden Plover in field south of Lieutenent Ellis Way off A10.(Neville Smith).
 * Cowley, Uxbridge: 1 m Blackcap feeding on sunflower hearts in my garden.  (Roger Dewey)
 * Croydon: 34 Waxwings junction of Broom Road and Myrtle Road, Shirley (Birdguides), plus c10 more over, calling. Also in the Rowan was a Fieldfare and Redwing. Hardly any berries left so likely to be the last day on this tree (Steven Robinson).
 * Ealing (W13): Waxwing 6 around Rosemount Road ./ Charles Road this morning (09:30) but then flew off west. May still be in area (Bill Haines).
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: 3 Little Grebe, at least 1 Water Rail, Common Snipe, Great Spotted Woodpecker (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)
 * Hampstead Heath: Water Rail at Sanctuary Pond; 41 Gadwall; 2 pair Wigeon & Little Grebe at Highgate No 1 Pond; c30 Siskin ,Alders by Stock Pond & with Lesser Redpoll at Hedge 3 Parliament Hill Fields (Frank Nugent).
 * Hertford: 2 Waxwings still at 2 Tanners Crescent at 09.00 (Birdguides)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: Common Scoter (birdingetc tweet)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: 2 fem Velvet Scoter still (Birdguides).
 * Ladywell Cemetery SE13: m Kestrel, Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker (T.Wilson).
 * Leyton: 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Waxwing Marsh Lane flew North @ 13:42 (Paul Whiteman).
 * London Wetland Centre: 3m1f Pintail, 1 Shelduck, 1m1f Sparrowhawk (make with passerine prey, probably Robin), c.40 Siskin, 4 Common Snipe, 2 Water Rail (Martin Honey).
 * Muswell Hill: Waxwing heard over Rosebery Road N10 at 16:00 (Dominic Mitchell).
 * Northolt and Greenford CP: m Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, Fieldfare, 7 Redwings, c45 Goldfinch (Neil Anderson)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck & Red-necked Grebe (birdingetc tweet)
 * Rainham Marshes: c66 species 08:45-14:35, including 491 Eurasian Wigeon, 169 Northern Shoveler, 146 Eurasian Teal, 34 Mallard, 33 Gadwall, 8 Northern Pintail, 31 Common Shelduck, 22 Tufted Duck, 22 Common Pochard (one with green nasal saddle), Great Crested Grebe on river, 1+ Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon, 12 Ringed Plover, 21 European Golden Plover, c2,500 Dunlin, 204 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Eurasian Curlew, 115+ Common Redshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 5 Rock Pipits, European Stonechat, c10 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler, Brambling on sea wall near visitor centre at 08:45 (Dominic Mitchell); also 3 Caspian Gulls, Water Pipit and Waxwing in stone barges area (Kev Jarvis, Paul Hawkins).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 41 Shoveler, 4 Teal, 11 Mute Swan, 10 Common Gull (all 'grounded' season-highs), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe (both season-lows), 3 Gadwall, 1 Stock Dove (first I've seen this autumn), 1f Sparrowhawk. The variety of bright berries, and the birds that eat them, significantly reduced from a week ago (birdman_euston).
 * South Norwood CP: c10 Redpoll, 5 Pochard, 2 Goldcrest and a Blackbird narrowly avoiding predation by a Sparrowhawk (Steven Robinson).
 * Staines Moor: Fieldfare, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 3 Little Egrets, c15 Meadow Pipits, Stonechat. (V Williamson, R Woolley).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Scaup (1m,1f) (N. basin), 22+ Goldeneye (S. basin) (Simon Cumming)
 * Tottenham Marshes: 4 Goosander (2 M, 2F) on Flood Relief Channel at N end of marshes viewable from footbridge across Lea. Also a few Redwing around. (Quentin Given)
 * Totteridge Valley: (Darlands Lake area) Goldcrest, Treecreeper (Xav)
 * Trent Park: 1 Woodcock, flushed, Seedfield Spinney, 14:13 hrs; 1 Firecrest, feeding in Rhododendrons & Laurel, Rough Lot, 15:18 - 15:30 hrs; 11 Goldcrest; 4(2m,2f) Shoveler, Lower Lake (Robert Callf).
 * Welwyn Garden City: 12 Waxwings in Pondcroft (Birdguides)
 * Woodside Park: male Blackcap, Nuthatch, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Coal Tits, 3 Chaffinch, G S Woodpecker, Ring-necked Parakeet all amongst birds on garden feeders this morning. (Ian Ellis)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Peregine very low over garden heading SW 10am. (Adam F)

Friday 30th November 2012

 * Bankside SE1: 4 Chiffchaff in birches at east end/community garden of Tate Modern (Simon Fogg)
 * Belair Park: c10 Siskin, 10 Redwing feeding on neighbouring playing fields (Martin Stevens).
 * Brent Reservoir: male Bearded Tit in east marsh by Heron Hide at 11.30 (Roy Beddard); also viz-mig: 53 Fieldfare, 15 Starling, 7 Greenfinch, 5 Chaffinch, Stock Dove, Blackbird, Siskin & Goldfinch (Andrew Self).
 * Broadwater GP: 13 Chiffchaff along the R. Colne, mostly at the north end including at least one showing characteristics of abietinus ( John Edwards)
 * Crayford Marshes: Dark-bellied Brent Goose flew upriver at 11:34, Spotted Redshank near the Erith Yacht Club, pair of Pintail, Little Owl, 91 Golden Plover, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dulwich Park: 5 Redwing, Coal Tit, Mistle Thrush, 7+ Goldcrest (Martin Stevens).
 * East India Dock Basin NR: 4 Shelduck, 17+ Tufted Duck, 128 Teal (John Archer).
 * Greenwich: Blackheath Dips - m Kestrel still present. Also male Blackcap in nearby gardens, but no Waxwings as yet (Joe Beale).
 * Harmondsworth Moor [Waterside, outside front of BA offices] Chiffchaff, singing at 08:30. (Simon Cumming)
 * Hayes (Lake Farm CP): 2 Lesser Redpolls, 10 Blackbirds, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 5 Robins, gulls on playing fields included 99 Common Gull and 22 Herring Gull (Pete Naylor).
 * Heathrow Airport: Waxwing reported today per Birdguides. Anyone got info on this? (Adam Cheeseman, Biodiversity Manager at Heathrow). Yes 38 waxwings at the animal reception centre. No parking but can be seen from canal (Stuart King).
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Pintail, Woodcock (Surrey webste).
 * Merton: (First floor roof of office next to Bus garage}. [?Grey] Yellow Wagtail (pinkish legs) (Alan Simpkins)
 * Mill Hill NW7: male Blackcap in my garden (Andrew Haynes).
 * Paddington Basin: Pair Egyptian Geese (Penny Spencer)
 * Rainham RSPB: 1 Waxwing near visitor centre feeders for most of the afternoon (RSPB, various observers)
 * Shirley, Croydon: 28 Waxwingsstill feeding in Myrtle Road at 14:00 (but berries are going fast) (John Birkett). I counted 33 together at around 10:30 (David Mercer).
 * Snaresbrook Crown Court: 3 (male and female and probable 1st year) Firecrest east of Eagle Pond near Hollybush Hill, 3 Fieldfare west, a few Redwing, 5 Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Siskin over (Stuart Fisher). How do you age Firecrests, Stuart - is it to do with flight-feather shape/colour, or something more obvious? (birdman_euston). Hi BE, just looks like a first year to me, has a shorter supercilium and rather washed out appearance and pale 'crest', quiet obvious when seen close compared to the 2 striking adults! Can't say I'm an expert though (SF). Thanks, SF - we're still scratching our heads here in Regent's Park over how many different Firecrests we've been seeing lately (at least three, it seems certain) so every little helps! (b_e).
 * South Woodford: 2 Waxwings at Snaresbrook Primary School - both died after colliding with door window. Repeat of event that happened in Dec 2010 (John Snow,  NE London RSPB/ Headteacher).
 * Staines Moor: 3 Short-eared Owls showing well late afternoon along the east side, 2 Brent Geese E, 1 Red Kite E, 4-5 Common Snipe, 4 (2m, 2f) Stonechat, 24 Lapwing N, 3-4 Little Egret, 77 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing S, 15+ Pied Wagtails (a very good site count), 46 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chiffchaff and 2 Reed Bunting. (Lee Dingain - pics here )
 * Stokes Field (Thames Ditton): 1 Crossbill calling and circling hill at 15:30, 2 Bullfinch (male + female) feeding in oaks by pond, 8 Siskin flying S towards A309 bypass (Bill Dykes).
 * Sunbury: 1 Waxwing again along Brooklands Close, outside Intertek Sunbury Technology Centre (please only park along the road); however the local Mistle Thrush is a tad unhappy and keeps having a go at it (Tony Sweetland). Still present between 1055-1130 along with a single Fieldfare (Jim Sweetland).
 * Surrey (Stanwell Moor): 2 Little Owl and 40 Lapwing (Lee Dingain)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Drake Wood Duck (of unknown origin) Snipe, 2 Redpoll (Conrad Ellam)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c35 Redwing W at about 10.45 + 1 grounded, 7 Fieldfare, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch, Treecreeper, 2 Teal at edge of mostly frozen lake (John Colmans).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: 4 Redwing perched, also male Sparrowhawk (Bob Watts).
 * Walthamstow Marsh: 5 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Pheasant, 3 Reed Buntings, 20+ Linnets (Marcus Mitchell)
 * Wanstead Flats: 57 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 9 Mistle Thrush, 7 Blackbirds (north), 3 Brambling, 3 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 20 + Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 3 Goldcrest, Stock Dove, 2 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 10 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 8 Greylag east along Aldersbrook Rd c. 07:45, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Bush Wood - Firecrest, 10 + Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Coal Tit. Park - Siskin, 5 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 43 Gadwall, 50 + Tufted Dck, 30 + Pochard, 13 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * Whitewebbs Wood: 2(m&f) Firecrest, together, feeding in Holly, 13:55 and 14:38 - 14:50 hrs, interacting with a Goldcrest - interspecific competition? 21(14m,7f) Mandarin Duck, on Ornamental Lake (Robert Callf).
 * Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath: Wimbledon Common - 2 Shoveler, 1 Woodcock, 1 Common Snipe (David Wills).

Thursday 29th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 3 Pochard Tunnel Res, Redwing (h) but no Shoveler! (Bob Watts).
 * Bankside SE1: Chiffchaff at east end/community garden of Tate Modern (Simon Fogg)
 * Barking, Mayesbrook Park: 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Teal (wetlands), 2 Little Egret, 11 Gadwall, c30 Shoveler (Peter Beckenham)
 * Brent Reservoir: Frosty 07.15: 18 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 12 Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll (Andrew Verrall).
 * Bushy Park: Common Buzzard, Water Rail, 55 Redwings, Fieldfare, Reed Bunting (Tony Duckett).
 * Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl along the creek, Spotted Redshank on the Thames foreshore near the Erith Yacht Club; 10 Yellow-legged Gull, 74 Golden Plover, 38 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Curlew, 400 Dunlin, c 500 Lapwing (Kev Jarvis).
 * Golders Green, NW11: No sign of Waxwings in brief visit this morning c09:10 -09:20 (Alex Massey).
 * Greenwich Park: 2 Egyptian Goose (James Lowen)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook Crown Court: Firecrest still, 1 Brambling east, 1 Buzzard NW 12:45, 1 Siskin, 1 Nuthatch, Coat Tit, 3 Redwing, Fieldfare, 7 Goldcrest (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, Shelduck, Peregrine, Skylark W, 30 Redwing flew SW, 1 Mealy Redpoll, 10 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin – south route, 10 Cetti’s Warbler (Website). 1+ Bearded Tit on Marsh, 4 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat (R.Kaye).
 * Pinner 3:55am: Woken up 15 mins ago by flock of grey geese heading SW over my house, not GL's or C's (Richard Francis). Checked the call,  Whitefronts (RF).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: Primrose Hill 07:30-09:00 - 11 Redwing N 08:05 but nothing southbound; Regent's Park - 23 Redwing E 10:15, 1 Peregrine E 11:40, 1 Siskin, 12 Gadwall, 34 Shoveler (birdman_euston). Woodcock 10.30am, 12 Fieldfares, 6 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
 * Shirley, Croydon (3.30pm): <30 Waxwings in Rowan tree in Myrtle Road at junction of Myrtle, Broom & Gorse Roads. Quite a few berries left, so could well be there tomorrow! (Gavin Hawgood)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Scaup, Green Sandpiper, 150+ Wigeon, 4 Gadwall (all N basin) (Nigel Sluman)
 * Sunbury: 7 Waxwing along Brooklands Close (near Sunbury Cross Tesco) until around 08:25 and then flew towards the Staines Road West/ Sunbury Cross area. (Tony Sweetland).  No sign at 11:45.  Also checked the big roundabout nearby, drove round it three times.  Reasonable berry crop but no birds, good to keep an eye on though as they have been here in the past (Nigel Sluman)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Woodcock low SE 1225, also 20 Fieldfares flew E at 08:15 (Bob Watts).
 * Uxbridge: 1 f  Goosander, on R. Frays opposite Whitehall Parade - flew N.  (Roger Dewey)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Reed Buntings. 2 Meadow Pipits, 20+ Linnets, 8 Redwings (Jamie Partridge).
 * Wanstead Flats: Brambling, singing Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting, 61 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 10 + Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 8 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Goldcrest, 11 Gadwall, 17 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Stock Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Common Snipe (Nick Croft)
 * Worcester Park : 10 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Redwing west, Sparrowhawk (Bob Smith)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Bullfinch, fem Blackcap seen briefly, c9 Redwing, c15 Fieldfare over, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest + 2 more @ East Acton station. (Charlie Farrell)

Wednesday 28th November 2012

 * Alexandra park: 2 drake Shoveler 7am Wood Green Res (Bob Watts).
 * Banstead Downs: 2 Firecrests opposite Freedown Lane (RBA).
 * Barking Bay: 16 Curlew, 2 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin, 120 Linnet, 112 Lapwing, 94 Redshank and 23 Black-tailed Godwits (Dave Morrison).
 * Beddington: 1 Caspian Gull (Peter Affrey) pics.
 * Blackheath: M Kestrel still hunting around the Dips; also 1 Chiffchaff in Heathway (lane) - first I've seen here in winter (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin).
 * Brent Reservoir: male Peregrine, 2 Snipe, 9 Redwings, Fieldfare, 6 Lesser Redpoll (Andrew Verrall).
 * Canary Wharf: Just watching aerial combat, 2 Peregrines and assorted crows and gulls over the Credit Swiss Building, certainly beats doing a 360 and meeting minutes.(Phil Laurie)
 * Cassiobury Park, Watford: Mandarin Duck on river (Herts website).
 * Catford Bridge: 1 Woodcock (Martin Hallam per James Lowen)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 102 Golden Plover, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 46 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 400 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * Ealing *(W13) Single Brambling (fem/imm) in garden mid-afternoon- only 2nd record for garden (Bill Haines)..
 * Fulham Sands End (high tide roost at 1.30): 109 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron (unusual), 51 Mallard, 3 Egyptian Goose (pr + juv) (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Golders Green, NW11: c17 Waxwings feeding on sorbus in front garden of No.82 Hamptead Way at 14.27hrs with Blackbirds (not many berries left to keep them there much longer!) (Simon West).
 * Margravine Cemetery: 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Peregrine (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Mudchute Park & Farm: Mudchute Farm, Isle of Dogs - 16+ Monk Parakeets, 2+ Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Peregrines, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Redwings (John Archer).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck and Red-necked Grebe still present in lee of north bank looking right from sailing club (John Edwards).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 1 Woodcock circling Cricket Pen, area 31 at 07:50 (another full-moon migrant?), 1 Meadow Pipit S (birdman_euston). Firecrest, 8 Redwings, 10 Siskins, 2 Lesser Redpolls (Tony Duckett).
 * Shirley, Croydon: 33 Waxwings in Myrtle Road at 14:15. Occasionally a few flew to a tree with berries near junction with Broom Road to feed. At 14:45 they all descended on the tree for a feeding frenzy before flying off. Plenty of berries left yet, so should be back. Also 3 Redpolls, 1 Siskin and 1 Redwing around while watching the Waxwings (John Birkett).
 * Stocker's Farm, Rickmansworth: 6 Egyptian Geese (Herts website).
 * Wanstead Flats: 3 Lesser Redpoll, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Fieldfare, 11 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 11 Gadwall, Little Grebe, 5 + Goldcrest, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 115 + Gadwall, 55 + Tufted Duck, 20 Shoveler, 15 + Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 2 Kingisher, 40 + Fieldfare (north), 10 + Goldcrest, 5 + Lesser Redpoll (Tony Brown/Nick Croft)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: an unseen Green Sandpiper calling from the partially flooded grassland. 1st record and 94th species for the year. Also c50 Fieldfare, c35 Redwing, c20 Meadow Pipit & c220 Black-headed Gull. (The Scrubbers)

Tuesday 27th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 5 Shoveler inc 3 drakes Wood Green Res 7am (Bob Watts).
 * Amwell GP (on/over Great Hardmead Lake): 2 fem Common Scoter (Herts website).
 * Brent Reservoir: viz-mig - 14 Redwing, Skylark, 2 Siskin, Chaffinch & Greenfinch (Andrew Self)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Spotted Redshank, 121 Golden Plover, 146 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Greenshank, 2 Rock Pipit (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Northern section: 4m, 2 or 3f Wigeon, 4m, 3f Tufted Duck, 1m, 1f Shoveler, lots of Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 15 Lapwing, 4 Chaffinch. Southern Marsh: 1 Little Egret (possible same as previous), circa 100 Starling. Sea wall: 3 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, Teal, 1 Grey Heron, several Redshank. (Chris Rose).
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): Little Egret fishing in Hogsmill river 09.00 to 09.15, 2 Kingfishers (Neil Batten).
 * Hampstead: 12.50: 12 Waxwing feeding on small sorbus outside 82 Hampstead Way NW11 7XY. Still present 13.30. Also male Blackcap on berries. (Rob Ayers)
 * Hendon: Waxwing noted on Birdguides (same as above).
 * Hornchurch: Ring-necked Parakeet flew over Wingletye Lane calling at 8.55 (G J Francis).
 * Mile End: 13 Ring-necked Parakeets feeding in Rhondda Grove 9-11am (Bob Watts).
 * Morden Hall Park: 2 Egyptian Geese flew over, 24 Common Gulls on pitch & putt golf course (David Campbell).
 * Rainham Marshes: Kittiwake noted on Birdguides.
 * Wanstead Flats: 8 Fieldfare sw, 6 Mistle Thrush, 10 + Song Thrush (several singing), 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 8 + Goldcrest, 30 + Goldfinch, 7 Reed Bunting, 12 Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark, upside down flying Snipe sp., 9 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 8 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)

Monday 26th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 14 Shoveler inc 10 drakes Wood Green Res 7am (highest total this year) (Bob Watts).
 * Bankside SE1: Chiffchaff, Goldcrest & 6 Long-tailed Tit at east end/community garden of Tate Modern (Simon Fogg)
 * Brent Reservoir: 7 Snipe, 21 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 17 Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll (Andrew Verrall).
 * Canons Farm: 2 Lapwings, Red-legged Partridge, Siskin (David Campbell).
 * Chiswick (Gunnersbury Triangle): Firecrest amongst a mixed tit flock comprised mostly of Long-tailed Tits, but with at least 10 Goldcrest in (Andy Sunters).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 28 Golden Plover, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Water Rail, 54 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Lesser Redpoll, pair of Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, 150 Fieldfare, 64 Redwing (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: Brambling in the Copse (3rd site record and 1st since 2007), Chiffchaff, 2 Shelducks, 244 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck (John Archer).
 * Hampstead Heath: 2 Peregrines calling and fighting over the Bird Pond mid-morning (Pete Mantle).
 * Kingston: Peregrine perched on Crown Court roof at 9am, seen from bus on commute to work (Bill Dykes).
 * Lewisham (Cornmill Gardens): F Mandarin Duck (Phil Laurie).
 * Lewisham Hill: 2 Fieldfare (Daniel Greenwood)
 * London Wetland Centre: Great White Egret on main lake then flew SW 1010 (Mike Caiden), over Richmond Park c. 5 min later (T. Howard per J.Wilczur).
 * Hilly Fields, Lewisham - Sparrowhawk (Phil Laurie).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck west of the sailing club, also Red-necked Grebe (Birdguides).
 * Redbridge Roundabout (junction of A12/A406): Female Peregrine perched high on a pylon at 2pm (John Richardson).
 * Sidcup (Lamorbey Park): 2 Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 15 Cormorants, Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Egyptian Geese, Kingfisher, Peregrine, 22 Chaffinch, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Greenfinch (Eric Brown).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Female Grey Wagtail 1215 at Scrapyard Meadow Pond (Bob Watts).
 * Tyttenhanger GP Green Sandpiper, 11 Snipe, Water Rail, 4 Redpoll, Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting (Steve Blake).
 * Wanstead Flats: 25 Redwing south, 7 Shoveler, 2 Common Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Great Black-backed Gull (Nick Croft).
 * Weavers Fields, Bethnal Green: 38 Starling in flock (Bob Watts).
 * West Wickham: c20 Waxwing, Bracken Avenue at about 1500 (D Briggs). Is this West Wickham or Shirley? Can only find a Bracken Ave in Shirley when looking at maps (John Birkett). Sorry, don't know the area. Try cut and pasting this into google maps: Bracken Ave, Croydon, Greater London CR0, United Kingdom) DB. This is in Shirley and these are presumably the same birds that had been seen earlier in the day near Millers Pond, Shirley (John Birkett).
 * Wimbledon Common: Waxwing by the green at S end of Common at 11:00 (Birdguides).

Sunday 25th November 2012

 * Amwell: 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, I male Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Tit, several Lesser Redpoll and Siskin feeding together (James Palmer).
 * Brent Reservoir: Egyptian Goose by bridge (Andrew Self) 156 Tufted Duck, 100+ Teal, 1 Water Rail, 6 Snipe. 1 Little Egret (Roy Beddard).
 * Bushy Park : Kingfisher, Wigeon, Gadwall (Ian R Watson)
 * Cheshunt (A10): c120 Golden Plover (James Palmer).
 * Crossness: 200+ Black-tailed Godwits, 135 Lapwings, c200 Dunlin, 5 Wigeon, 17 Shoveler, 46 Gadwall, Kingfisher, Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3000+ Black-headed Gulls (John Archer)
 * Ewell Court Lake: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cormorant (Neil Batten).
 * Greenwich (Well Hall Pleasaunce gardens): Kestrel (Phil Laurie).
 * Hampstead Heath (nearly): Male Blackcap and female Brambling together on my garden feeder (Greengrandad).
 * Hillingdon (Frays Farm Meadows SSSI): Common Buzzard, mobbed by crows, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Redwings (V Williamson, R Woolley).
 * Hillingdon (Ten Acre Wood area): 3 Little Egrets feeding on golf club flooded area to NE, Buzzard, m Kestrel, 33 Lapwings, 2 Snipe, 31 Stock Doves, 13 Skylarks, 2 Meadow Pipits, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Rooks, Reed Bunting, c40 Linnets, 60+ Chaffinches (Neil Anderson).
 * Hillingdon (Yeading Brook Meadows): Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 97 Common Gulls, Meadow Pipit (Neil Anderson).
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker (Charlie Farrell)
 * Kentish Town: Single Waxwing flew over Arctic Street at 1315 (Pete Mantle)
 * Leyton and Walthamstow Marsh: 2 Redwing, Green Woodpecker, Pheasant (female), Goldcrest. (Graham Howie )
 * Leyton Oliver Road and Orient Way: Common Whitethroat in weedy scrub south of the big "Leyton" sign, 1 Chiffchaff (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: Peregrine on hospital, later m+f hunting over marsh/main lake, 3 Common Snipe, a few Siskin in mixed flock with Goldfinch, 3 Fieldfare W, 6 S over Castlenau, 2m Pintail (Martin Honey)
 * Nine Elms Sainsbury's Car Park: Great Black-backed Gull (3rd Winter) (Michael Mac).
 * Regent's Park: pr Pintails, 48 Mandarins, 34 Shovelers, 24 Gadwall, m Firecrest - pics here (Tony Duckett). Hi Tony, where's the best place to look for the Firecrest? Thanks To add my two cents' worth, it has no known favourite trees as yet so I would first check the broad-leaved evergreens (holly, laurel, rhododendron, ivy and holm oak) in fencerows bordering a) Holme Green (areas 9/10/11, where today's bird was found), b) Queen Mary's Gardens (areas 17/18/19) and c) St John's Lodge garden (area 29, access via gate from Inner Circle road) - the italics denote where birds have been seen this autumn. Firecrests have also been spotted recently around the Cricket Pen (area 31), the northeast arm of the Boating Lake (areas 32/34/35 but fencing restricts access), Hanover Bridge near the public toilets (area 1) as well as the wildlife garden behind the shelter near yesterday's Waxwing (area 20) and the nearby fencerow bordering the Broad Walk (area 23); see map for location of all these areas. We're talking two or three birds (♂ and ♀) - Tony thinks there may be even more - circulating in the southern, 'garden' sector of the Park so this is turning into an exceptional season for them. Tony also says they tend to keep to their own species (but get chased by Goldcrests anyway)! Compared to the latter, Firecrests' "peep" calls are slightly lower-pitched and don't quaver. Good hunting! (birdman_euston).
 * Sewardstone: Barn Owl, Little Egret, Pheasant, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, flock of Long-tailed Tits, and 3 Roe Deer (Alan Hobson).
 * Staines Reservoir: pr Scaup Nth Basin, 1 Black-necked Grebe Sth Basin (Mike Wheeler)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Kingfisher, Snipe, Sparrowhawk (Phil Laurie)
 * Thamesmere West Lake: 2 Wigeon, 9 Gadwall, 20 Pochard, 110 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 2 Little Grebes (John Archer).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Female Goldeneye on Lower Maynard; 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Fieldfare on Lockwood. Also several Goldcrests in mixed feeding flock in The Paddock (Quentin Given).
 * Wanstead Flats: 13 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, m Teal, 2 Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 3 Goldcrest (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Water Rail (manor park allotments south end of old sewage works), 3 Kingfisher, 38 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 58 Tufted Duck, 2 pr of Teal, 45 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 14 + Goldcrest (Nick Croft)
 * Whitewebbs Wood: 2 Firecrest, together, calling and feeding in Holly, 15:08 - 15:30 hrs; 4+ Goldcrest (Robert Callf).

Saturday 24th November 2012

 * Beddington SF: 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 30 Lapwing, 300+ Teal, 90 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 70+ Linnet, 15+ Chaffinch, 2 Skylark
 * Amwell GP: 2 Goosander flew south (Herts website).
 * Brent Reservoir: viz-mig - 26 Redwing, 13 Fieldfare & 14 Greenfinch (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall).
 * Bushy Park : 1 Stonechat, 2 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 1 Redwing (Ian R Watson)
 * Canons Farm: Common Snipe flew north (David Campbell).
 * London Wetland Centre: m Sparrowhawk perched next to Peacock hide, Peregrine (with prey) on Ch. X. Hosp., 3m2f Pintail, 1 Shelduck, small flock of Goldfinch & Siskin, 1 Redpoll, small numbers of Common Snipe (Martin Honey).
 * Margravine Cemetery: 1 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 1f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Northolt and Greenford Countryside Park: Greenford CP - f Sparrowhawk, 58 Common Gulls, 30+ Meadow Pipits, Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtails, 2 Redwing, f Bullfinch, 3 Lesser Redpolls feeding on willowherb seedheads along ditch (Neil Anderson).
 * Osterley Park: 1 Goosander, 1 Little Owl, a flock of 40+ Linnets, and 26 Reed Bunting (K.Fisher).
 * Pinner: 6:15am Tawny Owls calling as I type this (Richard Francis).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe & Water Pipit (Birdguides).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 11:18am Waxwing (Birdguides). 3 Water Pipit, c300 Black-tailed Godwit (150+ concrete barge roost), 70+ Redshank, c150 Dunlin, Golden Plover, hundreds of Lapwing, 2 Curlew, Stonechat, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ Pintail, 30 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Nick Croft/Stuart Fisher).
 * Regent's Park: 1 1st-winter Waxwing gobbling up tiny red fruits of ornamental crabapple tree - viz. Chinese Crabapple (Malus hupehensis) per Park staff - in front of yews to right of shelter in Avenue Gardens, area 20 with 3+ Redwing at 10:45 till 11:15, when the rain got heavy (birdman_euston).
 * Stocker's Lake: 7 Goldeneye (Herts website).
 * Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe still on Manor Lake (Birdguides).

Friday 23rd November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Drake Shoveler Wood Green Res, Pochard 7am (Bob Watts).
 * Banstead Downs Golf Course: 2 Firecrests along wooded footpath on west side, by post labelled '678' - showing well and calling a lot at 3.50pm (David Campbell).
 * Barking Creekmouth: Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, 2 Grey Wagtails, Song Thrush, mixed flock - Great Tits, Blue Tits, Goldcrests (Geoff Harding).
 * Brent Reservoir: Chiffchaff on Dump, Viz-mig 07.15-08.45: 144 Redwing, 174 Fieldfare, 24 Starling W, 16 Chaffinch, Siskin (Andrew Verrall).
 * Bushy Park: 1p Common Teal, 3p Northern Shovelers, 4p Gadwalls, Woodcock, Meadow Pipit, 18 Redwings (Tony Duckett)
 * Brookmill Park, Lewisham: Grey Wagtail (Phil Laurie). Mandarin and Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam).
 * Crayford Marshes: Guillemot drifted downriver late morning, Spotted Redshank still off Erith Yacht Club (Kev Jarvis per JA). male Yellowhammer, 165 Black-tailed Godwit, 52 Golden Plover, 6 Curlew, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Yellow-legged Gull, male Peregrine, 3 Rock Pipit. (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: singing Chiffchaff, 205 Teal, 10 Tufted Ducks, Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
 * Northaw Great Wood: 2 Marsh Tit, feeding on Honeysuckle berries, 13:20 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Osterley Park: Barn Owl hunting in daylight (presumably due to last night's weather), 1 Goosander (a patch lifer!) 2 Siskin, 1 Kingfisher (K.Fisher).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe still (Birdguides). Also adult wnter Mediterranean Gull on bank, and Red Kite over Horton fields (Peter Naylor).
 * Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrests, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 3 Jays, Great Crested Grebe, Herring Gull, Common Gull (Alan Hobson).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 1 Firecrest cricket pen (Tony Duckett). 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing, 1 Common Gull, 15 Gadwall, 18 Shoveler, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe (birdman_euston).
 * Sipson: Red Kite over Harrmondsworth Lane (Peter Naylor).
 * Snaresbrook Crown Court: Firecrest, adult winter Mediterranean Gull early afternoon, Nuthatch, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin, 33 Tufted Duck (Stuart Fisher).
 * St James's Park: singing Chiffchaff on duck island, also 2 Great Crested Grebe & 4 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self).
 * Stoneleigh (The Glade): 30 Redwing low s.e. over at 08.20 (Neil Batten)
 * Surrey Quays: Sparrowhawk flew from Tesco direction, across car park and Surrey Quays road to alight on TV dish fixed to sixth floor window on flats 100 yards from Canada Water Station approx 2pm.(Eric Brown)
 * Sutcliffe Park: 1 Snipe, 2 Lesser Redpoll (Conrad Ellam).
 * Wanstead Flats:14 Fieldfare east, 2 Redwing, 21 + Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff, 14 + Goldcrest, 5 Reed Bunting, Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Gadwall, 13 Tufted Duck, 11 Shoveler, 4 Stock Dove, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 12 + Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 41 Tufted Duck, 60 Gadwall, 20 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 1 f Pochard, 2 Egyptian Goose, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, 3 Little Grebe, m Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Woodside Park: male Blackcap in Westbury Road gardens feeding on ornamental honeysuckle, as per last winter (Ian Ellis)
 * Worcester Park: Little Egret, 3 Lesser Redpoll (Bob Smith).

Thursday 22nd November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Pair Shoveler Wood Green Res 7am (Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Egret flew south, male Peregrine hunting, 84 Starling W, 38 Chaffinch W, 8 Redwing, Fieldfare, 2 Linnet, Lesser Redpoll (Andrew Verrall).
 * Hyde Park: Peregrine (over lake at 13.20 hours, calling) Dave Jordan
 * London Wetland Centre: 1 Skylark W, 46 Redwing SW + W, 2 Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 14 Siskin (website).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe still (Birdguides).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 18 Gadwall, Peregrine over (TeRNS)
 * Thames Road Wetland: 2 Water Rail (heard), 1 Goldcrest (new site record), 1 Grey Heron, 15 Goldfinch, 5 Chaffinch (Chris Rose).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Female Peregrine SW 1225, also female Kestrel still Scrapyard Meadow (3+ weeks), 6+ Goldcrests, recently several sightings male Green Woodpecker (Bob Watts).
 * Wanstead Flats: 35 Fieldfare east, 4 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 50 + Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Skylark, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 15 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * Whitewebbs Wood: 1 male Firecrest, calling and feeding in Holly, seen briefly but well, 14:15 - 14:16 hrs (Robert Callf).

Wednesday 21st November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 3 Shoveler (2 drakes) Wood Green Res 7am (Bob Watts).
 * Beddington SF: Brent Goose (Birdguides).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 118 Golden Plover, 8 Yellow-legged Gull, 75 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, 380 Dunlin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 140 Redshank, 26 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dalrymple Close (Southgate): 1 female Blackcap, feeding on Elderberries, chased off by a Robin, 11:25 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Dulwich Park: c20 Redpoll over E (Martin Stevens).
 * Dunstans Road (SE22): Male Blackcap with small mixed tit flock in back garden (Martin Stevens).
 * Ealing: 2 male Blackcap in my garden (Catherine Beazley)
 * Erith Cemetery (east side): Flock of approx 30 finches, mainly Goldfinch but at least 2 Greenfinch and 2 Chaffinch, 1 Redwing, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet. (Chris Rose)
 * Hendon - Peel Centre - Peregrine (f) on tower block. (kw)
 * Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground (LB Bexley): 80 House Sparrows in surrounding hedge. 4 Common Gull. (Chris Rose).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe still in front of the sailing club; also Water Pipit between the car park and the pier (Birdguides). Is this area available to the public? Thanks (Nigel Sluman). Info should now be on the link, Nigel. Many thanks (NS). According to a friend who was there lunchtime today, look for the Tufteds, the RNG has taken a liking to sticking with them (WM).
 * Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: 2 Snipe, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Grey Heron (Alan Hobson).
 * Staines Reservoir: pair of Scaup still; also Black-necked Grebe (Birdguides)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery: c6 Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, Jay (Charlie Farrell)
 * William Girling Reservoir: 11 Black-necked Grebes, 7 Goldeneye - 1 male (Tony Brown)

Tuesday 20th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 4 Shoveler (2 drakes, 2 ducks) Wood Green Res 7am, Redwing (h) (Bob Watts).
 * Barnehurst, Thirlmere Rd.: 15 Collared Dove in my back garden and neighbour's (Chris Rose)
 * Brent Reservoir: flock of 24 Stock Dove over NW (Brent Birders).
 * Cassiobury Park, Watford: 3 Waxwing, south over Shepherds Road entrance at c.11am (Herts website).
 * Crayford Marshes: adult Caspian Gull, Spotted Redshank adult Mediterranean Gull, Avocet, 121 Golden Plover, 8 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 78 Black-tailed Godwit, 400 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis, M. Southcott).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2nd winter Caspian Gull, Waxwing briefly, Pintail, Peregrine, Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff, 13 Siskin (website+surrey website). - what Surrey website please? http://www.surreybirdclub.org.uk/recent.html
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe still, four dark-bellied Brent Geese over, Water Pipit (Berks website).
 * Rainham Marshes: two adult Caspian Gulls and Water Pipit at the stone barges (Paul Hawkins, Shaun Harvey).
 * Thames Road Wetland: 1 or 2 Water Rail heard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Goldfinch (Chris Rose)
 * Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe still on Manor Lake (Twitter via @birdingetc).
 * Tyttenhanger GP 36 Golden Plover, 100+ Lapwing, Little Egret, c60 Chaffinch, C50 Linnet, Great Black-backed Gull, Grey Wagtail (Steve Blake).
 * Wanstead Flats: 3 Chiffchaff, c. 20 Goldcrest, 20+ Redwing, Fieldfare, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 20+ Goldfinch, 5 Gadwall, pr Teal, 12 Shoveler, Kestrel (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 50+ Gadwall, c. 30 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 50+ Tufted Duck and no Pochard on Heronry, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, 10+ Goldcrest (Nick Croft)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Fieldfare over, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Common Gull (Charlie Farrell)

Monday 19th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 5 Shoveler including 3 drakes Wood Green Res 0700, also Redwing (h) (Bob Watts); 1 Fieldfare (James Palmer).
 * Brent Reservoir: male Peregrine hunting 08.20, Vis-mig 07.00-09.00: 71 Fieldfare, 24 Redwing, 29 Chaffinch all W, Siskin, Linnet, 3 Lesser Redpoll all S (Andrew Verrall).
 * Bushy Park: 5 Teal, 1m Wigeon (origin unknown), Water Rail, Snipe, Kingfisher, 22 Meadow Pipits, 2 Fieldfares, 24 Redwings, 4 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 115 Golden Plover, 9 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Rock Pipit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 350 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: 12 Tufted Duck (including the female with a Portuguese nasal saddle), 28 Teal (John Archer).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe (Birdguides)
 * Rainham Marshes: c6 Caspian Gulls (mainly adult or near-adult) from riverside path east of stone barges & 22 Yellow-legged Gulls (Dominic Mitchell, Josh Jones).
 * Regent's Park: Woodcock 10.30am, Firecrest 3.15pm (Tony Duckett).
 * Sidcup (Lamorbey Park): 4 Mute Swan (2 ad 2 juv), 11 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 13 Cormorant, 12 Mallard, 4 Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, 25+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 60+ Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Redwing, Song Thrush, Kingfisher (female, 4 separate sightings), 33 Starling, 2 Blackbird, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, Wren, Peregrine sitting on nearby office block clearly visible from Lamorbey Park (Eric Brown).
 * Vicarage Farm (Enfield): c25 Goldfinch, 11 Lesser Redpoll feeding in Birches; 9 Yellowhammer (Robert Callf & Robin White).
 * Wanstead Flats: m Merlin high and fast over flats east, 2-4 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, Snipe (SSSI), Little Egret east, then presumed same bird west and north over Bush Wood, Grey Heron, 20+ Goldfinch, Linnet, 2 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Chiffchaff, 5+ Goldcrest, 6 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 6+ Skylark, 15+ Meadow Pipit, 6 Pied Wagtail, 6 Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 4 Mistle Thrush (Nick Croft)
 * Worcester Park: 10 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Linnet, 50 Fieldfare west, Sparrowhawk (Bob Smith).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: m Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, c6 Meadow Pipit, 11 Common Gull (Charlie Farrell)

Sunday 18th November 2019

 * Alexandra Park: 9 Shoveler inc 5 drakes Wood Green Res, also Fieldfare N, 2 Meadow Pipit, Redwing, Redpoll (Gareth Richards, Bob Watts).
 * Barking Outfall: 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 143 Redshank, 412 Teal, 5 Grey Wagtail, 4 Goldcrest, Common Sandpiper, Siskin, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Rock Pipit and Redpoll over (Dave Morrison).
 * Brent Reservoir: viz-mig - 41 Fieldfare & 12 Redwing also 9 Wigeon & 16 Snipe (Brent Birders).
 * Bushy Park: 1 Sparrowhawk (Ian R Watson)
 * Fairlop Waters/Bretts GPs: 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Shoveler, 32 Teal, 2 Pochard, 48 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 13 Mute Swan (Steve Bacon).
 * Grays, RM17: Barn Owl over Whitehall Lane, c23.00 (James A)
 * Kingston (County Hall): 1 Peregrine perched on south face of clock tower immediately below dome at 15.25 (Neil Batten).
 * London Wetland Centre: At least 9 Cetti's Warbler singing/calling, 2m Pintail, m+f Sparrowhawk, probably 2 Peregrine (one hunting over marsh, one perched on nearby crane), m+f Stonechat, 3 Water Rail (seen and heard), c.6 Common Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail, small numbers of Siskin, Redpoll and larger numbers of Goldfinch, 3 Chiffchaff (Martin Honey). + 2 Kingfisher (Fernley Symons).
 * Margravine Cemetery: 1 Brambling with small flock of Chaffinch, 1 Fieldfare (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * New Cross Gate: Skylark north (P. Beckenham, L. Allcorn).
 * Rainham Marshes: Yesterday's Richard's Pipit in RSPB reserve not found this morning (John Stevens). 2 Short-eared Owls over Silt Lagoons sparring with Peregrine, 1 Spotted Redshank on Aveley Pools (Ian Bradshaw).
 * Regent's Park: 2 poss 3 Firecrest (Tony Duckett).
 * Thorpe Park: 1 Slavonian Grebe still present on Manor Lake - viewed from footpath (accessed from Church car park). Showing close to bank - just a pity it has to be viewed from behind the fence - photo here. 1 female Goldeneye also. (Alex Berryman)
 * Totteridge Valley: 9 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rook, 4 Teal, 6 Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail (John Colmans).
 * Waterworks NR and Middlesex Filter Beds: 11 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 9 Shoveler, 2 Common Snipe (Ben Green).
 * William Girling Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck still and 14 Black-necked Grebes, viewed from Mansfield Park in Chingford (Dominic Mitchell).
 * Wimbledon Park Lake: 15:30-15:45 - 1 Caspian Gull 2W (Martin Daniel)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 07.00-09.00 - 2 Stonechat still, 2 Redpoll sp, f Bullfinch, m Reed Bunting, 23 Fieldfare NW, 12 Redwing E, 12 Chaffinch W, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, c5 Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Common Gull (Rob Ayers).

Saturday 17th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Pair of Egyptian Geese NE 0800, 5 Shoveler inc 4 drakes Wood Green Res (Bob Watts).
 * Beddington SF: Corn Bunting on the mound, 2 Jack Snipe (Surrey website).
 * Brent Reservoir: 16 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Wigeon; Viz-mig 07.00-08.45: 7 Stock Dove and 88 Starling W, 5 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 18 Chaffinch all W (Brent Birders).
 * Kentish Town: 2 Chiffchaffs feeding in a tit flock at Arctic Street (Pete Mantle)
 * King George V Reservoir: 2 Common Scoter on the south basin (Neville Smith).
 * London Wetland Centre, Barnes: Little Egret, 1 Fieldfare S, 2 Goldcrest, small flock of Siskin, pr Stonechat, 2m Pintail, 21 Common Snipe (Martin Honey).
 * Osterley Park: 06.35 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 17 Reed Bunting (K.Fisher). What kind of habitat are the Reed Bunts in, please? (JW). A combination of rank, overgrown scrub and horse paddocks. Theres no standing water. A pair has bred here every year I've been watching the site, and this is the second-highest count so far, with 20 being the highest (KFr). Thanks for reply. Very interesting as 20+ pairs breed in Richmond Park but very few in winter. Similar situation at LWC. Perhaps they're at Osterley?! (JW).
 * Rainham Marshes: Per the RSPB reserve blog, a Richard's Pipit seen, heard and photographed there in afternoon (by Shaun Harvey).
 * Richmond Park: 95 Wigeon, 125 Gadwall, male Shoveler, 7 Red-crested Pochard, female Shelduck - minus primaries from right wing, 105 Common Gull, Kingfisher (J.Wilczur).
 * St George's Wharf, Vauxhall: 1 Peregrine circling in am (Michael Mac).
 * Stockers Lake: 8 Goldeneye 1m, 7f (Herts website).
 * Streatham Common: Firecrest near Community Garden at 11.15 (Peter Newmark).
 * Totteridge Valley: 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Linnet, c40 Fieldfare, c20 Redwing, 11 Teal at Darlands Lake (Ian Ellis).
 * Vicarage Farm (Enfield): 1 Golden Plover, flew SW, calling, 15:08 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * William Girling Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck 11.30 (Birdguides).

Friday 16th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 6 Shoveler still 7am on Wood Green Res (Bob Watts). Kestrel near deer pen about 1pm ish (Dawn Painter).
 * Boxer's Lake, Enfield: 1 Kingfisher, 5(3m,2f) Shoveler, 23 Goldfinch (Robert Callf).
 * Brent Reservoir: Crossbill over at 07.50 (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall); 2 Green Sandpiper & 13+ Common Snipe, East Marsh (Andrew Haynes).
 * Canary Wharf: Woodcock flew east at 15:55 (Nick Croft).
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Bearded Tit calling from the Yacht Club reed-bed, Spotted Redshank, 86 Golden Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper (Kev Jarvis).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, 2 Little Egret roosted just off site, 1 2nd winter Caspian Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 hybrid adult Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (R.Kaye).
 * Oxleas Woods, Greenwich: 1 Firecrest at 8.20 approx in Pyracantha again, location SE9 1YG (John Reid)
 * Regent's Park: Woodcock flushed 10.35am, 2 poss 3 Firecrests (Tony Duckett).
 * Richmond Park: Woodcock flushed Lawn Field then probably the same flew low over Pen Ponds - presumably a recent arrival (J.Wilczur).
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Snow Bunting on bank beyond pier, also drake Common Scoter (BirdGuides).
 * Wanstead Flats: 6 Reed Bunting, 3 Chiffchaff, 15 Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, Skylark, Redwing, Common Snipe, Kestrel (Nick Croft).
 * Wanstead Park: 30 Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, Pochard, Lesser Redpoll, 10+ Goldcrest (Nick Croft).

Thursday 15th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 6 Shoveler still and Little Grebe Wood Green Res, also 3 Fieldfare flew NE from Cricket Scrub 0710, 12 Redwing low NE (Bob Watts); 4 dark-bellied Brent Goose on Wood Green Res 9.45-10.50 (Alan Gibson et al) - then flew north (David Callahan, Steve Middleton, Dominic Mitchell, Bob Watts).
 * Amwell GP: 2 female Bearded Tit still in front of viewpoint (Herts website).
 * Barking (Ripple Nature Reserve): 1 Woodcock, 10+ Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet flew over (Ian Woodward).
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.45-08.45: 1 Common Snipe high W, 82 Redwing & 5 Fieldfare NE, 4 Jackdaw S, 24 Chaffinch W; also 3 Goldcrests on Dump, fog on main Res (Andrew Verrall).
 * Cassiobury Park Watford: 5 Waxwings (Herts website).
 * Connaught Water: Goldeneye sp female type reported yesterday with unusual looking head shape may merit a closer look (Bob Watts per Tony Baumber). Probably not the same bird if the observer was sure it was a Goldeneye sp, but there has been a presumed escape female Hooded Merganser at Connaught recently that was also there last winter (Ian Woodward).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, Woodcock, Knot, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Little Owl, Siskin, 2 Green Sandpiper (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dartford Marshes: 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, c63 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Redshank, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Lapwing, 1 Bearded Tit (h), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 13 Meadow Pipit, 10 Skylark, c60 Redwing, c223 Fieldfare, 3 Jay, 1 Green Woodpecker (Martin Stevens).
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): Female Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 5 Stock Dove, Kingfisher (Neil Batten).
 * London Wetland Centre: 1 Oystercatcher main lake, 16 Skylark N+NW, 41 Redwing – sheltered lagoon, also over SW+NW, 12 Fieldfare – flew N, 2 Stonechat (website). 1 Waxwing 10.00 briefly by Sand Martin Bank, 2 Mandarin, 1 Pintail, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 13 Water Rail, 5 Chiffchaff, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Brambling - 5 flew S, 1 on site (R.Kaye).
 * RSPB Rainham Marshes: ad Mediterranean Gull east, Grey Plover west, c10 Rock Pipit inc two prob littoralis (James Lowen), Short-eared Owl (Howard Vaughan per James Lowen).
 * Shepperton: 1 Red Kite flew low over High Street at 13.30 (Jim Sweetland)
 * Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe still on Manor Lake, 2 f Goldeneye, c20 Lapwing (Nigel Sluman).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: 2 Redwings, 10+ Goldcrests (Bob Watts).
 * Trent Park: 2 (poss 3) Firecrest in birch, holly, laurel and rhododendrons on the W. edge of Moat Wood by the small wooden bridge, 8 Goldcrest, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, Song Thrush, 1 fem Teal and 2(m&f) Shoveler, Lower Lake ( Pete Lowman/ Robert Callf).
 * Worcester Park: 3 Lesser Redpoll, Sparrowhawk, 30 Goldfinch, 5 Redwing (Bob Smith).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 5 Skylark (2 on pitches), 3 Reed Bunting feeding with 35 Goldfinch on teasels, 19 roving Fieldfare, 9 Chaffinch W, 16 Meadow Pipit, 8 Common Gull, Sparrowhawk, Pied Wagtail. (Rob Ayers)

Wednesday 14th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 6 Shoveler still Wood Green Res, also Lesser Redpoll, Redwing (h) (Bob Watts). Peregrine mobbed by Crows 1pm (Mike Benyon)
 * Amwell GP: 2 female Bearded Tit in front of viewpoint (Herts website).
 * Beddington SF: Kittiwake (Birdguides).
 * Brent Reservoir: 1 Brambling over (Andrew Self)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, juvenile Marsh Harrier, 90 Golden Plover, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Little Owl, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, 2 Rock Pipit, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper. (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: 135 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck (including female with Portuguese nasal saddle), Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
 * New Cross Gate, Telegraph Hill Park Upper: Viz Mig 0800-0830 1 Lesser Redpoll over W, 7 Fieldfare high S over Peckham (Peter Beckenham)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 3 Sparrowhawk, 10 Meadow Pipit, 6 Grey Heron, 10 Jackdaw & 1 Green Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * Richmond Park: 8 Stonechat (6 lower Pen Ponds + 2 south of Isabella Plantations), Little Owl, Reed Bunting
 * Snaresbrook Crown Court: 2 (ad male/1st winter/fem) Firecrest, Nuthatch, Kingfisher, 8 Redwing, Coal Tit, 1 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 23 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler (Stuart Fisher, Barry Jones)
 * Staines Moor: Short-eared Owl (Birdguides). c10 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 30+ Lapwing over, Stonechat, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Teal and Short-eared Owl showing VERY well hunting low over ground (Keith Kerr).
 * Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe showing really well 3-30pm - 4-30pm also 1 Goldeneye & 30 Redwing (Don Nicholson)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c25 Fieldfare: 1 Redwing: 2 Bullfinch: 8 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 1 female Firecrest, feeding in Birch and Holly, Moat Wood, 12:45 - 13:10 hrs, also 2 Goldcrest here (Robert Callf).
 * Wanstead Flats: 3 Chiffchaff, 18+ Goldcrest, 15+ Meadow Pipit, flock of 10 Pied Wagtail (police scrape), 7 Mistle Thrush, 6 Fieldfare, 15 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, pr Pochard, 9 Gadwall, Little Grebe, 6 Siskin, Reed Bunting, 3 Grey Heron, Kestrel (Nick Croft) Unconfirmed report of Yellow-browed Warbler in the SSSI on Sunday

Tuesday 13th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 6 Shoveler still Wood Green Res, 3 Redwing (Bob Watts).
 * Battersea Gasometer (Queens Circus): 1m Peregrine hunting off it (Michael Mac).
 * Bushy Park: 4 Teal, 1m Wigeon red ring right leg, Buzzard, 2 Water Rails, Fieldfare, 6 Redwings, 8 Lessser Redpolls, 6 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
 * Crayford Marshes: Bearded Tit calling along the Creek; Spotted Redshank, 97 Golden Plover, Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Rock Pipit, Kingfisher, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 70 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing (Kev Jarvis).
 * Danson Park: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 2 Mute Swan, 61 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Goose, 3 adult Egyptian Goose (no sign of chicks from last visit), approx 75 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 2 (possibly 3) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 or 5 Collared Dove, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Chaffinch (Chris Rose).
 * East India Dock Basin: Shelduck, 7 Tufted Duck (including female with Portuguese nasal saddle), 115 Teal (John Archer).
 * Highgate, Waterlow Park: 1 Crossbill - 07.50, plus Siskin flock (P. Angus).
 * KGV Reservoir: 2 Common Scoter still on the south basin (H Lacey per Neville Smith).
 * Peckham Rye Park: Brambling (calling in flight, before landing briefly in oak by Sexby Garden) (Steven Robinson).
 * Pinner (Cannon Lane): Sparrowhawk & Carrion Crow locked in battle, then still seen fighting 10 minutes later over Pinner Road (Jon Ridge).
 * Pinner Park Farm: single Crossbill over at 12:13, 2 Little Egret on the main pond, female Sparrowhawk, 4 Meadow Pipit, 5 Grey Heron, 11 Jackdaw, 9 Goldfinch; Also 1 Kingfisher on Headstone Moat (Jon Ridge).
 * River Pool, Catford SE6: Kingfisher, Grey Heron, 2 Redwing (Terry Wilson).
 * Stoneleigh (The Glade): 2 Siskin (Neil Batten).
 * Stratford Station: Peregrine on tower blocks (Nick Croft).
 * Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe still (BirdGuides).
 * Wanstead Flats: Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, 50 + Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Fieldfare, 14 Meadow Pipit, 8 Pied Wagtail, 4 Skylark, Chiffchaff, 10+ Goldcrest, 12 Shoveler, 9 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, Kestrel (Nick Croft).

Monday 12th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Fieldfare, Lesser Redpoll, also 6 Shovelers (3 drakes, 3 ducks) Wood Green Res (Bob Watts).
 * Amwell GP: 6 Crossbill flew over viewpoint (Herts website).
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.45-08.45: Brambling, 43 Chaffinch, 64 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 205 Starling, Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpolls, Skylark (Andrew Verrall).
 * Bushy Park (Heron Pond): 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 25+ Goldcrest flock in ferns, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker (Bill Dykes).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, Brambling, 107 Golden Plover, 7 Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Green Sandpiper, 320 Dunlin, Curlew. (Kev Jarvis).
 * KGV Reservoir: 2 Common Scoter on the south basin as well as a (m) Black Redstart on the east side of the south basin (S Hamilton per Neville Smith).
 * East India Dock Basin: 15 Lesser Redpolls NW at 08:10, 3 Redwings W, Shelduck, 4 Tufted Ducks (including the nasal-saddled female), 30 Teal (John Archer).
 * Hampstead Heath (Keats Grove) 2 Crossbills, landed briefly then flew off calling (Greengrandad).
 * Ladywell Cemetery SE4 : 2 Mistle Thrush, Dunnock, Goldcrest (Phil Laurie)
 * river pool catford.s.e.6 blackcap.male.kingfisher.2chaffinchs.terry Wilson. Terry, could you please check 1) the response below your post yesterday and 2) your talk page.
 * Snaresbrook Crown Court/Leyton Flats: Firecrest, 50 Fieldfare NW, small flock of Lesser Redpoll, 6 Redwing, 8 Goldcrest 3 Shoveler, 13 Stock Dove (Stuart Fisher)
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 fem Goldeneye on N basin, Reed Bunting, 20 Linnet (Bill Dykes)
 * Thorpe: No sign of Slavonian Grebe on Manor Lake this afternoon, but restricted viewing through fence (and the crappy weather) made distant viewing hard, so it could still be there! (Bill Dykes).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: 1w male Sparrowhawk Sanctuary Wood mobbed by Long-tailed Tit flock and 4+ Goldcrests (Bob Watts).
 * Waterlow Park, Archway: 2 Goldcrest, 1f Tufted Duck (Chris Rose).
 * Westminster: Fieldfare W over Houses of Parliament at 08:40 (Frank Nugent).
 * Wanstead Flats: Snipe, 6 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, 12 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Starling (100 feeding Capel Point, 100 west), 18 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush, 5 Skylark, 9 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll (Nick Croft).

Sunday 11th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 160 Starlings north, Little Egret low SW 0925 from Wood Green Res, also Redwing, Meadow Pipit, 6 Shoveler (2 drakes Boating Lake, drake & 3 ducks Wood Green Res), 20+ Goldcrests, 2 Jackdaw (Andrew Gardener, Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: viz-mig: 710 Starling, 26 Woodpigeon, 20 Fieldfare & 13 Redwing; also 7+ Wigeon & 7 Snipe (Brent Birders). Green Sandpiper in Eastern Marsh, 11:55 (Deb Jackson).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and 3 Jackdaws over (patch tick) (Conrad Ellam).
 * Cowley, Uxbridge: 2 Buzzard displaying (tumbling) over my garden, then flying N towards Uxbridge town centre (Roger Dewey).
 * Crossness: Water Rail, Kingfisher, 10 Wigeon (John Archer).
 * Eltham, Sparrows Lane: 2 Common Buzzard circling SE of Charlton FC training ground (Martin Stevens).
 * Epping Forest (north): 2 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 m 3 f Mandarin Ducks (Ben Green).
 * Greenwich (Oxleas Wood): Firecrest again 3.30 in Pyracantha in my backgarden (same place as yesterday). The postcode for the location is SE9 1YG (John Reid).
 * Hampstead Heath: 30 Gadwall & 1f Wigeon, Highgate 1 Pond; 12 Shoveler, 3 Skylark N, 500+ Starling, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare (Frank Nugent).
 * KGV Reservoir: 2 Common Scoter on the south basin between 0742hrs and 1145hrs (Neville Smith).
 * Ladywell field catford s.e.6.chiffchaff.green woodpecker.terry Wilson. Terry, can you please try to follow the standard format for recording your sightings? Thanks.
 * Ladywell Field, Catford SE6: Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker (Terry Wilson). -- like this
 * Leyton, Oliver Road/Orient Way: Female Bullfinch in allotments (possibly 2 at first) then in copse nearby, notable passage of Starling north c4000 (with a really long flock of 3000+ N), Siskin over, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Egyptian Geese northwest, 13 Redwing, 31 Chaffinch (the majority migrants), Linnet, Chiffchaff, few Woodpigeons but 20 Stock Dove over, 3 Meadow Pipit, 26 Fieldfare N, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (Stuart Fisher). Hi Stuart, what time approximately did the Starlings go through? Thanks (Joe Beale). Hi Joe, the large flock went through at around 9am, small flocks between 7 and 10 am (Stuart). Thank you (JB).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 1m Marsh Harrier hunting over Target Pools/Wennington, 1m Pintail, 10+ Black-tailed Godwits, 5+ Cetti's Warblers, huge flock of several thousand Starlings feeding at Landfill/Dump, large bat species flying purposefully over marsh at lunchtime frightened all the Lapwings, Common Seal on mudbank accross river 4.30pm (Ian Bradshaw).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 1♀ Bullfinch (Park's first confirmed record since Oct 2006 and only the second grounded 'migrant' seen this century) in tall fencerow at Winfield House perimeter near Hanover Gate, area 4 at 08:45 (calling and flighty when slightly disturbed; it left a few minutes later, direction unknown), 16 Fieldfare SW 07:20, 1♀ Sparrowhawk, 2 Gadwall, 13 Shoveler (birdman_euston). 28 Shovelers, pr Sparrowhawks, Kestrel, Little Owl, 75 Fieldfares, 26 Redwings, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1f Firecrest, 4 Siskins, 4 Lesser Redpolls (Tony Duckett).
 * Stokes Field (Thames Ditton): 15+ Common Crossbill flying SE over the hill toward A308 bypass, between 15:00-15:30. Also 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Redwing, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest (Bill Dykes).
 * Ten Acre Wood area: pr Pheasant, Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel with mouse, 3 Lapwing initially with flock of 25 arriving from airfield then another 9, 17 Stock Doves, 10+ Skylark, 14+ Meadow Pipits, 6 Fieldfare W, 32 Redwing W, 3 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 2 Reed Bunting, c20 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 40+ Chaffinch (Neil Anderson).
 * Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe on south side of Manor Lake 1pm at least. View from footpath from Thorpe church (Roger Unite).
 * Wanstead Flats: 1+ Brambling with Chaffinch flock, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Siskin - all flyovers (Tony Brown).
 * Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath: Wimbledon Common - 2 Brambling, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 30 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing (David Wills, Adrian Podmore).
 * Woodford Green: 3 Skylark over garden (Tony Brown).

Saturday 10th November 2012

 * Abbeyhill Park, Sidcup: Great White Egret flew over (Graham Nichols per JA).
 * Alexandra Park: Gadwall pair, 3 Shoveler inc drake Wood Green Res, 6 Jackdaws (Bob Watts).
 * Amwell: a few Crossbills noted (Herts website).
 * Brent Reservoir: 10 Wigeon, 7+ Ruddy Duck, also 32 Redwing & 6 Fieldfare over (Brent Birders)
 * Brentford TW8: Call from male Tawny Owl - on and off between 5pm & 9pm (A.Hatton)
 * Canon's Farm: Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 3 Woodcock in flight yesterday (blogspot).
 * Clapham Common: M+F Shoveler (first of the winter) on Mount Pond (Mark H).
 * Crossness: 60+ Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Curlew, 240 Dunlin (John Archer).
 * Greenwich (Oxleas Wood SE9 1YG): Firecrest in back garden 8am, Blackcap (John Reid).
 * Hampstead Heath: Gadwall numbers up to 33 on Highgate 1 Pond & 1f Wigeon still ; 2 Pochard (uncommon here) - 1 on Sanctuary Pond, the other on Hampstead 1 Pond (Frank Nugent).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Brambling flew over viewing area, 12 Redpoll sp, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Bullfinch (Shaun Harvey).
 * London Wetland Centre: Peregrine, pr Stonechat, 11 Common Snipe, flock of Siskin feeding in alders, 1m Pintail, 32 Fieldfare flew west, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Water Rail (Martin Honey).
 * Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Caspian Gull on tip viewed from riverside path late morning, Water Pipit by Stone Barges, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (adult, 3td winter, 2nd winter) (John Archer & Rich Bonser).
 * Rectory farm: (pm) - 11 Yellowhammer together in oak along hedge row n/w of farm building, 5 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Common Buzzard (Neville Smith).
 * Richmond Park: Green Sandpiper briefly Pen Ponds, Lapwing over, c12 Geese sp. flew SW (P. Burrowes-Smith per JW). Shelduck - appears tame, 81 Wigeon, 135 Gadwall, 22 Red-crested Pochard - Pen Ponds (J.Wilczur). Little Egret & Buzzard yesterday (S.Read per JW).
 * Rye Meads: 3 Bearded Tit - one male, two females (Herts website).
 * South Norwood CP: Kestrel (f) catching and then eating a rat on the ground, 12 Redpoll, 3 Goldcrest, Fieldfare and Water Rail heard by platform 1 (lake) (Steven Robinson).
 * Thamesmere West Lake: 180 Tufted Ducks, 20 Pochard, Cetti's Warbler (John Archer).
 * Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe (Birdguides) on Manor Lake close in, along the southern bank. Viewed from the public footpath from the village church (Kevin Duncan).
 * Wanstead Flats: 40 Fieldfare, 30 + Blackbird, 10 + Song Thrush, Chifchaff, 10 + Goldcrest, 7 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 14 Shoveler (jub), Reed Bunting (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: pr Peregrine on pylon by the old pump house, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Wigeon, 100 + Gadwall, 70 + Tufted Duck, 15 Pochard, 3 m Teal, 28 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, unidentified small goose east, 5 Little Grebe, juv Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, 73 Fieldfare, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail (Nick Croft)

Friday 9th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: no sign of yesterday's firecrests with Long-tailed Tit flock alongside edge of Wood Green Res by 0755 but 2 Goldcrests in it, also 10+ Siskin in alders at Conservation Pond, 4 Redwing north, Meadow Pipit, pair Shoveler still (Bob Watts). Green Sandpiper Tunnel Res 1030 (Gareth Richards).
 * Beddington SF: 5 Crossbills south, also 1st w Caspian Gull (Surrey website).
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.45-09.15: Green Sandpiper high W, 9 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 58 Chaffinch, 73 Starling, 5 Lesser Redpolls (Andrew Verrall).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 3 Brambling, 87 Golden Plover, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, pair of Peregrine, 3 Rock Pipit, Water Rail, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Green Sandpiper, 270 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 16 Ringed Plover. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Dulwich Park: Pair of Shoveler on boating lake, a first here for me (Martin Stevens).
 * East India Dock Basin: 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull on Thames by O2, 113 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck (John Archer).
 * Epping: 2 Ravens over fields near Stonards Hill, seen on 3 occasions between 14:50 and 15:15 (Stuart Fisher)
 * Hillingdon, LWT Gutteridge Meadows: 1 Brambling (heard over), 2 Siskin (N), 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, Kestrel, Treecreeper (w/ tit flock) (P Beckenham)
 * London Wetland Centre: 1 Pintail, 50 Wigeon, Bittern, (website), 4 Waxwing – flew NW @ 07.25, 1 Shelduck, 10 Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 11 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 40 Blackbird, 12 Linnet SW. (R Kaye)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: White-fronted Goose, 140 Eurasian Wigeon, c70 Northern Shoveler, 12 Northern Pintail, 27 Common Pochard, ad Grey Heron killing and eating smaller grebe sp, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, 3 European Golden Plover, 38 Common Snipe, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Eurasian Curlew, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, Rock/Water Pipit heard, male European Stonechat, 6 Redwings over, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Brambling (centre feeders), Lesser Redpoll (Dominic Mitchell et al via @birdingetc)
 * Rectory Farm (Enfield): 1 fem/imm Black Redstart, feeding on roofs, 11:16 - 11:25 hrs, at least (Robert Callf).
 * Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: Grey Wagtail, Kestrel, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, Grey Heron, 4 Jays, several Long-tailed Tit, Great Crested Grebe (Alan Hobson).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 1♀ Firecrest with Long-tailed Tit flock in Cricket Pen, area 31 then flew towards St John's Lodge garden, area 30 at 10:35 (fide birdman_euston).
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Brambling NW, male Firecrest, 10+ Goldcrest, 1 Redwing east, 12 Lesser Repoll, c5 Siskin over, 6+ Chaffinch (Stuart Fisher)
 * South Norwood Lake: 12 Fieldfare SW, 1 Chiffchaff, group of c50 Goldfinch, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
 * Staines Moor: 104 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 15 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush S. 1m Stonechat, 2 Goldcrest, 1-2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Redpoll sp. (mainly N), 20 Linnet, 1 Skylark S and 5 Meadow Pipit. (Lee Dingain)
 * Stanwell Moor: 1-2 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redpoll over, 3-4 Reed Bunting, 1f Wigeon and 4m Teal. (Lee Dingain)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs (Lockwood): Peregrine, Kestrel, 2 Green Sandpipers, 11+ Little Egrets, Great BlackBacked Gull, 7 Meadow Pipits, 8 Teal, 5 Goldfinches (Lol Bodini).
 * Wandsworth Common Station: Redpoll heard over at 7am (Neil Anderson)
 * Wanstead Flats: Brambling, 3 Bullfinch, 20+ Chaffinch, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 30 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Snipe, 3 Chiffchaff, 10+ Goldcrest, 2 Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, 16 Shoverler, f Teal, 4 Gadwall, 4 Skylark, Grey Heron, Kestrel (Tony Brown/Nick Croft/Adam visiting American birder).
 * Wanstead Park: 40+ Gadwall, 37 Tufted Duck, 10+ Shoveler, 15 Pochard, Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush (Nick Croft).

Thursday 8th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Firecrests, vocal and visible, in with Long-tailed Tit flock between platforms 2 and 3 by Wood Green Res, between 07.50 and 08.00 at least; plus pair Shoveler (David Callahan). Lesser Redpoll, Siskin Conservation Pond, Green Sandpiper Tunnel Reservoir by right hand side of tunel at 10:15 (Gareth Richards). Snipe, tunnel end of reservoir 12.30 (Mike Benyon). 2 Snipe Tunnel Res mud 4-430pm at least but no sign of Firecrests 1525-1630 (Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.45-09.45: all W: 45 Redwing, 19 Fieldfare, 79 Chaffinch, M.Pipit (Andrew Verrall).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, male Brambling, 42 Golden Plover, 2 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Green Sandpiper, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Cetti's Warbler, male Stonechat, 3 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit., 200 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dulwich & Sydenham Hill Wood: 6 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Nuthatch, c27 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Coal Tit, c18 Goldcrest, 5 Nuthatch, 1m & 1f Sparrowhawk (Martin Stevens).
 * Ewell (Hogsmill Open Space): 2 Lesser Redpoll loosely associating with small Goldfinch flock and feeding in alders, 2 Nuthatch, Kingfisher, 6 Goldcrest including a female/juvenile which appeared to be sporting a ring on the right leg (Neil Batten).
 * Hendon - Peel Centre - Peregrine (f) present on tower block almost all day. kw


 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 29 Fieldfare W+NW (website).
 * M1 (NE of junction with M25 at TL 115 039): Red Kite (Clive Herbert)
 * M25 (E of junction 22 at TL 198 033): Red Kite (Clive Herbert)
 * Pinner: Starling with ring on leg on lawn (Richard Francis).
 * Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: 2-3 Lesser Redpolls, Snipe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, 2 Jays, several Long-tailed Tits, Great Crested Grebe (Alan Hobson).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: grounded migrants/winter residents - 1♂ Firecrest (wildlife pen in Avenue Gardens behind shelter, area 12 at 11:15 - could be the bird first seen on 11 October), 1 Fieldfare (feeding on slope below Primrose Hill lookout for second day), 1♀ Wigeon (off Heron Island, area 8), 23 Shoveler (more than double yesterday's number), 1 Chiffchaff (area 36 for third time in a week), 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll (birdman_euston).
 * Sidcup: 2 Waxwings flew S over York Avenue at 7.20am (Ian Stewart per JA).
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: 3 Firecrest (2 in Court and 1 on Flats), female Bullfinch, 3 Fieldfare over, Song Thrush, 11 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin north, 2 Lesser Redpoll West, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Shoveler (Stuart Fisher)
 * Thames Road Wetland: 2, possibly 3, different Water Rail heard, 10 Long-tailed Tit (Chris Rose).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Siskin SW 0815 calling, also 6+ Goldcrests (Bob Watts).
 * Wanstead Flats: Ring Ouzel (TH/NC) very elusive - first in brooms, later in Long Wood, Brambling (SSSI - Jonathan Lethbridge), Long Wood area: 80 + Fieldfare in 1 flock going west, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, 20 + Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, Reed Bunting, f Blackcap, 7 Goldcrest, 10 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Skylark, 6 Shoveler north, Grey Heron north, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Skylark (Tim Harris/Nick Croft)
 * Whitewebbs Wood, N Enfield: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, feeding in Field Maples, along Cuffley Brook (near rope swing & sawn up Sycamore), c150 yrds downstream from Flash Lane (EN2) Aqueduct, 11:54 and 15:10 - 15:26 hrs - not heard calling, hovered once, gleaning insects from underside of leaves, also 1 Common Crossbill, flew N, calling, 13:10 hrs (Robert Callf & Bob Husband).

Wednesday 7th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Viz mig quiet 0700-0720: 4 Redwing west, 2 Song Thrush, also pair Shoveler still Wood Green Res (Bob Watts); 1 Green Sandpiper by the tunnel entrance at 7.40 a.m. (James Palmer).
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.45-09.45: 3 Skylark, 98 Fieldfare, 21 Redwing, 168 Starling, 58 Woodpigeon, 14 Stock Dove, 74 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, + Lapwing S, Green Sandpiper W (Andrew Verrall).
 * Bushy Park: Common Buzzard, 5 Teal, 34 Meadow Pipits, 275 Fieldfares, 240 Redwings, 10 Goldcrests (in bracken), 2 Mealy Redpolls, 16 Lesser Redpoll, 18 Siskins, www.regentsparkbirds.blogspot.com (Tony Duckett)
 * Canons Farm: Red Kite & adult Great Black-backed Gull (Roy Weller per David Campbell).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 6 Brambling, 92 Golden Plover, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Green Sandpiper, 3 Rock Pipit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 130 Fieldfare, 34 Redwing, Black-tailed Godwit. (Kev Jarvis).
 * East Wickham Open Space (Bexley): 22 Fieldfare west 8.30am (Gus Wilson)
 * Erith Cemetery (east): c25 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 (probably more) Coal Tit, 3 Mistle Thrush, 11 Ring-necked Parakeet (over). (ChrisRose)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: 2 Firecrest, 7+ Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Bullfinch over, 24 Fieldfare NW, 18 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 10 Siskin West or NW, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Shoveler, 2 Stock Dove (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Bearded Tit on marsh; 3 Goldeneye N; 1 juv Marsh Harrier NW; 2 Peregrine attacking migrating woodpigeons; 1 2nd winter Caspian Gull; 2 Yellow-legged Gull; 4 Mandarin; 111 Redwing NW-W; 108 Fieldfare NW; 5 Chiffchaff; 2 Stonechat; 3 Brambling NW; 16 Crossbill SW-NW. (R. Kaye)
 * Paddington Green (early a.m.): 2 Egyptian Goose over, Peregrine Falcon, 2-3 Redwing, Goldcrest (D. McKenzie).
 * River Pool, Catford SE6: m Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 4 Fieldfares, 20 Long-tailed Tits (Terry Wilson).
 * SE13: 30+ Fieldfare west 9.00 (Conrad Ellam)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: c15 Common Gull, 13 Shoveler, 2 Redwing. (TeRNS)
 * Stoneleigh (Chadacre Road) 08.35 - 09.05 - 9 Fieldfare SW, 59 Herring/Lesser Black-backed Gull ENE (Neil Batten).
 * Totteridge Valley: c50 Fieldfare N + 5 grounded: 6 Redwing N + 2 grounded: 3 Skylark over: 3 Meadow Pipit: c20 Siskin: 4 Bullfinch: Kestrel: Sparrowhawk: 5 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 1 Firecrest, calling and feeding in Rhododendrons, Moat Wood; 3 Goldcrest, together, here also; 2(m&f) Shoveler, Lower Lake (Robert Callf & Bob Husband).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: 5+ Ring-necked Parakeets (Bob Watts).
 * Vicarage Farm (Enfield): 1 Woodcock, flushed, Sidhil's Field - first of the autumn; 2(m&f) Bullfinch (Robert Callf).
 * Wanstead Flats: 125 Fieldfare west, 8 Redwing, Chiffchaff (SSSI) and another unidentified phyllosc with prominent supercilium east end of Long Wood, giving only the briefest of head views, 4 Goldcrest, 32 + Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting, 14 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 7 Skylark, 17 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, Stock Dove, Kesetrel, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Viz-mig 07.00-09.00: mainly west and north: 1 Brambling over calling (species 93 for the year), f Bullfinch, 1 Redpoll sp, 1 Siskin, 2 Skylark, 1 Linnet, 73 Chaffinch, 266 Fieldfare (incl flock of 22 in grassland), 72 Redwing, 370 Starling, 76 Woodpigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 7 Meadow Pipit into grassland from east. Also m Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting, c30 Goldfinch, 14 Greenfinch, 2 Pied Wagtail, Sparrowhawk (Rob Ayers).

Tuesday 6th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Viz mig 0655-0725: Brambling (heard), 90 Woodpigeon west, 25 Redwing west, 24 Fieldfare north and west, Lesser Redpoll, pair Shoveler Wood Green Res (Bob Watts), 2 Snipe along west side Wood Green Res from platform 1, also 165 Fieldfare north (Dave Callahan); at least 200 Fieldfare and dozens of Redwing north later in the morning (DC, Dominic Mitchell, Ian Lycett).
 * Blackheath: Waxwing 1 flew east calling low over Blackheath village towards the (berry-rich) Cator Estate, 15h00 (James Lowen)
 * Brent Reservoir: viz-mig 06.30-10.00: 2 Brambling, 1,107 Woodpigeon, 622 Fieldfare, 207 Redwing & 267 Starling, Skylark, 70 Chaffinch, 4 Siskin, 7 Lesser Redpoll & 7 Jackdaw (Brent Birders)
 * Bushy Park: 1 Goosander, 14 Gadwall, 5 Teal, Kingfisher, 220 Woodpigeons, 400+ Starlings, 4 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipits, pr Stonechats, 28 Fleldfares, 75 Redwings, Hawfinch 9.10am, 4 Bramblings, 12 Lesser Redpolls, 8 Siskins (Tony Duckett)
 * Connaught Water, Epping Forest: 1 female Hooded Merganser, presumably an escape (photos here), 1 male Northern Pintail (also of dubious origin), 12 Mandarin Ducks, 18 Teal (Tony Brown). worth noting that hooded merg in sussex today also, worth keeping an eye on any further records. However, there has been a female of this species at Copped Hall and this site over several recent years. Yes there was a pair - I saw them some years ago - both ringed!! (Richard Stamford).
 * Crayford Marshes: female Bearded Tit along the creek; Spotted Redshank near the Yacht Club; dark-bellied Brent Goose on the Thames; 2 Brambling, 54 Golden Plover, Little Owl, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Rock Pipit, Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 250 Fieldfare, 45 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler. (Kev Jarvis).
 * East Wickham Open Space (Bexley): single flock of 35 Fieldfare west over allotments and 1 Redwing along the allotment fence on Camdale Road 8:45am (Gus Wilson)
 * Greenwich Park: 7-11 am: Brambling heard plus 1 probable over later, 5 Siskins, 2 Redpolls, 21+ Skylarks mostly N, 300+ Woodpigeon S, 475+ Starlings W, 800+ Fieldfares W-NW, 240+ Redwings W-NW, 4 Stock Dove S, 1 Blackbird migrant W/NW, 1 Snipe @ 08:35 (rare here), steady finch passage (Joe Beale) 1 Hawfinch W @09:45 with other finches, Kestrel over, Meadow Pipit heard @09:45 (Conrad Ellam and Joe Beale)
 * Hampstead Heath: Vizmig to 9 am. c300 Fieldfares,c 40 Redwings,c100 Woodpigeons, 20+ Chaffinches, mixed c50 Goldfinches and Siskins in alders. (Greengrandad)
 * London Wetland Centre: 12-14 Waxwing (photo) by Dulverton Hide, then flew W, 1 Bittern (LWC website), 1 Red-throated Pipit NW at 8:20 am, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Swallow W, 260 Redwing W-NW, 1020 Fieldfare W-NW, 630 Starling W, 28 Skylark W, 6 Chiffchaff, 120 Chaffinch W-NW, 1 Brambling NW (R Kaye)
 * Pinner, (East Towers): Tawny Owl (male) hooting away at 05:40 (Jon Ridge).
 * Poplar Dock: Lesser Whitethroat with tit flock at 10am (RBA).
 * Richmond Park: 138 Gadwall, 86 Wigeon, 28 Tufted Ducks, 18 Pochards, 16 Red-crested Pochards, 1 Shelduck, 65 Mallards (Tony Duckett).
 * Snaresbrook Crown Court: Firecrest in ivy-covered trees, 1 Skylark NW, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, 7 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Shoveler (Stuart Fisher)
 * South Norwood CP: Kestrel (m) eating small rodent prey, Skylark, Siskin, Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, approx 60 Fieldfare (appeared to have been feeding in adjacent cemetery) and 12 Redwing (Steven Robinson).
 * Stoneleigh (Chadacre Road): 08.30 to 09.05 - 81 Redwing and 3 Fieldfare west, 4 Stock Dove, 14 Herring Gull ENE, Siskin heard (Neil Batten).
 * Southfields, Wandsworth: Marsh Tit on feeder in garden (photo). Regular daily visitor for last 2 - 3 weeks (Guy Bradley)
 * Tooting Bec Common (north end, 2.20 - 3.00pm): 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, c 45 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Jay (Nick Granger-Taylor).
 * Trent Park: 1 male Firecrest, feeding and calling, in Rhododendrons, with at least one Goldcrest, edge of Moat Wood, 13:38 - 13:45 hrs; 3(2m,1f) Shoveler, Lower Lake (Robert Callf).
 * Tyttenhanger GP: (Willows Farm) probable Merlin - based on very small size, blue/grey colour, characteristic low fast flight and wing shape. (Steve Blake). male Sparrowhawk maybe? (Nigel Sluman)
 * Wanstead Flats: 650+ Fieldfare (west and north west), 53 Redwing, 400+ Starling (west), 450+ Woodpigeon (south), 60+ Chaffinch, 6 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting, 4 Lapwing, 10 Goldcrest, 4 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 2 f Pochard, f Teal, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 8+ Skylark (north), 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail (Nick Croft).
 * Wanstead Park: 30 Fieldfare, Redwing, 10+ Shoveler, 40+ Pochard, 40+ Gadwall, 50+ Tufted Duck, Kingfisher, Heron, 2 Mistle Thrush, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin (Nick Croft).

Monday 5th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: c80 Woodpigeon SW 0655-0720, also pair Shoveler still Wood Green Res (Bob Watts).
 * Beddington SF: Water Pipit (Birdguides).
 * Bentley Priory: Meadow Pipit over, pr Kestrel, 4 Fieldfare, numerous Redwing (Richard Francis)
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.30-09.30: Rook SE, 2 Jackdaw, 870+ Woodpigeon S, 122 Starling, 55 Chaffinch, 9 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 4 Lesser Redpolls (Andrew Verrall); 1m,1f Wigeon (plus Grey Heron on roof of Heron Hide) (Andrew Haynes).
 * Bushy Park: 5 Teal, pr Shovelers, 6 Gadwall, Water Rail, 6 Meadow Pipits, 2 Fieldfares, 11 Redwings, 17 Lesser Redpolls, 6 Siskins (Tony Duckett).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam).
 * Canons Farm: Brambling (website).
 * Cowley, Uxbridge: At least 3 Blackcaps (2 males) in my garden today, present now for about a week, the earliest winter records in my 28 years at this house, in which time birds have been seen every winter. (Roger Morton)
 * Crayford Marshes: drake Red-breasted Merganser drifting down the Thames at 08:12; Spotted Redshank feeding on the Thames foreshore near the yacht club; juvenile Marsh Harrier, 3 Brambling, 72 Golden Plover, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Little Owl, 3 Rock Pipit, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Croxley Moor: 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Little Egret, 2 Reed Bunting, 2+ Fieldfare, 3+ Redwing, 1 Blackcap (James Palmer)
 * Greenwich Park: 1 Redwing feeding on Holly Berries, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, not much else though the removal of the olympic grandstands at the northern end of the park has created some muddy puddles which are attracting a few Herring Gulls (Conrad Ellam)
 * River Pool, Catford SE6: Heron, Grey Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, 2 Great Spotted woodpecker, 4 Redwings flying over (Terry Wilson).
 * Ladywell Cemetery SE4 : I observed a Ring-necked Parakeet eating what appeared to be the pith from the inside of a plant stalk, it was perched in a chestmut tree, holding the approx 600mm long stalk in one foot and ripping it open with its bill and eating the center, could it be insects within the stalk? I have seen them eating fruit and tree buds, but never anything like this. Phil Laurie
 * Little Britain Lake: Peregrine on pylon eating a pigeon, Shoveler.(Sue Giddens).
 * London Wetland Centre: Pintail, 39 Wigeon, male Stonechat (website).
 * Regent's Park: 1 Hawfinch over low S 15:35 (fide Tony Duckett).
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: 2 Firecrest (Court), 1 Bullfinch south (heard), 1 Fieldfare over, 6 Shoveler (Eagle Pond), 1 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Pied Wagtails, 7 Goldcrest (Stuart Fisher)
 * Staines Moor: Very quiet - 1 Common Buzzard W, 2 Stonechat, 3 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 3 Reed Bunting, 9 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, c80 Starling (Lee Dingain)
 * Stoneleigh (Chadacre Road): 1 Fieldfare nw, 21 Herring Gull ene - 08.40 to 09.05 (Neil Batten)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: c30 Starlings N 1225 (Bob Watts).
 * Trent Park: c10 Common Scoter, reported to have flown off from Lower Lake - new for site if considered acceptable (Robin White per RMC).
 * Tyttenhanger GP: Red Kite, 2 Green Sandpipers, 50+ Siskin (Herts website).
 * Valentines Park: 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Long-tailed Tits. (B Miller)
 * Wanstead Flats: 25 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 6 Pied Wagtail (incl. 2 possible Alba types), Grey Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 7 Skylark, 10 + Lesser Redpoll, 20 + Chaffinch, 3 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting, 6 Shoveler, f Teal, 10 Gadwall, m Pochard, Stock Dove (Jonathan Lethbridge/Bob Vaughan/Nick Croft)

Sunday 4th November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Shoveler Wood Green Res but no sign of yesterday's Green Sandpiper by 1245 (Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: 1 Lapwing & 2 Ruddy Ducks (Andrew Self).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher, Song Thrush, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam).
 * Greenwich Park: 20+ Redwing east, 1 Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam).
 * Hampstead Heath: m & f Wigeon, Highgate1 Pond (Frank Nugent). Also 17 Gadwall: pretty high for so early in the winter (Sash Tusa).
 * London Wetland Centre: 1 Bittern (sheltered lagoon 1445hrs), 11 Redpoll, 9 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing (WWT).
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir LNR: 2 Goldcrests, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Great Crested Grebe (Rich Petley).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB (strong winds and heavy showers pm): 2 Water Pipits and 1+ Rock Pipit on Purfleet Scrape, 20+ Golden Plovers, female Marsh Harrier and large juv Peregrine unsuccessfully trying to spook the ducks on Wennington Marsh, 2 flocks each of about 30 Black-tailed Godwits and a flock of 15 Dunlins dropped onto Wennington at high tide, Lapwings, Teal etc in good numbers (Ian & Hugh Bradshaw)
 * Thorney CP: Jay, 2 Goldcrests, Green Woodpecker, Reed Bunting, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Chaffinch, 15+ Siskins, Blackcap(m), Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Common Gulls, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Sue Giddens).
 * Totteridge Valley: (heavy rain) 2 Siskin, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, 6 Chaffinch, 14 Canada Geese, 36 Mallard, 3 Mandarin Duck, c40 Rook, c55 Jackdaw, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Goldcrest, Pheasant, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 18 Common Gull (Rob Ayers). (40 Rooks is a good number for this site. Please also make a count of Carrion Crows. Bob Husband).
 * Wanstead Flats: 10 Gadwall, 10+ Shoveler, f Teal, 2f Pochard, Tufted Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Siskin, 2 Chaffinch, Goldcrest (Nick Croft).

Saturday 3rd November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Green Sandpiper on muddy banks of New River adjacent to filter beds (drained state of res and river has produced best wader conditions for years), Snipe feeding along NW corner of Wood Green Res, 3 Little Grebes, 3 Shoveler inc 2 adult drakes, pair of Egyptian Geese over, 10 Fieldfare, c40 Woodpigeons SW or SE 0700-0800 but viz mig very poor, also 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Lesser Redpoll, c20 Goldfinch in area, 1 each of Song Thrush and Blackbird on passage (Andrew Gardener and Bob Watts).
 * Bexley Station: House Martin over at 0945 (RBA).
 * Blackheath: male Reed Bunting south (James Lowen)
 * Brent Reservoir: Brambling, Swallow & 206 Woodpigeons over, also 6 Wigeon (Brent Birders)
 * Broomfield Park, N13: 1 Common Gull (personal site tick) and 2 Egyptian Geese on boating lake. Usual small flock of wintering Shovelers present on ornamental ponds. (Katy McGilvray)
 * Bushy Park : 1 Stonechat (Ian R Watson)
 * Greenwich Park: Very quiet but 2 Siskins S, 1 Linnet, 3+ Redpolls heard/ one W, 1 migrant Song Thrush W, 1 Fieldfare W (and another heard), Redwing/s heard, 2 Meadow Pipits S, c16 Woodpigeon S. Plenty of Goldcrests around still. (Joe Beale).
 * Greenwich Peninsula: Chiffchaff, f Sparrowhawk, Redpoll/s heard over (Joe Beale).
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Buzzard N over Cohens Field at 11:00 and again at 12:00; 3 Swallow W, 3 Redpoll, c. 25 Siskin, Fieldfare, 2 Meadow Pipit, 17 Gadwall, f Wigeon still, Highgate 1 Pond (Frank Nugent).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 8 Yellowhammer, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Swallow, 37 Fieldfare, 2 Siskin, Sand Martin, 2 Golden Plover, Rook and 20 Lesser Redpoll(Dave Morrison)
 * Leyton Oliver Road/Orient Way: Brambling north, 22 Chaffinch, Siskin, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 13 Linnet, 32 Pied Wagtails, 2 Egyptian Geese over, 10 Stock Dove over, 210 Woodpigeon, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Goldcrest (S Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Jack Snipe, 14 C.Snipe, 2 Brambling (E), 4 Skylark(NW/W), 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 33 Redwing, 17 Fieldfare, 9 Cetti's Warbler (website).
 * Richmond Park: f Shelduck, 72 Wigeon, 92 Gadwall, min 15 Red-crested Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 4 Meadow Pipits, 2pr Stonechats, 3 Siskins (Neil Anderson)
 * Rye Meads: Great Grey Shrike on wires by toll road though elusive (RBA).
 * Stocker's Lake: 7 Goldeneye, including 1 male; 2 male Red-crested Pochard Bury Lake (herts website).
 * Woodlands Farm: Female Brambling by dipping pond, 30+ Lesser Redpoll feeding on Willowherb, male Bullfinch in hedge on the way to Clothworkers Wood (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)
 * Woodside Park: male Blackcap in Westbury Road gardens (Ian Ellis).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Fem Goshawk flew low SSW over Scrubs at 07.15, scattering pigeons and crows over prison. (Small buzzard sized bird, slow powerful wing-beats on broad rounded wings). Also 1 Lesser Redpoll briefly on embankment, 1 Fieldfare in grassland, c24 Meadow Pipit incl arrival of flock of 12, 2 Siskin W, 224 Woodpigeon SW, 1 Collared Dove W, 4 Jackdaw, 23 Chaffinch W, fem Reed Bunting, fem Kestrel, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail, c40 nervous Blackbirds, 5 Common Gull and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls with Black-headed Gulls on pitches. (Rob Ayers)

Friday 2nd November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Viz mig 0700-0725 - 140 Starling NW, 12 Woodpigeon mostly SE, 9 Chaffinch, Fieldfare north, Blackbird (Bob Watts).
 * Bankside SE1: 1 Song Thrush in garden near Tate birches 1325 then flew across river, 3 Common Gull with Black-headed Gulls, 1 Peregrine on Tate Modern tower facing east. (P Beckenham/D Greenwood)
 * Barnehurst: Grey Heron very low over Windermere Rd near junction with Erith Rd, being mobbed by 14 Ring-necked Parakeets. (Chris Rose).
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.45-08.45: 67 Starling W, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 29 Woodpigeon, 8 Stock Dove, 30 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll (Andrew Verrall).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank on the Thames foreshore near the Erith Yacht Club a.m; 3 Rock Pipit, Golden Plover, Greenshank, 2 Peregrine, Little Owl, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 82 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing, 5 Goldcrest. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: m Sparrowhawk, 2 Redwing, Green Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker (Charlie Farrell)
 * Paddington Green: 2 Peregrine Falcon a.m., 1 of which killed a Feral Pigeon over the Edgware Road (D. McKenzie).
 * Regent's Park: 10 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Jackdaw (fide Tony Duckett).
 * Sidcup: Swallow W over York Avenue at 13:45 (Ian Stewart per JA).
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Imm/fem Ring Ouzel flew east early am, 2 Firecrest, 10 Goldcrest, 6 Siskin west, Lesser Redpoll, Song Thrush (Stuart Fisher)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, House Sparrow, 2 Lesser Redpoll (Conrad Ellam)
 * Trent Park: 1 Firecrest, calling and associating with a Goldcrest in Rhododendrons, South edge of Moat Wood, 12:50 - 13:00 hrs; 6(4m,2f) Shoveler, Lower Lake (Robert Callf & Robin White).

Thursday 1st November 2012

 * Alexandra Park: Lesser Redpoll, Redwing, Blackbird 7am (Bob Watts). Grey Heron perched with gulls on rail beside island on boating lake, 14.00 (Naomi Stadlen).
 * Brent Reservoir: Viz-mig 06.45-08.45 after rain: 26 Redwing, 39 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin, Lesser Redpoll (Andrew Verrall).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank on the Thames foreshore near the Erith Yacht Club, 97 Golden Plover, 4 Rock Pipit, 4 Curlew, Lesser Redpoll, Greenshank, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 200 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis). updates @Kevjarvis76
 * Liverpool Street station: dead Woodcock at the Broadgate Circle entrance to the station this morning (Ian Woodward). Any such find is sad, but are you sure it wasn't dropped by some country banker on the way home from Leadenhall market! :) Likely a full-moon migrant from the Continent that came to grief through a lethal combination of City lights and a plate-glass window (birdman_euston).
 * London Wetland Centre: Mandarin, 35 Redwing W+NW, 28 Redpoll and 13 Siskin wildside, 27 Fieldfare NW, 13 Snipe (website).
 * Mudchute: 5+ Monk Parakeets, Chiffchaff (John Archer).
 * Northwood: 2 Buzzard (probably over Haste Hill Golf course or Cemetery - seen from Northwood School) (Tony Kennelly).
 * Thurrock (M25): Probable Hen Harrier over field margin adjacent to M25 N bound btw J29 and 30, 1125 (Peter Beckenham)
 * Thorney CP: 2 Greenfinch, Song Thrush, 2 Jays, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Little Grebe, Common Gull, Stock Dove over, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Blackcaps 1m 1f, 15+ Pochards, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff.(Sue Giddens).
 * Totteridge Valley: 3 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rook, Sparrowhawk (John Colmans).

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