NewsMar2004

Mar 31 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, also Red-breasted Merganser (Birdguides) Red Kite, 4 over Croxley Green at 12.45 (Birdguides) Garganey, pair at Walthamstow Res, on No. 1 Res (George Sawtell) Black-necked Grebe, 4 at Staines Res, south basin, also 2 White Wagtails (Oliver Metcalf) Black-tailed Godwit at Staines Moor, also LRP, 2 Ringed Plovers & Little Egret (Oliver Metcalf) Avocet at Amwell GP (Birdguides) Water Pipit, 2 at Beddington SF, also LRP (Johnny Allan)

Mar 30 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Garganey, pair at Walthamstow Res, on No. 1 Res, also Common Sand (Chris & Pete Langsdon) Black-tailed Godwit at Dagenham Chase, on The Slack (Birdguides) Wheatear at Regent's Park, also 2 Bramblings (Tony Duckett) Little Egret at Morden Hall Park (Malcolm Riddler) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at Staines Res, also Common Scoter (Oliver Metcalf) Red-breasted Merganser over King George V Res, also Wheatear (Martin Shepherd)

Mar 29 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Common Scoter, 12 at Staines Res, also 4 Black-necked Grebes, 2 LRPs & 3 Oystercatchers (Ken Purdey, Tony Sweetland) Black-necked Grebe, 22 at William Girling Res, also 7 Red-breasted Mergansers (Phil Vines) Wheatear at Richmond Park (Hugh Bradshaw) Little Egret at Staines Moor, also Green Sand & 4 LRps (Tony Sweetland) Wheatear, 6 at Regent's Park (Tony Duckett) Wheatear, 3 at Walthamstow Res, also 2 Yellow Wagtails (George Sawtell)

Mar 28 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe at Brent Res (Ian Ellis) Water Pipit, 4 at Rainham Marsh, by stone barges (Birdguides) Wheatear, 4 at King George VI Res, on embankment from Staines Moor, also Brambling (Birdguides) Water Pipit at Stanwell Moor, also 4 LRPs, Little Egret, 4 Wheatear & Green Sand (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe, 2 at Staines Res, south basin (Birdguides) Avocet, 2 at Barnes WWT, also Jack Snipe, Water Pipit & Willow Warbler (Birdguides) Long-tailed Duck at Walton Res, also Oystercatcher (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Garganey, pair at Walthamstow Res, No. 2, also 2 Wheatear & 2+ Sand Martins (Birdguides) Little Ringed Plover, 3 at Lee Valley, on Ponders End Lake (Birdguides) Little Gull at Beddington SF, also 10 Wheatears & Little Egret (Johnny Allan) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP at north end of village pit by railway station - (Birdguides) Swallow, 3 at Sevenoaks WR, also 30 Sand Martin, 2 LRPs & 2 Green Sands (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at King George V Res (Phil Vines)

Mar 27 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake, also Green Sand (Birdguides) Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 over Brent Res at 08.20 (Andrew Self) Garganey, 2 drakes at Lee Valley, on Ponders End Lake at 10.30 (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP at north end of village pit by railway station - (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at Staines Res, south basin (Roger & Liz Ackroyd) Little Egret, 4 at Rainham Marsh, also 4 Wheatears (Birdguides) Wheatear at Walthamstow Marsh (per David Darrell-Lambert) Wheatear at Bedfont Lakes CP (Adam Cheeseman)

Mar 26 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at Staines Res, south basin (Birdguides) Wheatear at Richmond Park, also Fieldfare (Hugh Bradshaw) Little Gull at Bury Lake, Rickmansworth (Paul Lewis)

Mar 25 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP at north end of village pit by railway station (Roger Dewey) Mealy Redpoll, 3 at Cassiobury Park by bridge to fishing lake off Gade Avenue, also 2 Little Egrets & Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Andrew Self) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, south basin (Birdguides) Little Egret at Oxted just east of Grasshopper Pub (Birdguides) Jack Snipe, 2 at Barnes WWT, also Wheatears & 3 White Wagtails (Birdguides)

Mar 24 Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP at north end of village pit by railway station - (Ken Purdey) Swallow at Sevenoaks WR, also 3 Sand Martins, LRP & Green Sand (Birdguides) Pintail at Stanwell Moor, also 7 LRPs, Green Sand & Redshank (Paul Lewis) Little Ringed Plover, 2 at Dagenham Chase NR on Crowfoot Marsh (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, south basin (Ken Purdey)

Mar 23 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake see photos (Birdguides) Wheatear, 3 at Barking Bay, also 2 Black-tailed Godwits & Ruddy Shelduck (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, south basin (Ken Purdey) Common Buzzard over Bedfont Lakes CP (Adam Cheeseman)

Mar 22 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP by station car park - see photo (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, south basin, also 2 Sand Martins, Water Pipit & LRP (Ken Purdey) Water Pipit, 6 at Barnes WWT, also 2 Wheatears, 3 White Wagtails, 5 LRPs & 2 Jack Snipe (Birdguides) Little Egret at Stanwell Moor, also 7 LRPs, Wheatear & Green Sand (Jim Sweetland) Little Egret at River Colne, S. Harefield (Roger Dewey)

Mar 21 Iceland Gull, 1st winter at Amwell GP at 11.00 (Birdguides) Mealy Redpoll, 2+ at Cassiobury Park by bridge to fishing lake off Gade Avenue, also Little Egret (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP (Andrew Moon) Black-necked Grebe at Walthamstow Res, also 2 Wheatears & Water Pipit (Chris & Pete Langsdon) Little Ringed Plover, 4 at Belhus Woods CP on lake nearest road (Birdguides) Black Redstart at Staines Res, western end of causeway (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides)

Mar 20 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Common Scoter, drake at Brent Res, flew in at 15.20 (Andrew Self) Little Egret at Sevenoaks WR, also 3 LRPs & 2 Green Sands (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper at Tyttenhanger GP, also 2 LRPs (Birdguides) Water Pipit, 2 at Beddington SF, also Wheatear (Johnny Allan) Little Egret at Morden Hall Park, also Yellow-legged Gull (Malcolm Riddler)

Mar 19 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Little Ringed Plover at Barnes WWT (Birdguides)

Mar 18 Black-necked Grebe at Walthamstow Res, on Lockwood Res, also 3 Sand Martins (Birdguides) Firecrest at Sevenoaks WR, also 2 LRPs, 2 Green Sands & Sand Martin (Birdguides)

Mar 17 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Common Scoter, 2 at Walthamstow Res, on Lockwood Res, also Black-necked Grebe & 15 Sand Martins (Birdguides) Firecrest at Sevenoaks WR, also 2 LRPs & 2 Green Sands (Birdguides) Greenshank at Tyttenhanger GP, also 2 LRPs & Green Sand (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 2 Water Pipits (Dave Morris) Sand Martin at King George V Res, also 9 Chiffchaffs in area (Martin Shepherd) Long-tailed Duck at Island Barn Res (Steve Spooner) Water Pipit, 2 at Beddington SF, also LRP & Sand Martin (Johnny Allan)

Mar 16 Iceland Gull, 1st year at Nazeing GP roost, also Yellow-legged Gull (Adam Wilson) Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Sand Martin at Highbury at 12.00 (Birdguides) Wheatear at King George V Res at 08.05 (Birdguides) Little Gull at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan)

Mar 14 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Kittiwake, adult at Brent Res at 10.00 (Andrew Self) Bittern at Barnes WWT, also LRP, Jack Snipe & 3 Stonechat (Birdguides, Martin Honey) Bittern at Lee Valley, Bittern Watchpoint, also 2 LRPs & possible Stone Curlew reported from goose field (Chris & Pete Langsdon) Water Pipit at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Black Redstart at Staines Res, eastern end (Birdguides) Mealy Redpoll, 2 at Cassiobury Park, on Gade Avenue next to railway bridge, also Little Egret on watercress beds (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP on village pit (Birdguides)

Mar 13 Smew, 2 at Thorpe Park on Manor Lake (Birdguides) Little Egret at Staines Moor, also Green Sand & White Wagtail (Birdguides) Bittern at Barnes WWT (Birdguides) Smew, 2 at Belhus Woods CP, also Little Ringed Ploiver (Birdguides) Jack Snipe at Horsenden Hill, also Little Owl (Andy Culshaw) Mediterranean Gull at Springfield Park (John Barbour) Water Pipit, 2 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Little Egret at Morden Hall Park (Birdguides) Garganey at Connaught Water (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP on station pit, also 3 Smew & 6 Goosander (Birdguides) Kittiwake at Dartford Marsh, also Common Scoter & Little Egret (Birdguides)

Mar 12 Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res south basin (Ken Purdey) Mediterranean Gull, 2 adults at Beddington SF, also 2 Water Pipits (Johnny Allan)

Mar 10 Mealy Redpoll at Cassiobury Park, in reeds by gate to private fishing lake, also Little Egret (Birdguides) Tree Sparrow, 30+ at Tyttenhanger GP at northern edge of farm (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Wraysbury GP on village pit (Birdguides)

Mar 9 Bittern at Barnes WWT, also 7 Stonechat, 2 Water Pipits, White Wagtail & Jack Snipe (Birdguides) Garganey, 2 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Mealy Redpoll, 5 at private garden near Crystal Palace (Nigel Harris)

Mar 8 Bewick's Swan, 4 over Rainham Marsh at 07.10 (Birdguides) Garganey at Connaught Water, also Smew (Birdguides) Water Pipit, 4 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan)

Mar 7 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908 (Birdguides) Glaucous Gull, 1st winter at Rainham Marsh (Birdguides) Common Buzzard over Wimbledon at 17.25 (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Garganey at Connaught Water, also Smew (Birdguides) Bittern at Barnes WWT (Birdguides) Firecrest, 3 ringed at Bedfont Lakes CP (Adam Cheeseman)

Mar 6 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP (Birdguides) Caspian Gull at Beddington SF, also 6 Water Pipits & 2 Little Egrets (Johnny Allan)

Mar 5 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP (Birdguides)

Mar 4 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, also Snow Bunting (Birdguides) Kittiwake at Tate Modern (Birdguides) Smew, 2 at Bedfont Lakes CP (Birdguides)

Mar 2 Bittern at Lee Valley, Bittern Watchpoint, also Smew (Birdguides)

Mar 1 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP (Birdguides)