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Monday 18th January 2016

 * Brookmill Park: Peregrine, Kingfisher, 20 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Bury Farm, Edgwarebury, Edgware, Middx. HA8: Great Grey Shrike reported 8.20 on Birdguides - assume access details as last Thursday - see below (Bob Husband). Bird present late morning in hedgerow as viewed from end of public section of Edgwarebury lane in field south of the last cottage on left. (Bird at TQ 186935). (John Edwards and Patty Briggs) Great Grey Shrike still present 14.00 around the flood defence mound also Red Kite, Buzzard, Siskin, 2 Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Crayford Marshes: 1st-w Caspian Gull, Water Pipit, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank, Little Owl, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, 43 Golden Plover, Rock Pipit. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Friday Lake: 3 Smew (all red-heads - 1 first-winter male and 2 females) (Simon Papps)
 * Millwall Inner Dock: Little Grebe (Sean Huggins)
 * Pinner Park Farm: Little Owl, Sparrowhawk, pair of Shoveler, Snipe, 116 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest & 2 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Pymmes Park, Edmonton: 4 Chiffchaff together in new wetland area - amazing! Thanks James Palmer for reporting them (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: male Scaup (No 4), Goldeneye, Common Sandpiper, 2 Egyptian Geese, Great Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Song Thrush, around a dozen Long-tailed Tits, 2 Gadwall, around half a dozen Little Grebes, 8 Ring-necked Parakeets (Alan Hobson).
 * Wanstead Flats: Common Snipe, Stonechat, 2 Redpoll, 3 Linnet, Reed Bunting, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Shoveler, Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Kestrel, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Stock Dove (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan/Peter Brinton)
 * Woodford Green: 3 Coal Tit on garden feeder (S Howey)

Sunday 17th January 2016

 * Barnet: Could I have seen a Gannet fly over this snowy morning? Either that or a white cormorant! (Geoff Crabtree) It's possible Geoff, Gannets ( and other seabirds) are recorded most years in small numbers. Was the body totally white though? sinensis race can show extensive white sometimes on head and neck making species look quite different when seen head on (Pete Mantle) Thanks, Pete. It certainly looked like a Gannet to me, and I ought to know having visited Bass Rock only last August. Yes, it appeared totally white whilst flying over. Geoff.
 * Battersea Park Lakes: Kingfisher, 4 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 9 Pochard, 17 Shoveler, 107 Gadwall, 56 Tufted Duck, 40 Mallard (Nick Rutter)
 * Beddington Farmlands: 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (yesterday), 3 Jack Snipe, 4 Water Pipit, 12 Redwing, 3-5 Tree Sparrow (Peter Alfrey, BFBG) pics
 * Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe & Redshank on mud from main hide (Andrew Self, Andrew Verrall, Roy Beddard)
 * Crayford Marshes: Little Owl, Spotted Redshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, Common Sandpiper, 71 Golden Plover, Rock Pipit, 350 Dunlin, 440 Lapwing. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Crews Hill: 80 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare separate from Redwing flock, Nuthatch (Jon Agar)
 * Crossness: 3 Caspian Gull 2 ads + 3rd winter, Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Stonechat (a pair), 1 Chiffchaff, 27 Wigeon, 60 Shoveler 1 Common Seal (John Archer)
 * Dartmouth Park (NW5): Little Egret flying over, towards Hampstead Heath (Tim Blackburn)
 * Ealing (W13): Male Blackcap in garden this morning (Bill Haines).
 * East India Dock Basin: 4 Shelduck, 10 Tufted, 1 Little Egret briefly, 1 Common Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler calling, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Goldcrests (Nick Senior)
 * Edgwarebury: Great Grey Shrike at Bury Farm (Andrew Self, Andrew Verrall, Roy Beddard)
 * Erith (off Corinthian Manorway):150 Black Tailed Godwit,150 Redshank,1 Curlew, 50 Dunlin,11 Teal (George Kalli) 8:00-9:00am
 * Greenwich Park: Redwings, Peregrine (stoop) (Joe Beale)
 * Hackney Marshes: 3+ Siskin at 11:00 in alders just across the canal from the marshes, along the bank next to the council depot (Alastair Dent)
 * Hampton Court, Home Park: 1 Kingfisher, 3 Lapwing (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * KGV Reservoir: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 drake Scaup, 2 (f) Smew, 1 (ad) Mediterranean Gull, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat (Neville Smith/Andrew Middleton).
 * Lamorbey Park: Pair Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, 3 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Peregrine, Kingfisher, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ Goldcrest, Jay, 8 Siskin (Ian Stewart)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 14 Redwing (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Osterley Park: Egyptian Goose, Goldcrest, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 17+ Jackdaw, Jay, Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 7+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Shoveler (Richard Woolley).
 * Pinner (HA5): 34 Fieldfare south-east, 2 Redwing, Kestrel, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail & 7 Goldfinch (Jon Ridge).
 * Putney (West) SW15; c65 Redwing in area of Daylesford Ave (J.Wilczur)
 * Pymmes Park: 2 Egyptian Goose (the first I have seen here), 4 Chiffchaff (in the new wetlands) (James Palmer)
 * Richmond Park: 44 Gadwall, 18 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, fem Goldeneye, Little Egret, juv male Peregrine, Buzzard, 2 Snipe, Jack Snipe, Kingfisher, c60 Redwing (J.Wilczur) 6 Woodcock (JW, S.Read) c40 Siskin (S Woolfenden)
 * Roehampton, SW15: c20 Redwing on Priory Lane (J.Wilczur)
 * Shandy Park Stepney E1: 12 Siskin with similar size flock of Goldfinch, 25 House Sparrows (Harry Harrison).
 * Southmere Lake: 3 Egyptian Goose, 9 Pochard, 35 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe (John Archer)
 * Stratford, Olympic Park: 2 Water Rail, 4 Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 5 Meadow Pipit, 18 Tufted Duck, 6+ Little Grebe, 9 Teal, 3 Gadwall (Stuart Fisher)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Female Blackcap in garden, Peregrine, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Country Park: Woodcock giving stunning views, Water Rail, Little Grebe (Roy Weller).
 * Staines Reservoirs: 2 Scaup (N basin), 4 Black-necked Grebe (3 on S basin, 1 or possibly 2 on N basin), c. 20+ Goldeneye (S basin) 1 Oystercatcher (Iain Darbyshire). Also this evening, and yesterday morning, a confusing female Ferruginous Duck X Pochard hybrid among the pochard, very like FD till greyish white wingbar seen (Rob Innes)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 6 Lesser Redpoll, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 9 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 7 Pochard, Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker (Chris Farthing)
 * Thames Barrier Park: 53 Shelduck, 140 Teal, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 1w/2cy, 1 3w/4cy), 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay high S, 25 House Sparrows (Nick Senior)
 * Thamesmere West Lake: 31 Pochard, 140 Tufted Duck (John Archer)
 * Totteridge Valley: Tawny Owl, Meadow Pipit, Fieldfare, plus pre-roost gatherings of 300+ Jackdaw, 100+ Carrion Crow, 20 Magpie, c100 Redwing (Ian Ellis)
 * Trent Park: m Teal upper lake, 2m Shoveler lower lake, Firecrest displaying with Goldcrest in laurel NE edge of Rough Lot (Robert Callf)
 * Trinity Buoy Wharf: 2 Caspian Gulls (1 4w/5cy i.e. near adult, 1 1w/2cy) over river then on warehouse rooftops at Thames Wharf 200m east viewable from Dock Rd (Nick Senior)
 * Tufnell Park (Brecknock Rd) 4 Fieldfare in trees 60m from Tube (F Tusa)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 3 Fieldfare and 1 Redwing on side paddocks at 16:15, 2 Egyptian Geese on rear paddocks (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: m Goldeneye, Scaup (No 4), 3 Common Sandpipers, 8 Siskins (alders S end of E Warwick), f Stonechat (W Warwick) (Quentin Given); 54 Little Egret into the roost 15:30-16:45 ( Frank Nugent).
 * Wanstead Flats: WEBs 24 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 15 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 117 Mallard, 7 Egyptian Goose, 103 Coot, 36 Moorhen; also 6 Redwing, Stonechat still, Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Redpoll, 2 Linnet, Reed Bunting, 2 Kestrel, f Blackcap, Chiffchaff (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 30 + Siskin, Redpoll, Nuthatch, 8 Redwing, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel (James Heal/Nick Croft)
 * Waterlow Park N6. Flock of 12-14 Siskin feeding in Alders by Top Pond (F Tusa).
 * Wimbledon Common: Firecrest in woodland between windmill and pond, foraging low in ivy.(D.Jordan)

Saturday 16th January 2016

 * Brent Reservoir: 10 Snipe, Water Rail on ice, 4 Fieldfares west, 6 Redwings feeding near Bowling Green, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Goldcrests near main hide (Andrew Verrall); later 17 Snipe + Jack Snipe opposite main hide, Cetti's Warbler by main hide (Roy Beddard); 2-4pm Little Egret, all Common Snipe out feeding by 3.45, plus 2 Water Rails walking in the open, Jack not found (Andrew Verrall)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Song Thrush, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam); late pm: m Kingfisher, singing Songthrush, 4 Goldcrests of which two singing, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Collared Dove, at footbridge north of Stephen Lawrence building 1 Chiffchaff again and 2 singing Grey Wagtails (Mike Paice).
 * Chelsea Creek: 17 Gadwall, 16 Teal (Matt Reed).
 * Crayford Marshes: 1st-w Caspian Gull, Spotted Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 8 Ringed Plover, Rock Pipit, Curlew, 420 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Hogsmill Water Treatment Works: 69 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 12,000 Black-headed Gull mainly E soon after dawn, 1740 Herring Gull mainly E, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Kestrel, 35 Collared Dove, 230 Feral Pigeon, 8 Grey Wagtail, 97 Carrion Crow, 23 Magpie, 2 Fieldfare N, 9 Song Thrush, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 36 Linnet, 14 Chaffinch (Andrew Skotnicki)
 * Imperial Wharf: 14 Cormorant, Grey Wagtail, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 105 Malllard (Matt Reed).
 * Lamorbey Park: Pair Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, 5 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Goldcrest (Ian Stewart)
 * Little Britain Lake: 3 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Egyptian Geese, Kingfisher, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Gadwall, 2 Shovelers, Pied Wagtail, 5+ Grey Herons on nests (Sue Giddens)
 * Queen's Park: 2 Green Woodpeckers in the park, including one yaffling (Matt Reed).
 * Rainham Marshes: Dartford Warbler, 3 Short-eared Owls, 12 Fieldfare, Redwing, Grey Plover and numerous Stonechats (G.Gram); also Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Kestrel, half a dozen Pintail, 6 Snipe, Little Egret, over 20 Linnets, and 8-9 Stonechats, which is the highest number of Stonechats I have ever seen here (Alan Hobson). 2 Short-eared Owls seen over Wennington Marshes (David Mills)
 * Rayners Lane, Newton Park West: 2 Moorhen, flock of Redwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Goldcrest, Grey Heron over (Tim Rymer).
 * Richmond Park: 25 Shoveler, fem Goldeneye, 4 Grey Heron occupied nests, juv male Peregrine, 2 Buzzard, 2 Snipe, Jack Snipe, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 6 Stonechat, Fieldfare over, Dartford Warbler, 7 Siskin (J.Wilczur, R. Martin, O.Dewhurst); 12 Meadow Pipit & 2 Stonechat in addition to those above (H.Bradshaw) & 60+ Redwing (S Woolfenden)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): c10 Canada Geese SW, Cormorant S, Sparrowhawk in garden, 4 Stock Dove E, singing Song Thrush, 4 Redwing 1 in garden, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 2 Jay (Ian Stewart)
 * Staines Moor: 1+ Jack Snipe (Colne), 7 Water Pipit, 2 Little Egret, 13 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff (Lee Dingain)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: male Dartford Warbler on side of old tip, viewable from public footpath near flat-topped pylon, 2 Avocet, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Stonechat & 2 Raven (Andrew Self)
 * Tottenham Marsh: 2 female and 1 male Goosander, Peregrine, Kingfisher (James Palmer)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat (m & f) along canal edge of Bomb Crater Field at 12:30 (Alastair Dent)
 * Wanstead Flats: Common Snipe, 6 Redwing, Reed Bunting, 12 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Kestrel (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Keith Marchant), Water Rail, Woodcock, 2 Little Egret, Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 10+ Redwing, 3 Teal, 70+ Gadwall, 30+ Shoveler, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Lapwing calling in the dark over Warren Wood (Nick Croft/James Heal)
 * Woodford Green: Coal Tit on garden feeder (S Howey)

Friday 15th January 2016

 * Barnes, Lonsdale Road Reservoir: minimum of 9 active Heron nests, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler. Barnes Railway Bridge: adult Yellow-legged Gull. Barnes Village Pond: pair Egyptian Goose with 9 downy young. Yesterday Cetti's Warbler still at Barnes Waterside Pond and one on Thames Towpath in small patch of bramble just N of where Beverley Brook goes into Thames. There are therefore at least 3 Cetti's sites in Barnes away from LWC (R.Kaye)
 * Blackwall Beach: Rock Pipit (James Palmer)
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: 8 Shelduck, 144 Teal, 17 Redshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Linnet (Nick Senior), 2 Egyptian Goose (James Palmer)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, 3 Siskin (Conrad Ellam), 1540 onwards 2 juv 1 adult Grey Heron, 2 Coal Tit, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Collared Dove, 10 Long-tailed Tits, footbridge to north of Stephen Lawrence building 1 Chiffchaff with long supercilium, 1 Grey Wagtail (Mike Paice)
 * Bury Farm: See Edgwarebury Park.
 * Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl, Little Owl, Spotted Redshank, 30 Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Curlew, c 400 Dunlin, 350 Lapwing. (Kev Jarvis)
 * East India Dock Basin: 1 male Kestrel, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 4 Shelduck, 26 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin, 9 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch (Nick Senior)
 * Edgwarebury Park, Edgware, Middx. HA8: Great Grey Shrike relocated at 13.20 in Edgwarebury Park (but viewed from the flood relief area - see Bury Farm entry for yesterday). Access to park from A41 Edgware Way or Edgwarebury Lane (Fay Broom per Bob Husband).
 * Gallions Reach: 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Linnet (James Palmer)
 * Hall Marsh: 3 Goosander on Horsemill Stream, just south of Hall Marsh (Simon Papps)
 * Friday Lake: 2 Smew (redheads) (Simon Papps). Where is Friday Lake, please? (Andy Cameron). Friday Lake is a carp fishery in Cheshunt — OS grid ref TL371019 (Andrew Haynes).
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Pintail (2m), 20+ Siskin, 70+ Lapwing, 7+ Snipe, Jack Snipe (Wader Scrape island), Cetti's singing, Chiffchaff (Matt Palmer)
 * Mudchute Park late aft: 2 Golden Plover high SE, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 6 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll (Nick Senior)
 * Richmond: Old Deer Park, 1 Ad Mediterranean Gull on flood opposite Richmond Lock 14.40. then flew W 14.49. (Franko J Maroevic.)
 * Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler, f Goldeneye, Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Redwing, 3 Pochard, 13 Shoveler (Oscar Dewhurst).
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Kestrel hovered briefly, Goldcrest showing well (Ian Stewart)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 7 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, 2 Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest (Chris Farthing)
 * Stoke Newington, Chiffchaff quite vocal at Aden Grove this morning (Pete Mantle)


 * Stratford, Olympic Park (mainly round the Great British Garden): Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests, 3 Linnets, 3 Meadow Pipits, Song Thrush, 2 Long-tailed Tits. Also, as well as the Chiffchaff and Goldcrests, another warbler sp. At first I thought it was another overwintering Chiffchaff. However, breast and flanks very yellowy (not buff) and shoulder and scapulars very yellow-olive. Legs also lighter than Chiffchaff's normally are. Worth keeping an eye out for if you are in the Great British Garden area (Alan Hobson).
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 8 Siskin, Treecreeper, c70 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, 6 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Wanstead Flats: Brambling (BV), 3 Linnet (TH), Reed Bunting, 40 + Goldfinch, 4 Redwing, 4 Pochard, 2 Shoveler, 7 Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Goldcrest (Bob Vaughan/Tim Harris/Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 4 Siskin, Kingfisher, 22 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk (Bob Vaughan)

Thursday 14th January 2016

 * Bury Farm, Edgwarebury, Middx HA8: Great Grey Shrike in new plantation. Best viewed from the grassy bank of the flood relief scheme. Pedestrian acces via EA track from A41 Spur Road Junction - very busy, parking difficult. (Fay Broom, Bob Husband)
 * Grovelands Park: 34 Shoveler 21m 13f (Robert Callf) At least one Firecrest calling near rangers hut. (Matt Kirkland)
 * Horsenden Hill West: 25 Redwing, 60 Common Gull, 20 Black-headed Gull (Home Field)  (Martin Smith)
 * Kew: Peregrine over the Thames seen from RBG Kew Herbarium, 14.00 (Iain Darbyshire).
 * Lamorbey Park: Pair Mute Swan, c12 Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, 5 Tufted Duck, 2-3 Little Grebe, 6+ Goldcrest, Jay (Ian Stewart)
 * London WWT: 4 Brent Geese over NW, Bittern – reedbed channel closest to the Wildside Hide, 2 Stonechat, 25 Siskin (Twitter)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 3 Redwing, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Chaffinch, ca 12 Starling, Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Angle Shades caterpillar (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: ~08:30 4 Redwing in the trees then headed off north, 1 singing Chiffchaff (Alastair Dent); 12.40 to 13.15 ca 15 Siskin on willow in bed close to the pond, 1 Goldcrest, 1 male Kestrel, 1 male Mandarin on river Lee (Marcin Kempa). Cetti's Warbler singing in the bed nearest the Hackney Marshes gate at dusk (Alastair Dent) Hi Marcin, was the Mandarin on the Lea by the narrow boats or on the smaller tributary to the North of the MFB's? Thanks Paul Mandarin was on the small tributary.
 * North Wembley: 12 Redwing in large Cotoneaster near station (Neil Anderson)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest in garden (Ian Stewart)
 * Stoneleigh Station KT17: 9 Redwing, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet (Neil Batten)
 * Wanstead Flats: 10 Redwing, Fieldfare 2 Pochard, 5 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan)
 * Wanstead Park: 40+ Siskin, Redpoll, 5+ Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pochard, 9 Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * Wraysbury/Horton GPs: 1m1f Smew, 1f Common Scoter, 4m2f Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, 65 Pochard, 1 Kingfisher 18 Great Crested Grebe, 120 Tufted Duck, 16 Shoveler, 2 Treecreeper, 20 Gadwall, 9 Heron, 35 Siskin, 6 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 4 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard (Thomas Gibson)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 1w Caspian Gull on Warwick East Island (presumed to be the same bird that was on Lockwood on the 10th). Common Sandpiper, Grey wagtail on #5 and drake Goosander on Lockwood (Matt Kirkland)

Wednesday 13th January 2016

 * Bayhurst Wood west fields, Harefield (TQ067883): 1 Short eared owl seen from 4.00 to 4.30pm. (Richard Middleton).
 * Brent Reservoir: 264 Tufted Duck, 43 Pochard, 30 Snipe, 3 Water Rail, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, Reed Bunting (Roy Beddard). Neasden Rec Side- pm: 12 Siskin in 2 flocks, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Goldcrest & 1 Chiffchaff in Woodland. Big increase in Chaffinch numbers. (Davey Leach).
 * Bury Farm, Edgwarebury, Middx. HA8: Presumed Great Grey Shrike briefly observed pm but not relocated (Fay Broom per Bob Husband)
 * Crossness: Common Sandpiper, Water Rail, 6 Curlew, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Seal, Common Seal - the 2 seals hauled out together (John Archer)
 * Grovelands Park: Firecrest in holly behind Rangers' Hut, 5 Siskin (James Palmer) Location of Firecrest please? Checked near one of the usual spots by the ranger's hut at around 14:30 but no sign. (Katy McGilvray) On Sunday saw one well low down in bramble and holly in a 'private area' near the Priory Hospital and another seen briefly calling near Rangers' Hut (Robert Callf)
 * Kings Cross Train Station. very vocal Pied Wagtail by coffee stall outside station (S.Barry)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Bittern (probably three), 3 Common Snipe, 1m 1f Pintail, 6 Mandarin, 1m 1f Stonechat (Martin Honey)
 * Oakwood Park: 4 Siskin (James Palmer)
 * Rainham Marshes: 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 female Merlin, 2 Peregrines, 71 Golden Plovers, c.150 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Curlew, 2 2cy/1w Caspian Gulls (Stone Barges), 6 Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Short-eared Owls, 4 Water Pipits (favouring flooded track W of KB hide), Dartford Warbler (100m E of KB hide), presumed Siberian Chiffchaff (in scrub 50m W of Serin Mound typical trististype call), 5 Bearded Reedlings (Nick Senior)
 * Scadbury Park: c10 Pied Wagtail, 4+ Redwing, c20 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, Siskin, c10 Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Sparrowhawk, singing Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit (Ian Stewart)
 * Snaresbrook: Firecrest along Snaresbrook Road, not far from roundabout, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Stuart Fisher)
 * South Norwood Country Park: Bearded Tit showing well around 11am. pr Teal, 10 Shoveler, 2 Siskin, 2 Kestrel, 20 Fieldfare (Martin Stevens)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 2 Great Northern Divers south basin (Surrey Tweet)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Little Grebe, Littlw Egret, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Trent Park: 7 Common Pochard 5m 2f, 2 fem Tufted Duck, lower lake, 3 Firecrest feeding in laurel Rough Lot (1 SW edge, 2 together near NE edge), 2 Bullfinch (Robert Callf)
 * Wanstead Flats: Firecrest, Goldcrest, Brambling, 3 Redpoll, 40 + Goldfinch, Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, Meadow Pipit (Nick Croft)

Tuesday 12th January 2016

 * Bayhurst Wood west fields, Harefield. 8 ( 4 Pr.) Stonechat plus Peregrine returning to perch on pylon. No sign of any SE Owls here or at nearby Harvil Road by dusk. ( John Edwards).
 * Brent Reservoir: 19 Common Snipe (S Blake); 40 Pochard, Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, 2 Red Kite, Peregrine, 6 Redwing, Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler (seen and heard in front of main hide), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest (Leo Batten).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank, 2 Corn Bunting, Green Sandpiper, c450 Dunlin, Curlew. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Erith, Thames (off Corinthian Manorway): incl. a Black Redstart, 300+ Black-Tailed Godwit, a Chiffchaff, 300+ Dunlin, 80+ Redshank, a Rock Pipit, 8 Shelduck and 22 Teal (Mike Robinson ~ 11.00 am to Noon or thereabouts) plus 12 Ringed Plover upstream in the Belvedere area (seen earlier)
 * King George V: Great Northern Diver (BirdGuides-permit only)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern N shore reservoir lagoon, 5 Common Snipe and 1 Jack Snipe wader scrape (Martin Honey) 23+ Siskin in Alders by bird feeders (Sue Barry)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 4 Redwing (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Rammey Marsh: 4 Lesser Redpoll, male Bullfinch, Reed Bunting (James Palmer)
 * Richmond Park: Raven low N over Lawn Field, then pursued by male Peregrine, Dartford Warbler, f Goldeneye, Buzzard, Water Rail, 4 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Kingfisher (Oscar Dewhurst).
 * South Norwood CP: Cetti's Warbler and Bearded Tit both in the large reed bed at NW corner of lake this morning. (John Birkett)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Little Egret, Water Rail, 3 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, Firecrest, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker. (P Kite).
 * Victoria Park: 9 Red-crested Pochard, 13 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 15 Pochard, 40+ Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose all on West Lake (John Archer).
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Fieldfare, 3 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 10 Egyptian Goose,  Kestrel (Nick Croft/Peter Brinton)
 * Wanstead Park: 70 Gadwall, 28 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 8 Egyptian Goose, 10 + Redwing, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, Great Crested Grebe, Grey Wagtail, Coal Tit, singing Goldcrest (Nick Croft/Mike Messenger)
 * West Harrow: 2 Siskin, 2 Blackcap (pair present daily since the 1st) in the garden (Alex Massey)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: A pair of Stonechat, 2 winter male Reed Bunting, c4 Meadow Pipit & 1 Fieldfare (David Lindo)

Monday 11th January 2016

 * Bexley DA5 (Coldblow field): Raven low over field causing chaos c15.20, Mute Swan SE, Grey Heron circled area, Sparrowhawk, 2 Mistle Thrush, Redwing, 2+ Goldcrest, 2+ Jay, c30 Magpie, c100 Jackdaw, c30 Linnet, 2 Siskin over, c300 Ring-necked Parakeet (Ian Stewart)
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 Caspian Gull (Two 1st w,2nd w & adult), 2 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, male Marsh Harrier, Lesser Redpoll, Green Sandpiper.(Kev Jarvis) 13.00 - 13.45 2 Short-eared Owls, 1 male Marsh Harrier (Bart Wozniak, Marcin Kempa).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Song Thrush, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 4+ Gadwall, 18 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Water Rail by Water Lane bridge, Grey Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Goldcrest, Jay (Ian Stewart)
 * Harvil Road Harefield: 3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechat (Dan Pinkham). Hi Dan, can you provide any specific directions? Many thanks, Lee Dingain.
 * Leatherhead Crematorium: 1 Red Kite low nw, 1 Great Black-backed Gull n, 1 Common Gull, 1 Greylag, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Redwing (Neil Batten)
 * London WWT: Bittern, 7 Snipe, Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 30 Fieldfare W, Chiffchaff, 16 Siskin (Twitter)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP (Smith's Farm flooded scrape): 2m 1f Shoveler,30 Mallard, Grey Heron, Cormorant over. (Martin Smith)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 5 Lesser Redpoll (in small Birch nr Redmond centre), Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail (Chris Farthing)
 * Trent Park: 6 Common Pochard 4m 2f, 3 Tufted Duck 1m 2f lower lake, c25 Siskin, Weasel (Robert Callf)

Sunday 10th January 2016

 * Alexandra Park: Shoveler drake still Conservation Pond, also pair Nuthatch, Chiffchaff near bridge Filter Beds, c250 Black-headed Gulls, 15+ Common Gulls Wood Green Res and nearby playing fields (Bob Watts).
 * Barnes Cray (Thames Road Wetland): Chiffchaff calling (Ian Stewart)
 * Beddington Farmlands: Common Sandpiper, Siberian Chiffchaff, Dartford Warbler, 5 Water Pipit (pics here).
 * Bow Creek: 39 Redshank & 1 Common Sandpiper at roost (Frank Nugent).
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: Cetti's Warbler (Frank Nugent).
 * Brent Reservoir: female Pheasant on north bank, Cetti's Warbler by main hide, 30 Snipe, 2 Siskin over & Greylag Goose; Tawny Owl called at 16:45 on Dump (Andrew Self). Goldcrest, Redwing, Water Rail,(Roy Beddard, Bob Husband et al NW London RSPB Group regular Birdwalk)
 * Connaught Water: Pr Goosander, Kingfisher, Pintail, c30 Teal, 4 Mandarin. (Joe Dickens and Laura White)
 * Crayford Marshes: 1st w Caspian Gull, Short-eared Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Water Rail, 45 Golden Plover, Rock Pipit, 600 Dunlin, 450 Lapwing. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Dartford Marshes: First-winter Caspian Gull by farm lake next to Bob Dunn Way, 20+ Great Black-backed Gull, Water Rail S of Bob Dunn Way, 6+ Cetti's Warbler, 10 Reed Bunting (Ian Stewart)
 * East India Dock Basin NR: 2 Peregrine (pair) and Sparrowhawk over, Reed Bunting and Grey Wagtail feeding, 4 Shelduck, 54 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose (Frank Nugent).
 * Grovelands Park (Southgate): 1 Ad Yellow legged Gull low over Lake for 2 mins around 10.45am then flew off S, 16 Mandarin (9m,7f), 3 Prs Shovelor & 2 Prs Pochard on Lake, 2 Siskin around Lake, 12+ Goldcrest, Fieldfare, 4 Nuthatch & 2 Redwing in Woodland. (Davey Leach) also 2 Great Crested Grebe displaying and nest-building, 22 Shoveler 13m 9f, 2 Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck 10m 5f, adult Black-hd Gull wearing yellow 'darvic' 2BKT - North Thames Ringing Group, 2 Common Gull adult and first-winter, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 2 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest incl one singing (Robert Callf)
 * Greenway (adjacent Olympic Stadium): 1 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 24 Linnets (Harry Harrison)
 * Ickenham Marsh: Sparrowhawk, 4 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, pr Mandarin, Teal, pr Bullfinch, 40 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, Kingfisher, flyover Cormorant (Nigel Dodd)
 * Lee Valley: Smew (redhead) at Friday Lake; 4 Redpolls, Siskin on east side of Hooks Marsh Lake; Stonechat at Hall Marsh Scrape; Sparrowhawk, 3 Goosanders at Fisher's Green; Redwing, Fieldfare at Holyfield Hall Farm (Alan Hobson). Apologies for inaccurate recording under Fisher's Green which I have deleted. I defer to Alan Hobson's more recently entered records, and add, 1 Treecreeper north of Fisher's green car park, 1 Coal Tit in trees behind the old hide at Hall Marsh Scrape. (Toni Piccolo)
 * Margravine Cemetery (monthly count): 6 Redwing (1st of winter), Song Thrush (rare), 3 Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, intruding Peregrine Falcon at hospital chased SE by resident falcon (Nathalie Mahieu, Ruth Savery)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB : 1 Dartford Warbler, 3 Stonechats, 90 Golden Plovers, 30 Redshank, 3 Common Sandpipers, 24 Common Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Egrets, 6 Black-tailed Godwits (Luca Robinson).Siberian Chiffchaff still near Serin Mound (twitter) Short-eared Owl and f Marsh Harrier - Landfill/silt lagoons (Ian Bradshaw)
 * Ravenor Park (Greenford): f Blackcap feeding in ivy, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 8 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, Jackdaw investigating nest hole-( usually just flyovers here) (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Richmond Park; Dartford Warbler, Buzzard, f Goldeneye, c20 Redwing, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, c100 Common Gull (Steve Woolfenden)
 * Putney SW15, Deodar Road: 22+ House Sparrow - including 8+ males in this surviving local colony (J.Wilczur)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Sparrowhawk, Song Thrush, Goldcrest (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Country Park: m Bearded Tit, 3 Water Rail (Stuart Fisher et al)
 * Swanley park : Raven W 9am (site first) 3 Cormorant, 2 Coot (Andy Meaton)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 2 Teal, m Pheasant, Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 27 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 8 Skylark, pr Stonechat, c55 Redwing, 9 Fieldfare, Rook, 26 Jackdaw in paddock, Reed Bunting, c45 Linnet (Neil Anderson/G. Westley)
 * Trent Park: 80 Fieldfare (James Palmer)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Caspian Gull, 1st winter on tern raft of Lockwood. flew south @ 15.30 (Jamie Partridge & Paul Whiteman - pics here); 1 Drake Scaup on No. 4 as before, Kingfisher flew up channel near No. 2, Common Sandpiper flew over No. 5, Green Sandpiper flew over Ferry Lane, calling, before dropping down into area near Ferry Lane Industrial Estate sign (Andrew McCafferty)
 * Wanstead Flats: Stonechat, 12 + Redwing, 8 Egyptian Goose, 7 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 2 Gadwall,48 Greylag Goose, 2 Little Gebe, 10 + Great Black-backed Gull, 8 + Redpoll, 6 Linnet, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Goldcrest, Kestrel (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: c.200 Gadwall, 40 + Shoveler, 5 Teal, 6 Egyptian Goose, Nuthatch, 20 Siskin, 10 + Redpoll, Redwing, Peregrine Falcon, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Kingfisher (Wanstead Birders)

Saturday 9th January 2016

 * Alexandra Park: 11 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, Little Grebe Boating Lake, also 2 Great crested Grebes Wood Green Res, 2 Jackdaw (Bob Watts)
 * Battersea Power Station: Black Redstart (Twitter)
 * Beddington Farmlands: 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (pics here), 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Water Pipit, 4 Green Sandpiper; Iceland Gull (BirdGuides)
 * Bow Creek: 8 Shelduck, 146 Teal, 42 Redshank (high tide roost), 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 11 Linnets, 2 Reed Buntings (Nick Senior)
 * Boxer's Lake, Enfield: 8 Shoveler 6m 2f, male Pochard, 16 Tufted Duck 10m 6f - double the number of yesterday, Common Gull, 2 Collared Dove (Robert Callf)
 * Brent Reservoir: 27 Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 6+12 Redwing, 2 Jackdaw south (Andrew Verrall)
 * Brookmill Park: Cormorant over, Mandarin, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 22 Golden Plover, 750 Dunlin, 670 Lapwing, Stonechat, 3 Cetti's Warblers (Kev Jarvis-Twitter) pm visit- female Merlin flew low S over Cray 14.57, 2 Avocets at creek mouth, Spotted Redshank at saltings, Bearded Tit heard along Cray creek, 10 Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe, c150 Golden Plover, c1000 Lapwing, 20+ Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, c50 Redshank, 3 Curlew, poss Caspian Gull 1w on Securicor roof, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 singing Cetti's Warbler (Ian Stewart)
 * Cheshunt: Bowyer's water, Red head Smew & drake Goldeneye. Friday lake, Red head Smew & Little egret. Hall marsh, Jack snipe & 2 Common snipe, Seventy acres, Woodcock flushed (J.murray).
 * Crossness: Peregrine flying low across reserve then at rest on side of building 1.30pm (Dawn Painter and Steff Turton)
 * East India Dock Basin: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck, 43 Teal, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull over the river, 1 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests, 3 Siskins, 2 Reed Buntings (Nick Senior); 158 Teal p.m. (Frank Nugent).
 * Erith, Thames (off Corinthian Manorway): incl. a Black Redstart (Mike Robinson ~ 10.00 am to 11.00 am or thereabouts) Still there from 2-3pm (Dawn Painter and Steff Turton)
 * Fulham Reach: At least 30 Siskins feeding at corner Rainville & Colwith Rds a.m. (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Hampton Court Park: Horse Paddock/Rick Pond area - 12 Egyptian Goose, 51 Canada Goose, 18 Gadwall, 1 Pochard, 21 Cormorant, 78 Coot, 12 Moorhen, 1 Peregrine, 11500 Black-headed Gull (mainly E soon after dawn), 72 Lesser Black-backed Gull (63 E), 40 Pied Wagtail, 91 Redwing, 11 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 260 Jackdaw, 120 Carrion Crow, 25 Magpie, 280 Starling, 26 Goldfinch (Andrew Skotnicki)
 * Kilburn Grange Park: 25 Carrion Crow, Common Gull (Matt Reed).
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern (BirdGuides) Redwing around entrance, 5 Common Snipe, 1 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 12 fully-winged Mandarin, 1f Grey Wagtail (M. Honey, B. Page, E. Garcia & A. Innes)
 * Lonsdale Drive, EN2: 2 Grey Wagtail (Robert Callf)
 * Lonsdale Road Barnes: 2 water Rail, 9 Heron nest, 6 Redwing (john Gordon)


 * Ponders End Lake: 1 redhead Smew, 12 Lapwing (Andrew Middleton)
 * Rainham: m Sparrow hawk, 2 singing Song Thrush ( J & J Cadera)
 * Rainham RSPB: Dartford Warbler, Barn Owl, Marsh Harrier (m & f), Peregrine, 1 Little Grebe ( J & J Cadera)
 * Richmond Park: Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard and a few Kestrels. Goldeneye duck on UPP. 2 Stonechats and 2 small flocks of Meadow Pipits (P Davies, M Foster & L Nicholson). Dartford Warbler, Kingfisher, 9 Siskin (Steve Woolfenden) male Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, juv male Peregrine, c200 Starling left the new roost on Upper Pen Pond Island (J.Wilczur)
 * River Brent (Greenford- Brent Lodge): 14 Teal, m Mandarin, 4 Heron, Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, 3 Green Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 12 singing Song Thrush, 4 singing Mistle Thrush, c20 Redwing, 5 Jackdaw (Neil Anderson)
 * St John's Wood Church Gardens: Jay (Matt Reed).
 * South Norwood Country Park: Bearded Tit still (Twitter)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: male Marsh Harrier, 10 Mute Swan west, 6 Shelduck, 85 Teal, 80 Lapwing, Curlew, 67 Redshank, 12 Turnstone, Rock Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 11 Cetti's Warblers (Andrew Self)
 * Totteridge Valley: 12 Lapwing, 3 Lesser Redpoll, c20 Siskin, 4 Bullfinch, f Reed Bunting, 200+ Redwing, 15+ Fieldfare, 12 Teal (8m,4f), Mandarin, Pheasant, Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Ian Ellis)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery: 1 Green Woodpecker (Michael Rank)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 3 Stonechat on Bomb Crater Field (one smart male in spring plumage, one pale f/1w type and one very dark ?winter male), 2 Egyptian Geese on front paddocks 10:00 - 11:00 (Alastair Dent)
 * Wanstead Flats: Turtle Dove (Bob Vaughan), f Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, 8 Meadow Pipit, 10 Fieldfare, Stonechat, 3 Skylark, 10 + Redpoll, 9 Linnet, 2 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 10 Shoveler, (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: Firecrest Bush Wood (Tony Brown), 10 + Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 4 Coal Tit, 20 + Redwing, 150 + Gadwall, 15 Teal, 20 + Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Peregrine Falcon, 20 + Siskin, Redpoll (Nick Croft/James Heal/Tony Brown)
 * Wraysbury GP: 8m and 3f Goosander on Hythe End pit at 12.30 (Mike Wheeler)

Friday 8th January 2016

 * Alexandra Park: Tawny Owl calling ranging from Cricket Scrub to Conservation Area 07:00-07:05, also small Redwing passage (Bob Watts)
 * Bexleyheath, Danson Park. Common Buzzard(11.45am), Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Little Grebe, Gt Crested Grebe, 8 Mute Swans. (Eric Brown)
 * Blackwall Beach (O2): 1 2cy/1w Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipits, 2 Goldcrests, 6 Siskins over (Nick Senior)
 * Brent Reservoir: (Neasden Rec area) 1 fem Bulfinch, 5 Lesser Redpoll (3 flew over, 2 in Alders), 3+ Goldcrest & Chiffchaff near mixed Tit & Chaffinch flocks; Water Rail heard; M Sparrowhawk flew through over A406 - 13.50 -2.20pm (Davey Leach).
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Greenfinches, 14+ Siskins in Alders, also adult Yellow-legged Gull off Yacht Club (Nick Senior)
 * Hampstead Heath: f.Peregrine being chased by a Carrion Crow over Kenwood, 12 Siskins at the Sanctuary Pond, Kingfisher here too (Pete Mantle).
 * Hilly Fields Lewisham: Sparrowhawk being mobbed by Crows (Tom Moulton via Frances Ward)
 * Leatherhead Crematorium: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Redwing, 1 Grey heron, 106 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Coal Tit (Neil Batten).
 * Lewisham: Peregrine circling around Citibank Tower (Tom Moulton via Sue Gore)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern (west end of Reservoir Lagoon), 2 Stonechat, m Pintail, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Fieldfare over SE, 3 Common Snipe (Peter Charles and Keith Cutting) 75 Wigeon, male Sparrowhawk, c65 Lapwing, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet at visitor centre, Pied Wagtail, c120 Crow, c50 Siskin (J.Wilczur)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 10.30: 1 male Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest. River Lee: 11Tufted Duck,10 Teal, 1 Little Grebe.
 * Millfields E5: 07:45: ~100 Common Gull, ~10 Black-Headed Gull (Alastair Dent)
 * Petts Wood: 3+ Firecrests (2 near end of Riverwood Lane by compost heap in hollies, 1-2 by Little Thrift), c20 Redwing, 10+ Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, c100 Jackdaw (Ian Stewart)
 * Rainham Marshes: Whooper Swan (BirdGuides)
 * Scadbury Park: Firecrest just inside park near Perry Street entrance, 10+ Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 3 drumming Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Male Blackcap on fat balls in my garden, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Goldcrest (Ian Stewart)
 * Southwark Park: 11 Tufted Duck, 8 Shoveler, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Canada Goose, Grey Heron, 1 Lesser Black Back Gull, 120+ Black Headed Gull, 30+ Coot, 2 Long Tailed Tit (John Cadera)
 * Stoke Newington Resrs: 7 Lesser Redpoll, Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, 5 Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Bunting (Chris Farthing)
 * Thames Barrier Park: male Peregrine, 1 2cy/1w Caspian Gull, 2 2cy/1w Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Siskins, 26 House Sparrows (Nick Senior)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: 2 Firecrest 30m NW of High Glade Pond 0815 also 5+ Goldcrest (Bob Watts)
 * Trent Park: 5 Pochard 3m 2f, 7 Tufted Duck 4m 3f lower lake, Sparrowhawk, male Kestrel, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest feeding in holly & laurel NE edge of Rough Lot 12:55 - 13:40, f Greenfinch, c30 Siskin feeding in alders, 4 Bullfinch 3m 1f (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Bittern (main pit), Goosander (fem Fishing Lake), 4+ Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 3 Kingfisher, Peregrine Falcon (eating prey), Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 20 Redpoll, 5+ Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, many Linnet @ Chaffinch and a few Skylark, flyover Yellowhammer around Willows Farm. (S Blake/R Coombes/R Evershed/M Upstone.
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 08:00 to 09:00: 2 (probably 3) Stonechat on Bomb Crater Field, 1 Egyptian Goose on front paddocks (Alastair Dent)
 * Wanstead Flats: Woodcock, Great Black-backed Gull (Bob Vaughan) 2 Gadwall, Kestrel (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 120 Gadwall, 28 Shoveler, Teal, 2 Egyptian Goose, 15 + Tufted Duck, f Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 20 + Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin, 5 Redpoll, Kingfisher (Nick Croft)

Thursday 7th January 2016

 * Barnes Waterside Pond: Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler singing (R.Kaye).
 * Brent Reservoir: Neasden Rec side - 1 Siskin & 4 Goldcrest in mixed flock, 12 Pochard & 1 Little Grebe on Reservoir. 2pm (Davey Leach).
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank, 109 Golden Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, c500 Dunlin, 480 Lapwing.(Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: 20+ Shelduck, c40 Wigeon, 100+ Gadwall, 300+ Teal, 20+ Shoveler, 6 Great Crested Grebe, Sparrowhawk, pair Peregrines, 14 Ringed Plover, 100+ Lapwing, c200 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, c50 Redshank, 2+ Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Grey Wagtail (Ian Stewart).
 * Erith riverside: Black Redstart by Conway pier, 2 Shelduck, 2 Dunlin, c50 Redshank, 228 Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit (Ian Stewart).
 * Fairlop Waters: Great Northern Diver still fishing on the main lake. (Luca Robinson).
 * Millwall Outer Dock: 1 2cy/1w Yellow-legged Gull, 18 House Sparrows, 2 Siskins. (Nick Senior)
 * St Katherine's Dock: Blackbird, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail (call), Mallard,Tufted Duck (Kieron Palmer)
 * South Dock, Canary Wharf: 12 Cormorants, 8 Great Crested Grebe (Simon Robinson).
 * Trent Park: 3 Firecrest (1 Shaws Wood, 2 feeding in Holly & Laurel NE edge of Rough Lot), 25+ Siskin on ground by Lower Lake (Robert Callf).
 * Victoria Park: west lake - 9 Red Crested Pochard, 8 Ring-Necked Parakeet (Luca Robinson).
 * Wanstead Flats: Fieldfare, Redwing, Goldcrest, 6 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler (Nick Croft).
 * Worcester Park: Little egret on horse field (Bob Smith).
 * Wraysbury GPs: 4m3f Goldeneye, 2m Goosander, 3 Shoveler, 25 Pochard, 2 Snipe, 35+ Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, 16 Gadwell, 8 Wigeon, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 100+ Tufted Duck, 80+ Coot, 3 Heron (Thomas Gibson)

Wednesday 6th January 2016
Walthamstow E17: 1m Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1f Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 35 Starling, 6 Herring Gull(all different ages).(Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Alexandra Park: Water Rail Conservation Pond, 25 Shoveler (13 Boating Lake, 12 Wood Green Res), 12 Pochard Boating Lake, Redwing (Dominic Mitchell per Bob Watts)
 * Bow Creek: Kingfisher, 83 Teal, 3 Redshank (John Archer)
 * Brent Reservoir: 44 Pochard (29m 15 f), Little Egret, 31 Snipe, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler (main hide), 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest (Roy Beddard).
 * Crayford Marshes: Avocet, 2 Marsh Harrier, 120 Black-tailed Godwit, 26 Golden Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 350 Dunlin. (Kev Jarvis)
 * College Road Dulwich SE21: Tawny Owl 2m counter calling either side of road at approx TQ333726 and TQ335728 at 1845 (Richard Gowing)
 * East India Dock Basin: 45+ Teal, 10+ Tufted Duck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5 Reed Bunting, Dunnock, Grey Heron (Mark Wardman); Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, 2 Shelduck, 54 Teal, Goldcrest (John Archer)
 * Erith, Thames (off Corinthian Manorway): incl. a Black Redstart, 70+ Black-tailed Godwit, 175+ Redshank, a Grey Wagtail and 2 Rock Pipit (Mike Robinson ~ seen between 10.30 am and 11.45 am or thereabouts)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Little Grebe, 2 Gadwall,  Kingfisher, 10 Siskin (John Bushell per Conrad Ellam)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: Note for Tues 5th was 17 Little Gull (BirdGuides weekly update)
 * King George V Reservoirs: Slavonian Grebe, red-head Smew, 2+ Goosander, 10+ Goldeneye, 2 Lapwing, 6 Siskin, 8 Meadow Pipit, 20+ Redwing (Chris Farthing)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresrbook: Firecrest near Court but very elusive, at least 6 Goldcrest, Kingfisher (Hollow Pond), Siskin, 10 Gadwall on Eagle Pond, 3 Redwing (Stuart Fisher)
 * Leatherhead, River Mole: 4 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail (Neil Batten)
 * Hackney Marshes, on river Lee from Homerton street to Friends Bridge: 10.00 - 11.00, 47 Teal, 58 Mallard, 14 Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck, 50 Coot, 27 Moorhen, 13 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 3 Goldcrest (Marcin Kempa).
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern N shore of reservoir lagoon (B. Page); 3 Common Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1m 1f Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare, 3 singing Song Thrush, c.20 Siskin, 2 Water Rail (Martin Honey)
 * Pinner (HA5): male Tawny Owl calling at 04:10 (Nick Ridge), Later: Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail & Collared Dove (Jon Ridge).
 * Sutcliffe Park: Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Rainham, Ferry Lane to Stone Barges 1.40pm - 2.40pm: 3 Short-eared Owls and 2 Marsh Harriers in the air together, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Green Sandpiper on pit near tip, 4 Black-tailed Godwit over (Stuart Fisher)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c150 Redwing, c25 Fieldfare, 5 Teal, 1pr Mandarin, c150 Common Gull, male Bullfinch (John Colmans)
 * Victoria Park: west lake - 9 Red-crested Pochard, 11 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, Mistle Thrush (JW Davies)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 09:30 to 10:30: 2 Stonechat in Bomb Crater Field, 6 Little Egret, ~60 Chaffinch, ~40 Linnet and ~10 Pied Wagtail in the paddocks (Alastair Dent); Chiffchaff, Fieldfare (D Barrett)
 * Walthamstow Res: Drake Scaup on No4 & Kingfisher along river (J.Murray); ad Little Gull - No4 res from at least mid afternoon until dusk (Paul Whiteman/Lol Bodini and later Stuart Fisher)
 * Wanstead Flats: Firecrest Long Wood still (Twitter), 6 Goldcrest, Stonechat still (first wintering bird for over 5 years), Chiffchaff (centre copse), 8 Fieldfare, Redwing, 20+ Song Thrush, 6 Linnet, 9 Redpoll, 4 Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 4 Gadwall, 4 Pochard 12+ Shoveler, Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, 2-3 Kestrel (Nick Croft, Bob Vaughan)

Tuesday 5th January 2016

 * Battersea Park Lake: 115 Gadwall, 63 Tufted duck, 14 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Egyptian Geese, 6 Cygnets from last year still present, 122 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk (Michael Mac).
 * Bedfont Lakes C.P: Male Smew on South Lake at 10.00am (Jim Sweetland).
 * Brent Reservoir: 20 Common Snipe, Water Rail, Little Egret, 2 Song Thrush, Goldcrest (Steve Blake); M Sparrowhawk flew through, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Goldcrest & 1 Chiffchaff in Wooded Area East of East Marsh 13.40 - 14.20 (Davey Leach).
 * Bow Creek@ 2 Egyptian Goose (John Archer)
 * Brookmill Park: Cormorant, Mandarin, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam & Anita Gwynn)
 * Chislehurst ponds: Male Mandarin on bottom pond (Ian Stewart)
 * Cornmill Meadows: Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 4-5 Reed Bunting, 25+ Siskin, Linnet, Bullfinch (Simon Papps)
 * Crayford Marshes: Avocet, Short-eared Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank, imm Marsh Harrier, 85 Golden Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Rock Pipit, Water Rail, c500 Lapwing. (Kev Jarvis) Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Short-eared Owl carrying mouse (apologies for pedantry,but its a short-tailed vole, RK - not at all, thanks for pointing this out!)(David Mills)
 * East India Dock Basin: Siskin male singing in the Copse, Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk (John Archer)
 * Fairlop Waters: Great Northern Diver still showing well on main lake. Also Little Owl, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets (Alan Hobson).
 * Haddon Grove, Sidcup. Little Egret, Grey Wagtail on River Shuttle, Gt Spotted Woodpecker and at least 20 Ring Necked Parakeets in woods (Eric Brown)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: 17 Little Gull (BirdGuides)
 * Lamorbey Park: Pair Mute Swan, Greylag, 5 Egyptian Geese, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, Peregrine, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6+ Redwing, 6+ Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Jay, Jackdaw, 4+ Siskin (Ian Stewart)
 * Leatherhead Crematorium: 3 Pheasant, 1 female Kestrel, 1 Redwing, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet (Neil Batten) Neil - would you be able to e-mail me at rab@budd.demon.co.uk to discuss dragonfly sightings on the Hogsmill? (Bill Budd)
 * Pinner (HA5): Redwing, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker & a Greenfinch over (Jon Ridge).
 * Regent's Park ZSL: Kingfisher (Gorilla enclosure moat) also Great Spotted Woodpecker and Goldcrest. (Alex Randall)
 * Richmond Park: Goldeneye still, 28 Shoveler, Buzzard (J.Wilczur)
 * Scadbury Park: c20 Pied Wagtail, 2 Redwing, 20+ Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 3+ Jay, 4 Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove E, Great Spotted Woodpecker, singing Song Thrush, 2 Coal Tits (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Country Park:Bearded Tit, Water Rail 3 pm. (Roy Weller) Bearded Tit, Cetti’s Warbler late morning (very good views of both, the former was in the large reedbed, the latter next to the path in the wet meadow, near to the pool and fallen tree) (Steven Robinson)
 * Staines Moor. 18 Stonechat (6 prs. plus singles) present over the moor . A definite count without duplication. Birds counted over the whole of the moor both sides of the R. Colne. Also 2 Water Pipit along the river and 13 singing Song Thrush between the northern concrete bridge and Hithermoor Road plus 3 Chiffchaff together by the burnt out car ( John Edwards).
 * Staines Res: 3 Scaup and a Black-necked Grebe. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 4 Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Water Rail, 2 Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler (Chris Farthing/Tony Butler)
 * Uxbridge; Brunel University Red Kite over Cleveland Road. (Alex Randall)
 * Wanstead Flats: 1 Skylark (last year we had 8 wintering resident birds–looks like the end is near for the last central London breeding site); On the subject of Skylark, last year I only had one record of one bird - tragic. (JR); Chiffchaff, Redpoll, 4 Great Black-backed Gull east, 3 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan)
 * Wanstead Park: 10 + Redwing, 150 + Gadwall, 40 + Shoveler, Pochard, 6 Egyptian Goose, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 10 + Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Water Rail (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan)
 * Worcester Park: Little Egret on horse field (Bob Smith)

Monday 4th January 2016

 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: Chiffchaff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, c60 Teal (John Archer)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, 2 Kingfisher, Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, Coal Tit (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, 105 Golden Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, Peregrine, Common Sandpiper, c800 Lapwing, 2 Kingfisher. (Kev Jarvis & Ian Stewart)
 * East India Dock Basin: Goldcrest, Shelduck, 3 Tufted Duck, c60 Teal (John Archer).
 * Erith, Thames (off Corinthian Manorway): incl. a Black Redstart, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, a Collared Dove, 70+ Redshank, a Grey Wagtail, a Marsh Harrier (over), 2 Rock Pipit, 4 Shelduck and 13 Teal (Mike Robinson ~ seen between 8.30 am and 10.30 am or thereabouts)
 * Ewell, Hogsmill Open Space: Little Egret, Song Thrush 4 (two singing) Redwing 6, Grey Wagtail, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Kestrel (Colin Manville)
 * Lamorbey Park, Sidcup: 2 Mute Swan, 39 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, Moorhen, Coot, Green Woodpecker and Grt Spotted Woodpecker pair on same branch, Song Thrush, Nuthatch, 3 Redpoll(rear of golf course), Goldfinch 6, Goldcrest 7, Peregrine (Eric Brown)
 * London Wetland Centre: Tawny Owl calling, 5:20pm (Mike Caiden)
 * Pinner (HA5): Common Buzzard, 5 Redwing, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Jay & singing Song Thrush (Jon Ridge).
 * Pinner Park Farm: Little Egret, 5 Snipe, 9 Meadow Pipit, 57 Redwing, 17 Fieldfare, 31 Jackdaw, 5 Jay, 7 Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 9 Chaffinch & 7 Canada Goose (Jon Ridge).
 * South Norwood,Country Park: Bearded Tit showing well at 11am (David Mills)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Water Rail, pair Shelduck, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, Sparrowhawk, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, 39 spp total (Chris Farthing)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat (1 m, 1 f) by footpath in bomb crater field, Grey Heron, Kestrel, 3 Long-tailed Tit (Michael Rank


 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Paddock by reservoirs no. 4/5 - female Brambling, reservoir no.4: Cetti's Warbler, drake Scaup, reservoir no.5 - Barnacle Goose, Common Sandpiper, Shelduck, Great Crested Grebe, West Warwick: c15 Common Gull, Lockwood: female Goldeneye, Kingfisher, c20 House Sparrow (G Howie)
 * Wanstead Flats: No sign of Snipe, 14 Redpoll, 7 Linnet, 5 Teal, Shoveler Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 4 Goldcrest (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 8+ Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Gadwall, Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe (Nick Croft)

Sunday 3rd January 2016

 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Chiffchaffs in East Marsh, no sign again of Yellow-browed Warbler (Andrew Self); dying 1st winter Kittiwake in front of main hide 12.15 (Roy Beddard).
 * Burnt Oak: Kingfisher at 10.45 (Deb Jackson).
 * Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Corn Bunting, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, c650 Lapwing. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Fairlop Waters: Great Northern Diver, 58 Golden Plover, Red-legged Partridge, Siskin, Kingfisher, Little Owl (Neil Twyford)
 * Kentish Town, NW5: Peregrine over N in the rain at 14:05 (Frank Nugent).
 * King George V Reservoir: Slavonian Grebe, at least 4 Goosanders and 12 Goldeneye, no sign of GN Diver but viewing conditions not ideal (Quentin Given).
 * Lamorbey Park: Pair Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, Little Grebe, 2 Peregrines, 2+ Stock Dove, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, 6+ Goldcrest, Jackdaw (Ian Stewart)
 * Pinner (HA5): 4 Redwing, singing Song Thrush, Goldcrest & Coal Tit (Jon Ridge).
 * Putney: Beverley Brook near river - singing Cetti's Warbler (Mark Ruscoe).
 * Richmond Park: Upper Pen Pond - drake Pintail morning only, Goldeneye still, 24 Shoveler, Little Grebe, juv male Peregrine, Kingfisher (J.Wilczur)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): Peregrine, 3 Stock Dove E, singing Song Thrush, Redwing S, Goldcrest (Ian Stewart)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Little Egret, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, Mistle Thrush, 10 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail, 40 spp. in total. (Chris Farthing)
 * Surbiton: Seething Wells area - 5 Gadwall, 10 Little Grebe, 13 Lapwing, 8600 Black-headed Gull (2000 N, 6500 E), 56 Lesser Black-backed Gull E, 200 Herring Gull E, 220 Jackdaw, 160 Redwing, 26 Goldfinch (Andrew Skotnicki)
 * Totteridge Valley : 2 Firecrest still at Oakfields, Mill Hill.  Male Peregrine flushed c30 Lapwing from waterlogged  fields at Frith Manor at 15:40; also 2 Little Owls (Ian Ellis).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Sparrowhawk, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest (Harry Harrison).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: female Brambling (in trees around grassy area between nos. 4 and 5), 2W Yellow-legged Gull and Common Sandpiper (no4), pair Stonechat (East Warwick), drake Scaup, 3 Goosander and fem Goldeneye (Lockwood) (David Callahan).
 * Wanstead Flats: Snipe sp–flew across from Alex to the scrub to the east and pitched down, dark form (lacking any clearly visible white on belly), slow flight reminiscent of Woodcock, but not so bulky.  Flushed from between birches at under 5 metres, it showed prominent white on outside of spread tail and prominent wing bars white over dark black and lacked prominent stripes on back, appeared larger and broader winged than Common Snipe, didn't call but made audible wing noise on takeoff. Quickly out of sight low behind trees (so no views of head from my position) we couldn't relocate it (any suggestions of what else it might be barring the wished for species?). (NC); Firecrest still Long Wood, 5 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, 10 + Redwing, 10 + Shoveler, Gadwall, Kestrel, Great Black-backed Gull, 40 + Herring Gull (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: 10 + Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, 20 + Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, Little Grebe (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wandsworth Common: Redpoll, 10 Siskin, Nuthatch (Nick Rutter)

Saturday 2nd January 2016

 * Arnos Park: 30 Siskin (James Palmer)
 * Bentley Priory: Hawfinch. Wow - first I’ve seen here since Feb 1981!  In clump of three silver birches and hawthorn at roughly TQ153930.  That’s about 70 metres west of the steep dip in the concrete top path and about 30 metres south of the path into the area the information board calls “Spring Meadow”.  Perched for about 20 seconds in poor light but could see massive bill, black bib and grey nape.  Dropped out of sight, then flew NE (towards grounds of house) about 5 mins later, showing broad white bands at base of primaries.  (Tony Blake). The last Hawfinches I saw myself on this site were in 1989. Despite combing the area extensively for the past four years, I've yet to see another. A great record. I'm in New Zealand right now, so suitably gripped (Richard Francis). I'll be back.
 * Brent Reservoir: no sign of Yellow-browed Warbler this morning; 18 Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff (Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park:Mandarin, Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 6 Yellow-legged Gull, Spotted Redshank, 52 Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, c520 Lapwing, 480 Dunlin, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Redshank. (Kev Jarvis) 2 Little Egrets on Creek, 2 kestrels, 3 mute swan, 80 teal (Simon Robinson)
 * Crossness: Marsh Harrier male, 2 Rock Pipit, Stonechat male, 58 Wigeon, 21 Shoveler, Little Egret, Snipe (John Archer)
 * Dartmouth Park (NW5): Firecrest in back gardens along Laurier Road. Also fem blackcap and 2 siskin (Tim Blackburn)
 * Fairlop Waters: Great Northern Diver (John Cadera); Great Northern Diver, Great White Egret flew over and then flew North, 6 Common Redpoll, Greater White-fronted Goose (Don Pepper).
 * Friday Lake: first-winter male Smew, 12+ Siskin (Simon Papps)
 * Fulham Reach: ca 30 Siskin (Bayonne Park - inner London) - Thames: 74 Teal, Grey Wagtail, 150 Black-headed Gull, 3 Gadwall, 4 Moorhen, 2 Egyptian Goose (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * KGV Reservoir: Great Northern Diver (S end of S Basin), Slavonian Grebe (NW end of South Basin), Brent Goose (middle of N Basin briefly), 9 (5 m, 4 f) Goosander, 18 Goldeneye (Stuart Fisher); Dark-bellied Brent Goose initially on south basin, then moved to north (Simon Papps). Yes, looked as though it had just landed in the water, I took my eyes off it for a few seconds and it had gone. (SF)
 * Lamorbey Park: Pair Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose atop beech tree in college grounds, 6 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 2 Peregrines, Pied Wagtail, Redwing, 6+ Goldcrest, Jay, Jackdaw (Ian Stewart)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Bittern, 1m 1f Pintail, 1m 1f Sparrowhawk, c.20 Siskin, Goldcrest, 2 Reed Bunting, Coal Tit, 1m Stonechat, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Water Rail, 1f Pheasant, plus Peregrine on Ch X Hospital (Martin Honey)
 * Pinner (HA5): 7 Redwing, Coal Tit, Green Woodpecker, Jackdaw, 11 House Sparrow & 3 Goldfinch (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham Marshes: 4 ad Little Gulls Aveley Bay, 5 Brent Geese on RSPB reserve plus one Aveley Bay (Fraser Simpson-Twitter)
 * Richmond Park: f Goldeneye, Kingfisher (Steve Woolfenden) juv male Peregrine perched by Upper Pond above sandmartin wall, siskin x 10 (f.mck)
 * Rickmansworth: 2 Ravens flew low over the garden heading SSW at 10:50 (Andrew Moon) Don't times change along with Red Kites and Buzzards (Richard Francis).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 3 Goosander (1 m, 2f), 4 Goldeneye, Stonechat (Stuart Fisher) drake Scaup on Lockwood, Common Sandpiper No4/5, Lapwing over, Barnacle Goose and Fieldfare on playing fields (David Bradshaw).
 * Wanstead Flats: Firecrest still Long Wood (Richard Rae), Skylark, Chiffchaff (Tony Brown) Great Black-backed Gull (Jono Lethbridge)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Nuthatch (Jono Lethbridge) 2 Firecrest (Bush Wood and north of Heronry), 10 + Goldcrest, 4 Siskin, 100 + Gadwall, 20 + Shoveler, 2 Teal (Nick Croft)
 * William Girling Reservoir (viewed from Mansfield Hill): 9+ Black-necked Grebe (Simon Papps)
 * Wraysbury GPs, (Wraysbury 1 lake): 1M Smew, 2M1F Goosander (Horton Complex): 8 Goldeneye, 12 Shoveler, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 45 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 14 Linnet (Thomas Gibson)

Friday 1st January 2016

 * Banstead Woods: 21 Bullfinch, including a tight flock of 14 (Steve Gale)
 * Belvedere, R. Thames: 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Ringed Plover (John Archer)
 * Brent Reservoir: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER behind Heron Hide at least three times, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 20+ Snipe & 6 Water Rail, total 56 species (Brent Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Kingfisher, 1 Mandarin (David Mills) Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm, Banstead: 1 Tawny Owl, 75 Skylark, 33 Yellowhammer (Steve Gale)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, c1000 Dunlin, c750 Lapwing, Curlew, Rock Pipit, c28 Wigeon, 60 Teal (Kev Jarvis)
 * Crossness: 2 Yellow-legged Gull ad + 2nd winter, 205+ Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 43 Shoveler, c50 Wigeon, Peregrine, 3 Stonechat, c50 Linnet, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Redwing (John Archer)
 * Epping to Aimes Green: Brambling over, 2 Bullfinch, 7+ Yellowhammer, Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch (Stuart Fisher)
 * Fairlop Country Park: Great Northern Diver still on lake, 7 Golden Plover, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Redwing, 20+Fieldfare, Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting (Conrad Ellam) 4 Red-legged Partridge, Common Buzzard, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat, 2 Little Owl, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher. (Neil Twyford/Alan Thomas/Steve Bacon/Alan Bell)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: Female Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebe, Little Egret, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 2+ Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, c10 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, c40 Siskin (Ian Stewart)
 * Home Park: Short-eared Owl, Skylark (I Callahan)
 * Kew, Marksbury Avenue: Blackcap singing outside my house - first bird of the year - magical (Peter Hart)
 * Lamorbey Park: pair Mute Swan, 43 Canada Geese, 4 Egyptian Geese, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, Peregrine, Grey Wagtail, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, 10+ Goldcrest, Jay, Jackdaw (Ian Stewart)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, large flock of Siskin, c6-7 Goldcrests, pr Pintail, both resident Peregrines on Charing Cross hospital plus the male made a kill on site and ate prey perched on the Observatory early morning (Wendy Marks, Nathalie Mahieu and others)
 * Pinner (HA5): 5 Redwing, Coal Tit & Goldcrest (Jon Ridge).
 * Pinner Park Farm: Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 2 Snipe, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail, 7 Stock Dove & 2 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Rayners Lane: 7 redwing in trees at back of my garden, 16 species in total (Tim Rymer)
 * Regent's Park: my first ever New Years Day bird count yielded an impressive 68 species. The highlights were pr Common Shelduck, 32 Red crested Pochards, pr Wigeon, 28 Mandarins, pr Peregrines, 2 Woodcock, 2 YL Gulls (ad, 3w), 32 Stock Doves, 1m Kingfisher, 2 Fieldfares, Cetti's Warbler, 1m Firecrest (Tony Duckett).
 * Richmond Park: female Goldeneye Upper Pen Pond (R.Dunne per JW); 11 Meadow Pipit on Pond Slade, 3 Reed Bunting by White Ash Pond, Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat and Dartford Warbler (Frank Nugent); female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Siskin (Nick Rutter).
 * Ruislip Lido/Woods: Marsh Tit (astonished when this landed in front of me in large hawthorn in Poor's Field at northern swampy end of LNR, posed motionless for just under minute just a few metres ahead of me, flew into base of nearby scrub + then onto oak on LNR perimeter- my first ever of this species here where it historically bred but unaware of recent records. Just after 13.00). Also 5 Teal (LNR), 8 Shoveler, 5 Little Egret, c20 Redwing (Neil Anderson)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): 2 Cormorants over, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Stock Dove E, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush singing, 3 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest. 30 species from window, total of 53 in Sidcup. (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Country Park: Kestrel mobbed by crows (David Mills); Cetti's Warbler and Bearded Tit reported again today (Croydon Birders). Was the bearded tit in the large reed beed again? What time was it seen? I was there this morning but no joy (David). From Croydon Birders website today - showed briefly in large reedbed, viewed from the viewing platform. (Croydon Birders)
 * Staines Reservoir: Great Northern Diver (briefly of S basin, flew W @ 11:30- found by Rob and Ken), 4+ Black necked Grebe, Pintail, 3 Scaup (2 imm M + fem), still good numbers of Tufted Duck and Pochard (Jim and Tony Sweetland)1 ad Mediterranean gull,I found the Great Northern Diver first by about 10 minutes, 6 goldeneye (John E. Warren)
 * Stanwell Moor: 15 Siskin, 10 Lesser Redpoll, Chiffchaff, Cettis Warbler, Little Egret (Jim and Tony Sweetland)
 * Staines Moor: 2 Treecreeper (Bonehead ditch), 4 Stonechat, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard (Jim and Tony Sweetland)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, 39 species in total (Chris Farthing)
 * Stratford, Olympic Park: m Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, 3 calling Water Rail, Kingfisher, 5+ Little Grebe, Kestrel, Goldcrest, 2 Reed Bunting, 5 Teal (Stuart Fisher)Hi, Stuart, if it's at all possible, where, approximately, did you see the male Black Redstart in the Olympic Park? Thank you (D.Painter) Hi. It was on the green fence opposite the Great British Garden at appox grid ref of TQ374841. I've had them twice round there recently, it flew into the construction site to the west (SF)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: m Teal, Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 44 Lapwing, Snipe, 26 Skylark in flock (my highest count here), 5 Meadow Pipit, f Stonechat, c100 Redwing (some in sub-song in hedge), c25 Fieldfare, 2 Rook in paddock with 17 Jackdaw, 5 Reed Bunting, 3 Lesser Redpoll feeding on Meadow Sweet seeds (1 bird with much paler flanks than other 2), c20 Linnet (Neil Anderson)
 * Tottenham Marsh: Peregrine, Goldcrest, 55 Linnet (James Palmer)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Little Egret, 2 Mandarin, 10 Teal, c100 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, pair Bullfinch, Siskin (John Colmans)
 * Walthamstow: Stonechat, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Meadow Pipit, Jackdaw, Snipe, Peregrine, Water Rail, Goosander, Reed Bunting (walthamstow birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: Firecrest, Goldcrest, Short-eared Owl, Little Owl, Kestrel, 2 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 2 Redpoll, Reed Bunting, 3 Meadow Pipit, 10 + Gadwall, 2 Pochard, 4 Shoveler, 10 + Teal, Little Grebe, 13 Fieldfare (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Firecrest, 5 + Goldcrest, Woodcock, Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 150 + Gadwall, 20 + Shoveler, Teal, 6 Pochard, 10 Egyptian Goose, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, 10 + Siskin, 3 Redpoll, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Coal Tit, 2 Kingfisher, 10 + Redwing, Water Rail (Wanstead Birders) 69 sp for the combined patch
 * West Putney, SW15: 2 male Blackcap in a garden, Fieldfare, 27 Redwing (J.Wilczur)

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