NewsAug2004

Aug 31 Avocet, 6 at Staines Res, also 4 Black-necked Grebes, Little Stint, 2 Ruff, Wood Sand, 7 Black-tailed Godwits & 2 Wigeon - see photos (Birdguides) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Birdguides) Whinchat, 3 at Wormwood Scrubs (David Lindo) Wheatear, 3 at Richmond Park, also Whinchat & Yellow Wagtail (Hugh Bradshaw) Knot at Walton Res (Steve Spooner)

Aug 30 Avocet, 6 at Staines Res, also Wood Sand, Little Stint, Ruff & 3 Black-tailed Godwits (Birdguides, Jim Sweetland) Whinchat, 2 at Wormwood Scrubs, also 2 Spot Flys (David Lindo) Knot at Walton Res (Dave Harris)

Aug 29 Knot, 9 over Staines Res, also 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Turnstones, 6 Avocets, 1+ Wood Sand, 2 Ruff, Spotted Redshank, 2 Garganey & stint sp (Andrew Moon, Frank Clark) Black-necked Grebe at Fairlop Waters CP, also 2 Redstarts, Whinchat & 2 Wheateara (Birdguides) Knot, 12 over QE2 Res (Dave Harris) Knot at Walton Res (Steve Spooner)

Aug 28 Avocet, 6 at Staines Res, also 3 Wood Sands, 33 Knot, Little Stint, 2 Ruff, 9 Black-tailed Godwits & Spotted Redshank (Birdguides, Pete Naylor) Redstart, male at Brent Res, also Whinchat (Andrew Self) Wheatear, 5 at Wormwood Scrubs, also 2+ Whinchat (David Lindo, Sacha Barbato, Neil Anderson) Marsh Harrier over Beddington SF, also Knot, 12 Green Sands & Whinchat (Johnny Allan) Spot Fly at Lake Farm Urban CP, Hayes, also 3 Whinchats & Wheatear (Pete Naylor) Whinchat, 5 at Ten Acre Wood, Hillingdon (Steve Pash)

Aug 27 Ortolan Bunting at Beddington SF, between Hackbridge Station and wader scrape, 'elusive & flighty', also Black-tailed Godwit & Knot (Birdguides) Oystercatcher over Tower Bridge at 12.30 (John Archer)

Aug 26 Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also Arctic Tern, 6 Avocets, 5 Wood Sands, Curlew Sands, 2 Little Stints, 2 Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwits & 3 Black-necked Grebes - (Pete Naylor, Ken Purdey, Birdguides) Yellow Wagtail, 4 over Hyde Park, also 2 Spot Flys (Des McKenzie) Wheatear, 2 at Bedfont Lakes CP (Adam Cheeseman) Redstart at Hainault Forest CP (Birdguides)

Aug 25 Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 6 Avocets, 6 Wood Sands, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Little Stints, Whimbrel, Black Tern, 3 Garganey & Ruff (Pete Naylor, Andrew Moon, Birdguides) Redstart at Lake Farm Urban CP, Hayes, also 3 Whinchats & 2 Wheatears (Pete Naylor) Black-tailed Godwit at Rainham Marshes RSPB, also 6 Yellow-legged Gulls (David Darrell-Lambert) Sandwich Tern at West Thurrock, also 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (David Darrell-Lambert) Black Tern, 6 at Queen Mary Res, also Dunlin (Ken Purdey)

Aug 24 Aquatic Warbler, probable at Rainham Marshes RSPB, on foreshore at 10.25 (Howard Vaughan) Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also Osprey south at 12.00, Temminck's Stint, 6 Avocets, 5 Wood Sands, 6 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Little Stints, 2 Black Terns & 2 Garganey (Birdguides, Sacha Barbato) Med Gull, juvenile at Brent Res in North Marsh (Roy Beddard) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Nick Tanner)

Aug 23 Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also Temminck's Stint, 6 Avocet, 6 Wood Sands, 4 Garganey, Little Tern, 2 Black Terns, 2 Little Stints, 9 Greenshanks, 6 Black-necked Grebes, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 6+ Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Curlew & Whimbrel (Birdguides) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Fraser Simpson) Knot at Beddington SF, also Black Tern (Johnny Allan)

Aug 22 Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 6 Avocet, 6 Wood Sands, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Black-necked Grebes, 4 Garganey, Knot, Little Stint, Med Gull & 10 Turnstones (Birdguides, Pete Naylor, David Waltham-Hier, Andrew Taylor) Honey Buzzard over Hilfield Park Res, SE at 10.40 (Birdguides) Honey Buzzard over Wormwood Scrubs, south at 07.30 (David Lindo) Honey Buzzard over Barnes WWT at 07.55 (same bird as above), also Marsh Harrier over and Wood Sand present (Birdguides) Wood Warbler at Regent's Park, also 5 Spot Flys (Tony Duckett) Little Egret at Amwell GP (Birdguides) Little Egret at Sevenoaks WR (Birdguides)

Aug 21 Wood Sandpiper, 6+ at Staines Res, also 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 2+ Garganey, Grey Plover, 2 Turnstones, 3 Ruff, 2 Black-necked Grebes & Black Tern (Andrew Moon, Fraser Simpson) Black Tern at Walthamstow Res, also 3 Wheatears (Birdguides) Spot Fly at Broadwater Lake (Simon Buckingham)

Aug 20 Wood Sandpiper, 4 at Staines Res, also 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Turnstones, Sanderling, 2 Ruff & Black Tern (Pete Naylor)

Aug 19 Spotted Flycatcher at Horsenden Hill (Andy Culshaw)

Aug 18 White-winged Black Tern, probable reported at Barnes WWT, also Wood Sand (Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper, 5 at Staines Res, also 3 Curlew Sands, 40 Black-tailed Godwits, Sanderling, Turnstone, 3 Ruff, 5 Black-necked Grebes, 5 Garganey & 3 Black Tern (Pete Naylor, Ken Purdey) Black Tern, 3 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Little Egret at Sevenoaks WR (Birdguides) Common Scoter at KGVI Res (Adam Wilson) Arctic Tern at Queen Mary Res, also Black Tern (Adam Wilson) Greenshank over Baker Street at 06.40 (Dave Johnson)

Aug 17 Wood Sandpiper, 5 at Staines Res, also 39 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Ruff, Turnstone, Knot, 3 Garganey & 2 Black-necked Grebes (Tony Sweetland, Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper at Barnes WWT, also 3 Yellow Wagtails (Birdguides) Wheatear, 2 at Wormwood Scrubs, also 40 Whitethroats (David Lindo) Pied Flycatcher, 2 at Weald Park (Birdguides)

Aug 16 Wood Sandpiper, 5+ at Staines Res, also 43 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Ruff, 2 Sanderling, 4 Black-necked Grebes & 8 Garganey (Pete Naylor, Birdguides) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Nick Tanner) Garganey at Amwell GP (Birdguides)

Aug 15 Osprey over Staines Moor/KGVI Res at 16.30 (Pete Naylor) Wood Sandpiper, 7 at Staines Res, also 40 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Ruff, Sanderling, 6 Black-necked Grebes & 4+ Garganey (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Weald Park (Birdguides) Garganey at Amwell GP (Birdguides)

Aug 14 Wood Sandpiper, 7 at Staines Res, also 4 Garganey, 40 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Ruff, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 22 Greenshank, Knot & Golden Plover (Birdguides) Common Scoter at KGVI Res, also Black-necked Grebe, 4 Wheatears & 22 Yellow-legged Gulls (Dave Morris & Pete Naylor) Pied Flycatcher, 5 at Weald Park (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Lee Valley by Cheshunt Lock (Birdguides) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Keir Mottram)

Aug 13 Temminck's Stint at Beddington SF, also 2 Black-tailed Godwits (Johnny Allan) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Birdguides) Little Tern at Staines Res, also 10+ Garganey, 2 Black-necked Grebes & 20+ Greenshank (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher, 3+ at Weald Park (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher, 3 at Regent's Park (Birdguides)

Aug 12 Wood Sandpiper, 7 at Staines Res, also 8 Garganey, 4 Black-necked Grebes, Black Tern, 9 Grey Plover, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff & 22 Greenshank (Birdguides) Black Tern at Tyttenhanger GP, also 2 Greenshank (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher, 3 at Weald Park (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher, 3 at Regent's Park (Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper at Sevenoaks WR (Birdguides) Black Tern at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan)

Aug 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 36 at Staines Res, also 4 Wood Sands, 4 Black-necked Grebes, Red-necked Grebe, 20+ Greenshank, 8 Garganey, 25 Ruff, 6 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew & Little Egret (Birdguides, Pete Naylor) Little Egret at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher, 5 at Weald Park (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher, 2 at Bedfords Park (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher, 2 at Regent's Park (Birdguides) Garganey, 2 at Rainham Marsh (Birdguides) Garganey at Hornchurch CP (Birdguides)

Aug 10 Wood Sandpiper, 5 at Staines Res, also 100 Bar-tailed Godwit & 40 Knot flew over, plus 9 Garganey, 7 Black Terns, 3 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Little Stints, 4 Grey Plover, 18 Black-tailed Godwits, 38 Greenshank, Ruff, 6 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew & Turnstone (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Brent Res, also Black-necked Grebe (Andrew Self) Dunlin, 14 at Battersea Bridge (Sacha Barbato) Hobby over Paddington Green, also 2 Yellow Wags (Des McKenzie) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Birdguides)

Aug 9 Wood Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 3 Black-necked Grebes, 4 Little Stints, Ruff, 2 Turnstone, 6 Black Tern, 8 Garganey, 37 Greenshanks, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, 53 Ringed Plovers, 3 Whimbrel & Little Tern (Pete Naylor)

Aug 8 Marsh Harrier over Staines Res at 08.10, also 7 Garganey, 9 Greenshanks & 12 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Black Terns, 2 Black-necked Grebes, Kittiwake & Ruff (Birdguides) Marsh Harrier at Barnes WWT at midday (Jill Bracey) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Wormwood Scrubs (David Lindo) Green Sandpiper, 32 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan)

Aug 7 Red-backed Shrike, female at Hampstead Heath, also Tree Pipit (Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Garganey, 9 at Staines Res, also 10 Greenshank,13 Black-tailed Godwits & Little Egret (Pete Naylor)

Aug 6 Temminck's Stint at Stoke Newington Res (per Garry James for TERNS) Garganey, 9 at Staines Res, also 12 Greenshank, 28 Black-tailed Godwits, Med Gull, Little Egret & 12 Black Terns (Birdguides) Little Egret at Syon Park (Birdguides)

Aug 5 Caspian Gull at Staines Res, also 6 Garganey, 16 Black-tailed Godwits, Black-necked Grebe & Little Egret (Birdguides)

Aug 4 Garganey, 8 at Staines Res, also 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Turnstones, Little Egret & 9 Black Terns (Birdguides) Redstart at Richmond Park (Hugh Bradshaw) Wheatear at Wormwood Scrubs (David Lindo) Wood Sandpiper at Beddington SF, also 2 Med Gulls (Johnny Allan) Med Gull at Amwell GP (Birdguides)

Aug 3 Ring-billed Gull at Isle of Dogs (Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper at Barnes WWT (Buirdguides) Caspian Gull, 3 at Staines Res, also 21 Black-tailed Godwits, Curlew Sand, 3 Turnstone, Garganey & Little Egret (Birdguides) Garganey at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Little Egret at East India Dock Basin NR (Birdguides)

Aug 2 Garganey at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Black Tern, 7 at Staines Res, also 20 Black-tailed Godwits, Curlew Sand & Garganey (Birdguides) Little Egret at Barnes WWT (Birdguides)

Aug 1 Curlew Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 25 Black-tailed Godwits & Garganey (Birdguides) Garganey at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Garganey at Ponders End (Birdguides)