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Wednesday 2nd May 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Male Greenland Wheatear briefly 0815 flew from fence into filter bed 3 and not seen again, 5 Swallow and Sand Martin Wood Green Res, Greylag playing fields (APOG Birders)
 * Bankside SE1: Reed Warbler in birches by Tate Community Garden, 1m + 1f Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff singing, Grey Heron by ponds in garden 13:30 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Arctic Tern at 05:40 for a few minutes, 2 Hobby together at 06:15, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Reed Warbler, male Reed Bunting, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 48 Blackcap, 13 Chiffchaff, 8 Common Whitethroat, 33 House Martin, 12 Swift, 11 Barn Swallow (Magnus Andersson, Simon Worsfold)
 * Brookmill Park: 3 singing Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Whimbrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Tern, 2 Blackcap, 10 Common Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, Oystercatcher, 3 Cetti's Warbler. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Dollis Brook, Holders Hill: 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 3 Cormorant low S 07:04, Grey Heron upriver 07:07. (Samuel Levy)
 * Finchley: Garden N3 - Garden Warbler (Samuel Levy)
 * Heathrow: 4 Wheatear. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * London Wetland Centre: Yellow-legged Gull adult, 29 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 27 of these adult (J.Wilczur) 3 Swift, 3 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 1 Common Snipe, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Shelduck, good numbers of Sand and House Martin, 2 singing Chiffchaff, several singing Reed and Sedge Warbler, Blackcaps, Cetti's Warblers (Martin Honey, S. Fogg et al.);Little Ringed Plover heard, Sandwich Tern 2 SE @11.07, 6 intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Redstart 2cy male Towpath near QEWalk, Garden Warbler Sheltered lagoon (N.P.Senior)
 * Millfields E5: Peregrine plucking prey on pylon at 08:45, Green Woodpecker heard, 2 singing Mistle Thrush (Alastair Dent)
 * Orchard Estate SE13: 3 Swallow w 14.50 (Conrad Ellam)
 * Putney Lower Common: Pied Flycatcher (per BirdGuides)
 * Rainham Village: Hobby over garden, 2 Swift, Cettis Warbler, Reed Warbler (Richard Harrison).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 3 Linnet, 2 Stock Dove rear paddocks, 1 Sedge Warbler in song flight N of boardwalk, 1 Kestrel Bomb Crater Field 08:00-08:30. No sign of passage birds today. (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Cuckoo still, male Marsh Harrier high NE, at least eight Arctic Terns on No 5 with around 10 Common in heavy rain at lunchtime, 2 Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpipers, m Yellow Wagtail, 70 Swallow, 150 Swifts (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: m Whinchat, m Wheatear, 2 Linnet, Redpoll, 2 Swallow, Peregrine Falcon, 3 Meadow Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Skylark (Nick Croft)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Bar-headed Goose, 2 Linnet, 3 Swift, Little Egret, Willow Warbler (Chris Farthing)

Tuesday 1st May 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Female Greenland Wheatear filter beds 0810 and a male Northern 1740, Greylag Goose (APOG Birders)
 * Bankside SE1: Common Whitethroat sub-singing in bushes above garages at eastern end of Tate, 2 Chiffchaff in birches 07:30 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Battersea Reach: Chelsea side - Common Tern on river east of Imperial Wharf (Neil Anderson)
 * Chelsea: f Common Redstart private care home gdn SW10 am (Des McKenzie tweet)
 * Clerkenwell, Spa Fields: Blackcap singing, Greenfinch singing (Francis O'Sullivan)
 * Colne Valley: 21 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Crayford Marshes: Hobby, Cuckoo, 2 Swift, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Reed Warbler, 18 Common Whitethroat, 38 Common Tern, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Oystercatcher. (Kev Jarvis)
 * Crossness: Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Arctic Tern, 5 Common Tern, Swift, 9 Swallow, Wheatear, 7 Reed Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting (Conrad Ellam)
 * Fishers Green, Lee Valley Park: 3 Nightingale singing at noon (Eggero)
 * Fairlop Waters: 2 Common Tern, 3 Barnacle Goose (Steve Bacon)
 * Gallions Reach: Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, Swift (Kevin J McManus)
 * Greenwich Peninsula: Common Tern, Wheatear m, 3 Swallow NW, 3 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat (Richard Green) RG - many thx for sightings but for data purposes, pls put number before name, not after (per LNHS standard format)
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: 2 Common Tern, 2 Sand Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap (Richard Green)
 * Ham Lands: 1 Ring Ouzel male on burnt ground near Thames Young Mariners 08.30 (John Gard per FJM)
 * Lamorbey Park, Sidcup: 2 Common Buzzards circling, Peregrine, 6 Swallow, 3 House Martin, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Song Thrush (Eric Brown)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 3 Common Buzzard 2 high E & 1 circling low over J9 of M25, 1 Sparrowhawk circling very high over station, 1 Red Kite high nw 16:00 (Neil Batten)
 * Lee Valley Riding Centre: Back paddocks - 7+ Wheatear, 15 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel, 8 Linnet, 4 Common Whitethroat (Chris Farthing)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 25+ House Martin, 5 Swallow, 4 Redshank, 2 Shelduck, 6 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Jack Snipe (Martin Honey, WWT website)
 * London Zoo: Garden Warbler (work mini patch tick), 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (Sam Jones)
 * Margaret MacMillan Park, Deptford: 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Chiffchaff singing quietly in bushes, pr Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Joe Beale)
 * Oxleas Wood:2Jackdaw,2Blackcap(m/fm),Kestrel(fm),CommonBuzzard,Redkite,Greenwoodpecker Treecreeper,3Goldfinch,Greatspottedwoodpecker,Stockdove(Ron Turner),
 * Putney Heath: Garden Warbler west of Ladies Mile (S) (Les Evans-Hill)
 * Rainham (Thames Path): Hobby, Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Cuckoo, 6 Common Sandpiper, Whinchat, 2 Wheatear (James Palmer)
 * Richmond Park: 1 Firecrest singing near Cambrian Gate (Mike Lewis); 2 Gadwall - pair, Hobby, 2 Red Kite, 7 Buzzard, 4 Sparrowhawk, 4 Swift, 120+ House Martin - most moving W, 10+ Swallow, 3m Whinchat, 6 Wheatear - including male Greenland type, 6 Stonechat (J.Wilczur); 3 Common Tern (S.Read); 1 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear (Lawn Field), 1 Common Sandpiper (D Peers); 10 Mute Swan - pair and eight young (N.Jackman)
 * Ridgeway, Mill Hill: Buzzard SE 10:00, Sparrowhawk S 13:54. (Samuel Levy)
 * Staines Moor: 7 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear just S of Northern bridge in a group, Hobby (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Staines Res: 1 Raven in wood at N end of N basin mobbed by crows then flew W 10.07, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit winter plum flushed by grass cutters then flew E (Dave Morris per FJM); 15+ Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 10+ Swallow, 10+ Swift, 20+ House Martin, 2 Canada Geese with 4 hatched chicks (Gordon Shaw)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 5 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 15 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 30 Common Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 12 Greylag Goose (inc pr still with young), 6 Canada Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 26 Swallow, 4 Shelduck, 1 Common Redstart m, 1 Marsh Harrier m, 2 Wheatear, 1 Buzzard, 12 Jackdaw, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Gadwall, 8 Common Tern, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Kestrel (Roger Keith)
 * Tottenham Marshes: 3 Whinchat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 1 'Commic' Tern over 9.30-11.00 (Lol Bodini).
 * Trent Park: Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Garden Warbler, Raven (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Cuckoo calling early am, Male Marsh Harrier over NE Jamie Partridge David Bradshaw Paul Whiteman. Cuckoo seen three times in flight, reeling Grasshopper Warbler heard, 11 Wheatear, 3 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Common Sandpipers (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: f Redstart, m Wheatear with knackered foot, 17 Common Whitethroat territories, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 singing Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, singing Reed Bunting, pr of Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Swallow (Nick Croft/Tim Harris)
 * Wanstead Park: Hobby, Sparrowhawk, 7 Common Whitethroat territories, Kingfisher (Nick Croft/Kathy Hartnett); 2 Green Hairstreak by Roding–a new area for them (Christian Moss)
 * Wimbledon Common: (see also Putney Heath) Snipe on the Plain, 2 Buzzard overhead Thatched Cottage (Les Evans-Hill)
 * Worcester Park: Garden KT4- 2 House Martin W (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Whinchat (Francis O'Sullivan)
 * York Way N7: Red Kite being mobbed by crows over junction between York Way and Camden Park Road at 17:15 (Reuben Braddock)

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