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==Tuesday 5th June 2012 ==

Monday 4th June 2012

 * Barbican Centre: Cormorant perched very close to walkway (Matt Reed).
 * Barking Bay: 9 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Grey Plover (Tony Brown).
 * Beddington SF: drake Garganey still on 100 acre this morning ( permit only ) . ( RBA ).
 * Bentley Priory: Pair of Common Buzzard soaring over lake (Richard Francis).
 * City of London: Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker making way along the TV aerials and rooftop baskets of Aldersgate Street. (Matt Reed).
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Corn Bunting (at least) singing & showing well between where Moat Lane forks in two and where the River Darenth forks, 4 Shelduck, Sedge Warbler, Kestrel, Little Egret (on flash North of Bob Dunn way), Little Grebe (farm pond), Canada Goose (well-grown brood of 4 on Darenth), 1 Lesser Whiethroat, lots of Common Whitethroat. (Matt Reed).
 * Crossness: Sanderling and 1st-summer Mediterranean Gull off the golf centre, Grey Plover in Barking Bay, 4 (2nd-summer (ringed) and 3 1st summers) Yellow-legged Gulls (John Archer, Richard Bonser).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: 57 species recorded, pair of Egyptian Geese with 5 goslings, ( new site breeding species ), lots of Swift, 2 sightings of Hobby, 2-3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Tern. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
 * Hanwell / Boston Manor (River Brent / Grand Union Canal): 2 Gadwall (m,f) 1st record for me along here, 2 Pochard (m) not common here and usually only in winter, Common Tern patrolling canal, Reed Warbler, several Common Whitethroat, Linnet (m) and a variety of other common species (Rob Mills)
 * King George V Res: 2 Black Tern, 2 hobbies chasing hirrundines, many Swallows & Swifts fewer House and Sand Martins ( Tony Clancy)
 * London Wetland Centre: 4 Greenshank - but skittish due to Goodyear blimp overhead (5th heard flying S over playing fields early a.m.), 2 Peregrine on Ch X Hospital, 2 LRP (seen mating), 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1m Kestrel, 10 pairs Common tern nesting, 2 or 3 pairs Black-headed gull ("), several Cetti's, lots of Swift, Sand & House Martin (Martin Honey).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: Marsh Warbler still singing below Serin mound though elusive. ( RBA ). Grasshopper Warbler, female Peregrine (Tony Brown). Also Black Tern commuting between Thames & Aveley Pools, Hobby & Corn Bunting. (Simon West).4 Sandwich Tern flying upriver 14:00(Allan Stewart,Joan Thompson,Andrew Verrall). Marsh Warbler still singing below Serin Mound at 21.00hrs - showing very (and I mean very) briefly but elusive. (Neil Randon)
 * Staines Reservoir: 3 Black-necked Grebe (2 N. Basin), (1 S.Basin), 6 Common Tern, 2 Swallow (A.Luscombe).

Sunday 3rd June 2012

 * Beddington SF: 1st/s Iceland Gull, drake Garganey updates here: (http://www.diporglory.co.uk/)
 * Brent Reservoir: leucistic Herring Gull (SH1T) and 2 Little Ringed Plover (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard)
 * Barking Bay: 3 Sandwich Terns past, Grey Plover, 50 Common Terns (localised breeders), 2 Ringed Plover, 3 pair Oystercatchers, 114 Shelduck and a 1st summer Mediterranean Gull (Dave Morrison).
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Greenshank still (J.Wilczur).
 * Rainham Marshes: Marsh Warbler again from Serin Mound, access along river wall; also 2 Sandwich Terns and 3 Common Terns past, Sanderling, 100+ Swift, pr Oystercatcher (David Bradnum).
 * Rotherhithe: Shelduck over Greenland Pier/Rope Street 6pm; presumably disturbed from elsewhere on the river by all those pesky boats (Richard Bonser).
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 Black-necked Grebe (S.Basin), 2 Black-necked Grebe (N. Basin), 1 Lapwing (N. Basin), 4 Common Tern (KGV1 Gantry) 1500+ Swift (A. Luscombe).
 * Wanstead Flats: Dunlin heard flying north over broom fields, 7 Stock Dove, Kestrel, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Common Whitethroat feeding young, Great-crested Grebe feeding young, rain (Nick Croft)

Saturday 2nd June 2012

 * Barking Bay: 8 Sanderling & Grey Plover (Birdguides).
 * Brent Reservoir: Sanderling, 12 Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher until 09.20, Little Ringed Plover & Little Egret until 09.40 (Brent Birders).
 * Canning Town DLR: 1 Common Tern seen from platform over Bow Creek. (Matt Reed).
 * Crossness: 14 Sanderling in total (6 by the incinerator, 8 in Barking Bay), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, 3 Redshanks, 5 1st-summer/winter Med Gulls at the incinerator outfall (Richard Bonser, John Archer).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: 3 Common Crossbill calling and flying over at 3:23pm ( 2nd site record ), Red Kite thermalling with Gulls at 4:20pm, Peregrine with prey buzzed by Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Little Egret and 2 Common Tern. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
 * Fulham Reach: 1 Buzzard at 13:15 heading towards Central London (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Hampton: 3 Red Kites circled and headed North 5 pm ( G Shaw per P Greening)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Greenshank - scrape (L. Smith, J. Wilczur).
 * North Woolwich: 2 Linnet on Store Lane opposite London Teleport. (Matt Reed)
 * Rainham Marshes: Marsh Warbler again from Serin Mound, access along river wall. Also Red Kite S over the visitor centre and then over Crayford Marshes 1345-1350, Grasshopper Warbler, Corn Bunting, 2 Sanderling, female Peregrine (David Bradnum)
 * Tyttenhanger GP: 4 Knot until 09.15, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Cuckoo, Red Kite, c40 Swift, Swallow, Sand & House Martin present, 3 Garden Warbler. (Steve Blake, Ricky Flesher)
 * Weybridge: Raven flew over Mercedes-Benz World at c12.50 (Simon West).
 * Woolwich: Cormorant (Mulgrave Pond); Grey Wagtail (Market St) ; Greenfinch & Goldfinch singing in town centre; 1 f Shelduck (on Thames). (Matt Reed).

Friday 1st June 2012

 * Belhus Woods CP: Glossy Ibis flew north at 2:30pm ( RBA) Observer ??
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 Corn Bunting, Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Little Egret,12 House Martin, 32 Swift, 12 Swallow. (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: 4 Shelducks, 7 Tufted Ducks, 3 Common Terns, Sand Martin, singing Reed Warbler (John Archer).
 * Hampstead Heath: Hobby low over men's bathing pond 17:35.(Allan Stewart)
 * New Covent Garden Market: male Kestrel - first one seen for several months (Michael Mac).
 * Rainham Marshes: Marsh Warbler singing 08:40 below Wennington Mound, then at 09:00 in fenced marsh east of path between Serin Mound and Aveley Bay car park, before returning to Mound area. View only from mound/path, and do not enter vegetation in which bird is singing. (AT via DMi). Still 12.08 (per RBA); singing & showing occasionally 13.30-14.00; also Corn Bunting & Hobby (Andrew Self). Marsh Warbler still singing at 19:30 but very elusive, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, also a Cream Spotted Tiger (Nick Croft et al)
 * Richmond Park: Red Kite high over pen ponds, drifting north east towards Putney at 11.30. (F Mck)
 * Totteridge Valley: 1 Garden Warbler in song, 3 Lesser Whitethroat in song, 2 Lapwing, 1 Skylark over, 1 Swallow, c50 Swifts, mostly north, 1 Kestrel (John Colmans).
 * Waltham Abbey: 1 Hobby low across A121 & fields opp Marriott Hotel @ 6.00pm (Nigel May).
 * Wanstead Park: Hobby chasing hirundines (Steve Thorpe).

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