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Saturday 2nd February 2013

 * Alexandra Park: Peregrine, Fieldfare, 8 Shoveler (1 Conservation Pond, 7 Wood Green Res) (Andrew Gardener, Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: Bearded Tit heard several times to left of main hide, also 23 Snipe & drake Ruddy Duck (Brent Birders) Why are you people still reporting this species. Haven't you learnt the lesson of your stupidity after the last slaughter (Gordon Cox). Dear Gordon - do not call us stupid - not everyone on this planet is against the cull (AS). As a native North American (like the Ruddy Duck), I support the cull as it's to prevent the extirpation by genetic swamping of a beautiful native European species, White-headed Duck, by a closely-related, equally beautiful but alien one (b_e). Hear hear (James Lowen). If you love birds, you don't flaming well murder them (JR).  Most of the Ruddy Ducks that turn up in Spain come from the large feral population in Continental Europe, notably France, where there is no cull. If only the large  sums of public money spent on the cull could have been spent on White Headed Duck conservation projects in Spain it would have acheived far more (Bob Whatley)Two little grebes and small flock of long-tailed tits earlier this afternoon (Jo Durant)
 * Crayford: 28 Waxwings between Citreon Garage and Keats House on London Road - 2.15pm (Ralph and Brenda Todd)
 * Danson Park Bexleyheath: no sign of Ferruginous Duck (or pochard and tufted duck) 8am-9.30am - significant boating activity (Ralph Todd). At least 12 rowing boats on the water - vocal coaches shouting instructions from the banks and a schools athletics event disturbed everything in and around the lake but 2 Egyptian Geese and a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Eric Brown).
 * Greenford UB6: resident m Blackcap still in garden, but keeping lower profile today (Neil Anderson)
 * Grovelands Park, N13: 1 Redwing on the pitch and putt associating with 3 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Song Thrush singing by Broad Walk entrance, 1 Common Gull on lake. (Katy McGilvray)
 * Hampstead Heath: a Red Kite drifted north at 0845 hrs, glowing in the Sun! (Greengrandad).
 * Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: both Bearded Tit still present in Diana Memorial reedbed (D. McKenzie, D. Barrett); also Barnacle Goose (uo), 27 Shoveler, 4 Red-crested Pochard, Little Grebe, 3 Treecreeper (DMc).
 * Littlebrook Power Station: Slavonian Grebe still on lake, plus 2 Peregrines in the area (Jean-Patrick Elmes)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kestrel, 5 Snipe, Fieldfare, Redwing, Jackdaw & 1 Nuthatch (Jon Ridge).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 2 Teal, 1♀ Blackcap (birdman_euston). pr Great Black-backed Gulls, Barnacle Goose of uknown origin, m Little Owl, l4 Redwings, m Firecrest, 6 Siskin (Tony Duckett). 3 Shelduck, 24 Gadwall, 34 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe (fide Regent's Park Birds blog).
 * Richmond Park: 122 Gadwall, 11 Wigeon, 16 Red-crested Pochard, 20+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare (both thrush species Holly Lodge) (Neil Anderson)
 * South Ealing Station: 14 Waxwings present 8.30 (Neil Anderson)
 * Staines: c20 Waxwings drinking from puddle in paddock where Wraysbury Rd crosses M25 (Tom Smith).
 * Staines Reservoir: drake Scaup on N basin, c40 Goldeneye; Great Northern Diver seen on S Basin but not by me (Tom Smith). Great Northern Diver south basin showing well, Peregrine along west bank of south basin onto King George at 11.00 (Jim Sweetland)
 * Streatham Hill: 3 Waxwings eating rosehips from a garden on Lydhurst Avenue (Wilbo)
 * Worcester Park KT4: 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Egrets on fields (Bob Smith)

Friday 1st February 2013

 * Brookmill Park, Lewisham: Little Grebe, drake Mandarin, singing Song Thrush, male Blackcap, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam).
 * Chingford: 4 Waxwings in tall poplar tree opp Kings Parade shops on Kings Rd at 9.00 (I. Lycett).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, male Ruff, Turnstone, Green Sandpiper, Golden Plover, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, male Peregrine. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Danson Park, Bexleyheath: Ferruginous Duck still @12:30.  Did have a swim for a minute but spent most of it's time sleeping on the east side of the small island (Nigel Sluman) Flushed by canoeist at 14:10 flew high south (Birdguides).
 * Enfield: 1 Waxwing flew north over Lee View near Gordon Hill train station at 8:30am (Harry Boorman).
 * Enfield Playing Fields: 4 Lesser Redpoll, with 5 Goldfinch nearby, 12:20 hrs and later (Robert Callf).
 * Finsbury Park: small flocks of redwing, fieldfare and starling plus song thrush 11am (Dawn Painter).
 * Hyde Park: 2 Bearded Tits 10.45, Diana Memorial Fountain reedbed (D.Jordan). Intend to visit early Saturday, where are the Tawny Owls usually found? thanks. (Dan Barrett) On the path between the Speke obelisk and the Physical Energy statue, at the exact midpoint there is a bench on the west side of the path. Look over the top of this bench at right angles to the path. Just to the right of where you are facing there is a big old horse chestnut tree with the main trunk broken off about 40 ft up, and a large branch extending horizontally left of the break. It is about 50 yards from the path. This is the nest tree. Look for the male owl on the broken top of the trunk, or 10 ft lower on the right side of the trunk, or on a beech just the other side of this tree with brambles round the base (Ralph Hancock). Many thanks Ralph (D Barrett).
 * Northumberland Park N17: m Peregrine on Gas Tower behind Ikea (tucked away so hard to see), f Sparrowhawk, 1 Meadow Pipit and 2 Great Black-backed Gull in area to N end of Tottenham Marshes - 12-1pm (Davey Leach).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 3 Little Egret, 1 Little Owl, 2 Shoveler (including one drake), 3 Snipe, Fieldfare, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Green Woodpecker & 1 Nuthatch; also at Headstone Moat: 2 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest & 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * St James's Park: 8 Egyptian Geese, full-winged Mandarin (Andrew Self).
 * Sidcup (Lamorbey Park): male Wigeon still, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, pair Egyptian Geese, Kingfisher, Nuthatch, Goldcrests (Ian Stewart).
 * South Ealing Station, W5: 7 Waxwings still present 0830. (Day 32!) (Richard Woolley).
 * Tooting Bec Common: c 15 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Stock Dove, Goldfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Ring-Necked Parakeet (no sign of Treecreeper pair, seen by other birders recently in Cafe Wood) (Nick Granger-Taylor).
 * Walpole Park (W5): 20 Redwing feeding with Starling flock, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker (L.Pawley).
 * Wanstead Flats : Short-eared Owl NW over flats (J Lethbridge).

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