NewsSep2002

September 30 Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also 2 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, Green Sand, Dunlin & Whinchat (Rob Innes & Ken Purdey) Green Sandpiper, three at Stanwell Moor, also 19 Snipe & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes & Ken Purdey) Greenshank, 2 at King George VI Res, also Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail & 3 Green Sands (Ken Purdey) Stonechat, two at Staines Moor, also Yellow Wagtail (Rob Innes) Firecrest at Coppett's Wood (Birdguides) Yellow-legged Gull at Islington (Dominic Mitchell) - see photo Yellow Wagtail over Coppermill Filter Beds (David Darrell-Lambert)

September 29 Reed Warbler at Brent Res, also 6 Meadow Pipits, 4 Swallows & Water Rail (Andrew Self) Common Buzzard over Maple Cross at 10.40 (Birdguides) Common Buzzard over Regents Park at 10.45 (Birdguides) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also Green Sand, Rock Pipit, Snipe, Yellow Wagtail & Whinchat (Rob Innes) Yellow Wagtail, two at Stanwell Moor Rob Innes) Sedge Warbler at Staines Moor (Rob Innes)

September 28 Red-backed Shrike at Rainham Marsh, on river bank, also 3+ Whinchat, Rock Pipit & 2 Common Sands (Rod Standing) Skylark over Brent Res, also 2 Redwings, 17 Meadow Pipits, Swallow, 5 House Martins, 5 Snipe & Water Rail (Andrew Self) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also Black-necked Grebe, 2 Green Sands, Wheatear & 2 Yellow Wagtails (David Darrell-Lambert) Redwing over Cheshunt (Rich Cope) Greenshank at King George VI Res, also Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail & Yellow-legged Gull (Chris Lamsdell) Stonechat, 3 at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf) Rock Pipit, 3 at King George V Res, also 7 Yellow Wagtails & 2 Skylarks (Tony Clancy, H. Bantock & Andrew Middleton)

September 27 Rock Pipit, 8+ at King George VI Res, also 6 Yellow Wagtails, Common Sand & Green Sand (Ken Purdey) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also Ringed Plover, 7 Golden Plover, Greenshank, 2 Rock Pipits & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Red-backed Shrike at Rainham Marsh, on river bank (Birdguides) Ruff, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also Green Sand, Greenshank & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Rock Pipit, 4 at King George V Res, also 6 Yellow Wagtails & Common Sand (Martin Shepherd & Andrew Middleton) Stonechat, 3 at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf)

September 26 Guillemot on River Thames,drifting upriver past Belvedere at 12.30 (Birdguides) Stonechat, 3 at Bedfont Lakes CP (Ken Purdey) Little Gull at Staines Res, also 2 Yellow Wagtails (Birdguides) Whinchat, 2 at Dagenham Chase, in the dock area south of the cemetery car park, also 2 Stonechat (Birdguides) Whinchat at Rye Meads, also Stonechat & 4 Green Sands Stonechat, 6 at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf) Rock Pipit, 10 at King George V Res, also Scaup, Green Sand, Common Sand & 12 Yellow Wagtails (Roy Woodward)

September 25 Whinchat at Greenwich Ecology Park, also Common Sand, 2 Oystercatchers & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls on the Thames (Birdguides) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also Little Gull, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 3 Yellow Wagtails & 4 Rock Pipits (Rob Innes & Ken Purdey) Ruff, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also Green Sand, 14 Snipe & 4 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Stonechat, 5 at Staines Moor, also 15 Yellow Wagtails & 2 Sedge Warblers (Rob Innes)

September 24 Brambling at Horsenden Hill, also 2 Redwings (Andy Culshaw) Wryneck at Queen Mother Res (Permit holders only), in the SW corner by drinking trough (Birdguides) Arctic Tern at King George V Res, also 2 Common Terns, Tree Pipit, Common Sand, Stonechat, 8 Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear, 150+ House Martins, 70 Swallows & 15 Sand Martins (Roy Woodward) Redstart at Kempton NR, also Greenshank & 2 Green Sands Stonechat, 2 at Vicarage Farm, also 3 Siskin (Robert Callf & Robin White)

September 23 Red-backed Shrike at Rainham Marsh, view from footpath along Thames (Birdguides) Wheatear on Greenwich Peninsular, also Common Sand & several Meadow Pipits over (Birdguides) Arctic Tern at Staines Res, also 100+ Wigeon, 3 Greenshanks, Hobby, Little Gull, Common Tern & Yellow-legged Gull (Rob Innes) Ruff, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also 190 Wigeon over, 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sands, 5 Snipe, Ringed Plover & 5 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Whinchat, 2 at Horsenden Hill, also Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail, 31 Meadow Pipits & 14 Swallows (Andy Culshaw) Spot Fly at Trent Park (Robin White) Siskin over Sewardstone Marsh, also 800 House Martins over North end of KGV Res before 09.00 (Roy Woodward) Arctic Tern at King George V Res, also Rock Pipit, Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtails & 5+ Sand Martins (Andrew Middleton) Stonechat, 2 at Vicarage Farm, also Spot Fly (Robert Callf) Redwing at Whipps Cross, also 15 Swallows & Peregrine (Peter Hadrill)

September 22 Siskin over Brent Res, also 34 Meadow Pipits, plus 3 Snipe, Wigeon & 13 Chiffchaffs (Andrew Self) Wheatear at Bedfont CP, also 7 Chiffchaffs (Peter Naylor) Greenshank at Kempton NR, also 2 Green Sands, 5 Snipe & 75 House Martins (Peter Naylor & Ken Purdey) Ruff, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also 2 Green Sands & 77 Wigeon over (Rob Innes & Peter Naylor) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also 193 Wigeon, Peregrine, Greenshank, Common Sand, Hobby & 400 Swallows (Rob Innes & Peter Naylor) Meadow Pipit, 55+ over Horsenden Hill (Andy Culshaw) Whinchat, 3 at Fairlop, also 4 Stonechat (Alan Bell) Stonechat at Alexandra Palace (Gareth Richards)

September 21 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 at Rainham Marsh, also Red-backed Shrike Honey Buzzard flew NE over Regent's Park at 14.55 Spot Fly, 3 at Brent Res, also Whinchat, 3 Snipe, Lapwing, Common Sand, 3 Wigeon, 22 Meadow Pipits & 21 Chiffchaffs (Andrew Self) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, also Slavonian Grebe, 53 Wigeon, 2 Greenshank, Common Tern, 5 Yellow Wagtails, Green Sand & Common Sand (Rob Innes & Peter Naylor) Wheatear, 3 at King George VI Res, also Black-necked Grebe, 22 Yellow Wagtails & Stonechat (Rob Innes, Ken Purdey & Peter Naylor) Ruff, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also Greenshank, 2 Green Sands, 6 Yellow Wagtails & Hobby (Rob Innes) Whinchat, 5 at Staines Moor, also 4 Yellow Wagtails & 3 Sedge Warblers (Rob Innes) Wigeon, 76 at King George V Res, also 7 Yellow Wagtails, Rock Pipit, Common Tern & 2 Common Sands (Rod Standing & Martin Shepherd) Pied Fly at West Ham Park, also Whitethroat & 3 Goldcrests (Marco Johnston) Stonechat at Vicarage Farm also Spot Fly (Robert Callf) Common Sand at Barnes WWT (Gareth Richards) Garganey at Hall Marsh, also 30+ Lapwing (B. Miller) Swallow, c500 over Beddington SF, also c100 Meadow Pipits, 11 Yellow Wagtails, 6 Green Sands, 16 Snipe & Common Sand (Johnny Allan) Whinchat at Lake Farm, Hayes (Peter Naylor) Meadow Pipit, 25 over Horsenden Hill, also Hobby & 14 Swallows (Andy Culshaw)

September 20 Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also Black-necked Grebe, 2 Greenshank & Arctic Tern (Ken Purdey) Crossbill over Beddington SF, also Tree Pipit, Whinchat, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 6 Green Sands, 11 Snipe, Ringed Plover & Common Sand (Johnny Allan)

September 19 Spotted Flycatcher at Dagenham Chase (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, also 2 Arctic Terns, Greenshank, 2 Hobbies & 2 Common Sands (Ken Purdey) Crossbill over Weald Park, also 5 Spot Flys (Colin Jupp & Sid Petts) Whinchat, 2 at Tylers Common, also 2 Whitethroat (Colin Jupp & Sid Petts) Crossbill, 2 at Thorndon CP, also 3 Siskin over (Colin Jupp & Sid Petts)

September 18 Pied Fly, 2 at Kensington Gardens, also Redstart, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets ,70 House Martins, 4 Meadow Pipits & Lesser Whitethroat (Sacha Barbato) Green Sand, 5 at Beddington SF, also 32 Snipe & 6 Yellow Wagtail (Johnny Allan) Whinchat at Hackney Marsh (Andrew Middleton) Whinchat at Walthamstow Marsh (Andrew Middleton) Pied Fly at Weald Park, also 5 Spot Flys (Colin Jupp) Peregrine on buildings in Gracechurch St, near Monument (Ian Ellis)

September 17 Pied Fly at Kensington Gardens, also Redstart, Spot Fly, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets & Meadow Pipit (Sacha Barbato) Redstart at Regent's Park (Des McKenzie) Firecrest at Lincoln's Inn Fields (Ken Murray) Whitethroat at Tate Modern (David Darrell-Lambert) Pied Fly at Weald Park, also 5 Spot Flys (Colin Jupp) Turtle Dove at Stanwell Moor (Peter Naylor) Yellow Wagtail at King George VI Res (Peter Naylor) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Gulls & 2 Arctic Terns (Peter Naylor) Meadow Pipit, 140 on Staines Moor (Rob Innes) Green Sand, 8 at Beddington SF, also 22 Snipe, 2 Common Sands & 15 Yellow Wagtail (Johnny Allan)

September 16 Red-necked Phalarope at William Girling Res (no public access) Black-necked Grebe at Walthamstow Res on West Warwick Res, also 3 Whinchat (Stephen Harris) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also 2 Black-necked Grebes, 3 Little Gulls, Pintail, Common Sand, Wheatear, Greenshank & 2 Arctic Terns (Ken Purdey & Rob Innes) Common Scoter just west of the Thames Barrier (Chris White) Whitethroat at Tate Modern (David Darrell-Lambert) Whinchat, 8 at Fairlop, also 6 Yellow Wagtails (P. Hopkins) Common Buzzard over Weald Park at 16.45, also Pied Fly & 5 Spot Flys (Colin Jupp) Black-necked Grebe at King George V Res, also Hobby, 2 Common Sands, Little Gull, 3 Whinchat & 10+ Yellow Wagtails (Andrew Middleton & R. Woodward)

September 15 Late news of a Nightjar photographed in a garden in Twickenham (Birdguides) Solitary Sandpiper at Rye Meads - off the Toll Road TL385098, although more elusive today (Birdguides) Spot Fly at Brent Res, also Snipe, 175 House Martins, 22 Swallows, 35 Sand Martins, Hobby & 34 Meadow Pipits (Andrew Self) Pied Fly at West Ham Park (Anita Duravala) Crossbill, 3 flew west over Harold Hill (Colin Jupp) Garganey at Stanwell Moor, also Ruff & 3 Green Sands (Peter Naylor) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also Black-necked Grebe, 3 Little Gulls, Common Sand, Dunlin & Common Tern (Peter Naylor)

September 14 Solitary Sandpiper at Rye Meads off the Toll Road TL385098, also 1 Turtle Dove south (David Darrell-Lambert) Hobby at Walthamstow Res, also 50+ House Martins & Common Sand (David Darrell-Lambert) Dunlin at Brent Res, also Spot Fly, Hobby & 10 Wigeon (Andrew Self & Leo Batten) Pied Fly at Lincoln's Inn Fields, also Spot Fly (Ken Murray) Black-necked Grebe at King George V Res, also 2+ Whinchat, 5+ Yellow Wagtails & White Wagtail (Andrew Middleton et al) Whinchat at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf) Whinchat, 2 at Alexandra Palace, also Black Redstart (Gareth Richards) Pintail, 36 over Beddington SF, also Curlew, 30 Snipe, 6 Green Sands, 13 Wigeon, 2 Whinchat & 16 Yellow Wagtails (Johnny Allan) Slavonian Grebe at Staines Res, also 2 Black-necked Grebes, 3 Little Gulls, Pintail & Green Sand (Peter Naylor) Garganey, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also Ruff & 2 Green Sands (Peter Naylor) Wheatear at King George VI Res (Peter Naylor)

September 13 Solitary Sandpiper at Rye Meads off the Toll Road Osprey over King George V Res this morning, also 3 Little Terns, 2 Sandwich Terns, Arctic Tern, Tree Pipit, 10 Yellow Wagtails & 5 Whinchats (Birdguides) Common Scoter on Queen Mother Res, also 2 Wheatears & 5 Common Terns (Birdguides) Whinchat at Greenwich Ecology Park, also Garden Warbler & Lesser Whitethroat (Chris White) Mediterranean Gull, 2 adults past Thames Barrier (Chris White) Whinchat at Lake Farm, Hayes, also 2 Yellow Wagtail & Snipe (Peter Naylor) Little Gull, 3 at Staines Res, also 2 Black-necked Grebes, Common Sand, 2 Greenshank & Stonechat (Ken Purdey) Wheatear at Alexandra Palace, also Black Redstart (Tom Clarke) Swift over Whipps Cross, also Swallows flying over all day at a rate of 60-100 per hour (Peter Hadrill) Arctic Tern, juvenile at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Greenshank, 2 at Kempton NR, also Redshank & Green Sand (Chris Lamsdell) Ruff at Stanwell Moor (Franko Maroevic)

September 12 Woodlark at Walton Res, also Greenshank, 9 Wigeon & Clouded Yellow (Steve Spooner) Sandwich Tern, 5+ on River Thames by Millennium Dome, also 50+ Common Terns, Shag & Yellow-legged Gull (Chris White) Meadow Pipit, 12 at Greenwich Ecology Park & Clouded Yellow (Chris White) Pied Flycatcher at Weald Park, also 8 Spotted Flycatchers & 150+ House Martins (Colin Jupp & Sid Petts) Tree Pipit, 2 at Vicarage Farm, Enfield (Robert Callf) Swallow, 5 south over St James's Park, also Meadow Pipit in Green Park (Andrew Self) Yellow Wagtail, 12 at King George VI Res (Rob Innes) Garganey at Stanwell Moor, also Ruff, Hobby, 10 Snipe, 3 Green Sands, 2 Wigeon & 6 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Turtle Dove over Tottenham Marsh, also 7 Meadow Pipits, 3 Common Terns & Swallow (David Darrell-Lambert) Lesser Whitethroat, 2 on Walthamstow Marsh, also 2 Whinchat (David Darrell-Lambert & Andrew Middleton) Whinchat, 6 at Clendish Marsh, Lea Valley (Andrew Middleton) Tree Pipit at Horsenden Hill, also 6 Meadow Pipits, Whinchat & 8 Chiffchaffs (Andrew Culshaw) Yellow Wagtail, 2 at Hounslow Heath, also 2 Whinchat (Rob Innes) Little Gull at Beddington SF, also Tree Pipit, 5 Yellow Wagtails, Ringed Plover, 16 Snipe, 6 Green Sands & 17 Wigeon (Johnny Allan) Sandwich Tern, 2 at Queen Elizabeth II Res, also Knot.

September 11 Sandwich Tern, 2 at Staines Res, also 2 Black-necked Grebes, Garganey, Goldeneye, 8 Wigeon, 4 Greenshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 3 Black Terns & 5 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Yellow Wagtail, 19 at King George VI Res (Rob Innes) Garganey, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also Ruff, Hobby, 2 Snipe, 3 Green Sands & 22 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Yellow Wagtail, 40 at Staines Moor (Rob Innes) Little Gull at Beddington SF, also 19 Yellow Wagtails, Hobby, 18 Snipe & Water Rail (Johnny Allan) Tree Pipit at Wormwood Scrubs, also Wheatear & 7+ Meadow Pipits (David Lindo) Pied Flycatcher at Pymmes Park, Edmonton (Robert Callf) Whinchat, 5 at King George V Res, also 2 Wheatear, Stonechat, 5 Yellow Wagtail & 8 Common Sands (Andrew Middleton) Little Gull by the Thames Barrier, also Oystercatcher (Birdguides) Common Sandpiper at Brent Res (Andrew Self) Garganey, 2 at Kempton NR, also Green Sand (Ken Purdey) Garganey, 2 at Cornmill Meadows, also 2 Hobbies (Roy Woodward)

September 10 Osprey over King George V Res at 16.45, also Little Stint & 2 Greenshank (Roy Woodward, Andrew Middleton & Rich Cope) Little Gull at Beddington SF, also Buzzard, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Hobbies, 18 Snipe, Common Sand & Water Rail (Johnny Allan) Whinchat at Greenwich Peninsula, in field opposite Film Works Cinema, Bugsby Way, also 2 Sandwich Terns, 20+ Common Terns, Shag & Common Sand on Thames (Chris White) Pied Flycatcher at Purfleet, by Heritage Centre on Centurion Way, also Spotted Flycatcher (Birdguides) Little Gull at King George VI Res, also Black Tern, Black-necked Grebe, 2 Garganey, Wheatear & 19 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes & Chris Lamsdell) Common Tern, 8 at Staines Res, also Goldeneye, 2 Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail & 3 Common Sands (Rob Innes) Garganey, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also Ruff, Wigeon, 3 Green Sands, Common Sand & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Yellow Wagtail, 80 at Staines Moor, also 11 Whinchat & 3 Skylarks (Rob Innes) Garganey, 4 at Stanwell Moor (Chris Lamsdell) Whinchat, 7 at Tylers Common, also 2 Spot Flys Whinchat, 3 at Chingford Plain, also 15+ Meadow Pipits (Rich Cope)

September 9 Ruff at Beddington SF, also 7 Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sands, 10 Green Sands, Common Tern, 35 Snipe, 4 Yellow Wagtails, Wigeon & Water Rail (Johnny Allan) Black-necked Grebe at Walthamstow Res on No. 5 res (David Darrell-Lambert) Sandwich Tern, 2 flew over Chingford towards KGV Res at 08.45 (Rich Cope) Garganey at Kempton NR, also 2 Green Sands & 2 Greenshank & 3 Little Ringed Plovers (Ken Purdey) Red-crested Pochard at Lambeth Res (Steve Spooner) Garganey, 4 at Stanwell Moor (Chris Lamsdell)

September 8 Spotted Flycatcher at Brent Res, also 6 Swifts & 42 House Martins (Andrew Self & Ian Ellis) Green Sandpiper, 3 at Sevenoaks Reserve (Birdguides) Whinchat, 4 at Hornchurch, Upper Rainham Rd (Birdguides) Whinchat, 4 at Fairlop, also Wheatear (Peter Hopkins) Meadow Pipit, 15 at Chingford, also 19 House Martins, 6 Swallows & Yellow Wagtail (Rich Cope) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at Staines Res, also Slavonian Grebe, 11 Wigeon, Garganey, Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Sands & 5+ Yellow-legged Gulls (Rob Innes, Peter Naylor & Andrew Moon) Garganey, 3 at Stanwell Moor, also Ruff, 3 Green Sands & 8 Yellow Wagtails (Peter Naylor & Rob Innes) Yellow Wagtail, 7+ at Staines Moor, also 5 Whinchat (Rob Innes) Little Gull at King George VI Res, also Black Tern, 3 Common Sands, 2 Wheatears & 15 Yellow Wagtails (Peter Naylor)

September 7 Pectoral Sandpiper at Sevenoaks Reserve (Birdguides) Marsh Harrier over Dartford Marsh at 10.30, also Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Common Sand, 3 Whinchat & Wheatear (Dave Miller) Spotted Flycatcher at Brent Res, also 3 Swifts (Andrew Self) Garganey at Barnes WWT, also Ruff (Birdguides) Redstart at Tottenham Marsh, also 6 Whinchat (David Darrell-Lambert) Common Sand, 5 at Walthamstow Res, also Wheatear & Spot Fly (David Darrell-Lambert) Black-necked Grebe at Staines Res, also Slavonian Grebe, Garganey, Ruff, Turnstone, Common Sand & Greenshank (Peter Naylor & Birdguides) Common Buzzard, 2 circling over Buntingford, south of A10 (Liz Goodyear) Spotted Flycatcher in a Woodford garden (Ken Murray) Whinchat, 5 at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf) Wheatear at King George V Res, also 6 Sand Martins Yellow Wagtail over Horsenden Hill (Andy Culshaw)

September 6 Great White Egret at Staines Moor, from A30 Staines bypass from 11.35, flew off E at 14.40, also 3 Garganey, 8 Whinchat, 5+ Yellow Wagtails (Franko Maroevic) Ring-billed Gull at Greenwich Ecology Park at 17.15 (Birdguides) Whinchat, 2 at Essex Filter Beds (Birdguides) Arctic Tern at Staines Res, also Greenshank, 7 Wigeon & 20+ Yellow-legged Gulls (Rob Innes) Sand Martin, 155 south over Chingford (Rich Cope)

September 5 Osprey flew south over Walton on Thames station at 14.40 (Birdguides) Osprey flew SE over Beddington SF, also 3 Crossbills, 19 Green Sands, Dunlin, 3 Common Sands & 5 Snipe (Johnny Allan) Yellow Wagtail, 17 at Staines Moor, also 6 Whinchat (Birdguides & Rob Innes) Whinchat, 3 at Chingford Golf Course, also Yellow Wagtail (Rich Cope) Redstart at Chingford Plain, also Whinchat (Ken Murray) Ring-billed Gull, adult at Isle of Dogs, Glenaffrick Slipway (Birdguides) Greenshank at Staines Res, also 2 Dunlin (Rob Innes) Garganey, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also 6 Green Sands & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes)

September 4 Osprey over Whipps Cross Common at 11.45 (Peter Hadrill) Red-backed Shrike, juvenile at Tylers Common, between Haroldswood & Brentwood (TQ567904) (Birdguides) Bar-tailed Godwit, 26 over at 19.20 at Staines Res, also Slavonian Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebes, Garganey, Greenshank, Green Sand, Snipe & 3 Common Sands (Ken Purdey) Garganey, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also 5 Green Sands & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Rob Innes) Whinchat, 3+ at Staines Moor (Rob Innes) Yellow Wagtail, 2 at Beddington SF, 18 Green Sands & 8 Snipe (Johnny Allan) Redstart at King George V Res, also 2 Whinchats & Spotted Flycatcher (Andrew Middleton) Whinchat, 3 at Vicarage Farm, also Wheatear & Spotted Flycatcher (Robert Callf)

September 3 Crane, six flew NW over Regents Park at 08.30 (Dave Johnson & Tony Duckett) Red-backed Shrike, juvenile at Tylers Common, between Haroldswood & Brentwood (TQ567904) (Birdguides) Sand Martin, 15 over Kensington Gardens, also 40+ House Martins (Sacha Barbato) Green Sandpiper, 5 at Stanwell Moor, also 3 Garganey, 17 Snipe & 2 Yellow Wagtails (Ken Purdey & Peter Naylor) Crossbill, 2 at Thornden CP, Essex in Larches opposite goat paddock (Birdguides) Crossbill flew west over Sewardstone Marsh, also 70+ Swallows (Roy Woodward) Green Sandpiper, 4 at Cornmill Meadows, also Dunlin, Common Sand & 2 Snipe (Martin Shepherd) Pied Flycatcher at Lincoln's Inn Fields (Ken Murray) Whinchat, 2 at Vicarage Farm, also Wheatear & Yellow Wagtail (Robert Callf) Spotted Flycatcher at Alexandra Palace, also Black Redstart (Tom Clarke) Tree Pipit at Horsenden Hill, also 2 Garden Warblers & 12 Chiffchaffs (Andrew Culshaw) Black-necked Grebe, 2 at Staines Res, also Slavonian Grebe, Greenshank & Common Sand (Peter Naylor) Black-necked Grebe, 2 at King George VI Res, also 6 Yellow Wagtails (Peter Naylor) Common Sandpiper, 2 at Tyttenhanger GP (Alan Gardiner)

September 2 Ortolan at Pinner Park Farm (Jon Ridge & Tony Stride) Osprey flew east over Morden at 09.06 (Birdguides) Red-backed Shrike, juvenile at Tylers Common, between Haroldswood & Brentwood (TQ567904), also Redstart & 2 Whinchat (Colin Jupp) Crossbill over Walthamstow early morning (David Darrell-Lambert) Garganey at William Girling Res (Phil Vines) Garganey, 2 at Kempton NR, also Green Sandpiper & 2 Snipe (Ken Purdey) Whinchat, 3 at Fairlop (Peter Hopkins) Whinchat, 2 at Fishers Green Black-necked Grebe, 3 at Staines Res, also 3 Wigeon, Dunlin, Wheatear & 35+ Yellow-legged Gulls at roost (Rob Innes) Garganey, 2 at Stanwell Moor, also 2 Green Sands & 10+ Snipe (Rob Innes) Whinchat, 7 at Staines Moor, also Wheatear (Rob Innes)

September 1 Osprey over Rye Meads at 10.00 with a Buzzard (Alan Harris) Sandwich Tern, 2 over Walthamstow Res, also Wheatear, Goldeneye & 3 Hobbies (David Darrell-Lambert) Whinchat, 3 at Wormwood Scrubs, also Wheatear (David Lindo) Swift, 95 S over Brent Res, also Hobby (Andrew Self) Garganey at Barnes WWT, also 2 Hobbies (Mike Sheehan) Spotted Flycatcher, 2 at Trent Park & Vicarage Farm, also 7 Lesser Whitethroats (Robert Callf) Crossbill, 11 over Alexandra Palace, also Black Redstart, Whinchat & Wheatear (Tom Clarke) Black-necked Grebe, 4 at Staines Res, also Slavonian Grebe, 3 Wigeon, 3 Hobbies, 5 Knot, Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Common Sand, Yellow Wagtail & 22 Yellow-legged Gulls (Rob Innes) Green Sandpiper, 3 at Stanwell Moor, also 8+ Snipe (Rob Innes) Whinchat, 6 at Staines Moor, also Yellow Wagtail (Rob Innes) Crossbill, 20+ at Black Park (Chris Lamsdell) Crossbill over Nazeing (Ian Kendall)