NewsJuly2004

July 31 Garganey at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Little Egret over Tyttenhanger GP (Birdguides) Curlew Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 30 Black-tailed Godwits (Birdguides)

July 30 Kentish Plover at Sevenoaks WR (Birdguides) Curlew Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 10 Greenshank, 30 Black-tailed Godwits, Little Egret & 199 Dunlin (Tony Sweetland, Birdguides)

July 29 Curlew Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 24 Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Little Egret, Garganey, 4 Yellow Wagtail & 129 Dunlin (Pete Naylor, Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper Beddington SF (Johnny Allan)

July 28 Garganey at Staines Res, also 28 Black-tailed Godwit (Birdguides)

July 27 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res, also 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 285 Dunlin, Garganey & Little Egret (Birdguides)

July 26 Curlew Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 5 Sanderling, 31 Black-tailed Godwits, Little Stint, 11 Greenshank, Med Gull & 293 Dunlin (Pete Naylor)

July 25 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res, also 3 Sandwich Terns over, 4 Sanderling, 12 Greenshank, Little Stint & 16 Black-tailed Godwits (Birdguides)

July 24 Red Kite over Ruislip Woods at 14.30 (Steve Pash) Curlew Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res, also Med Gull & 3 Black-tailed Godwits (Birdguides)

July 23 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res, also 5 Black-tailed Godwits, Wood Sand, 2 Whimbrel, Sandwich Tern & Med Gull (Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper at Amwell GP (Birdguides)

July 22 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res, also 3 Little Stints, Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit (Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper at Amwell GP, also Little Egret (Birdguides)

July 21 Wood Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 2 Little Stints, 2 Med Gulls, Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, Sanderling & 2 Little Egrets (Birdguides) Wood Sandpiper at Amwell GP, also Little Egret (Birdguides) Little Egret at Tyttenhanger GP (Birdguides)

July 20 Wood Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 2 Little Stints, Med Gull, Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Greenshank & Little Egrets (Birdguides) Little Egret at Tyttenhanger GP (Birdguides) Common Buzzard, 2 over Hither Green, west at 12.45 (Dave Morrison)

July 19 Sanderling at Staines Res, also 13 Black-tailed Godwit & 8 Greenshank (Birdguides) Little Egret at Tyttenhanger GP (Birdguides)

July 18 Whimbrel over Greenwich Peninsular (Richard Green) Little Egret at Tyttenhanger GP, also 4 Turnstone (Birdguides) Sanderling at Staines Res, also 6 Black-tailed Godwit & Turnstone (Birdguides)

July 17 Little Gull at Staines Res, also 23 Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, & 9 Greenshank (Andrew Moon, Birdguides) Little Egret, 2 at Fairlop Waters CP (Birdguides)

July 16 Whimbrel, 2 at Staines Res, also 8 Greenshank (Birdguides)

July 15 Little Gull at Staines Res, also 7 Greenshank & 100+ Dunlin (Birdguides)

July 14 Little Gull at Staines Res, also Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Greenshank, 112 Dunlin & 12+ Ringed Plovers (Birdguides, Frank Clark) Green Sandpiper, 4 at Tyttenhanger GPs, also Greenshank (Birdguides)

July 13 Sanderling, 4 at Staines Res, also Little Egret, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Greenshank, 2 Oystercatcher, Little Gull, 100+ Dunlin & 32 Yellow-legged Gulls (Rob Innes, Birdguides)

July 12 Sanderling, 2 at Staines Res, also 16 Black-tailed Godwits, 8 Greenshank, Oystercatcher, 100+ Dunlin, Little Gull & 7 Yellow-legged Gulls (Birdguides)

July 11 Spotted Redshank at Staines Res, also Sanderling, 11 Greenshank, Oystercatcher, 72 Dunlin & 11 Yellow-legged Gulls (Birdguides) Crossbill, 9 over Amwell GP, west at 09.20 (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper, 13 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Mediterranean Gull at East India Dock NR (Alan Hobson)

July 10 Spotted Redshank at Staines Res, also 2 Sanderling, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 10 Greenshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 11+ LRPs, Ruff & 43 Dunlin (Andrew Moon)

July 9 Little Egret at South Park, Ilford (P. Richardson) Spotted Redshank at Staines Res, also 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 8 Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Ruff & Goldeneye (Ken Purdey)

July 8 Little Egret at Thamesmead on Southmere Lake (Birdguides) Spotted Redshank at Staines Res, also 14 Black-tailed Godwits, Whimbrel, 7 Greenshank, 8 Dunlin, Oystercatcher & Ruff (Ken Purdey)

July 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 at Staines Res, also Med Gull, Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank & Ruff (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper, 2 at Tyttenhanger GPs (Birdguides)

July 6 White Stork at New Denham, a mile northwest of Uxbridge in fields at end of Knighton Way Lane, access west off A4020 TQ045846 - see photos (Birdguides) Black-tailed Godwit at Staines Res, also Spotted Redshank & Ruff (Birdguides) Common Buzzard, 2 at Amersham Station (David Darrell-Lambert) Avocet at King George V Res, also 2 Little Egrets (David Darrell-Lambert)

July 5 White Stork at New Denham, a mile northwest of Uxbridge in fields at end of Knighton Way Lane, access west off A4020 TQ045846 (Birdguides) Temminck's Stint at Staines Res, also Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sand & 11 Dunlin (Franko Maerovic, Tony Sweetland) Black-tailed Godwit at Brent Res, in north marsh (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper, 2 at Tyttenhanger GPs (Birdguides)

July 4 White Stork at New Denham, a mile northwest of Uxbridge feeding in cut hay field at end of Knighton Way Lane, access west off A4020 TQ045846 (Roger & Liz Ackroyd) Gannet on Thames between Dartford & Purfleet at 09.15 (Birdguides) Black-tailed Godwit, 49 at Staines Res - see photos, also Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 14 Dunlin, Little Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls & 11 LRPs (Birdguides) Mediterranean Gull, 2 at Thamesmead on outfall (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper, 2 at Brent Res, also 5 Common Sands (Andrew Self) Little Egret, 2 over Belvedere at 08.35 (Birdguides) Red Kite over Gidea Park, NW at 18.40 (Birdguides)

July 3 White Stork at New Denham, a mile northwest of Uxbridge feeding in cut hay field at end of Knighton Way Lane, access west off A4020 up to 08.00 and again in afternoon. TQ045846 (Andrew Self) Green Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Moor (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper at Brent Res (Andrew Self) Black-tailed Godwit, 9 at Staines Res, also 2 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 350 Sand Martins & 1000 Swifts (Pete Naylor) Little Egret at Amwell GP (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper at Tyttenhanger GPs (Birdguides)

July 2 White Stork at New Denham, a mile northwest of Uxbridge feeding in cut hay field at end of Knighton Way Lane, access west off A4020, present early morning and late afternoon (Pete Naylor) Black-tailed Godwit, 6 at Staines Res, also Grey Plover, Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers & 13 LRPs (Simon Buckingham, Tony Sweetland)

July 1 White Stork at New Denham, a mile northwest of Uxbridge feeding in cut hay field at end of Knighton Way Lane between 15:30-16:15, access west off A4020. NB First seen 29 June by residents. (Birdguides) Black-tailed Godwit at Staines Res, also 2 Curlews, 3 Oystercatchers & 12 LRPs (Pete Naylor) Green Sandpiper, 2 at Stanwell Moor GP (Dave Morris)