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Monday 10th September 2018

 * Amwell NR: The current disturbance on Gt Hardmead L due to ongoing habitat-excavation work will continue this wk and next. [Amwell HMWT tweet]

Sunday 9th September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 14+ House Martin mostly west included 2 lingering Boating Lake, 13 Swallow west or NW, Peregrine west over Golf Course, 7 Pochard Boating Lake, 4 Chiffchaff (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: juv Garganey, 3 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper (Brent Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Kingfisher, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: Winchat reads bottom still (Paul Goodman per CFBW BG tweet)
 * Coursers Farm: Peregrine, Wheatear (per Herts BC)
 * Crossness: 2 Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, Whinchat, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail pm (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Dungeon Hill: f Common Redstart little dungeon hill fenceposts (Duncan Jennings per Ian Ward tweet)
 * Ellenbrook Fields: 3 Green Sandpiper, Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat (per Herts BC)
 * Epsom Downs: 2 Raven E c9am (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Foxholes GP: Green Sandpiper (Barry Reed via Herts BC)
 * Gallions Reach: Black Tern still 0735, Wheatear (Kevin McManus tweets)
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap (f), 2 Reed Warbler (Richard Green, John Bushall)
 * Harefield: Moorhall Rd GPs - 20+ House Martins, 2 Swallows, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Cormorant (Nigel Barratt)
 * Garden Wood: 2+ Hobby still (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: 2 Hobby, 2+ Common Sandpiper, 13 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, c20 House Martin (Tony Blake)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Common Sandpiper, Shelduck, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Wigeon, 4 Snipe, 55 Pochard, 71 Gadwall, 103 Shoveler, 357 Canada Goose, Water Rail, 5 Little Grebe and 3 chicks, Sparrowhawk (WWT website/Twitter)
 * Oakwood Park: m Willow Emerald Damselfly Conservation Pond (Robert Callf)
 * Panshanger Park: Osprey still - drifting S 1130-1140 (Tim Hill tweet); fishing Osprey_Lake again (Andy Johnson tweet); also 2+ Red Kite, Raven, Hobby am (Laurence Drummond tweet)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Spotted Flycatcher still by VC am (RSPB tweet); eclipse m Pintail fr draper hide still (Denis O'Regan tweet); 6 Wigeon & 8+ Snipe fr gadwall_hide (Emily Leonard tweets)
 * Staines Moor: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 5 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler heard, 1 Hobby, 3 Kestrel, 1 Little Egret, 1 Ringed Plover over. No sign of unidentified Acro warbler from dawn to midday but was very elusive y.day. (Franko J Maroevic, Jim & Tony Sweetland); also Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 80+ Goldfinch, Linnet, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Shoveler over (Nick Baker and Seb Sattin)
 * Staines Reservoir: Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 95 Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, 4 Little Grebe, Moorhen, Dunlin, 9 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail - WeBS count (Allan Goddard tweet)
 * Stocker's Farm: 2 Whinchat on dried-out field (John Newson via Herts BC)
 * Stocker's Lake: Common Sandpiper on tern_raft (John Newson via Herts BC)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 4m Pheasant, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Snipe, 11 Stock Dove, Skylark, 9 Meadow Pipit, Sand Martin & 8 House Martin low SW, juv Stonechat, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Thorpe Park: Garganey & Common Sandpiper manor lake, Green Sandpiper (Kevin Duncan via Surrey BN)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Common Sandpiper & 2 Greenshank fishing lake, 4 Wigeon, 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern & 30 House Martin main pit am (Rick Flesher tweet w/ Terry Smith); also 4+ Little Egret 3 main gp & 1 fishing lake, 2 Common Sandpiper 1 Coursers Rd gp & 1 fishing lake (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Upminster: 3 Redwing St Marys Ln early-am (BirdGuides)
 * Walton/Island Barn/QE2 Reservoirs: 3 Greenshank [exact res not specified - no public access] (Chris Turner tweet)
 * Wandle Park, Croydon: Whinchat am TQ313656 (John Birkett)
 * Wanstead Flats: Whinchat, 8 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Chiffchaff, Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark, 3 Hobby together over Alex [later 2 over brooms], Kestrel, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 8 House Martin, Reed Bunting, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: 41 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 15 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 7 Little Grebe, Little Egret, 6 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 8+ Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail (Nick Croft)
 * Waterworks NR: m Kingfisher am (Susan Huckle tweet)
 * Yeading Brook Meadows: Red Kite, m Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, f Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff; 3 Small Copper, m Common Blue, Brown Argus (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)

Saturday 8th September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 3 Yellow Wagtail NE 0835, 3 Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler briefly then S, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Kingfisher Wood Green Res (APOG Birders)
 * Banstead Woods: incl Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Swallow thru, 230 House Martin thru incl flock of 100+ at 1000, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, Bullfinch; Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker (Ian Ward, David Campbell, Paul Goodman et al per CFBW BG)
 * Beckton SW: Common Buzzard, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern, Goldcrest, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, Wheatear am (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper (Frank Nugent)
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: 2 Little Egret roosting in trees at high tide (Frank Nugent)
 * Brent Reservoir: 5 Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 juv Garganey, Meadow Pipit E over playing fields, 2 Bullfinch, Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler and c100 hirundines (Simon Worsfold, Roy Beddard early, Andrew Verrall late)
 * Brookmill Park: Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 2 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: incl Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Skylark, 15 Sand Martin, 90 Swallow, 350 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, 2 Whinchat reads bottom, Yellow Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit (Roy Weller, David Campbell, Paul Goodman et al per CFBW BG)
 * Dagenham Chase: 2 Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat (Vince Halley-Frame per ELBF FB)
 * East India Dock: Cetti's Warbler, 22 Teal (Frank Nugent)
 * Fairlop Waters: Whinchat, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Little Owl, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Shoveler, Teal, Lapwing (Alan Thomas/Neil Twyford); also 2 Gadwall, 24 Lapwing, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 40 Swallow, 200 House Martin, Grey Wagtail (Steve Bacon per ELBF FB)
 * Gallions Reach: Black Tern still 0710 (Kevin McManus tweet); 15 Common Sandpiper, 2 Arctic Tern, 3 Black Tern, 8 Swallow 0800-1100 (Gary James via Essex BwS) as a matter of interest is Gallions Reach referred to here on the south or north bank of Thames, on my A to Z - south bank is marked with that name but the station is on the north bank, A few years ago I got the train to north bank and it was difficult to get to the river (Michael Mac) Michael, as someone who walked both sides of the river on Thursday, my advice would be: if you head for the ferry from KGV DLR you will find the river, but the roads are not straightforward; then turn left. Probably best to get bus 474 from near KGV to Gallions Reach Station and then follow instructions on the patch page for Gallions Reach. But I think the tide is crucial in planning a visit. [Paul Francis - possibly we met at Crossness].
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Pied Flycatcher 1220 (John Bushall per Richard Green tweet)
 * Hampstead Heath: 2 Reed Warbler by Highgate No. 1 pond (Reuben Braddock)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: incl Sparrowhawk, 24 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Bullfinch 0815-1015 (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Isle of Dogs: Black Swan (John Booth tweet)
 * Kew Gardens: Mandarin, 3+ Gadwall, 3 Little Egret by river, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Hobby, Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail (James Robinson tweet)
 * London Wetland Centre: 4 Wigeon, Water Rail, 5 Little Grebe & 3 yg, 4 Snipe main lake, Common Sandpiper, 70 House Martin, Wheatear (WWT website); 3 Snipe wader scrape, 4+ Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap (Martin Honey et al.)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 2 Kingfisher chasing up & down river (Alastair Dent)
 * Natural History Museum: m Firecrest [1st site record] singing in wildlife gdn (Joe Beale tweet)
 * North Mymms Park: Spotted Flycatcher churchyard (per Herts BC)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP (Northala): Red Kite, female/imm Wheatear (Kathryn Bull)
 * Panshanger Park: Osprey fishing over Osprey_Lake 1720 (Twitter/Will Brimley via Herts BC)
 * Rainham RSPB: juv m Merlin (Barry Jackson per ELBF FB); incl 3 Pintail, 76 Teal, Water Rail, 2 Sparrowhawk, juv m Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 2 Avocet, Curlew, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, Snipe, Barn Owl, juv Hobby, 6 Kestrel, Bearded Tit, 10 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 65 House Martin, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, Wheatear, 22 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 22 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 4 Blackcap (Howard Vaughan, Alan Shearman, Brian Churches et al per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Teal, 3 Gadwall, juv Water Rail, 26 House Martin SW, Meadow Pipit, Whinchat, Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 23 Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur, S.Woolfenden)
 * Rickmansworth Aquadrome: 150+ House Martin am (Paul Ward via Herts BC)
 * Ruislip Lido: 200+ House Martins hawking insects 9.00am (Martin Smith)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Barnacle Goose [same as recently at Walthamstow Reservoirs] & m eclipse Pintail fr draper hide (Alan Harris via Herts BC)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher (Frank Nugent)
 * Staines Moor: Unidentified Acro warbler - three brief views in tops of Hawthorns at N end. 150 metres N of northern bridge early and mid pm. 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 5 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap all in same location - will return at dawn, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, 4 Kestrel. (Franko J Maroevic, Dom Pia, Jim & Tony Sweetland)
 * Staines Reservoir: Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff E, 7 Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail early-am (Dom Pia tweet); 1 Whinchat, 2 Northern Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtails alternating between here & KG VI Res mid-am (Franko J Maroevic, Bob Warden Seamus O'Malley); also Black-necked Grebe, Dunlin late-am (Jim Sweetland tweet); Rock Pipit reported (BirdGuides)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 2 Arctic Tern W 0850, Common Tern, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 9 Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Raven (Andrew Self)
 * Tooting: exhausted MANX SHEARWATER rescued am & since taken into care (Joe Tobias tweets)
 * Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Reedbed: 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 75+ Stock Dove, 8 Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Meadow Pipit SE 15:45, Linnet E 15:53, Kestrel, Grey Heron, 6 Rook, Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Lapwing, 15+ Yellow Wagtail folly fm, 3 House Martin, Common Whitethroat, Wheatear top of cow field in short grass track, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, f Peregrine, Bullfinch (Samuel Levy & Tony Clancy)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 1 Peregrine juv, 1 Greenshank, 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher (Laurence Reed); also 7+ Wigeon, juv Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4+ Green Sandpiper, 2+ Kingfisher & 2 Hobby main gp (TyttGP tweet); Whinchat main gp TL195052 (Andy Day via Herts BC); also 3 Little Egret & 8 Snipe main gp (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Yellow Wagtail, c12 Pied Wagtail, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat rear paddocks, 11 Mistle Thrush feeding on Leyton Marsh (Alastair Dent)
 * Wanstead Flats: No sign Red-backed Shrike by noon but it looks like a lot of migrants departed overnight. 2 Whinchat, Tree Pipit, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 20+ Swallow W, 40+ House Martin [15 local birds remain], 3 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Hobby, Little Owl, tatty ad Yellow-legged Gull, Linnet, Reed Bunting (Wanstead Birders)
 * Woolwich Ferry: ad Yellow-legged Gull w/ darvic ring (Conrad Ellam tweet)
 * Wrasybury GPs: 2 Hobby, 7 Yellow Wagtail (Chris Lamsdell)

Friday 7th September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Spotted Flycatcher cricket scrub, Wheatear prob Greenland, Yellow Wagtail NE 1202, Common Buzzard SW, 20 Swallow & 10 House Martin W, 5 Meadow Pipit, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Treecreeper h (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Barn Owl at dusk fr Gt Hardmead L viewpt (Phil Ball per Amwell Birding tweet)
 * Bookham Common: Honey-buzzard flying steadily SW 1545 (Dudley Cox via Surrey BN)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm 2 Raven am (per Surrey BN)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore): incl 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Gull, 20+ Linnet, Swallow flying upstream; Seal swimming downstream (Mike Robinson)
 * Fairlop Waters: 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Dan Barrett per ELBF FB)
 * Gallions Reach: Black Tern still (Kevin J McManus)
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: Whinchat (John Bushall per Richard Green tweet)
 * Lion Gorge: incl Bullfinch (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Wigeon, 2 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Peregrine, Swallow, 50 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff (WWT website)
 * Mardyke Valley: 2 Great Egret NW 0610 (Alan Shearman via ELBF FB)
 * Morden Hall Park: Hobby ESE over kendor gdns toward MHP 1925 (Ian Ward tweet)
 * Nonsuch Park: Barn Owl seen briefly as it flew out of tree roost [patch tick not known to be here], Spotted Flycatcher, 3+ Hobby w/ juvs, 2 Common Buzzard, 10+ House Martin and 6 Swallow mostly NE (Isaiah Rowe)
 * North Finchley: 2 Swallow W over back gdn 8am (John Colmans)
 * Olympic Park: Wheatear nw cnr (JW Davies)
 * Rainham RSPB: 4 Pintail, 7 Little Egret, 2 f Sparrowhawk, 2 juv Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 16 Avocet, 80 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 71 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 6 Sand Martin, 17 Swallow, 32 House Martin, 11 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 9 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Siskin (Patrick Hart, Martin Jordan, Howard Vaughan et al per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Common Redstart paddocks, 4 Meadow Pipit over, 2 Wheatear, Whinchat, Red-legged Partridge (Friday BG per JW); Little Egret (P.Redmond per JW); juv Water Rail, Common Sandpiper (S. Read per JW)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Spotted Flycatcher outside VC (RSPB tweet)
 * Scadbury Park LNR: Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, 6+ Swallow, 3+ House Martin, 3+ Chiffchaff, 8+ Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 4+ Bullfinch (Ian Stewart tweet)
 * Sidcup: Cuckoo anxiously contact calling & flying rapidly SE over Carlton Rd PF 10:15 (Patrick English)
 * Staines Reservoir: Ringed Plover may have landed s basin e end, juv Little Gull s basin early-am (Paul Watts tweet); Turnstone, 2 Knot n basin causeway bank, Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, Wheatear KGVI Res steps, Yellow Wagtail pm (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 8+ Wigeon, 4 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2+ Greenshank, Common Gull, Caspian Gull 3w, 5 Common Tern, 3+ Hobby, 1+ Kingfisher & 6 Meadow Pipit main gp, 2 Little Egret & 2+ Common Sandpiper fishing lake, Wheatear willows farm am (TyttGP tweet); also c10 Sand Martin, c10 Swallow & c30 House Martin main gp (per Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Spotted Flycatcher, 13 Common Sandpipers, Garden Warbler (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: RED-BACKED SHRIKE still 1040 (Wanstead Birding tweet); also Whinchat (James Palmer); 2 Common Redstart m f, Wheatear, Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 50+ Swallow W, 8 House Martin, 3 Meadow Pipit, Little Owl, 2 Buzzard, Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 m Kestrel, 3 Shoveler (Wanstead Birders)
 * Warren Gorge: Wryneck flew from Grifon Rd Cycle Path in Chafford Hundred into thick scrub along Gorge cliff 0635 (Alan Shearman via BirdGuides); also incl 10 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egret, 15 Cormorant, 2 Kingfisher, 54 House Martin SW, Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Wheatear, 2 Willow Warbler, 10 House Martin, 18 Shoveler (Chris Farthing)
 * Woodford Green: 2 Goldcrest, Blackcap and Willow Warbler through by 8 am. (Ken Murray)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Whinchat grassland am (Paul Thomas tweet)

Thursday 6th September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 3 Yellow Wagtail 2SW & 1SE, 7 Swallow WNW, 3 Meadow Pipit, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, 7+ Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat; 2 Small Heath, 2 Small Copper (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: Tree Pipit NE 06:58 calling sharply, 2 Garganey still, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Snipe, 3 Lapwing, Little Egret, 3 Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Bullfinch, 40+ House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, Barn Swallow; also a close encounter with a Reeves’s Muntjac Deer behind the main hide (Magnus Andersson)
 * Canons Farm: Wheatear green barn then flew toward bog field late-am (Geoff Barter tweet)
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 Little Egret, m Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, 16 Avocet, 20 Lapwing, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Kingfisher, 4 Whitethroat, Meadow Pipit; Willow Emerald Damselfly (Donna Zimmer tweet); Teal, 7+ Little Egret incl red-ringed, Buzzard, 10 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 10+ Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher, 4+ Kestrel, 3 Rook, 6+ House Martin, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Wheatear (Ian Stewart tweet)
 * Crossness: 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 40 Shelduck, 20+ House Sparrows in bramble patches - didn't see any terns - PM and tide out (Michael Mac); Kestrel being chased by a Magpie over Crossness Nature Reserve (Paul Francis)
 * Dagnam Park: Mistle Thrush, 2 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * East Dulwich SE22: Great White Egret E (Steven Robinson)
 * Fulham Reach: Gadwall & 4 Teal both fos, Yellow-legged Gull (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Gallions Reach: Great White Egret, Black Tern, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtail (Kevin J McManus)
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: m Kingfisher [f seen earlier in week], 4 Reed Warbler (Richard Green tweet)
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill - Peregrine N 1145, Hobby feeding, Red Kite N, Common Buzzard NW, 3 Yellow Wagtails E, 2 Grey Wagtails SE, 250 House Martins, 10 Sand Martins, 50 Swallows mostly feeding but a few were flying W, Meadow Pipit h (Pete Mantle)
 * Lewisham: Little Egret on R Ravensbourne just outside DLR stn (Paul Francis)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: 2 Common Buzzard low over court mid-am, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: Kingfisher, Reed Warbler, Common Sandpiper (Shailesh Patel, Bob Husband & RSPB NW London BG); also Garganey scrape, 3 Wigeon, 4 Little Grebe & 3yg, 2 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 8 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Grey Wagtail Please note: there will be essential management work on the wader scrape, marsh and main lake September 18th-20th inclusive. This is to: control the non-native New Zealand Pygmyweed; improve wader feeding areas; coppice tree blocks and hedgerows on the edges of the lakes. This work coincides with a water vole population survey over the whole site. Apologies for any disturbance this may cause. (WWT website)
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff singing, Blackcap no sign of y’days Spot Flys (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 5 Grey Wagtail below weir evng, Peregrine on pylon just outside Marshes gate (Alastair Dent)
 * Mudchute Farm: 2 Lesser Whitethroats, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Sean Huggins)
 * North Mymms Park: Hobby, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (per Herts BC)
 * One New Change, EC4M: Common Buzzard seen from roof terrace circling over Thames 15:20. Gained height then E. (Katy McGilvray)
 * Peckham Rye Park: Buzzard (Steven Robinson)
 * Rainham RSPB: Great Egret 1015-1340 (Simren Soor, Malcolm Rush, John Humble et al per ELBF FB); Spotted Flycatcher (Jerry Hoare per ELBF FB); 2 Pintail, 6 Little Egret, 2f Sparrowhawk, 5 Marsh Harrier ad m & 2cy m & 2 juv, 10 Buzzard, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 5 Kestrel, 4 Hobby, 32 Stock Dove, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat (Howard Vaughan, Andy Tweed via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Raven (M.Lewis per JW); 18+ Common Buzzard most NW after 13.15, 2 Hobby, 6 Sparrowhawk a few poss migrants, 3 Pochard, 30 Swallow S, 35+ House Martin S, Wheatear, Whinchat Lawn Field (J.Wilczur)
 * Rye Park: Spotted Flycatcher TL388102 (Vicky Buckel via Herts BC)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, ambushed by a Sparrowhawk but escaped (Frank Nugent)
 * Southgate (Chase Road/Charter Way, N14): Orange Sallow at bus-stop shelter (Robert Callf)
 * Staines Reservoir: juv Shelduck, 2f Goldeneye, Black-necked Grebe, Buzzard, 2 Ringed Plover, Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpiper, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail (James Hudson tweet); also 2 Ringed Plover (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam)
 * Totteridge Valley: Yellow Wagtail, c30 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Kingfisher Dollis Brook, 4 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Rook, Bullfinch; 2 Small Copper (John Colmans)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 3 Wigeon, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank & Hobby maim gp am (Terry Smith tweet); also 5 Wigeon, Little Egret, 3juv Common Tern & 4 Hobby main gp, 3 Common Sandpiper & 2 Greenshank fishing lake (TyttGP tweet)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 4 Wood Sandpiper circled high over no5 reservoir calling - 1 appeared to land on filter beds but no sign around reservoirs, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtails & 3 Wigeon no5 (Jamie Partridge, David Bradshaw); also 9 Common Sandpipers, Meadow Pipit fos, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers, Barnacle Goose, Buzzard, Spotted Flycatcher (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: juv RED-BACKED SHRIKE still in pub scrub 8:30-9:15 at least, Sparrowhawk, 1 Swallow thru, 1 Chiffchaff (Charlie Farrell); 3-4 Whinchat, f Redstart, f Wheatear, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 13 House Martin, 4 Swallow, Hobby, Kestrel, Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Gadwall, white Budgie (Nick Croft/Chris Baldwin et al)
 * William Girling Reservoir: relief channel - Little Egret, Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper (Mike Dent per ELBF FB)

Wednesday 5th September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 6 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, Common Buzzard S, 22 Swallow mostly SW, Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap, Common Whitethroat; Small Heath, Small Copper, 2 Southern Hawker (APOG Birders)
 * Beckton SW: 2 Green Sandpiper, 17 Common Tern, 4 Black Tern, Kingfisher, 7 Yellow Wagtail am (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Garganey, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, Egyptian Goose, Grey Wagtail, 20+ House Martin (Steve Blake)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Dagnam Park: 25 House Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Ellenbrook Fields: Green Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 1+ Willow Warbler, c2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat (per Herts BC)
 * Gallions Reach: Arctic Skua, Black Tern, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow Wagtail (Kevin McManus); 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern, 6 Black Tern 0800-1100 (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Hackney Marshes: Peregrine on pylon outside filter beds, calling Chiffchaff nearby and c25 Goldfinches enjoying the teasels 08:30 (Alastair Dent); also 2 Whinchats by the new pavillion 3.30pm (J-P Elmes)
 * Hanger Hill Park, Ealing: Wryneck c14:30. (Nigel Bewley) Nigel, have you got a more precise location, please? /MA There's a playground in Hanger Hill Park, separated from Fox Wood and the football field by Fox Lane. Fox Lane runs off Hillcrest Road. The wryneck was about 30m east of the playground, halfway down a gentle slope [grid ref ca.TQ183820]. It flew off south, into Fox Wood [site grid ref TQ181821]. [NB] But isn't Fox Wd located W/NW from the slope Nigel, across the football pitches? Yes, you are quite right. West of the playground towards football pitch. I live on Garth Mews, off Greystoke Gardens btw. [NB] Many thx for your directions, Nigel.
 * King George V Reservoir: 3 Wigeon, Goldeneye, Black-necked Grebe, Buzzard, juv Ruff, c10 Common Sandpiper, Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, c20 Linnet (Patrick Hart per ELBF FB, Chris Farthing tweet)
 * Leyton Flats/Snarebrook: m Wheatear, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail over, 4 Meadow Pipit, probable Red-rumped Swallow circled area twice with a group of Barn Swallow calling, based on call I would say almost certain, very distinctive and loud, however only caught a glimpse of the bird as it was obscured by trees and then it quickly flew off north with the other Swallows still calling, 6 Little Egret, Teal, 8 Shoveler (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey & Black-tailed Godwit scrape, 3 Wigeon, Shelduck, Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine, 4 Yellow Wagtail S, 14 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (WWT website); Hobby (Simon Fogg et al)
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: 1-2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1f Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Panshanger Park: Common Sandpiper (Murray Brown via Herts BC); Hobby, Cetti's Warbler singing ('Tarmac NCT' via Herts BC)
 * Rainham RSPB: Arctic Skua upriver early-pm (BirdGuides report at 1420); Arctic Skua upriver 14.41 (per FJM); 20 Arctic Tern, ad Arctic Skua [one of the above birds], 16 Avocet, 7 Ringed Plover, Curlew, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Wheatear, 5 Stonechat (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sandpiper (Alan Tanner per ELBF FB); 2 Pintail, 12 Little Egret, 17 Cormorant, juv Marsh Harrier, 15 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 105 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 9 Meadow Pipit (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 71 Black-tailed Godwit (per ELBF FB)
 * Regent’s Park: 4 Whinchat (Triangle Pen, 3 Chat Bushes), 3 Common Redstart (Chat Bushes)
 * Richmond Park: 1 Spotted Flycatcher hawthorn valley, 1 Whinchat gorse enclosure early pm (Franko J Maroevic); Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Hobby, Whinchat - second bird (P.Redmond, P.Carlill per JW)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher (Frank Nugent)
 * Staines Moor: 2 Red Kite, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 20+ Yellow Wagtail (Jim Sweetland tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe s basin, 4 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 2 Yellow Wagtail pm (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Trent Park: 2 Whinchat together 'Old Golf Course' 11:35-12:00 at least, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap (Robert Callf); Whinchats still 14:45, also 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, 4 Mandarin, Nuthatch, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, Spotted Flycatcher w edge of gully (Pete Lowman)
 * Tufnell Park N7: Sparrowhawk N 18:45 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 3 Little Egret, 3 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 5+ Green Sandpiper, 3+ Greenshank, 3+ Common Tern, 3 Hobby am (TyttGP tweet); 4 Wigeon, 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 7 Common Tern & Hobby main gp evng (Rupert Evershed tweet); 6 Green Sandpiper 4 main gp & 2 fishing lake (per Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 1cy Yellow-legged Gull Lockwood, 3 Wigeon no5, 3 Northern Wheatear, 6+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Peregrines, 10+ Willow Warblers, 10+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 400+ House Martins, 100+ Sand Martins, 2+ Swallows [hirundines all nos 4&5] (David Callahan, Jamie Partridge, David Bradshaw)
 * Walton Res: Raven over c7am (Dave Harris tweet)
 * Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher long wood, Whinchat pub scrub am (Chris Baldwin tweet); RED-BACKED SHRIKE still & f Common Redstart pub scrub 1205 - pls keep to main paths, 5 Wheatear [all f-type] burnt brooms s of long wd 1740 (Wanstead Birding tweets); 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 12 Swallow N, Sand Martin, 5 House Martin, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Hobby, Kestrel, 5 calling Little Owl, 6 Meadow Pipit S, Skylark, 2 Gadwall (Nick Croft) Apparently the shrike could have been there a week prior to our first report. Chris spoke to a guy who gave the description of a bird that fitted RBS chased from one of the copses on the 21st.
 * Wanstead Park: Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, Hobby, Kestrel, 48 Gadwall, 13 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 4 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Sandpiper, Peregrine, Yellow-legged Gull, Sparrowhawk, House Martin, 20 Shoveler (Chris Farthing).

Tuesday 4th September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail SW, 16 Swallow N, Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Little Grebe Wood Green Res (APOG Birders)
 * Banstead Woods: incl 6 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, Bullfinch (David Campbell/Ian Magness via CFBW BG)
 * Bayhurst Wood area: Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Reed Bunting (Dan Pinkham)
 * Belhus Woods CP: incl 8 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 5 Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Grebe, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 12 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, 44 Lapwing, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Sand Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Garganey still fr main hide, m Wigeon, 3 Lapwing, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, Common Gull, Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Yellow Wagtail over (Brent Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Peregrine, Stock Dove, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: incl 2 Rook, 3 Swallow, Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail over, 4 Yellowhammer (David Campbell/Ian Magness via CFBW BG)
 * Crossness: Black Tern upriver 11.05, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Little Egret, 30 Lapwing, 20 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Kestrel, 5 Swallow (Conrad Ellam)
 * Finsbury Square: juv Black Redstart to left of NCP pedestrian entrance on City Rd (Mark Fairless)
 * Garden Wood: 2 Hobby (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill- Yellow Wagtail SW, 3 juv Black-headed Gulls NE, 6 Swallows NE, Spotted Flycatcher (Pete Mantle)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: White Wagtail Water Colours island TQ292515 (Gordon Hay via Surrey BN)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 30 Teal, 8 Grey Heron, 130 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat (Dave McGough per ELBF FB)
 * King George's Park, Wandsworth: Peregrine perched for some time on adj flats am (Phil Belman)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey still, Wigeon, 8 Little Grebe & 3yg, 3 Snipe, Peregrine, 35 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, Yellow Wagtail NE (WWT website); Garganey nr tern_raft fr peacock_tower 1000 but elusive (Paul Mattos via Surrey BN)
 * Nazeing, Harold’s Park Farm: 15 Yellow Wagtail in paddocks, 3 Yellowhammer, 3 Linnet, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Red-legged Partridge; Hare (Chris Baldwin)
 * Nonsuch Park: 1-2 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel, Nuthatch (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Northolt: Yellow-legged Gull (Waspurs) obs'r ? 
 * Palmers Green, N13: Hobby circled low then SE over Eaton Park Rd 18:25 (Katy McGilvray)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2f Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier m 2juv, Buzzard, Ringed Plover, 58 Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 7 Greenshank, 3 Common Tern, Barn Owl, juv Black Tern, 3 Hobby, 6 Kestrel, 12 House Martin, Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 10 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit (Howard Vaughan, David Smith, Andy Tweed via ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 42 Lapwing & 17 Snipe fr gadwall_hide (RSPB tweet)
 * St. James's Park: Grey Wagtail 13.40 (Mikey Amos)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black Tern, 5+ Yellow Wagtail, juv Little Ringed Plover, Hobby am (Steve Chastell tweet); Black-necked Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Black Tern still, 2 Yellow Wagtail early-pm (Jim Sweetland tweet)
 * Stocker's Lake: 2m Red-crested Pochard, Kingfisher (Charlie Ramsay via Herts BC)
 * Trent Park Equestrian Centre: 15 Barn Swallow (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: Snipe, 1+ Common Sandpiper, 3+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 6+ Common Tern but no Wood_Sandpipers early-am (Rupert Evershed tweet); 3 Greenshank main gp 1100 (Steve Pearce per TyttGP tweet); 2 Green Sandpiper main gp (Alan Gardiner tweet); Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6+ Common Tern fishing lake (Steve Blake via Herts BC); f Wigeon & 2 Snipe main gp, 40+ Linnet willows fm (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Filter Beds: Yellow Wagtail, 15 Sand Martins (Dan Barrett)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Great Egret E Warwick island 1305-1510 then left high SW, Barnacle Goose, Yellow Wagtail, 5 Swallows N, 30 Sand Martins, 100 House Martins, 5 Common Sandpipers, 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: RED-BACKED SHRIKE still in pub scrub [8th day], Whinchat, 10+ Blackcap, Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Swallow, 5 Shoveler, 5 Teal, Lapwing, Sparrowhawk, Reed Bunting (Nick Croft); R-bS still 1915 (Neal Moister tweet)
 * West Putney: Honey Buzzard SE 12.10 (R.Kaye, J.Wilczur)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: 2 Common Sandpiper, Peregrine, Yellow-legged Gull, 40 House Martin (Chris Farthing)
 * Woodford Green: 18 Mistle Thrush on cricket pitch (Tony Brown)

Monday 3rd September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 4 Common Buzzard incl 3 kettling, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Swift, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap; 3 Small Heath, 3 Small Copper (APOG Birders)
 * Bankside SE1: 1 Spotted Flycatcher still in birches at e end of Tate Modern, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Peregrine (Reuben Braddock)
 * Beddington Farmlands: 2 Black Tern ad juv, juv Spotted Redshank, juv Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 4 Lapwing, 100+ Swallow (BFBG, Peter Alfrey) pics here
 * Blackheath: 18 House Sparrow (Ray Crouch)
 * Brook Farm, Upminster: 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, Hobby, 3 Kestrel, 53 Sand Martin S 1230-1530), 13 Swallow, 52 House Sparrow (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Gallions Reach: Black Tern, 3 Sandwich Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, Common Buzzard (Kevin McManus et al)
 * Hollow Ponds: 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Nuthatch (J-P Elmes)
 * Hyde Park: 4 House Martin (Ray Crouch)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Green Sandpiper, Garden Warbler, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 4 Bullfinch (Shaun Harvey tweet)
 * KGVI Res: Hobby juv on fence fr Staines Moor (Franko J Maroevic)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey scrape still, 6 Snipe, 2 Kingfisher, Swallow, 25 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff (WWT website)
 * Mardyke Valley, Stifford-Aveley: incl 3 Buzzard, Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, Great Egret, Little Egret, 5 Cormorant, Barn Owl, 7 Jay, Cetti’s Warbler, Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 10 Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Molesey: 1 Marsh Harrier over late pm (John Gard per Franko Maroevic)
 * Morden Hall Park: Water Rail, f Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, Treecreeper (Arjun Dutta tweet)
 * Primrose Hill: 7-9 Buzzard over 1230-1420 incl 6 high NNW 1305, Greenshank S past Regent's Pk lake 0655, 2+ Swift incl 1 S 1345, 3 Swallow S, 65+ House Martin incl flock of 56 S 1345 - vismig 0600-0800 & 1225-1425; Small Copper (Twitter)
 * Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir: 1 CATTLE EGRET early am on solar panels (Dave Harris per Franko Maroevic) record restored after removal w/o explanation on 4 Sep by 81.107.59.185
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Pintail (Howard Vaughan via RSPB blog); Spotted Flycatcher (David Smith per ELBF FB); 2 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, Wheatear (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); Grey Plover (Fraser Simpson per ELBF FB); also 180 Greylag, 2f Sparrowhawk, 5 Marsh Harrier 2m f 2juv, 5 Buzzard, 122 Lapwing, Ringed Plover, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 5 Greenshank, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Hobby, 7 Kestrel, 16 Bearded Tit, 2 Sand Martin, 30 House Martin, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Yellow Wagtail (Howard Vaughan, David Smith via ELBF FB)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, 2 Common Buzzard drifting E 14:45 (Frank Nugent)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, Whinchat (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * South Norwood CP: Water Rail, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Willow Warbler (Arjun Dutta tweet)
 * Staines Moor: CATTLE EGRET over n end am (Kev Campbell tweet); 5 Yellow Wagtail around cattle at N bridge early evng, 1 Whinchat n end, 1 Barn Owl hunting along bonehead ditch mostly along s end & central area, 3 Little Egrets. No sign of Cattle Egret - late tweet. (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, Little Gull still, 9 Black Tern still, 2 Yellow Wagtail early-am (Paul Watts tweet); 4 Common Sandpiper 1550, 7 Black Tern still but no sign Little Gull 1605 (Paul Mattos via Surrey BN)
 * Trent Park Equestrian Centre: 15 Barn Swallow (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 3 Snipe 2 main gp & 1 fishing lake, 3 Common Sandpiper & Green Sandpiper fishing lake, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Common Tern & Hobby main gp (TyttGP tweet); Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers & 2 Snipe main pit evng (Simon West); 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper & Greenshank main gp fr maersk container 0520-1930 at least (Rupert Evershed per TyttGP tweet); also 3 Snipe main gp (Steve Pearce via Herts BC); also Little Egret & 2 Hobby ad & juv main gp (Rupert Evershed via Herts GP)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: LV Riding Centre front paddocks - 2 Pied Flycatcher 11.45-13.45; 3 Whinchats & Common Buzzard bomb crater field (Walthamstow Birders)
 * Wanstead Flats: RED-BACKED SHRIKE still pub scrub [7th day], 3 Whinchat brooms 1500 (Chris Baldwin tweet)
 * Wimbledon Common: 2 juv Kestrel (Les Evans-Hill tweet)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk; first Willow Emerald Damselfly for site (Chris Farthing)
 * Woodford Green: Hobby over 6.49 am, plus a first for the year Greenfinch in garden (Ken Murray)

Sunday 2nd September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: ORTOLAN BUNTING 1w called then dropped into top of hawthorn 0930-0934 at s end of playing fields then flushed by dog walkers and flew low E but not relocated by 12 noon at least (Bob Watts); OB still not located by 13:00 but 2 Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 6 Chiffchaff; 30+ Speckled Wood, 20+ Large White, Peacock, Holly Blue, Common Blue, 3 Small Copper, Small Heath (Samuel Levy et al)
 * Amwell NR: 7 Sandwich Tern main pit 0910-0930 then S (Barry Reed tweets)
 * Barn Elms Playing Fields, Barnes: Swift (R.Kaye)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Garganey, Sedge Warbler, Water Rail, 7 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail over playing fields & on rafts (Brent Birders)
 * Bromley (footpath running SE from Wilberforce Oak to Holwood Farm): Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby, 2 Blackcap m f, 2 Bullfinch f juv, Common Buzzard, 2+ Kestrels (A.Skinner & P.Mott)
 * Brook Farm, Upminster: 201 Sand Martin, 60 Swallow & 36 House Martin all S 1400-152, also Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Hobby ad juv, 2 Kestrel (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: 3 Spotted Flycatcher nr green barn (Ian Magness per CFBW BG tweet)
 * Colney Heath: Hobby (June Hodgson via Herts BC)
 * Dagenham Chase: Hobby, Common Redstart (Vince Halley-Frame per ELBF FB)
 * Dagnam Park: 5 Cormorant, 2 Sparrowhawk, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Wheatear (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Dungeon Hill: incl Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Swallow, Wheatear Little Dungeon Hill paddock TQ266595 (Duncan Jennings via DHSW blog)
 * Ellenbrook Fields: 2 Whinchat (per Herts BC)
 * Enfield Lock: 3 Red Kite & Common Buzzard W over house 14:00 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Frogmore Lakes: Hobby, Kingfisher (Alan Winn via Herts BC)
 * Fulham Reach: Yellow-legged Gull (Nathalie Mahieu, John Boorman)
 * Gallions Reach: Great White Egret, 6+ Black Tern, 5 Sandwich Tern, Little Gull, Willow Warbler (Kevin McManus et al); also Garganey, 3 Pochard, 4 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 8 Sandwich Tern, 34 Arctic Tern incl flock of 29, 50+ Common Tern, 7 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 2 Whinchat 0800-1300 (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Greenwich: juv Yellow-legged Gull by O2 but plebs viewing the 2 Common Seals disturbed the gull flock (Richard Bonser)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Kingfisher (Richard Green tweet)
 * Hackney Marshes: juv Kestrel (Joel Rawlings tweet)
 * Hammersmith: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls 1cy 2cy on R Thames by The Dove pub (Josh Jones)
 * Hampstead Heath: Spotted Flycatcher sphagnum bog, 1 Swift (Frank Nugent); Buzzard over highgate ponds 1330 (Geoff Andrew tweet)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Little Egret, 3 Linnet (Tony Blake)
 * Hyde Park: ad Yellow-legged Gull perched on post in Serpentine (Nick Moll)
 * Kensington Gardens: Spotted Flycatcher limes & birch nr physical energy to 0840 at least (Des McKenzie tweet)
 * Lion Gorge: incl Kingfisher (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey still, 4 Little Grebe & 3yg, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Kingfisher, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (WWT website); Willow Emerald Damselfly (Shailesh Patel)
 * Morden Hall Park: Water Rail (MHP NG tweets)
 * Nazeing, Lodge Farm: Whinchat 09:05 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Panshanger Park: Hobby prob juv, 2+ Raven over (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * Putney Heath: 2 Hobby 1juv, 1f Kestrel (Les Evans-Hill)
 * QE2 Res: CATTLE EGRET circled 0645-0649 then W (Dave Harris tweet); 4 Black Tern am (Chris Turner)
 * Queen’s Wood, N10: 2 Common Buzzard 1210 & 1400, 2 Swift 1210 (Matt Evans)
 * Rainham RSPB: Marsh Harrier, Grey Plover (Fraser Simpson per ELBF FB); Ringed Plover, Curlew, 61 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Dunlin, Snipe, 2 Greenshank, 4 Sandwich Tern, 5juv Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail (Dominic Mitchell per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: 2 Common Redstart as y'day 0820 (Twitter)
 * Richmond Park: Common Redstart Holly Lodge paddocks (Peter Carlill); Hobby, Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper (Steve Woolfenden)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: ad f Garganey fr gadwall_hide, 3 Wigeon [2juv fr draper hide & ad m fr gadwall_hide] (Alan Harris via Herts BC)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 2 Willow Warblers singing c10:00am (Linturn Hopkins); Green Sandpiper fr Tyler Hide (Jack Headley)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Whinchat as y'day (Neville Smith)
 * Staines Moor: 3 Greenshank flew in c8.30 from dir'n of Stanwell Moor & appeared to land briefly then W, 2 Whinchat nw cnr, 1 Spotted Flycatcher willow patch by Colne, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6+ Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat & Blackcap plentiful, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler Staines/Stanwell Moor border, 1 Hobby, 4 Kestrel, 3-4 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher & 2 Little Egret R Colne, 4+ Stock Dove (Iain Darbyshire)
 * Staines Reservoirs: Black Tern early-am, 7 Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Goldeneye (Dom Pia per FJM); also Black-necked Grebe, 2 Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail (Dom Pia tweet); juv Little Gull am (Jonathan Nasir tweet); also 18 Black Tern, Hobby 0900-1100 (Robert Martin tweet); 16 Black Tern, no sign of Little Gull 1330 (Jim Sweetland tweet); 3 Common Sandpiper, juv Little Gull, 15 Black Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail still late-evng (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 3m Pheasant, 2-3 Buzzard, 2juv Sparrowhawk playing along hedge, Kestrel, 3-4 Hobby [3juv together hawking insects & later 1 v high bird over Buz'ard], 6 Stock Dove incl v tame juv approachable to 3m, Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4-8 Swallow, 12 Whitethroat incl family of 7, 3 Blackcap, f Wheatear, Whinchat, 3 Reed Bunting; tatty Painted Lady, 24 Small Heath, 2 Small Copper, 4 Common Blue (Neil Anderson)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 6 Egyptian Goose, Water Rail, 4+ Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank fishing lake am, 3 Common Tern, Little Owl, Kingfisher, 2+ Hobby, Willow Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher tytt'r fm fdrs & main gp fr Maersk container, Whinchat still, 2 Yellow Wagtail over early-am (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC); also 2 Little Egret & 3 Green Sandpiper main gp, 30+ Linnet willows fm lake (Andrew Steele via Herts BC); 4ad Common Terns 2 carrying fish but no juvs observed, 4 Hobby ad & 3juv, 2 Bullfinch calling & glimpsed nr SpotFlys (Bob Husband, Fay Broom, Marian Rastelli, Mike Cawthorne et al)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 4 Whinchat together in reedmace just ne of bomb crater field, 2 Kestrel m f, 2 Sand Martin 08:30 (Alastair Dent)
 * Wanstead Flats: 1w RED-BACKED SHRIKE still opp Golden Fleece pub. It disappeared for several hours until 4:15 p.m. Then seen very well up to 6 p.m. and probably beyond. (Terence Baker); R-bS went to roost 1935 (Paul Hackett tweet); 3 Green Sandpiper S over pub scrub (Andrew Gouldstone per Twitter); Commmon Sandpiper on Alex (Rob Sheldon per Twitter)
 * Warren Gorge: incl 2 Gadwall, 7 Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, 13 Cormorant, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Willow Warbler (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Wood Farm, Stanmore: Whinchat [third year running in same weedy patch between houses and London Viewpoint], 1-2 Sedge Warbler, c8 Whitethroat, 5 House Martin, 10 Swallow (Tony Blake)
 * Woolwich: 32 large terns poss Sandwich Terns over Thames - flew up to Canary Wharf and back again heading E (John Mead)

Saturday 1st September 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Tree Pipit h W over playing fields 1112, Whinchat 1055-1125 southern & western perimeters of cricket pitch, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap; Small Heath, Small Copper, Brown Argus (APOG Birders)
 * Beckton SW: 12 Little Egret, Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Tern [site tick], 16 Common Tern, 30 Black Tern largest flock 14 - all terns upriver, Yellow Wagtail early-am (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Bexley: Upper Collage Farm - 2 Whinchat, Meadow Pipit, 2 Hobby, 1 Common Buzzard (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)
 * Brent Reservoir: Autumn Bird Count - total of 77 species incl 2juv Garganey, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Tree Pipit, 4 Common Buzzard (Brent Birders)
 * Broadwater: Little Gull 1435 (BirdGuides)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canning Town: Sandwich Tern h over Barking Rd 0100 (BirdGuides)
 * Crossness: 7+ Black Terns on River Thames late-aft, also 2 Little Egret, c200 Teal, Hobby, 4 Common Sandpipers, Ringed Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Redshank, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, Sedge Warbler but otherwise pants (Richard Bonser, Jamie Partridge)
 * Dagnam Park: 8 Spotted Flycatcher (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Drayton Green, Ealing: Little Egret W 14:45 (Bill Haines)
 * Dungeon Hill: Hobby, 6 Whinchat yewlands meadow area feeding along a fence TQ262596 (Ian Ward via Twitter & per Surrey BN); also 1-2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, 100+ Swallow, 15 House Martin, Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch, Linnet (per DHSW blog)
 * Fairlop Waters: Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Whinchat, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting, Common Buzzard (Neil Twyford)
 * Fulham: 1cy Caspian Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls ad 1cy on River Thames by The Crabtree pub (Josh Jones) Photos of Caspian here
 * Gallions Reach: 3 Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, 12 Black Tern, 15 Common Tern, Whinchat; Hummingbird Hawkmoth am (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Hampstead Heath: 1 Swift S over Parliament Hill Cafe, w/ c12 House Martin at 17:00, also 1 Buzzard & 1 Sparrowhawk over (Tim Blackburn)
 * Harmondsworth: 3 Yellow Wagtail SW c0730 (Jon Middleton tweet)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Pied Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, Stonechat, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Paul Hawkins per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Great White Egret on main lake (Martin Honey per L. Smith); left W 0934 (per FJM); singing Willow Warbler (M. Honey); 2 Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank pm, Peregrine, 20 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow Wagtail NW (WWT website)
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir, Barnes: 19 Gadwall, 25 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 9 Pochard, 3 Little Grebe ad & 2juv, 3 Great White Egret circled then SW 09.20 above time for leaving LWC not correct [thanks for the call Jan], juv Kingfisher, 12 Swallow SW, 26 House Martin SW, 5 Sand Martin SW, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler (R.Kaye) presumably these GWE seen at Dorney Wetlands at 10.45 [JW]
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: Hobby chasing small group of Goldfinch 07.20 (Neil Anderson)
 * Olympic Park Stratford: 30 House Martin (Rhys Evans)
 * Primrose Hill: prob local Pochard S 0545, Snipe fos low S 0540, Kestrel thru SE 0635, 0 Swift, 2 House Martin v high N 0615, 4 Meadow Pipit site-fos S/SW - vismig 0540-0740 (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier, 11 Buzzard SE 1230-1450, 55 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, juv Mediterranean Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, 6 Kestrel, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 100 Goldfinch (Alan Shearman, Jonathan Wasse et al per ELBF FB); 3 Common Tern (Fraser Simpson per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: 2 f/imm Common Redstart Readymoney Fountain plantings eastern border [area 28] favouring low border-fence 0905-0925 at least (Twitter); Spotted Flycatcher (Al Adamoulas tweet)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Hobby incl juv, Red-legged Partridge, Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 26 Swallow around Holly Lodge incl 12+juv & bird w/o red in plumage, 30+ House Martin, Wheatear, 10 Whinchat, 3 Common Redstart, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher; 20+ Willow Emerald Damselfly (J.Wilczur, H.Bradshaw, P.Redmond, N.Anderson, S.Read)
 * Ruxley DA14: Honeydale Fm - 2 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk, c35 Pied Wagtail, 7 Linnet, 2 Common Buzzard (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 8 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe 2 juv, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper (Stephen Greenstreet via Kent OS); also 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher pr & juv fr willow hide, Peregrine high over, Nuthatch (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Sewardstone: 2 Whinchat 09:27 in hedgerow to ne of KGV Reservoir causeway (Martin Shepherd)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Whinchat on Patty pools early-am (Neville Smith)
 * Sidcup: ORTOLAN BUNTING heard only over York Ave 1:17am (Ian Stewart)
 * South Lodge Farm, Enfield: Whinchat, 7 Goldfinch (Robert Callf)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 17 Black Tern early-am but no sign of Red-necked Phalarope (Bob Warden per Franko Maroevic); 2 Turnstone 1105, 5 Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern low over 1025, 31 Black Tern s basin by 1010, 7 Swift, Hobby (Jonathan Nasir tweets); 36 Black Tern, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Curlew, Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, Little Gull, Black-necked Grebe 6pm (Thomas Gibson)
 * Tate Modern: Spotted Flycatcher on birches behind Peregrinewatch 3pm (Andrew Peel)
 * Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Lake: Grey Wagtail, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 9 House Martin, 9 Common Buzzard, 16 Swallow, 7 Chiffchaff, 51 Stock Dove, 10 Blackcap, 3 Little Owl, 2 Willow Warbler, Bullfinch, Kestrel, 13 Rook, 7 Lapwing (Samuel Levy)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Little Egret, 8+ Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper & Green Sandpiper main gp, Greenshank still on scrape fr causeway 1000 (Herts BN tweet); Greenshank still 1445, Whinchat grass field n of main gp (TyttGP tweet); 3 Little Egret main gp, 3+ Hobby ad 2juv scrape (Steven Pearce); also 3 Common Tern (Tyttenhanger Birders via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Sparrowhawk, 6 Common Sandpiper, Garden Warbler, Green Sandpiper in overflow channel nr Lockwood, 3 Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker (Rhys Evans)
 * Wanstead Flats: 1w RED-BACKED SHRIKE still in pub scrub across large area opposite and right of Golden Fleece pub. Seen at 11 by another birder and then by me on & off but quite regularly for next 2hr. [Still present evng - Twitter]; also Whinchat and Lesser Whitethroat (Terence Baker); Whitethroat, 25 Egyptian Goose (Rhys Evans); Marsh Harrier over (Paul Donovan per Bob Vaughan via Twitter)
 * Wraysbury GP: Great White Egret SW (Chris Lamsdell)

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