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Sunday 7th October 2018

 * Woodford Green: 20+ Redwing over SE-NW at 08.28. plus another circa 20 at 0859 interspersed with several trios....looks like a big push day. (Ken Murray)

Saturday 6th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 3 Redwing south, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Shoveler & Little Grebe Boating Lake (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Jack Snipe, 1st-winter Arctic Tern briefly at 09.55, 2 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Self, Magnus Andersson)
 * Gallions Reach: 7 Little Egret, Buzzard, 28 Common Tern in 3 grps, Cetti's Warbler 0800-1200 (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden: 30 House Sparrows also in last 2 week juv Grey Wagtail, male Sparrowhawk on roof then flew and sat on ground, made no attempt to catch anything even though sparrows/feral pigeons within reach. To Ralph Hancock - sparrows have been in this area for decades and in 90's weren't fed but there was a lot, feeding has helped in the last 10 years, though I put up feeders first - in recent years 3 neighbours have installed feeders so plenty of seed, the birds also feed on hollyhock seeds direct from the plants (Michael Mac)
 * Lee Valley Regional Park: Rammey Marsh/Gunpowder Park/Sewardstone Marsh area - c100 Redwing feeding on hawthorn fruits incl 55 in 2 flocks (Neville Smith tweet)
 * London Wetland Centre: 7 Common Snipe, Jack Snipe (grazing marsh from wildside hide), 2 Stonechat, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Swallow, Reed Bunting, Little Egret (Martin Parker, John Cass, Mike Wheeler, Mike Lewis, et al)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 13 Wigeon, 42 Teal, 4 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 8 Avocet, 53 Lapwing, 10 Ringed Plover, 181 Redshank, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, 46 Arctic Tern, 2 Black Tern (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: m Common Scoter flying up- & downriver then floated downriver 1330, CATTLE EGRET aveley flash still 1215 (James Heal tweet); 2 Black Tern upriver 1225 (BirdGuides)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl Little Egret, Green Sandpiper (Stephen Greenstreet via Kent OS)
 * Stanstead Abbotts Lakes - N lake: Wigeon (Jane Free via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: N side - f Wheatear still, Meadow Pipit, 2 Swallow, 24 Teal 9.30-10.30 (Lol Bodini)
 * Wanstead Park: incl 2 Little Egret, 57 Teal [patch record], 2 Common Snipe shoulder of mutton western edge (James Heal tweet)
 * Woodford Green: 2 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff through and 2 Song Thrush over North, also female Sparrowhawk by 9.30am. (Ken Murray)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: pr Stonechat by prison 0810 (Paul Thomas tweet)

Friday 5th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 5 Redwing in trees nr reservoir (Trevor Wyatt)
 * Banstead Woods: 5 Buzzard, 10 Nuthatch (Paul Goodman per CFBW BG)
 * City of London: Black Redstart singing in square mile am (Andy Farr tweet)
 * Cowley: 6+ Red Kite over mid-aft (Roger Morton tweet)
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Buzzard W, Siskin W, flock of 14 Chaffinches W, 8 Alba wagtails on cricket pitch (Pete Mantle)
 * Hangman's Wood, Essex: Great Egret NW early-am (BirdGuides)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 22 Red-legged Partridge, 14 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Chiffchaff (Shaun Harvey tweet)
 * Lea Valley Olympic Park: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (Richard Harrison)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail; 1 European Hornet (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Rail, 7 Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper main lake, 4 Chiffchaff, Stonechat wader scrape, 4 Meadow Pipit grazing marsh (WWT website)
 * London Zoo: Firecrest Woodland Walk [2nd site record], 3 Swallow W (Sam Jones) Giving remarkable/bizarre song variation between Goldcrest/Firecrest - recording here
 * Mayflower Park: 6 Chiffchaff, Peregrine (Bob Smith)
 * Panshanger Park: Cetti's Warbler singing TL302123 (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * Primrose Hill: 16 Swallow S 1220 (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET aveley pools still 1630 (BirdGuides/Simon Dack tweet); Redwing NE over c/p 11:00, Ruff on Aveley Pools (Alastair Dent); also incl CE mostly roosting aveley flash southwest cnr, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 5 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 0 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 2 Kestrel, Barn Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, 10 Cetti's Warbler (per RSPB blog)
 * Regent's Park: m Firecrest fos w/ tit flock in fountain plantings [area 28] northwest quadrant 0825 (Twitter)
 * Richmond Park: 10+ Common Buzzard, 9 Skylark, 30+ Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Dartford Warbler, 550+ Jackdaw feeding aerially, 8 Chaffinch W, 7 Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur); f Teal, 2 Red Kite nr Richmond Gate [initially over Terrace Gdns], Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff; m Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, 5 Small Copper, 4 Small Heath, 3 Willow Emerald (Neil Anderson); 17 Stonechat (JW, NA, P.Redmond, F.J.Maroevic); 2 Wheatear possible/probable Greenland types (JW, FJM); Barn Owl evng (Dilshan Muthalib tweet w/ photo) Barn Owl present since at least August 29th [RPBG]
 * St James's Park: Common Buzzard drifting W 14:30, 4 Redwing, Kingfisher, 5 Shoveler, juv/1w Mediterranean Gull still (Frank Nugent)
 * South Norwood CP: m Tawny Owl nr Elmers End entrance 0615 (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Staines Moor: 3 Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Skylark (Rose Chapman) thx Rose; Red-legged Partridge, Little Egret, Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail (Lee Dingain tweet)
 * Syon Park: 2 Shoveler on Gdn lake (Jo Francis tweet)
 * Trent Park: juv/1w Great Crested Grebe lower lake, m Mandarin Duck, 2 juv Eurasian Teal, m Tufted Duck, Kingfisher, m Stonechat, f Bullfinch calling from sallow edge of Church Wd; Willow Emerald Damselfly, 6 Small Copper, 3 Speckled Wood, Small Heath (Robert Callf); also Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 12 Mandarin 7m 5f (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Redwing, 14+ Tree Sparrow & 8+ Greenfinch tytt'r fm, 13 Wigeon, Water Rail, 4 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Gull, Kingfisher, 4+ Skylark, 2+ Grey Wagtail, c30 Pied Wagtail & 4+ Siskin h main gp am (TyttGP tweet)
 * Wanstead Flats: Ring Ouzel early-am (Wanstead Birders tweet)
 * Wealdstone: Tawny Owl h 2250 (Dilshan Muthalib tweet)
 * Worcester Park: m Stonechat horse fields (Bob Smith)

Thursday 4th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Skylark low W with Meadow Pipit, 19 Meadow Pipit mainly W/SW, Shoveler, 2 juv Mute Swan and Kingfisher Wood Green Res, 2 Common Gull playing fields, Blackcap and Redwing h, no Chiffchaffs (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Rock Pipit Gt Hardmead Lake am (Barry Reed via Herts BC)
 * Epping: incl 3 Jay, 31 Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 2 Skylark, 30 Linnet 1600-1700 (Roger Emmens via Essex BwS)
 * Greenford UB6: Red Kite over gdn (Neil Anderson)
 * Greenwich Park: 1 Redwing [first of autumn], 2 Meadow Pipits over (Joe Beale)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: Grasshopper Warbler flushed from thistles & weeds behind car park (Tony Quinn per Surrey BN)
 * Kingston: Common Buzzard circling over bridge Hampton Wick / Canbury 1420 (Mike Foster)
 * London Wetland Centre: 27 Wigeon, 3 Water Rail h, 5 Common Snipe, 20 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail (WWT website); 2 Blackcap, 12 Redwing (Simon Fogg)
 * Panshanger Park: Green Sandpiper in private area again (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * QE Olympic Park, Water Glades: Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, Little Grebe and Bearded Tit [heard only] (Phil Laurie)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET Wennington Marsh 0915 (David Callahan via BirdGuides/Twitter); w/ cattle halfway betw visitor centre & shooting butts hide 1305 (Louise Moss via RSPB blog)
 * Rammey Marsh: RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER trapped & ringed at Rammey Marsh Lake late-am - released at 51.6736, -0.0208 at 12:30; showed after release by car park but no further sign by mid-aft - NB there is no access to the [private fishing] lake (BirdGuides)
 * Ruislip Lido: 18 Cormorant, 26 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 13 Pochard (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: NB Thursdays-only vegetation clearance around Draper hide will continue for 3-4 more weeks, to improve views. Thank you for your understanding. [per RSPB tweet]
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, 5 Shoveler (Frank Nugent); juv/1w Mediterranean Gull (Andrew Self)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Goosander on relief channel 09:00, f-type Stonechat on Pattypool Mead, 4 Chiffchaff (Martin Shepherd)
 * Staines Reservoir: Goldeneye, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail (Jim Sweetland tweet)
 * Stocker's Farm: 2 Stonechat on dried-out field (John Newson via Herts BC)
 * Tottenham Marshes: East Marsh - 2 Redwing [1st of autumn], 4 Chiffchaff, f Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Song Thrush, Water Rail h (Lol Bodini)
 * Trent Park: Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Mandarin 6m 2f, 30 Ring-necked Parakeet, Sparrowhawk, m Stonechat old golf course (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Little Egret fishing lake, Common Snipe, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Swallow & 4+ Chiffchaff main gp (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat m & f-type sw corner of Bomb Crater Field, Pheasant m BCF mown area, Kestrel m on pylon, Meadow Pipit over Lammas Meadow, c100 Starling rear paddocks 09:00-10:00 (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear (Lol Bodini)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Snipe, 2 Reed Bunting, Teal, Sparrowhawk (Chris Farthing)

Wednesday 3rd October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Stonechat f/imm southern and western perimeters playing fields, 3 Siskin 2NE, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff, Little Grebe & 2 Shoveler Boating Lake, 4 Tawny Owls h 1925-2015 - m hooting & 3f calling (APOG Birders)
 * Bankside SE1: 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff at E end of Tate Modern (Reuben Braddock)
 * Banstead: Golden Plover h W 1125 (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Canons Farm: 30+ Skylark, 8 Stonechat still & 4 Yellowhammer broadfield (Geoff Barter tweet)
 * Dungeon Hill: 2 Stonechat m f am (Duncan Jennings blog)
 * London Wetland Centre: 7 Mandarin SE, 21 Wigeon, 3 Water Rail h, 8 Common Snipe, 3 Chiffchaff (WWT website); Peregrine on Charing X hospital, 2 Stonechat f/imm wader scrape, 6+ Chiffchaff some singing (Martin Honey et al.) Vegetation clearance on main lake islands.
 * Pinner: The Croft Park Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldfinch, Jay (Nigel Barratt)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 5 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Common Gull, 4 Stonechat, Barn Owl (Chris Farthing tweet); also a distant Egret sp briefly landed on the back of one of the cattle seen from the Butts hide which I now wish we had waited for better views of! (CF)
 * Rye Meads NR: ad Hobby (Barry Reed via Herts BC) NB There is no access by car to the Reserve from the Hoddesdon end of Rye Rd until 20 Oct, due to road works; pedestrian access is not affected. Please use the Stanstead Abbotts end of Rye Rd instead; toll-gate charges are not being levied. [per RSPB tweets]
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, also juvenile/first-winter Mediterranean Gull. Thanks to Bill Haines for drawing attention to a 'probable hybrid' last week and to Magnus Andersson et al for confirming ID for me (Frank Nugent)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Short-eared Owl on Patty Pool Meads 1820 (Neville Smith).
 * Stoneleigh Station KT17: 1 Grey Wagtail ne, 1 m Blackcap (Neil Batten)
 * Trent Park: 6 Mandarin Duck 5m f lower lake, Common Buzzard, Kingfisher, 7 Goldcrest, 5 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch; f Common Blue, 3 Small Copper (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 2 Peregrines on pylons. One swooped low over reservoir without disturbing the many Coots and other wildfowl on the water. (Harry Harrison); Wheatear Lockwood 15-16.00 (Lol Bodini)
 * Warley Place NR: incl Great Spotted Woodpecker h, 10+ Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 3+ Coal Tit, 2-4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush 1050-1710 (David Hale via Essex BwS)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Little Egrets horse fields (Bob Smith); gdn - 226 Herring Gull W 1645-1655 (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Stonechat, 1 Rook over (Charlie Farrell)

Tuesday 2nd October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Stonechat f/imm western & southern perimeters playing fields, Siskin NE, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Jackdaw, Kingfisher & 2 Great Crested Grebe Wood Green Res, 3 Chiffchaff, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
 * Canons Farm: 7 Stonechat reads bottom (Geoff Barter tweet); 10 Stonechat 5m 5f pm (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Dungeon Hill: Stonechat, 26 Linnet am (Graham Harris via DH Wildlife blog)
 * Finsbury Park: pr Gadwall, pr Egyptian Geese, Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, Mistle Thrush (Tim Lincoln)
 * Grovelands Park: 5 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 4 Egyptian Goose pr & two yng, 7 Mandarin Duck, f Common Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
 * Hatfield: juv Gannet S over The Galleria SC 1650 (Graham Knight tweet)
 * Hutchinson's Bank: Red Kite, Buzzard & 2 Kestrel 1415 (John Parish via Croydon Birders)
 * London Wetland Centre: Shelduck, 21 Wigeon, 10 Common Snipe, 2 Peregrine, Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit S (WWT website/tweet)
 * Richmond Park: 103 Canada Geese at roost on Pen Ponds (Nigel Jackman)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher (Frank Nugent)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 2 f-type Stonechat on Pattypool Mead fence 12:00 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 2 Yellow Wagtail causeway early evng (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Little Egret, 2 Golden Plover main gp, flushed by Peregrine, 5 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Caspian Gull 1w, Yellow-legged Gull 3-4w (TyttGP tweets); also Tree Sparrow tytt'r fm (per Herts BC)
 * Wanstead Flats: area - flock of 25+ House Sparrows in gdns Capel Road E7 (Harry Harrison)
 * Wimbledon Common: 3 Stonechat 1m & 2f on the Plain (L. Evans-Hill)

Monday 1st October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail W landing twice, 2 Linnet NE, 8 Meadow Pipit, m Peregrine flew to transmitter, 6 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Kingfisher Wood Green Res, 2 Shoveler & Little Grebe Boating Lake, 2 Jackdaw (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Common Snipe below viewpt, 2 Common Sandpiper S, Kingfisher, Stonechat reedbed TL375128 then S (William Bishop via Herts BC) [also Great Egret - seen at Rye Meads NR y'day - just north of Ldn RA fr white hide TL375129 for 3rd day]
 * Canons Farm: 20+ mobile Skylark, Chiffchaff, pr Stonechat infront george early-am (Geoff Batten tweet); 6 Skylark, 5 Stonechat & Meadow Pipit all at reads bottom (Ian Magness per CFBW BG)
 * Cassiobury Park: incl Little Egret by wooden bridge (Ralph Darvill tweet)
 * East End Green: 6 Stonechat (Barry Reed via Herts BC)
 * Hampstead Heath: 5 House Martins N, 50 Woodpigeons S, 4 Stock Doves N, 30 Meadow Pipits over, alba wagtail N, Little Grebe on High No.1 (Pete Mantle)
 * Hornsey (Crouch End Playing Fields): Yellow Wagtail 1w (James Palmer)
 * Horsenden Hill: west of hill - 2 Egyptian Geese W along canal (Martin Smith)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: juv Gannet arr'd from southeast & circled v low then N/NW 1430 (Dave Harris tweet w/ Tony Quinn/BirdGuides/Surrey BN)
 * Ladywell Fields: Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Warbler (Keith Chambers)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 1 Red Kite [present almost daily here now], 2 Goldcrest; Hornet again, 1 Red Admiral (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 10 Common Snipe, Shelduck, 19 Wigeon, Grey Wagtail, 2 Peregrine, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Meadow Pipit over S (WWT website); Stonechat f, Blackcap m, 1 Swallow (R Dunne)
 * Middlesex University: Nuthatch h from Church End Grn 0945 (Toby Mylett tweet)
 * North Mymms Park: c5 Red Kite, Peregrine, 4 Swallow, 3 Stonechat (per Herts BC)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Raven, 2 Kingfisher (S.Read per JW); Sparrowhawk, 3 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 6 Stonechat, 8 Meadow Pipit, 25 Cormorant, Shoveler, Linnet (P.Pentek)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 5 Common Snipe & Green Sandpiper fr draper hide (Caroline Leonard tweet)
 * St James's Park: 2 Kingfisher, 3 Shoveler (Frank Nugent)
 * Trent Park: 3 Northern Shoveler 2m f lower lake, m Common Pochard, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 30+ Goldfinch feeding in alders (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4+ Wigeon, 6+ Little Egret, 3+ Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Swallow, Caspian Gull ad/nr-ad evng, Yellow-legged Gull ad/nr-ad, 2+ Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)
 * Walton Res (Knight & Bessborough): poss Greater Scaup or hybrid (Tony Quinn per Surrey BN)
 * Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit, Little Owl, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Chris Baldwin)
 * Wimbledon Common: 2 Stonechat on the Plain, 1m Kestrel nr Ranger's Office (L. Evans-Hill).
 * Woodford Green: 2 Grey Wagtails over 8.37am, Common Buzzard 8.40am, 4 Starling 8.55am [mostly irregular here], single Chaffinch N 9am, m Blackcap 10.20am, 2 Goldcrest 11.35am (Ken Murray)

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