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Friday 17th August 2018

 * Brent Reservoir: Spotted Redshank repoted bu Magnus Andersson.
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Whinchat in Bomb Crater Field, in reeds S of the boardwalk, Kestrel, c20 Pied Wagtail and c20 Linnet rear paddocks (PWs nearly all young ones), Lesser Whitethroat along fence to Flood Relief Channel (Alastair Dent)

Thursday 16th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Wood Warbler briefly 0735 in silver birch SW corner Golf Course (Bob Watts); 8 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 13 Mistle Thrush, male Kingfisher (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: 30 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 26 Common Tern, Kestrel, 2 Peregrine am (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Ealing (W5): Common Whitethroat in garden briefly (Catherine Beazley)
 * KGV Res: f Common Scoter, 2 Turnstone, Greenshank causeway eve'g (Neville Smith via Twitter & ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: 8 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 14 Swift, Hobby, Peregrine (WWT website)
 * Oxhey: m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker briefly in village gdn (Geoff Young via Herts BC)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - Little Egret, 2 Avocet, 14 Lapwing, 48 Black-tailed Godwit, 769 Black-headed Gull, 24 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Common Tern, 15 Arctic Tern, Barn Owl (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: m Wigeon, 9 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier w/ green wing-tag, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Curlew, 66 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Greenshank, juv Mediterranean Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 72 Yellow-legged Gull, 13 Common Tern, 21 Arctic Tern, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 12 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 4 Whitethroat, 140 House Sparrow, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, also Budgerigar (Howard Vaughan, David Smith, Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Bittern still fr warbler_hide (RSPB tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe s basin, 3 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpiper pm (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Lake: 4 Nuthatch, 22 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 6 House Martin, 11 Swallow, 5 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tit, Willow Warbler, 23 Rook, 7 Lapwing, 19 Stock Dove, 2 Common Buzzard, Little Owl. (Samuel Levy)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: c100 Starlings and c30 Linnets each in single flocks on the paddocks before the rain came in (Alastair Dent)

Wednesday 15th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 f/imm Northern Wheatear, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, Swift, 3 House Martin (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Chipstead Lake: 2 Raven low E over lake toward Dunton Grn c2pm (Mathew Bournat tweet)
 * Epsom Downs: Honey-buzzard low S 1000 (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Fairlop Waters: Spotted Flycatcher (Steve Bacon per ELBF FB)
 * Greenland Dock: juv Yellow-legged Gull (Richard Bonser)
 * Hampstead Heath: 10 Mute Swan, 4 Mandarin, 38 Tufted Duck, 4 Swift, 53 Coot, 4 Grey Heron, Kestrel, 13 House Martin, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap (Samuel Levy)
 * Higham Hill, Pennant Terrace: still 3 Swift over territory early am - most seem to have gone (Stuart Fisher)
 * Hoddesdon: Whimbrel over Stanstead Rd calling 0610 (Roland Power via Herts BC)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: Tree Pipit h SE mid-am, Yellow Wagtail N, 2 Pochard (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper, Redshank over SW, 2 Peregrine, Grey Wagtail, 5 Snipe, 5 Common Tern, 7 Swift (WWT website); Whinchat (Simon Fogg)
 * Plumridge Wood, Enfield: 6 Common Buzzard (Robert Callf)
 * Rainham Marshes: 1st-summer Caspian Gull [same bird as 13 Aug] off Coldharbour Pt early-pm; also c30 Yellow-legged Gulls and 50 Black-tailed Godwits in Aveley Bay (Richard Bonser); f Sparrowhawk, 88 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, Curlew, 72 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 3 House Martin, [Budgerigar], 5 Whitethroat, 2000 Starling (per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: 199 Canada Geese, 45 Greylag, 31 Egyptian Geese, 3 Red-crested Pochard, 8 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 7 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 162 Coot, 5 Grey Heron, 6 House Martin, 5 Coal Tit, 5 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat (Samuel Levy)
 * Rye Meads NR: Snipe low over meadow, Common Sandpiper & 6 Green Sandpiper fr draper hide, Hobby (Allan Meadows via Herts BC); also 2 Little Egret, 10 Sand Martin (per ELBF FB)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 2 Teal, 2 Pochard, 2 Green Sandpiper fr tyler hide (Mathew Bournat via Kent OS)
 * South Bermondsey: 3 Swallow, Peregrine (Ray Crouch)
 * Stave Hill: 1 Spotted Flycatcher 09:20, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (John Cadera)
 * Trent Park: 17 Mandarin Duck lower lake, 3 Sparrowhawk together over field NE of Water Garden, Barn Swallow, Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: cow field - Whinchat, Kestrel (JW Davies); 2 Swift over Lammas Meadow (Alastair Dent)
 * Wimbledon Common: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Swift, 11juv Goldfinches (Adrian Podmore)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 6+ Willow Warbler, 12 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 75 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swift, Sparrowhawk (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)

Tuesday 14th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: No sign of Pied Flycatchers by midday, 6+ Willow Warbler but noticeable reduction, 3+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Swift, Treecreeper heard (APOG Birders)
 * Beckton SW: Egyptian Goose, 7 Little Egret, Buzzard, 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Common Sandpiper, 12 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 2 juv Mediterranean Gull, juv Yellow-legged Gull, 11 Common Tern (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, 2 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: 1 Arctic Tern juv, 3 Yellow-legged Gull ad nr-ad 3cy, c80 Common Tern, 6 Common Sandpiper, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 60 Lapwing, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 30 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 160 Mallard [v high count for site]; 1+ Common Seal, 1 Grey Seal (John Archer); 2 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff but otherwise pants (Richard Bonser)
 * Dollis Brook, Holders Hill: 2+ Grey Wagtail (Samuel Levy)
 * Finchley: gdn N3 - Swift 06:40 (Samuel Levy)
 * Frays Farm Meadows LWT: Garden Warbler, 2+ Kingfishers, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3+ Common Whitethroat, Treecreeper, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Goldcrests, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bullfinches (Dan Pinkham)
 * Golders Green NW11: Swift late-pm (James Levy)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap early-am (Dave Morris per FJM)
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, 18 Swift, 3 House Martin (WWT website)
 * North Finchley: Jersey Tiger in gdn (Tony Clancy)
 * North Ockendon: White Post Fm - 58 Swallow, 15 House Martin (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Orsett Fen: incl 3 Buzzard, 150 Stock Dove, 2 Hobby, 16 Skylark, 20 House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 207 Linnet, 9 Yellowhammer (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 3 Yellow-legged Gull 0830, ad Hobby on post south of pier 0630, m Black Redstart briefly 0730 on south bank fenceposts nr marker 5050m (Andy Tomczynski via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, Curlew, 73 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier ad m & f, 3 Kestrel (Andy Tweed, Howard Vaughan et al per ELBF FB); Buzzard, 3 Common Tern, 12 Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB); Caspian Gull 2cy, 22 Yellow-legged Gull (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Rainham Village: Sparrowhawk, 5 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 2 Cormorant, Ring-necked Parakeet (Richard Harrison)
 * Richmond Park: Whitethroat & 2 Whinchat The Bog [NE of Holly Lodge] (James Hudson tweet); Northern Wheatear (M.Lewis per JW); juv Cuckoo & Hobby 19.00 (Tom Bell)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Bittern w/ ring photographed fr warbler_hide c1155 (RSPB tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: Yellow Wagtail causeway pm (Dom Pia tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley/Belmont Farm: 30+ House Martin, Common Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Swallow (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 2 Mandarin Duck, 2+ Sparrowhawk m & f Ride Wd - young heard calling from here and Moat Wd, Lesser Whitethroat, 2m Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: main gp - 2 Little Egret, juv Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher, Northern Wheatear, 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat 1 singing, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine Falcon, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 House Martin, 3 Teal, 2 Gadwall, Yellow-legged Gull (Nick Croft)
 * Worcester Park: Sedge Warbler (Bob Smith)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap (Charlie Farrell)

Monday 13th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still SW cnr golf course, 27+ Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, 2 Swift, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
 * Broadwater Lake HMWT Res: Little Gull (Chris Lamsdell)
 * Brook Farm, Upminster: incl Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, 24 Swift, Kestrel, Kingfisher, 5 Sand Martin, 13 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher, 4 House Martin, Song Thrush (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: juv Little Gull at outfall mid a'noon, also 3 Little Egret, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, Redshank, Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpipers and 15 Lapwings but otherwise pants (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd)
 * Greenwich O2: ad Yellow-legged Gull (Mike Paice)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Common Redstart (Paul Hawkins per ELBF FB); incl 12 Teal, Sparrowhawk, 50 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpiper, 15 Swallow, 12 House Martin, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting (Dave McGough per ELBF FB)
 * Lee Valley, Olympic Park Stratford: Little Egret, Sand Martin, House Martin, 5 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 25 Goldfinch (Richard Harrison)
 * Lee Valley Riding Centre: 1-2 Pied Flycatcher on ashes leading up to stables (J-P Elmes); 2+ PF by 13.00 betw main driveway and single tree to west of crossroad, also Willow Warbler (Matt Cunningham)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey fr wildside hide, 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, 30+ Swift (WWT website)
 * New Cross: Swallow flew across Fordham Park 09.45 unusual here (Keith Chambers)
 * Rainham Marshes: 2 Caspian Gulls on Thames at Cold Harbour Pt early pm (Richard Bonser, Josh Jones & Dante Shepherd); Garganey flew into aveley flash but landed out of view, Wigeon, 16 Little Egret, juv Marsh Harrier w/ green wing tags, 2 Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, 2 Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 40+ Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper 2 Greenshank, juv Mediterranean Gull, Caspian Gull, 30+ Yellow-legged Gull, Sandwich Tern downriver early am, 2 Common Tern, 3 Stock Dove, Barn Owl, 2 Kestrel, Peregrine, 12 Bearded Tit, 5 Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Yellow Wagtail (Samuel Levy, Ben Rumsby, Calum Mckellar, Kabir Kaul, Arjun Dutta, Alex Liddle et al); also 2 Caspian Gull juv ad, 38 Yellow-legged Gull (Dominic Mitchell per ELBF FB); also Curlew, 72 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, Redshank, 6 Common Tern, 12 Sand Martin (Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB); [green Budgerigar] (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Staines Reservoir: Shelduck, Black-necked Grebe still, Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper (per Surrey BN)
 * Teddington: Blackcap ticking/clicking in blackberry bushes opp Trowlock Is 0930, Sparrowhawk flew across Thames from Canbury Gdns 2030 (Mike Foster)
 * Thorndon CP (North): 2 Hobby 19.45, 15+ Swallow, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Charlie Clark)
 * Totteridge Valley: Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler (Bob Husband & Fay Broom)
 * Town Park, Enfield: 13 Black-headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, 13 Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch (Robert Callf)
 * Trent Park: 2 Blackcap, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Swift, 3 Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, 8 Mandarin, 2 Red Kite inc 1 juv, 4 Stock Dove, 5 Swallow, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Wanstead Flats: Garden Warbler [first of the year here], 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 11 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 8+ Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow, 5 House Martin, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, Buzzard, 2 Common Gull (Nick Croft)

Sunday 12th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still in silver birch SW corner of golf course, Lesser Whitethroat cricket scrub, 15+ Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5+ Blackcap, 2 Swift, House Martin (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egret, 5 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 40+ Swift, 50+ House Martin, Sand Martin, Swallow (Marcus Andersson, Roy Beddard)
 * Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries: [SE4] juv Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker; also yesterday was the first confirmed sighting of Brown Argus in the cemetery (Phil Laurie)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Clapham Common: 2 Mandarin on Eagle Pond (Nick Rutter)
 * Crossness: 2 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, Grey Wagtail (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Durnsford Park: Pied Flycatcher in birches by exercise/play area just west of pavilion aft, plus Willow Warbler (51.602615, -0.134551) grid ref TQ292909 - nearest access off Bidwell Gdns N11, main access off Durnsford Rd N22 (Dominic Mitchell)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore off Corinthian Manorway): incl Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, 3 Shelduck families comprising 2 adults each and 5, 8 and 11 young respectively and one Mallard family comprising 1 adult and 3 young (Mike Robinson)
 * Gallions Reach: 6 Oystercatcher, 12 Common Sandpiper, Redshank, imm Kittiwake, juv Mediterranean Gull, flock of 110 Linnet (Gary James via EBwS BN)
 * Hackney Marshes: 2 Little Egret and 2 Kingfisher on Old R. Lea, 1 Willow Warbler calling in scrub outside filter beds, 10 House Martin overhead (Alastair Dent)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Great Egret S 0740 (Paul Hawkins via Twitter & BirdGuides)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey still on reservoir lagoon, 38 Shoveler, 42 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 43 Lapwing, Curlew grazing marsh, 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, 12 Swift, Hobby – WeBS survey (WWT website)
 * Oakwood Park: Stock Dove, juv f Green Woodpecker, 7 Mistle Thrush, 2m Common Blue (Robert Callf)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 42 Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Owl, 6 Bearded Reedling, 47 House Martin, 75 Goldfinch (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: Great Egret [the IV bird above per Paul Hawkins tweet] seen am (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); 2 Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Water Rail, 4 Oystercatcher, Avocet, 4 Dunlin, Curlew, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 2 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 40 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Swift, Kestrel, 2 Hobby, Peregrine, Bearded Tit, 10 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail (Martin Jordan per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: Wood Warbler in cricket pen [area 31] (Dave Johnson via Tony Duckett tweet)
 * Roding Valley Meadows LNR: Common Tern, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting (Barry Jones per ELBF FB); 2 Swift (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB)
 * Sevenoaks WR: Great Egret fr tyler hide am (BirdGuides)
 * South Harrow: 35+ House Sparrows Eastcote Ave gdn (Michael Robinson)
 * Springfield Park: Nuthatch adj to Spring Hill by cricket pitch (John Barbour)
 * Staines Reservoir: 3 Black-necked Grebe, Sanderling, 10+ Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover h, Little Ringed Plover (Dom Pia tweet); also Shoveler, 2 Little Ringed Plover ad juv, 4 Swift, Swallow, 3 House Martin eve'g (Jonathan Nasir tweet)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 5m Pheasant in one area, 3 Cormorant over, 2 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk incl juv calling from cover, 1st Kestrel for a few weeks briefly interplaying with Spr'awk, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, juv Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting (Neil Anderson); 2-3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, f Wheatear (Deiniol Owen)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 30+ House Martin, 5 Swallow, Swift, f Peregrine, Common Buzzard (Samuel Levy)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Reed Warbler in corn field at Folly Fm [2nd valley record] (Tony Clancy)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: main gp - Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern (Andrew Steele via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 28 Linnet, 1 Willow Warbler (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Wanstead Flats: Yellow-legged Gull 4cy, 7 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 2-3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff, 3-4 Willow Warbler, Swift, 3 Sand Martin, 7 House Martin, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 11 Little Grebe, 14 Gadwall, f Teal, 2 Little Owls heard calling this morning (Wanstead Birders) Numbers of most things way down due to the fire, noticeably very few flying insects like midges, crane fly etc.
 * Wanstead Park: Eurasian Wigeon [earliest autumn record we have], Pochard, 3 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Sparrowhawk; Clouded Yellow (Nick Croft/James Heal)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Swifts (Bob Smith)

Saturday 11th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still SW corner Golf Course, 12+ Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, m Peregrine, Common Buzzard N, Treecreeper h (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egret, 4 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin (Roy Beddard, Magnus Andersson, Simon Worsfold)
 * Brockwell Park: Peregrine and Sparrowhawk 10:00 (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Canons Farm: Northern Wheatear doric field (Ian Magness/Paul Goodman per CFBW BG)
 * East India Dock: Common Buzzard drifted N, 2 Oystercatcher over then E along river; 2 Jersey Tiger (Frank Nugent)
 * Greenford UB6: Painted Lady & Brown Argus in garden & Migrant Hawker flying around (Neil Anderson)
 * Harefield: 2 Red Kite, Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Common Tern, 5 House Martin, 2 Swift, 3 Swallow, Chiffchaff (Dan Pinkham)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, Hobby hunting, Peregrine on hospital (WWT website); later-am - 5 Common Tern, Sparrowhawk eating Starling, 2 Kestrel & Hobby hawking dragonflies from Grazing Marsh fence posts for 60+min, Little Egret, House Martin and Swifts through in small but regular numbers, 10 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler (Angus Innes et al)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: 4 Whitethroat eating blackberries/elderberries, 2 Blackcap, c20 House Sparrow, c100 Goldfinch feeding amongst knapweeds (Neil Anderson)
 * Queen Mary Res: Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Yellow-legged Gull, Northern Wheatear (Steve Chastell tweet)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 31+ Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Little Egret, 25 Grey Heron, 7 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 24 Reed Warbler, 30+ House Martin, 3 Swift, 6 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Hobby, 2 Ruff, 59 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Bearded Tit, 3 Marsh Harrier, Curlew, 2 Whimbrel; 3+ Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus (Samuel Levy et al); also 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 15 Swift, 14 Sand Martin, Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB); 25+ Swift high over reserve & estuary 1200-1400 (John Smart via EBwS BN)
 * Richmond Park: Green Sandpiper, adult Cuckoo both Upper Pen Pond (S.Read per JW); Sedge Warbler (S.Woolfenden per JW)
 * Stain Hill Reservoirs, Hampton: 3 Garganey first seen 09.08.2018 on Surrey side of River Thames per DMH, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Hobby. Permit access only. (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe south basin, 2 Dunlin, Kingfisher north tower am (Dom Pia tweet); also Shelduck, 749 Tufted Duck, 96 Great Crested Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Sanderling, 15 Common Sandpiper - WeBS count, 2 Northern Wheatear (Allan Goddard tweet)
 * Syon Park: 4 Buzzard over great conservatory 1235 (Jo Francis tweet)
 * Thorndon CP: n section - incl c15 Swallow, c15 House Martin, Bullfinch (Andrew Cox via EBwS BN)
 * Trent Park: Grey Heron leucistic, 23 Mandarin Duck, f Sparrowhawk, 3 Swift, Kingfisher, 4 Barn Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (Robert Callf); also Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: main gp - Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Swift, Kingfisher, Hobby (Tyttenhanger Birders)
 * Worcester Park: Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sand Martin S (Bob Smith)

Friday 10th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 1+ Pied Flycatcher, 1 Willow Warbler still in silver birches 7am (Quentin Given); 2-3 PF 2 from 0730 with a possible 3rd 0900 200yd south at east end Anthill Meadow, 11+ Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, Linnet (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, Common Snipe, Teal f, Kingfisher, 50+ House Martin, 50+ Swift (Magnus Andersson, Stephen Branley)
 * Bromley: Pied Flycatcher gdn 2030 (BirdGuides)
 * Canons Farm: 50 Swift S, 40+ Swallow, 6 House Martin (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Cely Woods: incl Hobby, 3 Willow Warbler (Andrew Cox via EBwS BN)
 * Dulwich Park: 1 Willow Warbler singing nr stone bridge by boating lake (Paul Collins)
 * Hampstead Heath: 1 Swift W, 4 Stock Doves S, Willow Warbler (Pete Mantle)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: Sparrowhawk; Brown Argus (Charlie Farrell)
 * KGV Res: Great Egret south basin causeway 1624 then S 1942 (Neville Smith)
 * Limehouse E14: 10 Common Sandpiper W 07.45 (Paul Hyland)
 * Lion Gorge: incl Sparrowhawk, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: Ruff NE over main lake 1145, 3 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, Kingfisher, 40+ Swift, 4 House Martin (WWT website)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Willow Warbler (Jon Agar)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl Marsh Harrier, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Common Tern, Barn Owl, 4 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 3 Bearded Tit, Skylark, 5 Sand Martin, 15 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 6 Yellow Wagtail (Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB); juv Cuckoo, 5 Swift (Howard Vaughan et al via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 23 male Common Whitethroat held territory in a Park survey with several family parties noted - a slight improvement from last year but still 67 per cent of numbers five years ago, 16 male Reed Bunting held territory in a Park survey with several family parties noted - the decline continues (J.Wilczur, Richmond Park Bird Group) Really interesting, chaps. Very worthwhile surveys [JE]
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper fr draper hide (RSPB tweets); 2 Little Egret, juv Water Rail, 3 Green Sandpiper, Hobby, 8 Sand Martin, 50 House Martin (Vicky Buckel via Herts BC)
 * South Lodge Farm, Enfield: ad Green Woodpecker, 14 Pied Wagtail (Robert Callf)
 * St James's Park: Common Sandpiper (Frank Nugent)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 2 Common Buzzard, 10 House Martin, Kestrel, 25 Chiffchaff, 28 Stock Dove, 24 Swallow, Nuthatch, 8 Blackcap, 25 Swift incl 22 S/SW 11:14, Bullfinch, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Owl, Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk (Samuel Levy et al)
 * Trent Park: 16 Swift (Robert Callf) also 8 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldfinch, 22 Mandarin, 3 Swallow, Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 2 Dunlin main gp briefly, 2 Green Sandpiper 1 main gp & 1 fishing lake, 6 Common Tern 5 fishing lake & 1 main gp, 3 Black-tailed Godwit main gp - 2 flew off 0830; 1+ Willow Warbler, main gp - Red Kite, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 12 Common Tern, 7 Swift (Jon Agar); 1740 Tufted Duck, 124 Pochard, 3 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 6 Common Sandpiper, 10 Gadwall, 2 Peregrine (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Warren Gorge: incl 3 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 6 Cormorant, Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher, 32 House Martin, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Pied Flycatcher 0655 (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB & via BirdGuides)

Thursday 9th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still in silver birches SW corner of golf course, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper heard (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 7 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, 7 Reed Warbler, 20 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 7 Common Whitethroat, 11 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Chelsea Bridge Wharf: Grey Wagtail (Neil Anderson)
 * Gobions Wood: f/imm Pied Flycatcher w/ tit/warbler flock at western end of lake 1830 TL250037 (per Herts BC & BirdGuides)
 * London Wetland Centre: 18 Shoveler, Pochard brood of 6 reservoir lagoon, 4 Little Grebe, 8 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, 10 House Martin (WWT website)
 * Mayflower Park: 6 Blackcap, Peregrine, Willow Warbler (Bob Smith)
 * Molesey: 3 Garganey on Thames (per Surrey BN)
 * Motspur Park: Swift (Bob Smith)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 3 Little Egret, Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 57 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, Barn Owl (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: 52 Yellow-legged Gull on Thames foreshore am (BirdGuides); 2 Garganey, 2 Teal, Glossy Ibis briefly on foreshore 1655, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, Whimbrel, 55 Black-tailed Godwit, ad Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 8 Great Black-backed Gull 7ad juv, juv Caspian Gull, 79 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern 4ad juv, 3 Arctic Tern 2ad juv (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 2 juv Cuckoo, Hobby (Jerry Hoare, Alan Tanner per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Garganey (RSPB tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone & Black-tailed Godwit on tern raft briefly, 6+ Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper early-am (Dave Carlsson tweets); also 2 Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Common Sandpiper eve'g (Tony Sweetland tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 9 Lapwing, Grey Heron, 19 Stock Dove, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 24 Swallow, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 5 Goldcrest, 32 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitehtroat, 8 Chaffinch, Bullfinch (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 39 Mandarin Duck lower lake - high count for August, 3 Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler (Robert Callf); also 7 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 2 Stock Dove, Swallow, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Willow Warbler late-pm (Pete Lowman)
 * Walthamstow: Pied Flycatcher (Pete Lambert per ELBF FB)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs (Ferry Boat Inn): 30 Chaffinch, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1m Sparrowhawk, 6 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcaps, 8 Chiffchaffs - all in 30 minute spell after rain; Peregrine killed Gadwall earlier (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Woodford Green: Pied Flycatcher briefly at 6.10pm in garden (Ken Murray)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, 75 House Martin, 20 Swift (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)
 * Woodside, Hatfield: 2 Raven (per Herts BC)
 * Worcester Park: Peregrine on pylons - different from Mayflower Park bird (Bob Smith)

Wednesday 8th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher still SW corner golf course in silver birches, Willow Warbler, Treecreeper h (APOG Birders)
 * Beckton SW: 4 Oystercatcher, 9 Common Sandpiper, 7 Common Tern, 14 Swift, Kingfisher, 20+ Sand Martin, 4 Grey Wagtail (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Dagnam Park: Wood Warbler (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Hampstead Heath: 3 Common Terns ad feeding 2juv on High No1 (Pete Mantle)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden - Stockwell: 40+ House Sparrows (Michael Mac)
 * London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, 5 Snipe, 2 House Martin, 4 Common Tern (WWT website)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Sandwich Tern (Fraser Simpson per ELBF FB); juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 66 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, juv Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 3 Swift, Hobby, 3 Jay, 5 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat (Howard Vaughan & David Smith via ELBF FB)
 * Redwell Wood Farm: 11+ Swift, Whinchat (per Herts BC)
 * Regent's Park: Pied Flycatcher cricket pen [area 31] am (Dave Johnson per Stuart Harrington tweet)
 * Richmond Park: young Water Rail - by Upper Pen Pond reedbed so presumably a pair bred therein, Whinchat (J.Wilczur); 3 Common Buzzard - a pair bred and fledged one young, 4 Black-headed Gull- a pair bred and fledged two young, 9 Common Tern - three pairs bred and fledged three young (Richmond Park Bird Group)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Sandpiper (Jack Headley)
 * Seventy Acres Lake: f Smew, Red Kite, Buzzard, Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 18 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Staines Moor: Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, Little Egret, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Linnet, 10 Meadow Pipit, 30+ House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, 50+ Swallow, 100 young Starling (Nick Baker)
 * Staines Reservoir: Sparrowhawk, Little Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Ruff, Sanderling on raft briefly, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Wood Sandpiper briefly 0815, Greenshank left before 0700, Great Black-backed Gull, 3+ Swift (Dave Carlsson tweets w/ Bob Warden & Séamus O'Malley); also Black-necked Grebe, 10+ Common Sandpiper, 5 Swift (Jim Sweetland tweet)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: 1 Common Swift circled over The Glade 14:55 (Neil Batten)
 * Tooting Bec Common: Mandarin f on main pond late-aft (Jack Hill)
 * Tottenham Marshes: possible Stone Curlew S calling 19.40 (Quentin Given)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Coal Tit, 2 Collared Dove, 40+ Goldfinch, 35 House Martin, 60+ Swallow, Little Owl, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Swift, Nuthatch, 40 Stock Dove, 2 Bullfinch, Red Kite, 5 Common Whitethroat, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Lapwing, Hobby, singing Willow Warbler, Linnet, Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Rook, Grey Heron, Goldcrest Folly Brook and Darlands are still completely Bone Dry, please don't walk on the mud at Darlands unless wearing correct footwear, unlike the person who now has their shoes embed in the lake. (Samuel Levy); juv Common Buzzard continually calling from northern section of St. Paul's footpath to Totteridge (Bob Husband)
 * Trent Park: 7 Mandarin Duck, Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 10+ Blackcap (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: main gp - 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Egret, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper; Tytt'r Fm - 2 Hobby, 8+ Sand Martin, c50 Swallow (Steve Blake via Herts BC)

Tuesday 7th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher showing well and very active in silver birches in SW corner of 'pitch & putt' from 09:50 for c20mins then flew into oaks on southern border of golf course (Richard Moorhead); 2 Pied Flycatcher visible in silver birches from 1100, also 5 Willow Warbler, Treecreeper h; Purple Hairstreak, Migrant Hawker (APOG Birders)
 * Belhus Woods CP: incl 2 Barnacle Goose, 4 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 32 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Water Rail, 52 Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, Kingfisher, 5 Swallow, 9 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 12 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, Nuthatch, 2 Pied Flycatcher by Conservation Lake 0835, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Linnet (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB & via BirdGuides)
 * Chislehurst Ponds: Greylag Goose w/ Canada Geese, f Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Nuthatch; 10+ Willow Emerald Damselfly inc 2pr in tandem & ovipositing scars on trees indicate their presence here for over a year but I believe this is the first record here, 4+ Small Red-eyed Damselfly [first record here?], Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker (Ian Stewart)
 * Islington: 7 Swift Essex Rd (Allan Stewart)
 * Ladywell Fields: Peregrine, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron feeding on insects on riverside undergrowth incl a large dragonfly. (Keith Chambers)
 * London Wetland Centre: 4 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern, 2 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher (WWT website)
 * Petts Wood: 2+ Green Woodpecker, Swallow, Blackcap, 2+ Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch, 1-2 Cockatiel in pines at Soldiers Field; 20+ hawker sp not all identified but Southern Hawker and Migrant Hawker both present, 4+ Purple Hairstreak (Ian Stewart)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Ruff w/ roosting gulls at sailing clubhouse but mobile 0850, 2 Greenshank north bank 1130, 2 Sandwich Tern dep 0850 SE (Peter Newbound via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: Wigeon, 43 Grey Heron, 22 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 2 Kestrel, Hobby, 2 Willow Warbler, m Pied Flycatcher (Pete Merchant per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: no sign y'day's PiedFly 1230 (Twitter)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper (Dominic Pia tweet)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: 1 Hobby low e over The Glade 19:05 (Neil Batten)
 * Teddington Lock Island: 2 BEE-EATERS flew over low at 19.15 towards Ham Lands calling (John Gard per FJM); no further sign till dusk when rain started (FJM)
 * Trent Park: 22+ Mandarin Duck, Kestrel, 3 Barn Swallow (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: North Marsh - Nuthatch seen & h fr Horseshoe Br nr tennis courts 07:30-08:00, also Willow Warbler in Horseshoe Thicket (Graham Howie)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 17 Tufted Duck chicks in 1 brood [No3] (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Woodford Green: Swift over 8.15pm (Ken Murray)
 * Worcester Park: juv Peregrine Falcon hunting across horse fields, Swift late-aft (Bob Smith)

Monday 6th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher nr silver birches in southwest corner of golf course from 1040, also seen in mountain ash, oak and sycamore just north of golf flag, 4+ Willow Warbler, 4 Swift, House Martin, Peregrine chasing pigeon, Kestrel, Treecreeper h, Common Whitethroat western perimeter cricket area (Bruce Carson, Bob Watts); Pied Flycatcher still present 1735 favouring two rowan trees just north of silver birches (Mark Wardman)
 * Bedfords Park: Wood Warbler 6.30pm, w/ tit flock & 2+ Willow Warblers - showed well by visitor center car-park (Colin Jupp)
 * Belvedere (Thames Foreshore): incl 6 Ringed Plover (Mike Robinson)
 * Brockley Nature Reserve: Sparrowhawk (Keith Chambers)
 * Dalston: 6 Swift - first seen in area for a week. Are these the residents or new ones passing through? (Jon Agar)
 * Enfield Lock: Great Egret in sheep field northeast of KGV Reservoir 17:10 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore off Corinthian Manorway): incl 1 Oystercatcher and 3 Shelduck families comprising 2 adults each and 5, 8 and 11 young respectively (Mike Robinson)
 * Frays Farm Meadows LWT: Treecreeper, 2+ Bullfinch, Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Kingfisher, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2+ Common Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap (Dan Pinkham)
 * Greenwich Park: 3 Sparrowhawk, 6 Egyptian Goose (Ray Crouch)
 * Lamorbey Park: Greylag over, Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe s/p, 2-3 Sparrowhawk ad & 1-2juv, Peregrine, Swift, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch; 5+ Willow Emerald inc pair in tandem, 2+ Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly & Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Southern Hawker, 2 Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, 6+ Common Darter (Ian Stewart)
 * Lee Valley, Holyfield Weir: Mandarin Duck, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher (Simon Papps)
 * Lee Valley, Hooks Marsh: Pied Flycatcher in sallows on west side 7.55pm, 12+ Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, 8+ Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, f Tufted Duck & 7 small yg (Simon Papps)
 * Lee Valley, Seventy Acres Lake: red-head Smew [been in the area since Nov 2017 at least], 5+ Pochard, 20+ Shoveler, 2+ Treecreeper, 15+ Swift N (Simon Papps)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: Tree Pipit briefly on oak then SE, Common Sandpiper on Hollow Pond, juv Little Grebe, 2 Nuthatch, 3+ Coal Tit, 2 singing Willow Warbler (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 20 Shoveler, Water Rail, 2 Peregrine (WWT website)
 * Orsett Fen: incl 17 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Buzzard, 132 Stock Dove, 6 Skylark, juv Kestrel, 3 Hobby ad 2juv, 54 House Martin, Garden Warbler, 17 Whitethroat, Pied Flycatcher early-am, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 174 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Panshanger Park: m Cuckoo h calling eve'g (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Hobby, 2 Kestrel, 2 Marsh Harrier, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, Kingfisher, 10 Yellow Wagtail (per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: autumn-m Pied Flycatcher cricket pen [area 31] 10:45. Active & elusive in easternmost small scotch pine & surrounding birches. (Twitter)
 * Sidcup DA15: Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 2 Stock Dove E, juv Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Jay; Migrant Hawker in garden (Ian Stewart)
 * Totteridge Valley: Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, 2 Common Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker, Red Kite, Treecreeper, 3 Willow Warbler (Pete Lowman)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Green Woodpecker ad juv (Daniel Whitelegg)

Sunday 5th August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Willow Warbler in silver birch SW golf course 1 in large tit flock, twenty birds inc 2 Coal Tits, 2 Green Woodpecker inc juv, 1 House Martin (Bruce Carson)
 * Belvedere (Thames Foreshore): incl 4 Ringed Plover (Mike Robinson)
 * Brent Reservoir: 5 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Water Rail (Roy Beddard); 5 Green Sandpiper, 14 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Self); Nuthatch, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, Whitethroat (Francis O'Sullivan)
 * Brockley Nature Reserve: 3 Sparrowhawk 1ad m 'playing' w/ 2juv (Keith Chambers)
 * Broxbourne Woods: Buzzard (Jon Agar)
 * Gallions Reach: Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, f Garganey seen well, Hobby, Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, Swift, Swallow, 18 House Martin, Willow Warbler am (Gary James via EBwS BN)
 * Grovelands Park: 10 Egyptian Goose pr & 8 yg - 2nd brood, 2 Common Pochard eclipse-m & f, 13 Tufted Duck (Robert Callf)
 * Hampstead Heath: Red Kite, mobbed by Hobby at 1100, also Common Buzzard over, Bullfinch confirmed breeding; 12+ Small Coppers, Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Pete Mantle) Pete - If appropriate, would you please share which area of the Heath one is most likely to see Bullfinch? [Callum Farrell-Morris]
 * Kempton Park NR: 1 Whinchat, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Green Sandpiper, 26 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 1 Hobby. Permit access only. (Colin Trim, Franko J Maroevic)
 * KGV Res: 4 Mute Swan, 9 Shoveler, 700 Tufted Duck, 220 Cormorant, 100 Canada Goose, 20 Little Egret, juv Kestrel, 30 Common Tern, 9 Common Sandpiper, 80 Swift, 27 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 15 Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, 8 Pied Wagtail, 6 Linnet (Jez Dagley per ELBF FB)
 * Lamorbey Park: juv Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Swift, Kingfisher, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * Lewisham: Peregrine over shopping centre 11.00 (Keith Chambers)
 * London Wetland Centre: Peregrine, 22 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper (Andrew Self); also Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, Kingfisher (WWT website)
 * Mardyke Valley, North Stifford-Aveley: incl 2 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, 8 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Treecreeper, 3 Pied Flycatcher (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Mayflower Park: Common Buzzard high N (Bob Smith)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - Great Crested Grebe, Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, Hobby, 33 House Martin (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Whimbrel, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Barn Owl, 2 Kestrel, 5 Bearded Tit (per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: eclipse-m Garganey fr gadwall_hide (BirdGuides)
 * Sidcup DA15: 10 House Martin around nesting area (Ian Stewart)
 * South Harrow: Red Kite over police station (Michael Robinson)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Temminck's Stint, 1 Little Stint both on N basin W bank early am - gone by 08.30 (Bob Warden per FJM); 3 Sanderling on west bank of north basin late-am, plus 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin and 1 Little Ringed Plover dotted along the banks. Still no sign of the stints. (John Edwards)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: 1 Hobby drifted s over The Glade 13:50 (Neil Batten)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 2m Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, Red Kite, 10+ Stock Dove, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 7+ Swallow 5 by stables, Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Bunting, 3 Linnet, 12 Greenfinch, c35 Goldfinch; f Wasp Spider amongst Juncus [my 1st here], 20 Small Heath, 16 Common Blue, Small Copper, Silver-Y, 3 Migrant Hawker (Neil Anderson)
 * Tufnell Park N7: Green Woodpecker on grass in garden 9am - only the second in 30 years (Neil Bowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: main gp - 2 Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit fr Maersk container, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper (Alan Gardiner via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 7 Lesser Whitethroat - 2 family groups, 20+ Common Whitethroat, singing Willow Warbler, 4+ Blackcap, 3 Sparrowhawk 2juv w/ f, Peregrine, Kestrel, Swallow S, 7+ House Martin (Stuart Fisher)
 * Weald CP: 1-2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 6+ Coal Tit, 12 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, Bullfinch (Andrew Cox via EBwS BN)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: singing Willow Warbler, Common Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, 15 Swift, juv Green Woodpecker (Chris Farthing)

Saturday 4th August 2018

 * Aldenham CP: Buzzard S c14.50, Red Kite E c14.55 (G James)
 * Alexandra Park: 50+ Black-headed Gull, 55+ large gull, 4 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Tern, 7 Swift; 1 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak (Bruce Carson)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Willow Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Bushy Park: Tawny Owl, Little Owl 2030-2130 (Mark Wardman)
 * Coursers Rd GPs: Black-tailed Godwit on far lagoon fr ridge alongside bridleway that starts opp Coursers Ln entrance to Tyttenhanger Fm TL200042 (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Fulham Reach: Hobby hunting by Thames 8am then S (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Greenwich Park: 3 Sparrowhawks incl ad m & 2 juv f one of which tried to catch two woodpigeons, 1 Coal Tit (Mike Paice)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Treecreeper [1st patch record] (Paul Hawkins tweet)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Peregrine Ch. X, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Common Tern; 1 Painted Lady butterfly (Martin Honey, Terry Wright, Angus Innes, Wendy Newnham, Bruce Page)
 * Margravine Cemetery: Nuthatch (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 2 Little Egret, juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Common Sandpiper, ad Mediterranean Gull, 37 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Hobby, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Yellow Wagtail (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl 14 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 11 Little Egret, 50 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 37 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, Dunlin, Hobby, 7 Bearded Tit, Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 3 Oystercatcher, c6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper (David Lyons via Herts BC)
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 Common Scoter drake on S basin early-am, 2 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Bob Warden per FJM)
 * Thorndon CP: n section - incl Red Kite, 6 Nuthatch, Bullfinch (Andrew Cox via EBwS BN)
 * Trent Park: 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 'leucistic' Grey Heron, Kestrel, 8 Mandarin, Sparrowhawk w/ prey, 14 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler; 2 Common Blue, Purple Hairstreak (Pete Lowman)
 * Tufnell Park N7: Sparrowhawk over briefly 8.45pm (Neil Bowman)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail (Rhys Evans)
 * Wanstead Flats: Black-tailed Godwit on Alex (Jonathan Lethbridge per Tony Brown tweet)
 * Woodford Green: Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, and Blackcap all through by 7am; another 5 Jersey Tigers around the trap am (Ken Murray)
 * Waterworks NR: incl Gadwall, Little Grebe, 2 Collared Dove, Sparrowhawk, Willow Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler (Eugene Dillon-Hooper per ELBF FB)

Friday 3rd August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 65+ Black-headed Gull, 8 House Martin, no Pied Flycatcher, 6 Swift, Willow Warbler singing lower slopes (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 8 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Canons Farm: Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Wheatear reads bottom, Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer (David Campbell et al via CFBW BG)
 * Danson Park: 7 Tufted Duck 6 juv, juv Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Nuthatch; 8+ Willow Emerald Damselfly first site record I believe, Southern Hawker, c10 Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, darter sp (Ian Stewart)
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Buzzard circling high over Highgate ponds area 12.30 (Neil Bowman)
 * Kensington Gardens: Little Egret on The Long Water late-aft (Bill Haines)
 * London Wetland Centre: Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, 6 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, House Sparrow sheltered lagoon, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (WWT website)
 * Pinner: The Croft Park - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker calling, Coal Tit, flock of 15+ Ring-necked Parakeets over (Nigel Barratt)
 * Pitzhanger Park, Ealing: a flock of 10 or more fieldfare! Much more likely to be local post-breeding Mistle Thrush
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 2 Little Ringed Plover 1000 (Peter Newbound via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, Pied Flycatcher (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, Knot, 4 Ruff, 2 Swift, Kestrel, 9 Bearded Tit, 6 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail (per ELBF FB); also Hobby (Andrew Cox via EBwS BN)
 * Richmond Park: 10 Swallow at Holly Lodge incl juvs - 2+pr nested in Park (J.Wilczur, M.Delpy, P.Redmond); Peregrine (Friday Bird Group)
 * Stoneleigh Broadway KT17: 1 juv Great Black-backed Gull ne w/ 4 Herring Gulls 08:25 (Neil Batten)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Raven h, 5 Common Whitethroat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat h, 2 Yellow-legged Gull - outgoing tide 8.30-11.00 (Roger Keith)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Green Sandpiper, Willow Warbler (David Bradshaw, Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Woodford Green: Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler through by 6.50 am also Goldcrest and Wren, with Hobby 7.05am and Sparrowhawk 7.28am & Common Buzzard over 11am; 5 Jersey Tigers and 3 Gypsy Moths around the trap 6.45am (Ken Murray)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Yellow Wagtail in grassland early-am (Paul Thomas tweet)

Thursday 2nd August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Pied Flycatcher 10:30 showing well in silver birch grove SW corner golf course, Willow Warbler, Peregrine Falcon over golf course but flew NW, Kingfisher wood green res, 5 Swift, Common Gull 2cy filter beds, 35+ Black-headed Gull (Bruce Carson); Pied Flycatcher still 12:40 (Gareth Richards); PF 1820 though elusive, also Willow Warbler cricket scrub, 120+ Black-headed Gull incl 4+juv playing fields 1845 (Bob Watts); Clouded Yellow by Cricket Pitch E towards reservoir 17:45 (Stephen Middleton)
 * Crossness NR: Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, 3 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 8 Common Tern, Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel 1juv, 2 Peregrine, Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 6 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 5 Egyptian Geese 3 juv, Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * Gidea Park: [nr Romford] ALPINE SWIFT over Lytton Rd 1515 (David Smith per ELBF FB)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Willow Emerald Damselfly f - no public access to area (John Bushell); also Willow Emerald f high up in alder visable fr inner pier with public access, Little Egret, Willow Warbler (Pat Lipscombe)
 * Harefield: 3 Grey Wagtail, Red Kite, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Long-tailed Tit dropping into then flying up out of canal not seen that (Dan Pinkham)
 * Horsenden Hill: meadows being hay cut - 20+ Swifts and 12 Black-headed Gulls hawking insects above fields, plus Red Kite circling for c15min then drifting E, f/juv Kestrel chased by Magpie - 1040-1105 (Martin Smith)
 * Lamorbey Park: 2+ Sparrowhawk 1+juv, 2 Peregrine, 130+ Black-headed Gull anting, then on school fields with ad Common Gull, 10 Herring Gull and 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2+ Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff; Willow Emerald Damselfly in oak at east end of lake, Southern Hawker, c30 Migrant Hawker inc gathering of 12+ presumably also hunting ants nr all-weather pitches (Ian Stewart)
 * London Wetland Centre: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Water Rail, Willow Warbler (WWT website)
 * Mayflower Park: Lesser Whitethroat (Bob Smith)
 * Putney Heath: Brown Argus still, Small Copper (J.Wilczur)
 * Rainham RSPB: 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 31 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 500 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 10 Bearded Tit (per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: Cuckoo flew into Pond Plantation (S.Read per JW)
 * Sidcup DA14 (Ruxley area): 10+ Swallow, 4+ House Martin, 6+ Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup DA15: c13 House Martin 9 in nesting area with possibly 4 more to south, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 4 Swift (Ian Stewart)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: main gp - 5 Little Egret, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Tern 2ad 2juv, Hobby (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)

Wednesday 1st August 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 10+ Swift, Kingfisher, 30+ Black-headed Gull; Silver-washed Fritillary rapidly E through Anthill Meadow 0925 (Bruce Carson, Bob Watts)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Egyptian Goose, 5 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Stock Dove, Kingfisher (Leo Batten, Roy Beddard, Pete Lowman)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Wood Warbler in paddock briefly early-am (Paul Hawkins via BirdGuides); showed again after an hour briefly 1145 (Dave Morrison tweet)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler juvs, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 30 Blackcap, 5 Swift (Dave Morris per FJM)
 * Lee Valley - Ponders End Lake: 1 Wheatear, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Common Tern juvs [last of the breeding population] (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * London Wetland Centre: Hobby, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, 6 Common Tern, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Pochard broods of 2 & 6 (WWT website); Lesser Whitethroat (Deiniol Owen); 1 Little Egret 1300 (Keith Bates)
 * Notting Hill: Buzzard SW 1035 (Des McKenzie tweet)
 * Putney Heath: Buzzard, Grey Wagtail; 2 Brown Argus near War Memorial (R.Kaye)
 * Rainham RSPB: Wood Sandpiper aveley pools mid-aft (BirdGuides)
 * Regent's Park: Wood Warbler showing well nr Cricket Pen in trees by fence at St John's Lodge at 6:20pm (Twitter)
 * Scadbury Park: 2+ Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2+ Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup DA15: Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 6+ Swift, Sand Martin S [my first in Sidcup this year and a rare home record also my 99th species of a busy day], Coal Tit (Ian Stewart)
 * Stave Hill: 1 Reed Warbler, 6 House Martin, 4 Jay, 1 Blackcap, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary (John Cadera)
 * Tooting Commons: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Sparrowhawk (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Trent Park: 18 Mandarin Duck incl 4+juv lower lake, juv Kestrel, Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: main gp - 3+ Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Tree Sparrow (TyttGP tweet)

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