NewsSep2004

Sept 29 Redwing, 5 over Staines Res (Birdguides) Spotted Flycatcher at Trent Park (Pete Lowman) Hobby at Richmond Park (Birdguides)

Sept 28 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 at Staines Res, also 2 Ruff, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 12 Pintail, Garganey & Goldeneye (Pete Naylor) Swallow, 113 south over Paddington Green, also c100 House Martiins (Des McKenzie)

Sept 27 Great Skua picked up dead at Queen Mother Res (Birdguides) Swift, 5 at Roe Green Park, Kingsbury (Thomas Shannon) Wheatear at Walthamstow Marsh, also Whinchat & 2 Stonechats (Jean-Patrick Elmes) Hobby at Brent Res (Nigel Biggs) Hobby, 2 at Amwell GP (Birdguides)

Sept 26 Great Skua at Queen Mother Res (Birdguides) Bee-eater, 4 possibles over Wormwood Scrubs, flew west at 08.00, also Tree Pipit & Turtle Dove (David Lindo) Water Pipit at Tyttenhanger GP (Birdguides) Curlew Sandpiper, 4 at Staines Res (Birdguides) Short-eared Owl at Barnes WWT, also Curlew (Martin Honey)

Sept 25 Great Skua at Queen Mother Res (Andrew Self) Curlew Sandpiper, 5 at Staines Res, also 45 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, Knot, Grey Plover, Wheatear, 1000 House Martins, Med Gull & Little Gull (Birdguides, Liz & Roger Ackroyd, Pete Naylor) Sandwich Tern at Walthamstow Res, also Yellow-legged Gull (Fraser Simpson) Curlew Sandpiper, 4 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Red-crested Pochard at Stoke Newington Res (Birdguides)

Sept 24 Leach's Petrel at Staines Res, also 2 Curlew Sands, 5 Ruff, 2 Black-wits, Grey Plover & Little Gull (Robin Dryden, Tony & Jim Sweetland, Frank Clark) Gannet, 2 juveniles on Thames by Tilbury Foot Ferry (Birdguides) Great Skua at Queen Mother Res (Birdguides) Little Gull, juvenile at Kensington Gardens on round pond (Andrew Self) Stonechat, 5 at Wormwood Scrubs, also Whinchat (David Lindo) Red-necked Grebe at King George VI Res (Birdguides) Common Redstart at Trent Park CP, also 100 House Martins (Pete Lowman) Arctic Tern at Beddington SF, also Grey Plover (Johnny Allan)

Sept 23 Great Skua at Queen Mother Res, also 5 Arctic Skuas ESE at 14.00 (Paul Whiteman) Leach's Petrel at Battersea, on Thames at 07.25 (Birdguides) Short-eared Owl over Brent Res at 18.15 (Andrew Self) Little Gull, juvenile at Kensington Gardens on round pond (Des McKenzie, Nick Tanner) Common Redstart in a Kings Cross private garden (Peter Darrah) Med Gull at Staines Res, also Little Gull (Pete Naylor) Pied Flycatcher at Whipps Cross (Jean-Patrick Elmes)

Sept 22 Short-eared Owl over Dagenham Chase NR, SE at 11.25 (Birdguides) House Martin, c700 at Brent Res (Andrew Self) Little Gull, juvenile at Kensington Gardens on round pond for 5th day (Des McKenzie) Arctic Tern, 2 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Black-necked Grebe, 3 at KGVI Res, also Red-necked Grebe (Pete Naylor)

Sept 21 Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff & 2 Black-necked Grebes (Birdguides) Sandwich Tern, 3 over Barnes WWT, also 3 Swift, Yellow Wagtail & Greenland Wheatear (Birdguides) Hobby at Brent Res, also 3 Spot Flys (Andrew Self, Ian Ellis, Nigel Biggs) Hobby at Tottenham (Jeremy Richardson) Little Gull, juvenile at Kensington Gardens on round pond, also 200+ House Martins (Fraser Simpson) Redstart at Trent Park CP, also 3 Swifts (Pete Lowman) Arctic Tern, 2 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan)

Sept 20 Arctic Tern, 2 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Hobby over Raynes Park Station (Nick Tanner)

Sept 19 Black-necked Grebe, 2 at Staines Res, also 7 Black-tailed Godwits, Knot, Ruff & Little Gull (Jim Sweetland, Pete Naylor) Red-necked Grebe at King George VI Res, also 2 Black-necked Grebes (Pete Naylor) Swift at Brent Res, also 510+ House Martins, 30 Meadow Pipits & 3 Spot Flys (Andrew Self) Stonechat, 4 at Wormwood Scrubs, also 5 Whinchat, 50 Meadow Pipits & Spot Fly (David Lindo) Arctic Tern at Beddington SF, also Ruff & Hobby (Johnny Allan) Stonechat at Hayes (Pete Naylor)

Sept 18 Red-necked Grebe at King George VI Res (Pete Naylor) Black-necked Grebe, 2 at Staines Res, also 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Curlew Sands, Ruff, Little Gull & Hobby (Pete Naylor) Red-crested Pochard at Stoke Newington Res (Garry James) Hobby at Brent Res, also 150+ House Martins & Yellow-legged Gull (Andrew Self) Hobby at Horsenden Hill, also Spot Fly (Andy Culshaw) Arctic Tern at Beddington SF, also Hobby (Johnny Allan) Wheatear at Sunny Hill Park, Hendon (Fraser Simpson) Common Redstart in a Kings Cross private garden (Peter Darrah)

Sept 17 Hoopoe at St Albans, over Ancient Britain junction at 07.45 (Birdguides) House Martin, 100+ at St James's Park (Andrew Self) House Martin, 100+ at Brent Res (Andrew Self) Swallow, 62 over Horsenden Hill (Andy Culshaw) Red-crested Pochard, juvenile at Stoke Newington Res (Garry James) Yellow Wagtail, 4 at Wormwood Scrubs, also Whinchat (David Lindo) Redstart, 2 at Trent Park (Pete Lowman)

Sept 16 Meadow Pipit, 70+ over Regent's Park, also 150+ House Martins, 20 Swallows, 9 Yellow Wagtails & 2 Whinchats (Dave Johnson) Meadow Pipit, 115 over Paddington Green, also 6 Swallows & Yellow Wagtail (Des McKenzie) Meadow Pipit, 30 over Horsenden Hill, also Whinchat (Andy Culshaw) Wheatear, 2 at Barnes WWT, also Yellow Wag & Whinchat (Martin Honey) Redstart at Trent Park (Pete Lowman)

Sept 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 at Staines Res, also Knot & Ruff (Birdguides) Yellow Wagtail, 2 over Horsenden Hill, also Whinchat (Andy Culshaw) Whinchat, 4 at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Whinchat, 25 at Fairlop Waters CP, also Wheatear (Birdguides)

Sept 14 Red Kite over Trent Park CP, west at 11.27, also 7 Swift in evening (Birdguides, Bruce Taggart) Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also Curlew Sand & Ruff (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Horsenden Hill (Andy Culshaw) Pied Flycatcher at West Ham Park, also 2 Spot Flys (Birdguides)

Sept 13 Little Egret at East India Dock Basin (Birdguides) Little Egret over Walthamstow Res, also Little Gull (Chris Langsdon) Whinchat, 15 at Fairlop Waters CP (Birdguides)

Sept 12 Manx Shearwater at Staines Res, see photo, also 2 Pectoral Sands, 2 Little Stints, 5 Ruff, Curlew Sand, 3 Knot, 4 Black-wits & Garganey (Birdguides, Andy Culshaw, Pete Naylor) Marsh Harrier, female at Dartford Marshes, hunting over woods behind pig farm from 09:35-10:05 at least, also 2 Wheatear (Birdguides) Avocet at Sevenoaks WR (Birdguides) Redstart at Wormwood Scrubs (David Lindo) Stonechat at Brent Res, also 2 Whinchats & Hobby (Andrew Self, Ian Ellis) Black Tern at KGVI Res (Pete Naylor)

Sept 11 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res, also 2 Little Stints, Curlew Sand, Wood Sand, Ruff & Black-tailed Godwit (Birdguides, Roger & Liz Ackroyd) Hobby at Brent Res, also 180 House Martins & 2 Swifts (Andrew Self) Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 over Barnes WWT, west at 12.25 (Fraser Simpson)

Sept 10 Whinchat, 6 at Wormwood Scrubs (David Lindo)

Sept 9 Long-tailed Skua, juvenile at Staines Res, also Pectoral Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier over, 8 Sandwich Terns, 4 Knot, 4 Ruff, 2 Little Stints, Curlew Sand & Little Gull (Birdguides) Arctic Skua at Thamesmead, also 7 Sandwich Terns (Steve Connor) Sandwich Tern, 13 at Northfleet (Steve Connor) Whinchat, 14 at Fairlop CP (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Dagenham, in private garden (Birdguides)

Sept 8 Guillemot at Rainham Marsh, also Marsh Harrier & 27 Arctic Terns (Birdguides) Little Gull at Thamesmead, also Black-tailed Godwit (Steve Connor) Sandwich Tern, 11 at Northfleet (Steve Connor) Little Gull at Staines Res, also 5 Sandwich Terns, 2 Little Stints, 5 Ruff, 8 Black-tailed Godwits & 2 Black-necked Grebes (Pete Naylor) Whinchat, 4 at Staines Moor, also c40 Yellow Wagtails (Pete Naylor) Whinchat, 3 at Lake Farm, Hayes (Pete Naylor)

Sept 7 Little Gull, 2 at Staines Res, also 5 Sandwich Terns, Curlew, 40 Wigeon, 2 Little Stints, 2 Black-necked Grebes, Curlew Sand, 3 Ruff & 9 Black-tailed Godwits (Birdguides, Pete Naylor) Black Tern at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Redstart at Horsenden Hill, also Green Sand (Andy Culshaw) Whinchat, 2 at Chingford Plain (Chris Langsdon & Andy Middleton) Kittiwake at Thamesmead, also 2 Black Terns (Steve Connor) Sandwich Tern, 38 at Northfleet (Steve Connor)

Sept 6 White-winged Tern, juvenile at QE2 Res in evening (Dave Harris) Marsh Harrier, juv at Staines Res in morning, also 2 Little Stints, 4 Black-necked Grebes & 2 Black-tailed Godwits (Tony Quinn, Birdguides) Black-tailed Godwit at Stanwell Moor (Birdguides) Tree Pipit at Horsenden Hill, also Hobby & Green Sand (Andy Culshaw) Firecrest at Tottenham Marsh in the overgrown shubbery past the iron railings, on the way to Chalk Bridge (Chris Langsdon)

Sept 5 Marsh Harrier, female at Dartford Marsh at 08.45 (Birdguides) Marsh Harrier, female hunting at Staines Moor at 12.49 (Birdguides) Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 4 Black-necked Grebes, 3 Curlew Sands, 9 Ruff, 2 Little Stints, 2 Garganey & 3 Black-tailed Godwits (Birdguides, Pete Naylor, Frank Clark) Little Stint, 2 at Beddington SF, also 4 Yellow Wags (Johnny Allan)

Sept 4 Pectoral Sandpiper at Staines Res, also 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 8 Ruff, 2 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Little Stints, Wood Sand & Golden Plover (Tony Quinn, Pete Naylor, Roger & Liz Ackroyd) Marsh Harrier, female at Aveley opposite Rainham Marshes (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Brent Res, also Spot Fly (Andrew Self) Red-crested Pochard, female at Stoke Newington Res (Birdguides) Black Tern, 2 at Queen Mary Res (Birdguides) Pied Flycatcher at Bedfords Park, also 5 Spot Flys & Whinchat (Birdguides)

Sept 3 Red-crested Pochard, female at Stoke Newington Res (Garry James) Wood Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res also Black-tailed Godwit & 3 Ruff (Frank Clark)

Sept 2 Black Tern, 67 at Queen Mary Res (Birdguides) Black Tern, 35 at Staines Res also Black-necked Grebe, Little Stint, 14 Black-tailed Godwits & 2 Ruff (Ken Purdey) Little Stint at Tyttenhanger GP, also Common Buzzard over (Birdguides) Common Redstart, 2 at Regent's Park, also Garden Warbler (Tony Duckett) Red-crested Pochard, female at Stoke Newington Res (Garry James)

Sept 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 at Staines Res, also 10 Black-tailed Godwits & Ruff (Birdguides) Little Stint, 2 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Redstart at Trent CP (Pete Lowman) Tree Pipit over Horsenden Hill, also Whinchat present (Andy Culshaw)