LatestNews

By posting news here you agree that your reports may be added to the London Natural History Society database for use in the London Bird Report. Please list sightings alphabetically by site, following our standard format to assist automatic compilation of records into the database. Only report sightings of wide interest rather than listing all common birds but DO NOT post details of nesting by scarce breeding birds (those included in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended). Any such reports will be removed; please submit them instead to the appropriate LNHS bird recorder. A scalable map of the London recording area can be found here. More London bird news can be found on Twitter by searching for sightings from many different observers using the #londonbirds hashtag or by visiting the London Bird Club page (no Twitter account is necessary for either).

'To join the London Bird Club and support our work please visit the LNHS website. 'The 2010 London Bird Report is now out - to get a copy please click here.

Sunday 26th January 2014

 * Crayford Marshes: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (2ad & 2nd-winter), Green Sandpiper, c500 Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plover, Grey Wagtail (Kev Jarvis)
 * Finsbury Park N4: 11 Shovelers, 6 Gadwalls, 2 Red Crested Pochards, 1 Little Grebe & 1 Cormorant (boating lake) flock of 9 Redwings (Ian Bradshaw)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 52 Wigeon, Kingfisher, 7 Redpoll (WWT website)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 2 Tawny Owl pr areas 19&33, Reed Bunting m Wetland Pen a32 before rain (birdman_euston)

Saturday 25th January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: drake Common Teal, 3 Shoveler, 50+ Common Gull (Bob Watts).
 * Borehamwood: Magpie nest-building, Carrion Crow in nest, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, 2 Dunnocks pr (Alan Lewis)
 * Brent Reservoir: Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 42 Pochard, 250+ Tufted Duck, Scaup/Tufted Duck hybrid female still present, Lapwing, 25+ Common Snipe, 3 Water Rail, 5 Redwings (Leo Batten, Roy Beddard, Pete Lowman)
 * Broadwater/Troy Mill Lake: 4 Egyptian Geese, Goosander, Chiffchaff and 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs (C. Lamsdell)
 * Bushy Park: Kingfisher showing extremely well in Woodland Gardens along waterway near Pheasantry Cafe (Bill Dykes)
 * Cheshunt Lake: 2 Goosander, m Smew, 60+ Lapwing, 30+ Shoveler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Water Rail, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Bittern reported fr hide earlier (Nick Croft); 2 red-head Smew, 2 Pintail pr Holyfield Lake, high Buzzard and Grey Wagtail on farm (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Crayford Marshes: female Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine pr, Spotted Redshank, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat pr, Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis); Iceland Gull juv at Viridor recycling centre at 2pm (Ian Stewart per JA).
 * Crossness: Jack Snipe, Greenshank, 500+ Dunlin, 23 Wigeon, 150+ Gadwall, 2 Chiffchaff (John Archer).
 * Epping Forest: Chingford Plain & Connaught Water - 20+ Mandarin, 30+ Teal, Pintail, 10+ Pochard, Reed Bunting, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Coal Tit, 10 Meadow Pipit, 40+ Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, Bullfinch, also 3 Ringed Teal (Nick Croft)
 * Greenwich Peninsula: Linnet singing by the O2, 2 Chiffchaff Central Pk one singing, Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (Richard Green)
 * Grovelands Park: Firecrest m near park wardens lodge, Treecreeper, 7 Siskin, 2 Nuthatch (Stephen Witherford)
 * Herne Hill: 6 Lesser Redpoll, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Jay, 8 Redwing, Sparrowhawk (Charlie Kitchen)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 7 Snipe, 18 Redwing, Brambling, Chiffchaff (WWT website)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: male Firecrest with Long-tailed_Tits far side of river central path (Gavin Whyte)
 * Oakwood Park: 2 Shoveler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Redwing, Nuthatch (James Palmer)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: Crow bldg nest, 18+ singing Song Thrush - more visible/numerous lately, 3+ singing Mistle Thrush, singing Greenfinch (birdman_euston)
 * Sewardstone Marsh/Gunpowder Park: Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, f Stonechat, singing Skylarks (Nick Croft)
 * Tooting Common: 2 Cormorant, Egyptian Goose, 16 Tufted Duck, Pochard, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 18+ Common Gull, 15+ Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Song Thrush, 10+ Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush (James Hudson @TootingBirder)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - 7 Goosander (2 drakes), Upper Maynard - Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper (Stuart Fisher); East Warwick - f Wigeon, Coppermill stream - 2 Kingfisher, overflow channel by High Maynard - 2 Green Sandpiper (Paul Whiteman)
 * Wanstead Flats: 7 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 4+ Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, 45 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting (Tim Harris, Dan Henessey)
 * Wanstead Park: Water Rail (SoM), female Bullfinch (OSW) (Tim Harris, Dan Henessey, Bob Vaughan)
 * William Girling Reservoir/KGV Reservoir: 3-6 Black-necked Grebe, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Goldeneye (fr Mansfield Pk), singing Goldcrest in Pk, 3 displaying Goldeneye, 3 Goosander - no sign of Great_Northern_Diver fr Sewardstone Rd (Nick Croft). May I politely wonder why you don't get a permit and view the KGV from its bank? [Jasper Holyome]
 * Wraysbury: 5 Smew 2m 3f (Michael Robinson)

Friday 24th January 2014

 * Bexleyheath Broadway: Market Square - 226 Pied Wagtails roosting (Ralph Todd)
 * Brookmill Park: Cormorant, Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher, 18 Redwing, 4 House Sparrow (Conrad Ellam)
 * Claybury Park: Nuthatch, 2 Meadow Pipits, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron, c20 Redwings, 12 Long-tailed Tits, Sparrowhawk (Alan Hobson).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, Lesser Redpoll, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Owl, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Curlew, c900 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis & Ian Stewart)
 * East India Dock Basin: 18 Shelduck, 6 Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, Peregrine, Reed Bunting, escaped Canary -a largely wild-type bird with a few yellow patches (John Archer).
 * Ewell Village: Beggars Hill - singing Blackcap, 71 Herring/Lesser Black-backed Gull E; Lower Mill - 2 Kingfisher, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 23 Redwing (Neil Batten).
 * Heathrow Airport: Red Kite over South Perimeter Rd (Adam Cheeseman)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Jack Snipe, 2 Shelduck, 6 Fieldfare over, 14 Redwing (WWT website); Brambling on south route feeders pm (Catherine Beazley)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 42 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 3 Peregrine Falcon (intruder chased by residents c2pm) (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Mayflower Park: 150 Redwings (Bob Smith)
 * Oakwood Park: 3 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 5 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush singing, 54 Redwing on pitch & putt course, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Goldfinch (Robert Callf).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: Peregrine m drifting NW over lake 1330 (birdman_euston)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: 1-2 Firecrest, 10+ Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 15 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, f Sparrowhawk (watched it kill a feral pigeon by drowning it in a puddle), Stock Dove, 2 Great Crested Grebe (Stuart Fisher).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, male Scaup, fem Smew, Red Kite; Black-throated Diver reported c11.15 (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Swanley Park: 2 Mute Swan, 5 Cormorant, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 40 Redwing (Andy Meaton).
 * Thorney CP: Kingfisher along river, Bullfinch m, Chaffinch, Wren, 23 Redwings, Grey Heron, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Gadwall, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Canada Geese, 3 Pochards (Sue Giddens).
 * Victoria Park: Green Woodpecker, 9 Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush (James Palmer).
 * Wanstead Flats: 45+ Fieldfare, 40 Linnet, Bullfinch, 6 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldcrest, 22 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, f Pochard, Snipe, 2 Stock Dove pr (Josh Selfe/Nick Croft).
 * Wanstead Park: 1-2 Firecrest and 2 Goldcrest (Bush Wood - JS), Little Egret, Little Grebe, Kingfisher, 70+ Redwing, 2 Teal, Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 17 Pochard, Water Rail (Nick Croft/Josh Selfe).
 * Wimbledon (Gap Rd Cemetery): 50 Redwing, 10 Goldfinch (Neil Anderson). TQ256715

Thursday 23rd January 2014

 * Chingford E4 (Chingford Ln): 2 Little Egrets on Forest land beside lane 4:30pm (Mick Charles).
 * Crayford Marshes: Little Owl, Spotted Redshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (adult & 1st winter), Green Sandpiper, male Peregrine, 46 Fieldfare, c600 Dunlin, 85 Redshank, Curlew (Kev Jarvis)
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek: 3 Shelduck, 38 Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
 * Eltham: Blackcap f in garden this morning (Peter Charles)
 * Ewell Village (Bourne Hall): 15 Tufted Duck, 48 Mallard, 4 Redwing (Neil Batten).
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Shelduck, 2 Goosander pr W 0820hrs, Bittern, Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 3 Redpoll, 14 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare (Adam Salmon); Brambling (C.Beazley); 2 Pintail (Nick S) full surname pls Nick?
 * Mayflower Park Wetland: Peregrine, 100 Redwing (Bob Smith)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Water Rail (Conrad Ellam)
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Stock Dove pr, 8 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 40 Linnet, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Fieldfare, 6 singing Song Thrush (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 9 Gadwall, singing Coal Tit, lots of Redwing, 4 Stock Dove (Nick Croft)
 * West Harrow: 3 Redwing including one sub-singing, 2 Canada Geese over (unusual here) (Alex Massey)
 * Worcester Park: Beverley Brook - Little Egret (Bob Smith)

Wednesday 22nd January 2014

 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Bushy Park: 10 Fieldfares, 46 Redwings, 28 Siskins, 8 Lesser Redpolls in Canal Plantation (Tony Duckett).
 * Connaught Water: Smew redhead, 23 Mandarins, 17 Teal, 7 Pochards, Ring-necked Parakeet (Alan Hobson).
 * Crayford Marshes: Water Pipit, 2 Little Owl, 6 Golden Plover, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 4 Cetti's Warbler, c880 Dunlin, 2 Curlew (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek: 21 Shelduck, 29 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, Grey Wagtail singing, c25 Linnet (John Archer).
 * Greenwich Peninsula: 2 Chiffchaff one singing by the Beckham Football Academy; Ecology Pk - Song Thrush singing (Richard Green)
 * Kensington Gardens: Tawny Owl (Conrad Ellam & Ian Stewart)
 * Lee Valley, Hooks Marsh: drake Smew, 2 Goosander pr (Simon Papps)
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: Water Rail, Peregrine, 100 Redwing (Bob Smith)
 * Northaw Great Wood: Marsh Tit, 11 Coal Tit, 8 Nuthatch, 7 Treecreeper, 6 Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 singing Song Thrush, Common Buzzard, Stock Dove, 2 Jay (Robert Callf).
 * Pinner Park Farm: Little Egret, 9 Meadow Pipit, 189 Redwing, 29 Fieldfare, 4 Sock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 2 Great Crested Grebe pr bldg nest south tip Bandstand Is area 7 (birdman_euston)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Water Rail in SW corner of Eagle Pond at dawn, Lesser Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, 10+ Redwing, Nuthatch (Gilberts Slade), 6 Stock Dove, 18 Ring-necked Parakeet, 15 Gadwall (Stuart Fisher)
 * Stoneleigh KT17 (Waverley Rd): 233 Herring/Lesser Black-backed Gulls, juvenile Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Black-headed Gulls all E 08.35-09.00, Redwing S (Neil Batten).
 * Wanstead Flats: 37 Linnet, 13 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 10+ Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark, 33 Gadwall, Kestrel, Goldcrest, Little Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Water Rail, 20+ Lesser Redpoll (some really pale birds amongst them), 5 Siskin, 31 Gadwall, 12 Pochard, c50 Tufted Duck, Shoveler, 10+ Redwing (Nick Croft)

Tuesday 21st January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: Tawny Owl heard Conservation Area in fog 7am, Egyptian Goose Boating Lake 0730 (Bob Watts, Henry Wyn-Jones).
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Egyptian Goose, 19 Common Snipe (Steve Blake)
 * Crayford Marshes: Little Owl, 4 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, male Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat, 120 Redshank, c500 Dunlin, Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: 19 Shelduck, 2 Pied Wagtail (Paul Hyland).
 * Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: 5 Mandarin, 2 Red-crested Pochard, Peregrine, Tawny Owl (James Palmer)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: 2 Firecrest (one a male) in laurel hedge in court grounds then on western perimeter early am, Treecreeper and Nuthatch (Gilberts Slade), 10 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 2 Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, 2 Stock Dove (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: 6 Mandarin, 2 Pintail, 2 Bittern, 9 Water Rail, 13 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 69 Lapwing, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Redpoll (R.Kaye); Bittern showed well in front of WWF hide (O.Dewhurst et al).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 Snipe, 29 Meadow Pipit, 412 Redwing, 32 Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, 2 Jay, 11 Jackdaw, Green Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * Redbridge Lakes: 3 Snipe, pair of Gadwall (site tick), Grey Heron, 2+ Redwings, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush (Alan Hobson).
 * Sutcliffe Park: 2 Chiffchaff, Water Rail, c80 Common Gull, 40 Canada Geese (P Kite)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c85 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 7 Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch, 6 Teal, 2 Mandarin pr (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: Goosander m, Siskin, Redwing, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Tufted Duck m f, 5 Mandarin 4m f (Pete Lowman).
 * Victoria Park: Red-crested Pochard f, 11 Shoveler, 14 Pochard (John Archer).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Cetti's Warbler in sedge along bank of R Lea near bridge between res 1 & 2 calling frequently, also Mink hunting along bank a few feet from me (Stuart Fisher)
 * Wanstead Flats: 20+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 30+ Linnet, Reed Bunting, 9 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 3 Nuthatch, singing Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest (2 singing), large numbers of Redwing, 2 Shoveler over, 19 Gadwall, Tufted Duck (Shoulder of Mutton) (Nick Croft)
 * Worcester Park: Little Egret on Beverley Brook (Bob Smith)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting (James Palmer)
 * Wyvil Estate - Stockwell: singing Mistle Thrush not heard before in this area (Michael Mac)

Monday 20th January 2014

 * Beddington Farmlands: Glaucous Gull 2nd-winter [Ldn season-1st], juvenile/1st-winter Iceland Gull and adult Caspian Gull (BFBG, Peter Alfrey) pics here
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, drake Mandarin, female Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, male Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, Spotted Redshank, Little Owl, 6 Golden Plover, Water Rail, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Stonechat (Kev Jarvis)
 * Bury Farm (Edgware): Today Barnet's planning officers announced that the application to build a golf course on this site has been withdrawn. However, this does not preclude further planning applications being submitted at a later stage, so there is a need for vigilance. (.)
 * Crossness NR: Bexley threatened by nearby developemnt: Letters of objection to be sent by 5pm today! Pls contact Karen.Sutton@thameswater.co.uk and Chris Rose chrisrose@gn.apc.org for more details. (.)
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek: 25 Shelduck, 28 Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, Grey Wagtail singing, 2 Linnet (John Archer).
 * Headstone Moat: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker pr, 10 Redwing, 3 Collared Dove (Jon Ridge).
 * Highmas Park Lake: WeBS count - Herring Gull, Common Gull, 88 Coot, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Pochard, 7 Gadwall, 56 Balck Headed Gull, 25 Tufted Duck (Daniel Whitelegg). DW when posting pls check for typos
 * Kensal Rise NW6: 200-300 Woodpigeons NE in single flock (Charlie Farrell)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, 46 Lapwing, 6 Snipe (WWT website); 3 Lesser Redpoll, 1+ Siskin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Water Rail (Bill Haines)
 * Nonsuch Park: 4 Little Owl (Steve Gale)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 Little Egret, Lesser Redpoll W at 12:21, male Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, 91 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, 13 Jackdaw, 2 Jay, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * Staines Moor: 7 Water Pipit together around flood pools in SE corner, accompanied by Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat pr nearby (John Edwards); 6 Stonechat, Buzzard over, 3 Little Grebes, Skylark, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over (Sue Giddens)
 * Wanstead Flats: m Blackcap, 21 Lesser Redpoll, 40+ Linnet, 10+ Goldfinch, m Reed Bunting, 10+ Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing (including some singers), 40+ Blackbird, singing Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush, 12 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 30 Tufted Duck, 2f Pochard, 5 Shoveler, 29 Gadwall, Egyptian Goose, 38 Greylag Goose, Little Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * Worcester Park: Green Ln - Little Egret on wet open area (Bob Smith)

Sunday 19th January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: 5 Egyptian Geese (site record count) the highlight of WeBS count briefly on New River bank of Wood Green Res before spooked & flew south at 0957, also 2 Shoveler pr, Little Grebe New River, 226 Black-headed Gulls, 20 Common Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Redwing (Alan Gibson, Bob Watts).
 * Banstead Downs GC: 2 Firecrest 200m along wooded path (Paul Sell)
 * Brent Reservoir: WeBS highlights - 9 Egyptian Geese, 148 Teal, 256 Tufted Duck, 27 Pochard, 23 Common Snipe, 563 Black-headed Gull, 314 Common Gull, female Scaup/Tufted Duck Hybrid still present, male Blackcap (Roy Beddard, John Colmans).
 * Crayford Marshes: Water Pipit, male Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 2 Cetti's Warbler, male Peregrine, 10 Ringed Plover, c150 Redshank (Kev Jarvis)
 * Epping Forest (Connaught Water): female Smew (Chris Bird)
 * Fairlop Waters: WeBS counts highlights - 26 Gadwall, 55 Teal, 61 Tufted Duck, Pochard, 6 Shoveler, Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, 228 Lapwing, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 133 Common Gull, Common Buzzzard, Kestrel (Steve Bacon)
 * Grovelands Park: 2 Firecrest m&f calling & showing well around keepers hut, many Goldcrests, Treecreeper, Nuthatches, 2 Siskin in adjoining gardens, Stock Dove, 2 Egyptian Geese pr on lake (Davey Leach); Firecrest singing male, Goldcrest, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, imm Grey Heron, 6 Shoveler 3m 3f, 7 Tufted Duck 4m 3f, 2 adult Herring Gull, Stock Dove singing male, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 10 Siskin feeding in alders (Robert Callf).
 * Hampstead Heath: 3 Stock Dove, Water Rail at top of Viaduct Pond (S. Tusa)
 * Headstone Moat: Coal Tit, Goldcrest, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * Hutchinson's Bank NR: 5 Common Buzzards circling together high overhead soon after noon, calling occasionally. After a few minutes, the whole group drifted off southeast. 10 minutes later three individuals (presumably part of initial group) drifted overhead again and disappeared to the northwest. A good local count. (Croydon Birders) TQ383615
 * Ingrebourne Valley: WeBS count highlights - 68 Teal, 68 Mallard, 124 Canada Goose, 6 Water Rail, 21 singing male Cetti's Warbler, 58 Moorhen, 166 Coot, 3 Cormorant, 6 Common Gull, Little Egret, 9 Herring Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 6 Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck, 10 Grey Heron (occupying nests), 10 Mute Swan, 9 Greylag Goose, 2 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, several singing Song Thrush, 30+ Redwing, 30+ Fieldfare, 2 Jackdaw, Jay, Ring-necked Parakeet, 8 Meadow Pipit, Skylark, seversl drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stock Dove, m Sparrowhawk, f Kestrel, singing m Chiffchaff (Tony Kennelly)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, Bittern, Jack Snipe, 17 Snipe, Kingfisher, 11 Redwing, Fieldfare SE, House Sparrow, Brambling (WWT website)
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir LNR: 12 Heron (5 active nests), 2 Egyptian Geese pr prospecting, 7 Shoveler, 11 Pochard, 3 Stock Dove (Neil Anderson)
 * Margravine Cemetery: Sparrowhawk, 77+ Redwing (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: male Firecrest, Grey Wagtail (Stuart Fisher)
 * North Finchley: Sparrowhawk (John Colmans)
 * Osterley Park: Barn Owl briefly (Rob Mills)
 * Pinner Park Farm: Common Buzzard W at 14:43, Little Owl, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 39 Redwing, Jackdaw, 3 Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham Marshes: WeBS highlights 15+ Snipe, 100+ Redshank, Curlew, 14 Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, 2 Great Crested Grebe; also Short-eared Owl flushed by farmer on west marsh, 4 Stonechat 2pr, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 7+ Cetti's Warbler, 60 Fieldfare, 5-6 Rock Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Peregrine pr, 2 Kestrel, 2 Marsh Harrier, Black Redstart reported west of Coldharbour Point (Jonathan Wasse/Nick Croft)
 * Richmond Park: 2600 Woodpigeon NE 0815-0845 incl flock of 1100, 10 Skylark (incl two singing) and 18 Meadow Pipit at Crown Field- a recent influx of both (J.Wilczur).
 * R Thames (Putney-Barnes Bridges): WeBS highlights- 227 Mallard, 295 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 107 Herring Gull (Neil Anderson)
 * Staines Reservoir: Slavonian Grebe still in far NE corner of N basin late aft, also 2 Black-necked Grebe and drake Scaup S basin (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon).
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 3 Kittiwakes upriver, 3 Curlew, 77 Redshank, 125 Lapwing, 5 Turnstone, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechats (Andrew Self)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, 45 Lapwing, 2 Skylark, 2 Teal, Snipe (G Westley)
 * Uxbridge: Red Kite soaring over town centre, 2 Jackdaw Chiltern View Rd - seen in this road several times recently - Victorian terraced house with suitable nest sites in chimneys (Roger Dewey)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: female Stonechat in bomb crater field (along fence), c90 Chaffinch in paddocks, 8+ Linnet, Reed Bunting, 6+ Song Thrush, Lesser Redpoll, Blackcap (Coppermill Lane) (Stuart Fisher)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Common Sandpiper (Upper Maynard), Peregrine S over Ferry Lane, 5 Goldeneye (Lockwood) (Joe Dickens);  Cetti's Warbler heard singing in brambles by footbridge to res 1&2 (Lol Bodini per Peter Lambert).
 * Wanstead Flats: WeBS highlights - 6 Mute Swan, 38 Greylag Geese, 42 Gadwall, 2 Teal, Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 23 Moorhen, 67 Coot, 333 Black-headed Gull, 825 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Tim Harris)
 * Wanstead Park: WeBS highlights - 23 Mute Swan, 211 Gadwall, 77 Mallard, 19 Shoveler, 20 Pochard, 69 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 39 Moorhen, 105 Coot, 94 Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher (WREN group)

Saturday 18th January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: nearby Danvers Rd gdn - 9 Lesser Redpolls feeding in birch throughout afternoon (Jonathan Cooke).
 * Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery: 20 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Goldcrest, Chaffinch (Phil Laurie) Also two or three weeks ago I heard what I thought was a Pheasant in the Cemetery but discounted it, now someone has pinned two Pheasant feathers to the notice board, presumably found within the Cemetery can anyone shed any light on this? Pheasants do occasionally find their way in to the area. I saw one at Brookmill Park a few years ago and 2 males wintered up in Greenwich Park [Conrad Ellam]
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, Spotted Redshank, 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, 238 Redshank, c850 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * Lee Valley - Netherhall/Glen Faba: WeBS count - f Goosander, 4 Shoveler, 80 Wigeon, 62 Gadwall, Teal, 27 Pochard, 120 Tufted Duck, 23 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, Snipe, 5 Bullfinch, Buzzard (Nigel May).
 * Lee Valley (River Lee CP): Goosefield - adult winter Mediterranean Gull, with c500 Black-heaed Gulls; Friday Lake - 3 Smew inc 1 drake; Seventy Acres Lake - 2 Goosander pr (J.Murray).
 * Lee Valley Riding Centre: 11 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Kestrel, Goldfinch, Starling, Black-headed Gull, 4 Fieldfare, Woodpigeon (Daniel Whitelegg).
 * London Wetland Centre: Bullfinch in the World Wetlands/Entrance Lake margin, Red Kite circling to W of entrance area at 1545hrs (Adam Salmon).
 * Long Running: Buzzard wheeling low over Epping Forest (Nigel May).
 * Margravine Cemetery: c100 Redwing, 35 Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, 10 Goldfinch, Peregrine on hospital (David Jeffreys)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 2 Firecrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird, Magpie, Chaffinch, Robin, 3 Wren, Dunnock, 2 Song Thrush, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff; on R Lea - Moorhen, Mallard, Coot, 2 Little Grebe, Cormorant (Daniel Whitelegg).
 * North Chingford E4 (Whitehall Rd): Redwing (Alistair Wardill)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 3 Little Egret, Little Owl, Snipe, 31 Meadow Pipit, 70+ Jackdaw, 81 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, Green Woodpecker (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham RSPB: 4 Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Marsh Harrier, 20+ Curlew, Woodcock, Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, 20+ Pintail, Stonechat (RSPB/Nick Croft)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 5+ Grey Heron nests being attended to, Kestrel over Primrose Hill (Matt Reed).
 * Richmond Park: male Peregrine hunting pond plantation/Upper Pen Pond, Kestrel displaying Pond Slade, hooting male Little Owl (J.Wilczur).
 * Staines Moor: 5 (probably 6) Water Pipit south end, f Bullfinch old railway, 100+ Fieldfare (NE corner), 34+ Redwing old railway, Sparrowhawk, 2 Egyptian Goose E (Lee Dingain).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 1-2 Bullfinch, 20+ Redwing, 10+ Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, Kestrel, Buzzard (Charlie Farrell)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat m&f, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mute Swan, Starling, Moorhen, Chaffinch (Daniel Whitelegg); front paddock - 8 Redwing (JW Davies)
 * Wanstead Flats: 49 Linnet, 9 Skylark, 20 Fieldfare, Little Owl (Tim Harris/Richard Rae)
 * Wanstead Park: Bush Wood - Nuthatch (Tim Harris)
 * Waterworks NR: Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, Teal, 6 Shoveler, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Ring-necked Parakeet, Redwing, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon (Daniel Whitelegg).

Friday 17th January 2014

 * Bow Creek: 2 Common Sandpiper, 25 Redshank, 90 Teal, Tufted Duck, Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit (John Archer).
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher, Song Thrush, 2 Redwing (Conrad Ellam)
 * Cannons Park: The Hive - 5 Fieldfare (Phil Laurie)
 * Crayford Marshes: Brent Goose, Spotted Redshank, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, Curlew (Kev Jarvis)
 * East India Dock Basin: 28 Shelduck (site record count?), 19 Tufted Duck, 8 Teal, Grey Wagtail, Estonian-ringed Cormorant (Paul Hyland & John Archer).
 * Ewell Village (Bourne Hall): adult drake Pochard (1st record for 11 years), 12 Tufted Duck, Grey Wagtail (Neil Batten).
 * Lee Valley, Friday Lake: 4 Smew (adult male & imm male & 2 female) (Simon Papps)
 * Lee Valley, Hall Marsh Scrape: 2 Egyptian Goose, 85 Lapwing, 2 Kingfisher, 50+ Siskin (in adjacent Waltham Abbey Woods), 2 Bullfinch (just S of Hall Marsh) (Simon Papps)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: 2 Egyptian Geese, 82 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 2 Mistle Thrush pr, 3 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 2 Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk (Stuart Fisher)
 * Osterley Park: c300 Black-headed Gull on flooded fields, 4 Coot nest building, Cormorant, Egyptian Goose, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 30+ Jackdaw, Jay, Little Grebe, Pied Wagtail, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Shoveler (Richard Woolley).
 * Pimlico SW1: Waxwing feeding in plane tree 10am (@HarringayBirder)
 * Pinner Park Farm: Little Egret, 2 Snipe, 26 Meadow Pipit, Skylark, 53 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 3 Stock Dove, Jay, Jackdaw, Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Staines Moor: 21 Meadow Pipit, 8+ Redwing, 5 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Stonechat, Buzzard, Snipe (Keith Kerr); 5 Water Pipit, 2 Buzzard, Little Egret, Kestrel, Cormorant - all in SW corner before concrete bridge (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Valentines Park: Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Mediterranean Gull, Grey Wagtail (Gideon Knight)
 * Worcester Park: Beverley Brook - Kingfisher; fields - Little Egret (Bob Smith)

Thursday 16th January 2014

 * Brent Reservoir : female Scaup/Hybrid seen today at 1300hrs in small northern reservoir, drake Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 120+ Teal all from main hide, c250 Tufted Duck and 20+ Pochard in northern reservoir, Lapwing, 16 Snipe, 2 Water Rail (Roy Beddard)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail (Peter Charles)
 * Crayford Marshes: adult Yellow-legged Gull, 16 Golden Plover, Spotted Redshank, 3 Stonechat, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, male Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, Curlew, 180 Redshank, c700 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * Epping Forest Robin Hood roundabout: Brambling with Chaffinch flock just south of first car park on right heading north fr RH pub rbt (I Lycett)
 * Headstone Moat: 40 Redwing, Fieldfare, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Jackdaw, Collared Dove (Jon Ridge). TQ141897
 * High Barnet: Sparrowhawk f caught & devoured feral pigeon am on my lawn outside back door & rested in plum tree afterwards for 1hr (Mr. Crabtree).
 * Lee Valley, Friday Lake: 2 red-head Smew, 5+ Siskin (Simon Papps)
 * London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe, 3 Redpoll, 5 Fieldfare W, 36 Redwing, Chiffchaff (Adam Salmon); 2 Pintail, 2 Mandarin, 51 Egyptian Goose, 2 Bittern, 2 Jack Snipe, 16 Snipe, 61 Lapwing, Brambling (R.Kaye)
 * Mayflower Park wetlands: Water Rail (Bob Smith)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Sue Huckle)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 3 Little Egret, 3 Snipe, 24 Meadow Pipit, Skylark, 90 Redwing, 75 Jackdaw, 5 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * South Mimms : Bignell’s Corner,  (M25 Jcn 23, A1(M) Jcn 1) -  Common Buzzard perched on fence within feet of traffic at roundabout 12:20 (Andrew Haynes).
 * Staines Moor: Little Egret, Buzzard, 2 Water Pipit, 2 Stonechat (C Lamsdell)
 * Staines Reservoir: m Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, c40 Goldeneye (Matt Palmer); 3 Black-necked Grebe (C Lamsdell)
 * Swanley Park: 3 Cormorant, 3 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 200 Black-headed Gull, 20 Common Gull, Herring Gull (Andy Meaton)
 * Totteridge Valley: Darlands Lake - 6 Teal, 3+ Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, Treecreeper (James Palmer)
 * Tyttenhanger: Kingfisher, 9 Tree Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting (James Palmer)
 * Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 14 Yellowhammer one flock (Robert Callf).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: on front paddock - Pied Wagtails, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrushes, Redwings (Sue Huckle)
 * Wanstead Flats: Snipe, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 20+ Linnet, Reed Bunting, Teal, Egyptian Goose, 35 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, Kestrel, 27 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 (including 1 singing) Skylark (Nick Croft)
 * Waterworks NR: Teal, Shoveler, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker pr, 2 Sparrowhawks (Sue Huckle)
 * Worcester Park: 150 Redwing, 150 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on fields (Bob Smith)
 * Wraysbury GP: Red Kite, 3 Goosander, female Smew, Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler (C Lamsdell)

Wednesday 15th January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: 75 Redwings w narrow end of wet lower pasture 12.00 (Jonathan Cooke).
 * Brent Reservoir: Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, Little Egret, 16 Snipe, Lapwing, Redwing (Steve Blake)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, 2 House Sparrow (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, Spotted Redshank, Little Owl, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, Kingfisher, 38 Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis)
 * Crossness: Barnacle Goose of unknown but presumably dodgy origin on Golf Course with Canadas & Greylags (Mike Robinson per JA).
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek: 14 Shelduck, 145 Teal, 20 Tufted Duck, Grey Wagtail, 2 Jay, Cormornant (Estonian-ringed bird again on pier) (John Archer)
 * Headstone Moat/Manor (North Harrow): 50 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 12 Jackdaw, 2 Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker (Jon Ridge) Where is Headstone Moat please? TQ141897
 * Highgate (Waterlow Park): male Bullfinch, 30+ Fieldfares and 20+ Redwings (P.Angus)
 * Little Britain: 200 Redwings and Fieldfare, 8 Goldfinch, 13 Grey Herons of which most standing on nests, Common Gull, Chaffinch, 25+ Gadwalls, Collared Dove, Wren, Song Thrush, Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Red Kite (Sue Giddens).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Bittern, 2 Pintail, 2 Mandarin, 40 Wigeon, Coal Tit, Brambling (WWT website)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 Little Egret, 7 Snipe, 21 Meadow Pipit, 100+ Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, Jackdaw, 300+ Starling, 3 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Wanstead Flats: 40+ Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 10+ Song Thrush, 40+ Blackbird, singing Mistle Thrush, 5 Meadow Pipit, 8 Skylark, 40 Linnet, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Shoveler, 44 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 4 Pochard, Little Grebe, 5 Stock Dove, Kestrel, possible heard only Green Sandpiper (Nick Croft); Chaffinch (Jono Lethbridge).
 * Wanstead Park: Old Sewage Works - 11 singing Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 12 Goldfinch, displaying Stock Dove (and also possible Green Sandpiper heard, hmmm!) (Tim Harris).
 * Waterworks NR: 41 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 15 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 4 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, Chiffchaff, Blackbird (Daniel Whitelegg)

Tuesday 14th January 2014

 * Brent Reservoir: female Scaup on north side of the bridge looks good to me (can't see any features suggesting hybrid parents), Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine m&f over North marsh, female Sparrowhawk, 2 Egyptian Geese, Snipe, Lapwing, a Fox and fresh Muntjac tracks in the mud (Ben Epstein)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, female Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, 38 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: 14 Shelduck, 3 Teal, 17 Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull 1st winter with entirely white primaries but otherwise normal plumage (John Archer)
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): Chiffchaff (possibly showing some signs of being Siberian but need a second opinion), Kingfisher, Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, Goldcrest in song, 3 Redwing (Neil Batten).
 * Greenwich Peninsula: 2 Chiffchaff in bushes on riverside by John Harrison Way (Richard Green)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden - Stockwell: Wren, Robin and Blackbird all in song at 2:50am - this could be due to strong lighting on all night from a newly built Sainsbury's store adjacent to garden (Michael Mac).
 * Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: 4 Red-crested Pochard, Yellow-legged Gull, Tawny Owl (James Palmer)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, Kingfisher, 3 Redpoll (WWT website)
 * Lower Morden: 150 adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls on playing fields (Bob Smith)
 * Maple Lodge NR, Maple Cross: Water Rail by Rotunda hide (Roger Dewey)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 3 Firecrest, 2 Chiffchaff, male Sparrowhawk (Jonathan Nasir)
 * Millfields Park South: 65 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull (Jonathan Nasir)
 * Plumstead: Firecrest still present in woods at east end of Winn's Common (Conrad Ellam)
 * Redbridge Lakes and surrounding area: 4 Snipe, Reed Bunting, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldfinches, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Alan Hobson).
 * Victoria Park: 2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls, female Red-crested Pochard, 4 Gadwall 2pr, 10+ Shoveler all on West Lake (Bob Watts).
 * Wanstead Flats: 50 Linnet, 20 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 8 Skylark, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler (Jubilee), Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 10 Gadwall, Shoveler, Pied Wagtail (Shoulder of Mutton), 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, Coal Tit, 6+ Stock Dove, 20+ Redwing (Nick Croft)
 * Waterworks NR: Water Rail on Bay 18, 8+ Teal, 4 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Chiffchaff (Jonathan Nasir)

Monday 13th January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: Tawny Owl heard 7am calling from Blandford Hall area (Bob Watts); in early Jan 2 Egyptian Geese pr Boating Lake for 5 days, also Chiffchaff at weekend in garden bordering Boating Lake (Alan Gibson & Henry Wyn-Jones per Bob Watts).
 * Broadwater Lake/Troy Mill Lake: 2 Siberian Chiffchaffs along River Colne behind Broadwater sailing club & showing well calling occasionally with several bursts of song, also 6+ nominate Chiffchaffs further along the Colne yesterday (Andrew Moon)
 * Crayford Marshes: female Merlin, adult Kittiwake, Lesser Redpoll, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis & Ian Stewart)
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek: 5 Shelduck, c160 Teal, 19 Tufted Duck, 32 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Jay, Cormorant (Estonian-ringed bird again on pier) (John Archer).
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): presumed wintering Chiffchaff at LM Kingston Rd although primaries are very dark (almost black) & underparts are very pale giving the bird an unusual appearance. Is this still within limits for Chiffchaff? In all other respects it acts & looks like a Chiffchaff (Neil Batten)
 * Grovelands Park: 20 Siskin (James Palmer)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: Fieldfare, c20 Redwing (Charlie Farrell)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Water Rail, Peregrine, 2 Redpoll, 59 Redwing, 5 Brambling (Adam Salmon, B.Munro); 2 Bittern, 2 Pintail (Peter Charles).
 * Mayflower Park wetlands: Lesser Redpoll (Bob Smith).
 * Morden Cemetery: 150 Redwing (Bob Smith). TQ232672
 * Plumstead: Firecrest in Great Bartlets Wood at east end of Winn's Common. Follow the Green Chain Walk down the steps to the sawn up logs (75m or so) & the bird is favouring the hollies. Also present yesterday afternoon when I had a very brief view - hence the return visit today (Gus Wilson). TQ459779
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 3 Shelduck 2m f areas 35&36, 2 Sparrowhawk m f, 3 Kestrel (pr Wetland Pen a32 & 1st-w m Barrow Hill Res a48), Collared Dove low SW over north end of Hill a49 0830 landed in St John's Wd nr Ordnance Hill - scarce here (birdman_euston); Redwing, m Mandarin Duck (Charlie Farrell)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: 2 Nuthatch (Gilberts Slade), Lesser Redpoll, 2+ singing Song Thrush, singing Mistle Thrush, 6 Ring-necked Parakeets on court building, Pied Wagtail, 2-3 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 7 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, Kingfisher, 4 Egyptian Geese, 4 Grey Heron (Stuart Fisher)
 * Surbiton Filter Beds: 29 Lapwing (Nigel Jackman) TQ17396757
 * Trent Park: 2 Gadwall m f lower lake - unusual here (Robert Callf/Robin White).
 * Wanstead Flats: 20+ Linnet, 8+ Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting, singing Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush, Redwing, 10 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail (Nick Croft/Josh Selfe)
 * Wanstead Park: 2m Bullfinch (ad & 1st-w), Grey Wagtail, 8+ Goldcrest, Redwing, Sparrowhawk, 50+ Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 20+ Pochard, Kingfisher (Nick Croft/Josh Self).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Reed Bunting, 2-6 Redwing, 4+ singing Song Thrush (Charlie Farrell)

Sunday 12th January 2014

 * Battersea Park: 2 Great Black-backed Gulls on Thames, 10 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 5+ occupied Grey Heron nests in heronry (Matt Reed).
 * Battersea Reach: moorings - 3 Moorhen (Matt Reed).
 * Bedfont Lakes CP: c85 Black-headed Gull, c35 Common Gull, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Lapwing, 12 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, 4 Redwing, Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush and lots of Tufted Ducks and Gadwall (Keith Kerr).
 * Brent Reservoir: Lapwing, c20 Snipe, 2 Water Rail, Redwing, f Sparrowhawk, f Scaup-like Aythya (possible hybrid) first seen Thu 9th Jan (Brent Birders).
 * Broadwater Lake/Troy Mill Lake: 6+ nominate Chiffchaffs along R Colne (Andrew Moon)
 * Chelsea Creek: 13 Gadwall, 18 Teal (Matt Reed).
 * Chelsea (Grosvenor Waterside): Moorhen, Mallard (Matt Reed).
 * Chelsea Harbour: 2 Great Black-backed Gulls on Thames (different to Battersea Park pair I think) (Matt Reed).
 * Crayford Marshes: 1st-winter Caspian Gull, Bar-tailed Godwit, male Marsh Harrier, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper, Rock Pipit, Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 54 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat (Kev Jarvis)
 * Crossness: Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull 3rd-winter, Egyptian Goose, 12 Wigeon, 9 Shoveler, 3 Cetti's Warbler singing, 27 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing (John Archer).
 * Eltham Palace Gardens: c60 Redwing, Green Woodpecker 11am (Priscilla Macpherson).
 * Forty Hall, Enfield: 4 Goosander 3m f (Clive Herbert)
 * Great Bartlets Wood: Firecrest seen briefly (Gus Wilson). TQ459779
 * Greenford UB6: 11 Lesser Redpoll and Mealy Redpoll feeding in birch in my back garden - no doubt birds seen last weekend in nearby country park (Neil Anderson) Neil, don't want to know your precise address, but whereabouts is your garden - we think it is south of the G&NCP in the Westridge area [Tina Stafford and Tony Nayager] Don't know where Westridge is but yes south of the park. [NA]
 * Greenwich Peninsula: adult Yellow-legged Gull on mud by O2 Arena and Rock Pipit on foreshore by Antony Gormley statue (Richard Bonser).
 * Lewisham Park: 7 Redwing also usual Great Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch (David Capper).
 * Limehouse Cut: Kingfisher (James Palmer) TQ374816
 * London Wetland Centre: 130 Shoveler, 110 Teal, Mandarin, 6 Meadow Pipit, 24 Redwing, Redpoll (WWT website); Bittern- NW cnr Lake, 2 Pintail pr, 44 Wigeon, Jack Snipe - Marsh, Water Rail showing well in cut reeds S route, Brambling showing well at S route feeders (J.Wilczur et al).
 * Margravine Cemetery: monthly count - 32 Blackbird, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 11 Starling, 15-30 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare (chased away W by Goldfinch), 5 Greylag over (Nathalie Mahieu, Ruth Savery).
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: m Firecrest 09:20 flew across R Lea to Essex FB along with party of Long-tailed_Tits and 2 Chiffchaffs (Paul Whiteman).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: Merlin f, Caspian Gull 2nd-w, 3 Avocet, Barnacle Goose, 113 Golden Plover, 72 Dunlin, 17 Pintail, Spotted Redshank, Marsh Harrier m (John Richardson); also Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 5+ Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Redpoll (Hugh Nicholson).
 * Ravenor Park, Greenford: 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 pr Mistle Thrush, 12 Redwing, singing Goldcrest, 15 Goldfinch feeding in alder (Neil Anderson)
 * Regent's Park: 2 Shelduck pr area 36, 46 Shoveler, 2 Blackcap m&f QM Gdns a17, 5 Redwing, 3 House Sparrow 2m f St Mark's Lodge gdn a27, 2 Pied Wagtail Marylebone Grn a16, Redpoll a36 (birdman_euston).
 * Richmond Park: 3 Stonechat (Steve Woolfenden).
 * Rotherhithe: Kingfisher and 2 Lesser Redpolls Russia Dock Woodland (Richard Bonser).
 * Staines Reservoirs: Slavonian Grebe (N.Basin), 3 Black-necked Grebe (S.Basin), 3 Common Redshank (N.Basin east bank), Kestrel (A.Luscombe, Neil Randon, Bob Warden).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 9 Gadwall, 58 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, adult Yellow-legged Gull, Redwing, Grey Wagtail (TeRNS)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: m Pheasant, Little Egret, Buzzard, m Sparrowhawk, 32 Lapwing, Woodcock, 2 Little Owl (1 towards Gutteridge Wood), 14 Skylark, f Stonechat, 60+ Redwing, 40+ Fieldfare, 2 Rook, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch pr (Neil Anderson/G. Westley).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: female Goosander and 3+ Goldeneye on Lockwood during brief morning visit (David Bradshaw); Lapwing (Lockwood), 2 Goosander pr in relief channel early am, 4 Little Egret (Stuart Fisher)
 * Wandsworth Common: Redwing, 10 Shoveler, 5 singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Mistle Thrush, 2 Egyptian Goose, Coal Tit, Jay (Nick Rutter).
 * Wanstead Flats: early doors 6 Redwing, Skylark (NC), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 30 Linnet, 15 Skylark, 2 Pied Wagtail (Dan Hennessy).
 * Wanstead Park: singing Goldcrest and Coal Tit Wanstead Golf Club House (NC), 3 Bullfinch (DH), 2 Little Grebe (BV), Grey Wagtail, 2m Teal (NC) (Nick Croft/Dan Hennessy/Bob Vaughan).
 * Waterworks NR: c8 Lesser Redpoll over - later briefly seen on Walthamstow South Marsh & then feeding in birches by ice rink (Paul Whiteman).

Saturday 11th January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Common Teal pr, 4 Shoveler 2pr Wood Green Res, 50+ Redwing, 3 Fieldfare (Bob Watts, Henry Wyn-Jones).
 * Alperton: 5 Whooper Swans low NE in mini V formation halfway between Alperton & Park Royal on Piccadilly Line (JW Bremner) TQ184831
 * Broadwater Lake: 3 Goosander (on R Colne), 2 Goldeneye m&f, c50 Fieldfare, 2+ Redwing, Tawny Owl (Charlie Farrell)
 * Crayford Marshes: Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Rail, Chiffchaff, 2 Rock Pipit, Kingfisher, Little Egret, 350 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover (Kev Jarvis); late aft - 3 Little Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Mistle Thrush, 14 Fieldfare, Song Thrush in full song (Ralph Todd)
 * Crossness NR: Peregrine, Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat pr; outfall - 80+ Gadwall, 8 Wigeon, 10 Shoveler, 100+ Teal, 20+ Redshank, 10 Lapwing, Greenshank, 2 Snipe (Ralph Todd and Friends Group)
 * Dartford Marshes: Caspian Gull 1st-winter in flooded field by Bob Dunn Way 8.45 (John Bushell, Conrad Ellam & Ron Turner)
 * Forty Hall, Enfield: 5 Shoveler 3m 2f, 2 Goosander m f, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 7 Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper singing (Robert Callf).
 * Golders Hill Park: 20 Moorhen (Matt Reed).
 * Greenwich Peninsular: O2 - 2 probable 1st-winter Caspian_Gulls with other gulls on mudflats 1530hrs (Mike Paice). After getting second opinion fr J. Archer on photos, they were not Caspian_Gulls, though one probably had some Caspian_Gull genes [MP].
 * Hampstead Heath: 3f Pochard on Hampstead No1 pond (S Tusa)
 * Hounslow East: LUL car pk - 2 Blackcap m&f (K.Fisher)
 * Ickenham Marsh: Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Bullfinch, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, good numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare (Nigel Dodd)
 * Lee Valley, Cornmill Meadows: Red Kite W at 3.30pm, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Treecreeper, male Brambling, Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, 30+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 54 Lapwing, 40+ Wigeon, 6+ Shoveler, 50+ Teal (50spp in 1hr 20mins) (Simon Papps)
 * London Wetland Centre: c12 Redwing at entrance, Bittern, 11 Common Snipe, Brambling, 2 Pintail m f, Water Rail and Cetti's Warbler heard (Martin Honey); 67 Egyptian Goose, 9 Water Rail, 14 Snipe, Woodcock, Kingfisher, 2 Fieldfare, 73 Redwing, 4 Cetti's Warbler, m Blackcap, 8 Lesser Redpoll (R.Kaye); Bearded Tit calling fr reedbeds (WWT website).
 * Maida Vale: Wren singing at midnight near Sutherland Ave (Matt Reed)
 * Margravine Cemetery: drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest at 1210 in evergreen oak on riverbank at end of cross-path (Alastair Dent); again at 1430 with Chiffchaff, 5+ Chiffchaff in bushes by red bridge, singing Song Thrush (Jonathan Nasir) blog
 * Osterley Park: 5 Cormorant, 3 Egyptian Goose, Goldcrest, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Green Woodpecker, 40+ Jackdaw, Little Grebe, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Shoveler (Richard Woolley).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2nd-winter Caspian Gull, Spotted Redshank, 100+ Dunlin, 150 Redshank, 10+ Snipe, 4 Curlew, 5 Ringed Plover, 50+ Golden Plover, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Barn Owl, 2 Stonechat pr, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 10+ singing Cetti's Warbler, 2 Water Rail, 12 Pintail 6pr, Yellowhammer (Nick Croft/DavidBradnum/MikeMessenger/RSPB)
 * Regent's Park: Woodcock Leaf Yd Wd area 40 [site winter-1st], Tawny Owl at roost Longbridge a33, Fieldfare a1, 9 Redwing, 6 Goldfinch (birdman_euston); Reed Bunting Wetland Pen a32 (fide b_e)
 * Staines Moor: 22+ Meadow Pipit, 5 Little Egret, 4 Skylark, 4 Green Woodpecker, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Stonechat, Fieldfare, Kestrel, Common Buzzard (Keith Kerr); mid-aft/eve - 2+ Water Pipit, 2m Goosander W, 2+ Woodcock, 11 Snipe, 45+ Meadow Pipit, 50 Fieldfare, f Stonechat, 3+ Little Egret, 2+ Grey Heron, 1+ Pied Wagtail (Lee Dingain) pics
 * Staines Reservoirs: North Basin NW cnr - Slavonian Grebe; South Basin - m Scaup and 2 Black-necked Grebes (Mike Wheeler)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: Pheasant, 21 Teal, 40 Lapwing, 9 Skylark, Snipe, Stock Dove, Rook, Buzzard (Nigel Dodd)
 * Tottenham Marshes: Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff (James Palmer)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: site list (only south of forest rd)- Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Ring-necked Parakeets, Grey Wagtail, Little Egret, Egyptian Goose, Pochard, Kingfisher, Great Black-backed Gulls, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Shelduck, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Starling (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Wanstead Flats: 8 Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 30 Linnets (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Siskin, 10+ Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, Kingfisher (Tony Brown); Bush Wood - 5 Goldcrest (2 singing birds), Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatches, Coal Tit (Wanstead Birders, Louis and Gosia)

Friday 10th January 2014

 * Blackheath: 7 Fieldfares over SW 08:30 (Patrick English).
 * Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery: Green Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush (Phil Laurie)
 * Chiswick Park: Brambling over c13:30 (Louis Freeland-Haynes)
 * Crayford Marshes: male Marsh Harrier, Avocet, Spotted Redshank, 2 Rock Pipit, Cetti's Warbler, 160 Redshank, 1100 Dunlin, Curlew, 6 Ringed Plover (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: Black Redstart female-type around lock & on waste ground to east at lunchtime, 7 Shelduck, 33 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
 * Gunpowder Park: c130 Redwing, 15 Skylark (some singing), 10 Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting (Martin Shepherd).
 * Hackney N1: female Blackcap in our garden - second of winter, 3 Goldfinch - frequently seen in last five years but numbers have crashed this year, 6 House Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit (Michael Rank).
 * Hyde Park: male Red-crested Pochard, 4 Shoveler 2pr, 3+ Common Gull (James Hudson)
 * Lewisham SE13 (Molesworth St): Peregrine flew fr roof of Shopping Centre to perch on office bldg 08:45 (Patrick English).
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: Firecrest along west boundary of court with Long-tailed_Tit flock, male Blackcap on Leyton Flats, Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Lesser Redpoll over, Grey Wagtail, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Stock Dove, 105 Tufted Duck, 7 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, Kingfisher (Stuart Fisher)
 * Little Britain Lake: Herons on nests (not counted on this short visit), c12 Gadwall, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Red Kite; sadly a Badger in Old Mill Lane - roadkill (Roger Dewey)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bearded Tit calling from reedbed, Bittern, Kingfisher (WWT website)
 * Marylebone: Robin singing on Bell St at 1830 (Matt Reed).
 * Mickleham Juniper Bottom: Bottom/Top - 11 Marsh Tit (some in song) (Steve Gale)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 6 Little Grebe, 2 Gadwall, Firecrest, 2 Chiffchaff (James Palmer)
 * Pinner: 2 Little Egrets over house at 09:00 (Richard Francis).
 * Regent's Park: Reed Bunting [site season-1st] Wetland Pen a32 (other observer fide b_e)
 * Richmond Park: Buzzard over Pond Slade at 11.20, 8 Red-crested Pochard (J.Wilczur).
 * St John's Wood: Herring Gull singing from top of Grove End Court apartment block (Matt Reed).
 * Staines Reservoir: South basin - 2 Black-necked Grebe, male Smew; North basin - Slavonian Grebe, Mediterranean Gull (Jim Sweetland)
 * Trent Park: 44 Mandarin Duck 29m 15f lower lake 14:50hrs, f Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck 5m 7f, Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, Tawny Owl at roost, f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrest, Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, m Bullfinch (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Stonechat (James Palmer)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - Common Sandpiper (KJMcmanus)
 * Wanstead Flats: Little Owl, Snipe, 20+ Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, 24 Linnet, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe/John Whele)
 * Wanstead Park: Bush Wood - 2 Nuthatch inspecting old woodpecker holes, Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk, Redwing, Fieldfare (Tim Harris/Bob Vaughan/NickCroft); m Bullfinch Old Sewage Works (Bob Vaughan)
 * Wimbledon SW19 (Broadway): c150 Pied Wagtail (Andrew Kellett)

Thursday 9th January 2014

 * Alexandra Park: c75 Redwing c60 feeding wet grassland at narrow w end of lower meadows & 15 more almost synchronously on slopes opp gdn centre 12.30hrs (Jonathan Cooke)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Egyptian Geese, fem Goldeneye, 240+ Tufted Duck, 25 Pochard, 2 Little Egret, Lapwing, 12+ Snipe (Roy Beddard)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Peregrine (immature male & adult female), 4 Golden Plover, c800 Dunlin, Little Egret, 6 Redwing, 32 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis)
 * Golders Hill Park: Redwing in full phrase song near top of tree near orchard 3pm, also 3 Tawny Owl m&f very vocal same site plus another m maybe up by bandstand 5.15pm - two males & a female have been heard over several months (Jo Edwards)
 * Hackney Marshes: Firecrest in scrub next to red bridge at 11.30 (Alastair Dent)
 * Homerton Grove E9 6BX: 4 House Sparrow (TeRNS)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 3 Fieldfare, Jack Snipe, 4 Redpoll N, 20 Redwing W (Adam Salmon); also male Brambling in scrub by WWF Hide, Siskin, 2 Jack Snipe (Oscar Dewhurst)
 * Regent's Park: m Sparrowhawk, Lesser Redpoll Leaf Yd Wd area 41 - brief visit (birdman_euston)
 * Staines Moor: 2 Water Pipit, 7 Little Egret (new site record), lots of Fieldfare, Common Snipe, 8 Meadow Pipit, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 3 Little Grebe (via Twitter #londonbirds); Buzzard (Charlie Farrell)
 * Staines Reservoir: Slavonian Grebe still present in NW corner of South basin at midday (John Edwards)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c20 Redwing, c10 Fieldfare, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Rook, 3 Teal, 3 Mandarin, Chaffinch briefly in song (John Colmans)
 * Wanstead Flats: 20+ Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Little Owl, Redwing, c1000 gulls in roosts (Nick Croft/Tim Harris)
 * Wanstead Park: c150 Gadwall, 40 Pochard, 40+ Tufted Duck, 26 Mute Swan, Little Egret, 13 Lesser Redpoll, Sparrowhawk, Little Grebe, Goldcrest, Redwing (Nick Croft); Grey Wagtail (Louis and Gosia)

Wednesday 8th January 2014

 * Charing Cross Hospital: Woodcock taken as prey by Peregrine Falcon (probably overnight - fresh head found this morning) (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Claybury Park: 8 Lesser Redpolls, 3 Fieldfares, 20+ Redwings, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 5 Jays, 3 Goldfinches, 6 Long-tailed Tits, Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrushes (Alan Hobson).
 * Crayford Marshes: Lesser Redpoll, Spotted Redshank, Corn Bunting, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 adult Yellow-legged Gull, Peregrine, 3 Stonechat (Kev Jarvis & Steve Carter).
 * Epping Forest Visitors Centre: male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 5+ Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, 50+ Chaffinch (Simon Papps).
 * Ewell Hogsmill River: Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail (Steve Gale)
 * Hampstead Heath: Redpoll amongst flock of Siskins in alders at edge of Sanctuary pond (Klemens Felder)
 * Heathrow Airport: fem Smew, 2 Goldeneye pr, Redshank, Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk (Adam Cheeseman)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Pintail, 114 Shoveler, c500 Woodpigeon N (WWT website)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest where short path meets river (JW Davies)
 * Pool River Linear Park: 2 Bullfinch, Little Grebe, Water Rail, f Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail - total of 33 species (Paul Moss & Sharon Welland)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 Lapland Bunting W along river, White-fronted Goose still, Caspian Gull on Wennington (BirdGuides/RBA)
 * Regent's Park: f Sparrowhawk, 5 Goldcrest, 6 Siskin, 28 Redwing (birdman_euston)
 * Staines Moor: c170 Black-headed Gulls over at dusk, 14 Meadow Pipit, 5 Little Egret, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Skylark, Buzzard (Keith Kerr).
 * Tyttenhanger GP: Green Sandpiper, Snipe, c70 Lapwing, 4 Tree Sparrow, 6+ Meadow Pipit, 9 Skylark (Steve Blake)
 * Walthamstow Filter Beds: 8 Great Black-backed Gull (JW Davies)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: front paddock - 2 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, Mistle Thrush; back paddock - Common Gull (JW Davies)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: no 5 - Goosander m, 4 Shelduck, Grey Wagtail (JW Davies)
 * Wanstead Flats: c850 gulls including c550 Common Gulls and c250 Black-headed Gulls, also 2 Great Black-backed Gulls but no sign of Kittiwake to 8:45, Chiffchaff, Snipe (Tim Harris, Josh Selfe); 30+ Linnet, 25 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Reed Bunting, 10+ Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 41 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, f Pochard, 10+ Tufted Duck, 5 Skylark, 6-12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Chiffchaff (2nd bird), 150 Common Gull on western flats (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Firecrest Warren Wd, Kingfisher (Christian Morris)

Tuesday 7th January 2014

 * Brent Reservoir: Peregrine over dam 11.15 (Andrew Self).
 * Canary Wharf: Little Grebe in west dock, south quay west (Nick Croft).
 * Clapham Old Town: Peregrine over Cock Pond 16.00 (Tom Gillard).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, adult Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, 420 Dunlin, c400 Lapwing, 12 Redwing (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dartford Marshes: Avocet, Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, Stonechat, 20 Fieldfare (Conrad Ellam).
 * Harefield HA4 (Breakspear Road): Red Kite low over field; 30 minutes or so later same or another low beside A40 in same general area (Neil Anderson).
 * Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: Tawny Owl, Little Owl, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 168 Greylag Goose, 30 Egyptian Goose, c350 Black-headed Gull, 11 Shoveler, 95 Tufted Duck, 17 Pochard, 5 Stock Dove (Charlie Farrell)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: Mistle Thrush singing, Song Thrush singing, c12 Redwing, Green Woodpecker (Charlie Farrell)
 * London Wetland Centre: Brambling (WWT website)
 * Northaw Great Wood: 10+ Lesser Redpoll (Clive Herbert).
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: Buzzard circling over fish ponds putting up c100 gulls before drifting W, Snipe, 20+ Redwing, Fieldfare (Neil Anderson).
 * Redbridge Lakes and adjacent cricket pitch: 2 Snipe, 50+ Common Gulls (Alan Hobson).
 * Staines Reservoir: Slavonian Grebe [Ldn winter-1st] on north basin (Birdguides).
 * Wanstead Flats: extremely knackered Kittiwake in with gull roost west of Alex (NC/BV/SF), 500+ Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 10+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Herring Gull, 30+ Linnet, 20+ Lesser Redpoll, 2 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10 Redwing (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan/Stuart Fisher). pics here http://wansteadbirding.blogspot.co.uk/
 * Wanstead Park: Mealy Redpoll type with 6 Lesser Redpoll (east of Shoulder of Mutton in Birches) (Bob Vaughan).

Monday 6th January 2014

 * Bow Creek/East India Dock Basin: 6 Shelduck, 11 Tufted Duck, 30 Teal, 7 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper (James Palmer)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 adult Yellow-legged Gull, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, Curlew, 8 Redwing, 46 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis).
 * Gallions Reach: 39 Teal, 4 Gadwall, Lapwing, Curlew, 20 Redshank (James Palmer)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: Goldcrest, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2pr (Charlie Farrell)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Jack Snipe, 40 Redwing, Rock Pipit, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Fieldfare, 120 Teal (Adam Salmon).
 * Meath Gardens: singing Mistle Thrush, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker (Harry Harrison) TQ35698278
 * Oxleas Woods: Harris Hawk 9.50 (John Reid)
 * Rainham Marshes: 2 White-fronted Goose still on Purfleet Scrape (Birdguides)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Kingfisher, 6 Shoveler, 12 Redwing, 3 Gadwall, singing Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, Muntjac Leyton Flats (Stuart Fisher)
 * Trent Park: Firecrest Rough Lot nr obelisk, Tawny Owl at roost, 4 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 10 Lesser Redpoll feeding in birch Nature Trail, f Bullfinch (Robert Callf).
 * Walthamstow E17: female Blackcap in garden (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Wanstead Flats: 40+ Linnet, 14 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Skylark, Snipe, Great Black-backed Gull, 10+ Redwing, Fieldfare, 50+ Gadwall, 13 Shoveler, 4 Pochard (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 150+ Gadwall, Little Grebe, Goldcrest, 20+ Redwing (Nick Croft)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 25+ Redwing (Charlie Farrell)

Sunday 5th January 2014

 * Bexleyheath: The Warren Midhurst Hill - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redwing, Goldcrest, Coal Tit (Ralph Todd)
 * Broadwater Lake River Colne: 7 Goosander 6m 1f, 15 Goldeneye, c1000 Tufted Duck, 2 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail (Michael Robinson)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher, Redwing (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 61 Golden Plover, Spotted Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Curlew, c700 Dunlin, 54 Redshank (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull 3rd winter, 5 Curlew, 21 Wigeon, 7 Shoveler, Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 2 Peregrine, 4 Cetti's Warbler singing, 3 Chiffchaff, 2+ Fieldfare, Grey Seal (John Archer).
 * Epping Forest, Visitors Centre: 3 Brambling m 2f with c70 Chaffinch at 1010 feeding on beechmast (Martin Shepherd).
 * Holmethorpe SPs: 3 red-head Smew on Mercer's Lake view from Aqua Sports Centre (Steve Gale)
 * King George V Reservoir: Great Northern Diver north end of north basin, 40 Goldfinch, Mandarin, Sparrowhawk & zero meadow_pipits & zero l1nnets - sprayed off margin of reservoir & cleaned out inside bank (Harry, Stuart, Andrew, Helen) GND finder's full name pls ?
 * London Wetland Centre: 108 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 35 Wigeon, Bittern, 121 Black-headed Gull, 5 Redwing, Blackcap (WWT website); 4 Jack Snipe, 12 Snipe, 62 Lapwing (R.Kaye); 2 Sparrowhawk, Cetti's Warbler (Martin Honey)
 * Loughton Camp: nearby Sandpit Plain - roosting Tawny Owl seen at 1100 (Martin Shepherd).
 * Mayesbrook Park: Chiffchaff in trees at rear of smaller lake (Geoff Harding)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest at 11.30am feeding in evergreen trees by river bank path opp pathway which cuts across wooded area (David Chapman)
 * Oxleas Woods: both Little Owl and Tawny Owl calling early am, also Harris Hawk being mobbed by Crows and Parakeets 8.45-8.50 then flew W & back again 11.25 & 12.00 (John Reid)
 * Richmond Park: 19 Egyptian Geese, 151 Gadwall, 39 Wigeon, 4 Shoveler, 12 Red-crested Pochard, Little Egret (brook), Grey Wagtail, 14 Fieldfare over, 3 Redwing, 1st w Stonechat (Neil Anderson); 5 Lesser Redpoll P Charles' Spinney (Steve Woolfenden)
 * Staines Moor: 3 Water Pipits with Mipits & P Wags at southern end of Moor (S. Perfect); Kestrel, 3 Little Egret, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Skylark, 2 Stonechat (Richard Woolley).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe, drake Scaup, ad Mediterranean Gull, 3 Redshank; red-head Smew also reported (S. Perfect)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Kestrel, Water Rail, Green Sandpiper, Raven, Chiffchaff (P Kite)
 * Tarn Park Eltham: 18+ Redwing, Sparrowhawk mobbed by Crows (Peter Charles)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c60 Redwing, c20 Fieldfare, Kestrel, 2m Bullfinch, 3 drake Mandarin, 7 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Fieldfare and Redwings in Paddock at front of Riding School (S Huckle)
 * Wandsworth Common: Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 5 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Stock Dove (Nick Rutter)
 * Wanstead Flats: probable Mealy Redpoll and 17 Lesser Redpoll, 40+ Linnet, Little Owl, Kestrel (Dan Hennessey, Richard Rae, Bob Vaughan, Tim Harris)
 * Wanstead Park: male Wigeon, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, many Redwing (Wanstead Collective)

Saturday 4th January 2014

 * Abney Park Cemetery: Tawny Owl, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming, Goldcrest, 7 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (TeRNS)
 * Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl, Spotted Redshank, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Curlew, 600 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * Ewell KT17 3HG (Banstead Rd): Peregrine low NW over LA Fitness c13:00 (Neil Batten).
 * Hornchurch CP: Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet (Richard Harrison).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, 2 Jack Snipe, 13 Snipe, continental Song Thrush (R.Kaye)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: 1w Shoveler, 6 Meadow Pipit, 60+ Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Mealy Redpoll (noticeably larger obvious greyish tones whiter wing bars) and 12 Lesser Redpoll and 7 Goldfinch all feeding in birch & latter two sp briefly on goldenrod (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Richmond: Robin nest building in neighbour's garden (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * Tower Hamlets E3 (Antill Rd): 2 Blackcap m&f in back garden (Harry Harrison)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - Peregrine over early afternoon (Stuart Fisher)
 * Wanstead Flats: 8 Skylarks, 45 Linnet (east of Centre Rd) (Tim Harris)
 * Wanstead Park: Firecrest, 2 Treecreeper, 100+ Redwing, Sparrowhawk (Bush Wood) (Tim Harris)

Friday 3rd January 2014

 * Brent Reservoir: 18 Common Snipe, Lapwing; LBB Gull white ring left leg / red 6YH - an annual visitor since 2011 (Steve Blake)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin drake on R Ravensbourne (John Archer); female Kingfisher, 7 Redwing W (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: 25 Skylark, 90 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 600+ Linnet (Steve Gale)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, Ruff, Corn Bunting, 3 Yellow-legged Gull (ad & 2 2nd-w), 2 Peregrine pr, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Rock Pipit, Curlew (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek: 8+ Shelduck, 69 Teal, 35 Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
 * Finsbury Park: 60 Redwing (James Palmer)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern (main lake), Jack Snipe (marsh), 60 Redwing and 32 Fieldfare (over in all directions some feeding), Kingfisher (Adam Salmon).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 6 Mandarin, 47 Red-crested Pochard, Kestrel 1st-w m Barrow Hill Res area 48 nest box - last yr vacant till Apr (birdman_euston)
 * Roding Valley Lake: Yellow-legged Gull (adult on flooded playing field adjacent to Avondale Dr at 2.45pm), 10+ Herring Gull, 25+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 200+ Common Gull, 1000+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 9 Gadwall, 6 Wigeon (Simon Papps).
 * Shepperton: 2 Rooks feeding in field by A244 at Shepperton Swan_Sanctuary near Walton Bridge - never seen them round these parts before (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Staines Moor: Water Pipit by R Colne, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail (Jim and Tony Sweetland)
 * Wanstead Flats: west of Centre Rd - 35 Linnet, 14 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Reed Bunting, 10 Skylark, Kestrel, 60+ Redwing, 10+ Fieldfare, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (Nick Croft/Dan Hennessy/Steve Thorpe)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 2 singing Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, 100+ Redwing, Goldcrest (Nick Croft)

Thursday 2nd January 2014

 * Banstead Downs: 2 Firecrest 300m west of golf club house along public footpath (Steve Gale)
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, 3 adult Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sandpiper, 26 Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, Peregrine (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Greenshank, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek: Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 19 Shelduck, 27 Teal, 29 Tufted Duck, 10 Grey Heron, 24 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Fieldfare W, 2 Linnet S (John Archer & Nick Tanner).
 * Forest Hill SE23 (Witney Path): 30 Redwing, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Stock Dove, 2 Nuthatch (Paul Moss & Sharon Welland)
 * Greenwich Peninsula: Yellow-legged Gull ad on mud by O2 (John Archer).
 * Hackney Marshes: female Goldeneye on Lea south of golf course (David Miller)
 * Hampstead Heath: 17 Mandarin Duck (Stock Pond), Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatch, 50+ Redwing, 100+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 120+ Woodpigeon, 40+ Jackdaw (Kenwood), Tufted Duck, Mallard, Cormorant, Goldfinch, Wren, Black-headed Gull (including 3 already in near breeding plumage), Grey Heron (Matthew Cunningham)
 * London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe (Grazing Marsh), m Blackcap, Goldcrest, 40+ Redwing on site, 2 Pintail (Matt Palmer); Bittern (flew into reedbed from main lake),  Kingfisher, 120+ Redwing (WWT website)
 * Mile End Park: singing Song Thrush (Harry Harrison)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest in Holm Oak near river & central path 11am (Gavin Whyte)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: Kingfisher, 30 Redwing on Smith's Farm flooded scrape pm (Martin Smith)
 * Pool River Linear Park: 2 Bullfinch m f, Kingfisher, Little Grebe (in summer plumage), Stock Dove (Paul Moss & Sharon Welland)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: m Shelduck season-1st areas 8&36, 2 Teal, 45 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe pr nest-prospecting, 180 Woodpigeon S 0830, Green Woodpecker yaffling, Jackdaw NE 1250 - scarce here, Chiffchaff in subsong Leaf Yard Wd a41, f Blackcap QM Gdns a17, c40 Redwing (birdman_euston)
 * Richmond Park: c50 Siskin Upper Pen Pond anglers enclosure, Stonechat ditch down from Dans Pond, c15 Lesser Redpoll in Prince Charles Spinney (Steve Woolfenden)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Patty Pools - female Stonechat (Martin Shepherd).
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: 4 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Goldcrest, 40 Redwing, Song Thrush, Meadow Pipit, 72 Tufted Duck, Stock Dove, 250+ Woodpigeon (Stuart Fisher)
 * Staines Moor: 3 Water Pipit, 2 Stonechat (Twitter)
 * Staines Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe and Scaup on south basin pm (Jim Sweetland)
 * Trent Park: Firecrest (Rough Lot), 2 Tawny Owl pr at roost, Woodcock, 5 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper including one singing, 7 Lesser Redpoll (Nature Trail), m Bullfinch (Robert Callf/Robin White).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Leyton Marsh - 4 Chiffchaff at back of Pitch & Putt by R Lea (David Miller)
 * Wanstead Park: Treecreeper, Firecrest (Bush Wood) (Jono Lethbridge)

Wednesday 1st January 2014

 * Brent Reservoir: 48 species including 24 Snipe, Lapwing before rain stopped play (Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin (Conrad Ellam)
 * Cowley, Uxbridge: 3 Blackcaps 2 males in the garden this morning (Roger Morton)
 * Crayford Marshes: male Marsh Harrier, Ruff, 4 Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, 45 Golden Plover, Peregrine, Chiffchaff, Stonechat (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Kittiwake juv lingering mid afternoon off golf centre around moored red freighter which it had followed upriver, Caspian Gull or more probably a hybrid adult off Crossness Engines mid afternoon, Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull 3w (John Archer).
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 5 Little Grebe, 4 Gadwall 2pr, Redwing, Pheasant (Ralph and Brenda Todd)
 * Gunnersbury Park: juv Common Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Jay, Nuthatch, 10+ Redwing, 5+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 9 Shoveler (V Williamson, R Woolley).
 * Islington N19 (Foxham Rd): 20 Redwing (Alastair Rae)
 * Lee Valley, Seventy Acres Lake (Bittern Watchpoint): Bittern (crossed central channel at 11am), Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, Sparrowhawk (Simon Papps)
 * Lee Valley, Hooks Marsh: drake Smew, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Simon Papps)
 * Lee Valley, Friday Lake: 3 red-head Smew (Simon Papps)
 * London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe on grazing marsh north of Peacock Tower showing on and off 1pm-3pm at least (Roger Unite).
 * Margravine Cemetery: 5 Greenfinch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, 3 Redwing, 2 Peregrine Falcon (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: 5 Snipe, 14 Pied Wagtail, c20 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch pr (Neil Anderson)
 * Swanley Park: Mute Swan (injured released bird but flying), 10 Fieldfare (Andy Meaton)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: m Teal, Little Egret, 2 Buzzard together before rain, 46 Lapwing, 2 Stock Dove pr, 2 Skylark, 130+ Redwing, 45+ Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 2 House Sparrow (my first record here), c25 Linnet (Neil Anderson/G. Westley)
 * Victoria Park: Firecrest and 2 Goldcrests together (Harry Harrison)
 * Wanstead Flats: 39 Linnet, 10 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting, Snipe, 50+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 13 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Sparrowhawk, Little Owl, Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 40 Gadwall, 10+ Shoveler, 10+ Tufted Duck, Egyptian Goose (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: Woodcock, 357 Gadwall, 50+ Pochard, 10+ Shoveler, 4 Teal, 80+ Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 6 Siskin, 7 Lesser Redpoll, Reed Bunting, 2-3 Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, 200+ Redwing, Kingfisher - 61 sp for the day down 2 on last year (Wanstead Birders)

Tuesday 31st December 2013

 * Beddington Farmlands: juv Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull 1w, 2 Yellow-legged Gull ad 1w, 25+ Great Black-backed Gull (Peter Alfrey, BFBG) Iceland_Gull pic
 * Brent Cross: Wren and Robin both singing avidly, also alarmed Blackbird all at 12.45am Toys R Us (James Levy).
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Connaught Water: Smew f on open water c11.30 (G.Gram)
 * Crayford Marshes: m Marsh Harrier, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 59 Golden Plover, 2 Peregrine pr, c1000 Lapwing, c850 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * Finsbury Park: 14 Gadwall on boating lake (Ian Bradshaw)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern (main lake SE corner), 22 Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 80+ Shoveler, 60 Teal, 10 Snipe incl 5 SW 0900hrs, 48 Lapwing (Adam Salmon).
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 2 Firecrest at 0850 - from towpath entrance turn right & then left through metal gate - birds were feeding together on tall tree trunks to right (Alastair Dent); 1 Firecrest showed v well 15.35-15.40 by north pipe (TeRNS)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: 2 Shoveler pr, 2 Kestrel pr, 5 Snipe, c30 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, m Bullfinch (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Sidcup: Tesco Superstore Foots Cray - 161 Pied Wagtail roost 4pm-4.20pm Superstore on old A20 - Ruxley (Ralph Todd)
 * South Harrow: Blackcap m in gdn (Michael Robinson)
 * Wanstead Flats: 37 Linnet, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting, 40+ Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 5 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 5 Skylark, 3 Great Black-backed Gull (Tim Harris/Jono Lethbridge/Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Nuthatch, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 100-200 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, Lesser Redpoll, 2 Teal pr, 100+ Gadwall (Basin & Ornamental Waters only), 30 Pochard, 2 Shoveler, Grey Wagtail, 2 Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Wimbledon SW19 8YA (The Broadway): Wimb'n Stn - 50+ Pied Wagtail roosting outside Tesco Metro (Andrew Kellett)

Monday 30th December 2013

 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher, Song Thrush (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 3 Yellow-legged Gull 2ad 3rd-w, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover, c800 Dunlin, c900 Lapwing, Curlew, 6 Ringed Plover (Kev Jarvis).
 * Kensington Gardens: Tawny Owl in its usual tree and Little Owl also came out briefly at dusk (David Bradshaw)
 * London Wetland Centre: Skylark sheltering from winds on reedbed-side of marsh, 25 Linnet SE, 11 Meadow Pipit W, 40 Redwing, Peregrine (Adam Salmon).
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: 2 Shoveler pr, f Kestrel, 3 Snipe, c30 Redwing, 7 Fieldfare (Neil Anderson)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 White-fronted Goose, m Ruff (RSPB blog)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 23 Pochard, 34 Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, juv Great Black-backed Gull, wintering Chiffchaff, Mistle Thrush (TeRNS)
 * Wanstead Flats: 28 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 30+ Redwing, 8 Skylark (J Lethbridge); Little Owl, Kestrel, 15 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, Gadwall, Shoveler, 2 Teal, 3 Stock Dove (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan/Marco Johnson)
 * Wanstead Park: 10 Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Heron, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 20 Redwing (Nick Croft)

Sunday 29th December 2013

 * Amwell GP: 4 Snipe, 2 Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, 2 Teal pr (Alan Lewis)
 * Brent Reservoir: 32 Fieldfare, 38 Redwing and Lesser Redpoll over (Andrew Self)
 * Crayford Marshes: ad Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull 1w, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat pr, f Peregrine, 64 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis).
 * Finsbury Park: 14 Gadwall on boating lake, 2 Redwings (Ian Bradshaw)
 * Gallions Reach: Caspian Gull ad, 2 Curlew, 100+ Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Redpoll (Gary A James).
 * Hampstead Heath: Water Rail showing well swimming & preening at Hampstead 1 Pond (Frank Nugent).
 * Kensington Gardens: Lesser Redpoll (unsusal here) in birches by Peter Pan statue early am, also m Tawny Owl in one of its usual trees (Bill Haines)
 * King George V Reservoir: m Goosander on flood relief channel visible from Lea Valley Rd (M.Harper)
 * Lee Valley, Hooks Marsh: Smew red-head at north end of Marsh (Simon Papps).
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 98 Shoveler, 4 Pintail, 58 Teal, 240 Redwing incl 200 roosting, 30 Fieldfare, 4 Redpoll, Chiffchaff (WWT); 12 Stock Dove NE (J.Wilczur).
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir: Siberian Chiffchaff at S end in ivy-covered trees 12.40 (Franko J Maroevic); Siberian Chiffchaff still present at 10.30 in ivied trees beside heronry plane tree along W side showing well - appeared grey-&-white in strong sunlight & was not heard to call, also 25 Teal, 2 Shoveler pr, fem Kestrel, Water Rail (N end), 280 Black-headed Gull and 8 Common Gull roosting on ice & rafts, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 16 Ring-necked Parakeet (J.Wilczur)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 White-fronted Goose, 40 Golden Plover, Water Rail, Rock Pipit, Stonechat (James Palmer); Pintail (Alan Lewis)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: m Teal, 10 Mandarin, Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Blackcap m&f Rose Wheel border area 17, 13 Redwing, Dunnock singing (birdman_euston)
 * Richmond Park: Woodcock flew out of S end of Pond Plantation by stream at 4.40 pm (J.Wilczur); 2 Stonechat m&f 2nd bridge area down the ditch fr Dan's Pond (Steve Woolfenden)
 * Ruislip Lido/Woods: few duck - 9 Shoveler, Wigeon, Little Egret, Kingfisher, c30 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * South Norwood CP: 95 Fieldfare (Steven Robinson).
 * Staines Moor: 4 Water Pipit (on floods at south end either side of river), Woodcock (at north end pre-dawn), 1786 Woodpigeon SW in 1hr from 8am, 10-17 Common Snipe, Red Kite N, Common Buzzard S, 2 Chiffchaff (Bonehead Ditch), 2 Stonechat, 2 Little Egret, 5+ Pied Wagtail, 2+ Little Grebe, 47 Linnet, 40+ Fieldfare (still NW corner), 12 Redwing, 30 Meadow Pipit, 1+ Grey Heron, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark (Lee Dingain) - Water_Pipit pics here
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs Lockwood - Common Sandpiper, 2 Goosander pr, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Grey Wagtail, Little Egret, Chiffchaff (Stuart Fisher)
 * Wanstead Flats: Mealy Redpoll, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Linnet, 60+ Fieldfare, Little Owl, 2 Great Black-backed Gull (Tony Brown)
 * Waterworks NR: 2+ Chiffchaffs seen fr Boardwalk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Teal, Jays (S Huckle)

Saturday 28th December 2013

 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Egyptian Geese, Lapwing, 22 Snipe, Kingfisher (Roy Beddard, John Gravatt).
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, Corn Bunting, 48 Golden Plover, 2 Rock Pipit, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, Chiffchaff, Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, c1000 Dunlin, Curlew, 38 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis)
 * Eltham Palace: Peregrine N, 5 Redwing (Peter Charles)
 * Leyton Marsh: f Goldeneye in R Lea, 35 Tufted Duck, 11 Little Grebe, 38 Teal, Kingfisher (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: 103 Shoveler, Bittern, Common Snipe, 40 Lapwing, c100 Redwing incl 70 SW, Fieldfare (WWT website); Glossy Ibis S 15.50, 63 Egyptian Goose, 7 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 144 Redwing (R.Kaye)
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir LNR: Water Rail, Redwing, Fieldfare (John Gordon)
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: 2 Water Rails h (Bob Smith)
 * Motspur Park: Peregrine on gas holders (Bob Smith)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 18 Redwing, Lesser Redpoll (Regent's Park Birds blog)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Stonechat m&f - middle bridge area of ditch fr Dan`s Pond (Steve Woolfenden)
 * River Thames Fulham: 15+ Common Teals (Murk Eland)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: ad Kittiwake on Thames, also 2 Water Rail, c10 Turnstone, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warblers (Andrew Self)
 * Tarn Park Eltham: Kingfisher, 6 Redwing (Peter Charles)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: Little Egret, 1-2 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk pr in Wd, 3 Kestrel, 45 Lapwing, Snipe, 600+ Woodpigeon over, 6 Stock Dove, 8 Skylark, thrushes mobile around site but 65+ Fieldfare and 150+ Redwing, f Stonechat, Goldcrest, 4 Reed Bunting, 25 Linnet (Neil Anderson)
 * Trent Park: 2 Tawny Owl pr at roost (Robert Callf).
 * Valentines Park: Kingfisher, 5 Redwing, Stock Dove, Grey Wagtail, Shoveler (Gideon Knight)
 * Waltham Abbey, Claverhambury Carp Lakes: 3 Common Buzzard, 20 Fieldfare, Lesser Redpoll, Yellowhammer, Kingfisher, c300 Woodpigeon (Martin Shepherd).
 * Wanstead Flats: Little Owl, 38 Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, 10 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 30 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 2 Teal pr, 3 Pochard, 10+ Tufted Duck, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, Kestrel (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan)
 * Wanstead Park: Kingfisher, 7+ Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, 140 Gadwall, 12+ Pochard, 10 Shoveler, 60+ Tufted Duck, Little Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * West Thurrock Marshes: 16 Avocet and 7 Curlew seen fr Swanscombe Marsh (Andrew Self)

Friday 27th December 2013

 * Brent Cross: 3 Little Egret (Alan Lewis)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, 42 Golden Plover, c1200 Dunlin, c700 Lapwing, 35 Redshank (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Greenshank, 3 Yellow-legged Gull 2ad 3rd-w, 10 Wigeon, 2 Mistle Thrush (astonishingly 1st site record this yr as far as I know), Chiffchaff (John Archer).
 * Greenford (Ravenor Park): 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Mistle Thrush (Neil Anderson)
 * Gunnersbury Park: 2 Coal Tit, 2 Common Gull, 2 Egyptian Goose, Great Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, 4 Jackdaw, Jay, Mistle Thrush, 20+ Redwing, 11 Ring-necked Parakeet, Shoveler (V Williamson, R Woolley).
 * Lee Valley, Cornmill Meadows: 80+ Teal, 35+ Wigeon, 60+ Greylag Goose, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler (Simon Papps).
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir: Phylloscopus showing characteristics of Siberian Chiffchaff late pm in waterside sallow on W side adj to large plane trees with heron nests (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: m Reed Bunting, m Blackcap, c60 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Victoria Park: Woodcock over Parnell Rd at dusk (observer ?)

Thursday 26th December 2013

 * Bexley (Hall Place South): flooded meadows - 632 Black-headed Gulls, 32 Common Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull (Ralph & Brenda Todd)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Bullfinch, 18 Fieldfare, 51 Great Tit, 74 Blue Tit, 4 Coal Tit, 7 Goldcrest, m Blackcap (Andrew Self); 2 Egyptian Geese (Andrew Haynes); 33 Mute Swan, Lapwing, 17 Snipe, 3 Water Rail, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest (Roy Beddard).
 * Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery: Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Wren, Coal Tit, juv m Sparrowhawk, Song Thrush, Ring-necked Parakeet. (Phil Laurie)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Coal Tit, 2 House Sparrow (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Raven SW at 08:15, Ruff, Spotted Redshank, 64 Golden Plover, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, Rock Pipit, Cetti's Warbler, 50 Fieldfare, 2 Little Egret (Kev Jarvis).
 * Fulham Reach: Crabtree Wharf - 2 1st-w Yellow-legged Gull, c30 Herring Gull, drake Teal with white in plumage again (J.Wilczur & J.Gaskell).
 * Greenwich Peninsula: c15 Linnet, Meadow Pipit, 6 House Sparrow, Green Woodpecker; Common Seal by North Greenwich Pier (Richard Green).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, 2 Jack Snipe, 7 Common Snipe, 50 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare (WWT website)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 22 Gadwall, 34 Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe, 18 Redwing, Pied Wagtail; several heronry nests now occupied (birdman_euston)
 * River Thames Wandsworth Park: 105 Herring Gulls, drake Pintail (J.Wilczur & J. Gaskell).
 * Staines Moor: 4 Little Egret, 4+ Common Snipe, 80+ Fieldfare, 32 Redwing, Common Buzzard W, 8 Linnet, 8 Skylark, 49 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 5 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 85 Woodpigeon SSW, m Stonechat, Reed Bunting, 22+ Starling, 100+ Black-headed Gull (Lee Dingain).
 * Swakeleys Park: 14 Mandarin Duck 7+m c7f - a few pairs on lake but other birds partially hidden by bushes (Steve Dungey) TQ 0734 8589
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 24 Mallard (site record count), 4 Teal, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 35 Lapwing, 100+ Fieldfare, 200+ Redwing, 3 Rook, 25+ Jackdaw, 6 Jay, 2 Reed Bunting, c35 Linnet (Neil Anderson)
 * Trent Park: Firecrest feeding in holly Rough Lot 14:00, 3f Pochard, 23 Tufted Duck 10m 13f - peak count for yr, 10 Mandarin Duck 7m 3f, 7 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper, Bullfinch f (Robert Callf).
 * Wandsworth Common: Little Grebe, Shoveler, Egyptian Goose, Coal Tit, 9 Stock Dove, 2 singing Song Thrush, singing Mistle Thrush (Nick Rutter)
 * Wanstead Flats: 42 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 9 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, singing Song Thrush, singing Mistle Thrush, Great Black-backed Gull, Kestrel (Steve Thorpe/Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 18 Redwing, 20 Gadwall (Nick Croft/Bob Vaughan)

Wednesday 25th December 2013

 * Banstead Downs: Firecrest still along wooded footpath on west side of golf course; also Redpoll over main part of downs (David Campbell).
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Egyptian Goose on Bowling Green Lake, 2 Snipe, 15 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 9 singing Song Thrush (Andrew Self).
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, 2ad Yellow-legged Gull, Spotted Redshank, 48 Golden Plover, 2 Peregrine pr (Kev Jarvis).
 * Ealing W5: m Blackcap in gdn - first visit of season I've seen (Catherine Beazley).
 * Hackney N1: 7 Redwings and then Song Thrush in our gdn as we were enjoying Christmas lunch (Michael Rank).
 * Hampstead Heath: m Wood Duck Hampstead Heath Extension (Seven Sisters Pond), f Goosander still present on men's bathing pond (Klemens Felder); Redpoll (my first record here for 10+ yrs) eastern Heath (Alastair Rae).
 * Hanwell W7 (Conolly Dell): Coal Tit, Goldcrest, 6 Goldfinch, Chaffinch f, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Rob Mills) TQ 1519 8040
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: 2 Water Rail h, Chiffchaff, Kingfisher (Bob Smith).
 * Lee Valley, Friday Lake: Smew red-head, Lesser Redpoll (Simon Papps).
 * Lee Valley, Hall Marsh: 40 Wigeon, Little Egret, Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch (Simon Papps).
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest nr Hackney Marsh entrance, 2 Chiffchaff (Stuart Fisher)
 * Northolt and Greenford CP: f Kestrel, 5 Snipe, 40+ Redwing, Fieldfare (Neil Anderson).
 * Richmond Park: Firecrest Oak Lodge in overgrown paddock 10.20 (Ron Herbert); 3 Stonechat 2m f Pond Slade nr Pen Pond plantation mid am (Susanna & Katie Ramsey per FJM); 4 Jay, Nuthatch in Isabella Plantation, Gadwall, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Egyptian Goose Pen Ponds (Kish Woolmore).
 * Hurlingham Park River Thames : 2 1st-w Caspian Gull (J.Wilczur) TQ250756
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: 2 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, Jay, countless Ring-necked Parakeet, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie (Matthew Cunningham).
 * Wanstead Flats: Golden Plover circled flats silently before returning W, 19 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, 32 Linnet, 6+ Redwing, Snipe, 13 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 10+ Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, Kestrel (Nick Croft/TimHarris/Steve Thorpe).
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Chiffchaff (old sewage works), 200+ Gadwall, 20 Shoveler, 50+ Tufted Duck, 10 Pochard, 20+ Redwing, 3 Goldcrest (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe/Paul Ferris).
 * Worcester Park: Little Egret on flooded field Green Ln (Bob Smith).

Tuesday 24th December 2013

 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 3ad Yellow-legged Gull, 64 Black-tailed Godwit, Rock Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, c1400 Dunlin, Curlew, 48 Redshank, c46 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis).
 * Hampstead Heath: Goosander on Men's Pond this morning, her 11th day on Heath (Frank Nugent). Will hope to pop up to see it, hope it stays, odd fem hangs around men's pond? Is that nr Hamp stn or Highgate ponds? [Andrew Verrall]. Men's Pond is nr Milfield Ln Highgate - see map on Hampstead Heath local patch page.
 * KGV Reservoir: Great Northern Diver at north end of north basin mid afternoon, also 10 Goosander 4m, 2 Green Sandpiper, 15+ Goldeneye, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Wigeon pr, 5 Gadwall, Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe (David Bradnum). GND Visible fr ??? pls [Andrew Verrall] Guess GND possibly viewable v distantly fr somewhere along A112 Sewardstone Rd - but I've never tried it [DB] (David Bradnum)
 * Leyton Flats: Goldcrest, 30+ Pochard, 5 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 30+ Redwing (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe).
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: Kingfisher, nearby fields 2 Little Egrets (Bob Smith).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 11 White-fronted Goose W 13:05 (RBA).
 * Staines Reservoir: Great Northern Diver S basin (Birdguides); also long-staying imm drake Scaup and 3 Black-necked Grebes S basin; later at 1155 a Great Northern Diver low NW at Stanwell Moor so perhaps Staines Res bird has headed for one of the other reservoirs (Rob Innes).
 * Wanstead Flats: 36 Linnet, 13 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, Kestrel, Coal Tit, 3 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Redwing, Reed Bunting, Snipe (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe).
 * Wanstead Park: c200 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 40+ Pochard, 100+ Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 20+ Redwing, Stock Dove (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe).

Monday 23rd December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Teal m f Wood Green Reservoir (James Palmer).
 * Arnos Park: Nuthatch (James Palmer) TQ295927
 * Blackheath: Cormorant on Princess of Wales pond (James Lowen).
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Snipe only (Steve Blake).
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam).
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 2ad Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Golden Plover, Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, c650 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover (Kev Jarvis).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Brent Goose (flew on to main lake fr river 1550hrs), 9 Snipe, 2 Pintail, 70 Shoveler, 30 Redwing (Adam Salmon).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 100+ Tufted Duck, 35+ Pochard, Grey Heron, 25+ Cormorant, good numbers of all common gull species (East Warwick) (Daniel Whitelegg).
 * Wanstead Flats: 52 Gadwall, 23 Shoveler, 20 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 33 Linnet, 12 Skylark, 4 Fieldfare, Redwing, 20+ Blackbird, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Stock Dove, Snipe (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe).
 * Wanstead Park: c250+ Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 40+ Tufted Duck, 10+ Pochard, Little Grebe, 2 Goldcrest, Redwing, Fieldfare (Nick Croft).
 * Waterworks NR: Firecrest at 9:30 flew fr right to left side of hide entrance - briefly inspected outer scrub then lost it deeper into scrub & could not relocate (G Howie).

Sunday 22nd December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Teal m f still Conservation Pond, 2 Little Grebe New River (Bob Watts, Henry Wyn-Jones).
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Egret (Andrew Self); 2 Egyptian Geese, 330 Tufted Duck, 30+ Pochard, Lapwing, 26 Snipe, 3 Water Rail (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall)
 * Cornmill Gardens, Lewisham: Mandarin drake on R Ravensbourne (John Archer).
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, 6 Yellow-legged Gull, 58 Golden Plover, Little Owl, 2 Rock Pipit, Common Sandpiper, 37 Fieldfare, Curlew, c500 Dunlin, Little Egret (Kev Jarvis).
 * East Dulwich: c25 Lapwing NE (Steven Robinson).
 * Fulham Reach: Crabtree Wharf - 2 1st-w Yellow-legged Gull, 70 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Peregrine pr flew over low to London Wetland Centre, drake Teal with white scapulars & white on mantle & flanks (J.Wilczur).
 * Hampstead Heath: Goosander f on Highgate 3 pond 10am (Neil Bowman); back on Hampstead 1 Pond at 13:00 (Frank Nugent).
 * Ickenham Marsh: Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Stock Dove, Rook, Reed Bunting, Kestrel (Nigel Dodd)
 * Kew Gardens: 11 Greylag, 4 Egyptian Geese 2pr, 4 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, c40 Redwing (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 2 Dunlin W, 11 Snipe, 6 Redpoll, 40+ Redwing (Adam Salmon).
 * River Thames Wandsworth Park: 2m Pintail, Common Gull, 205 Herring Gull, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Stock Dove (J.Wilczur).
 * South Harrow: 420+ Woodpigeon W to winter roost on Roxeth Hill (Michael Robinson)
 * South Norwood Lake: m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (John Watson)
 * Sutcliffe Park: 3 Water Rail, 2 Stock Doves, Chiffchaff, 2 Common Snipe (P Kite).
 * Sydenham Hill Wood LNR: 2 Firecrest in same area as 19 Dec (Steven Robinson).
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 10 Teal, Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 9 Skylark, Stock Dove, Pheasant (Nigel Dodd)
 * Trent Park: Common Buzzard, 11 Tufted Duck 8m 3f, 2f Pochard, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing (Pete Lowman).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: Snipe flushed fr boggy cow field (Matthew Cunningham)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Great Northern Diver on West Warwick BcF_WR5CMAAkRYx.jpg at c11:30 - still present till c14:00 at least though mobile & elusive (Quentin Given, found by Peter Lambert); also ad Mediterranean Gull over (Paul Whiteman, Lol Bodini, Stuart Fisher, Graham Howie).
 * Walton Reservoir: Great Northern Diver on Bessborough c9am (DM Harris).
 * Waterworks NR: Sparrowhawk preening in trees nr hides, Teal, Tufted Duck, Jays (Sue Huckle); Ring-necked Parakeet, Gadwall, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Firecrest, 2 Shoveler m f, f Pochard, Green Woodpecker (G Howie) Pics & personal 2013 patch report

Saturday 21st December 2013

 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Egyptian Geese, 310+ Tufted Duck, 30+ Pochard, Lapwing, 30 Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 20+ Redwing (Roy Beddard, Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff and Spotted Redshank feeding on Thames foreshore nr Erith Yacht Club; 3ad Yellow-legged Gull, 62 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, c800 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * High Barnet: Song Thrush singing HB Stn 11.00pm (Mr Crabtree).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail m f, 5 Common Snipe, Jack Snipe (wader scrape), m Sparrowhawk (hunting over scrape & marsh - caught a Snipe but lost it to a Magpie), several good views of Water Rails (Martin Honey et al)
 * Neasden NW10 (Dog Ln): Merlin m perched on back gdn fence before flying into next gdn - slate-blue back & rufous chest indicative of a male (Raja Mallik, NW London) Are you sure it wasn't a male Sparrowhawk? On a gdn fence, slate blue above & rufous below fits that species. (Raja Mallik, NW London)
 * Rainham Marshes: ad Caspian Gull on Thames shore by refuse jetty flew W at 11.10, Yellow-legged Gull 1w (Sean Huggins)

Friday 20th December 2013

 * Crayford Marshes: Ruff, imm Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, 42 Golden Plover, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Peregrine pr, Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, Kingfisher, c1200 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * East Barnet: Goldcrest singing in conifer nr library (Bob Husband).
 * Hampstead Heath: Goosander still at Hampstead 2 Pond (Frank Nugent).
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: 2 Firecrest, 2-3 Goldcrest, 84 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 4 Egyptian Geese, Grey Wagtail, 5 Stock Dove, 6 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush (Stuart Fisher)
 * Motspur Park: Peregrine Falcon on gas holders (Bob Smith) Is there a time the falcon favours sitting on the gas holders? They're next to my house & I keep missing it! [S Haslem]. I've seen it am but irregularly. Also gets on pylons.
 * Oxleas Woods: SE9 1YG - f Blackcap, 4 House Sparrows 2m 2f, Redwing (John Reid)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: Peregrine Falcon, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 3 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 30+ Redshank, 6 Ringed Plover, 30+ Golden Plover, 400+ Lapwing, 10+ Pintail, 6 Stonechat, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Little Egret, Rock Pipit (Nick Croft/RSPB); Grey Plover purfleet scrape, Black Redstart river wall (RSPB blog)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: m Mandarin Bandstand Is area 7 - season-1st, 3 Fieldfare and 12 Redwing - slowly incr'g after month's hiatus, f Blackcap a3 (3+ winterers m 2+f), also m Grey Heron and newly-arr'd Great Crested Grebe both in breed'g colours (birdman_euston)
 * St John's Wood: Sparrowhawk over Carlton Hill (Matt Reed).
 * Staines Moor: Woodcock, Chiffchaff, Red Kite NW, Common Buzzard W, Little Egret, 110+ Fieldfare at north end, 5+ Redwing, 2 Stonechat, Egyptian Goose E, 8 Common Snipe, Little Grebe, 6 Green Woodpecker, 6+ Linnet, 2 Skylark S, 7 Meadow Pipit N, 1+ Kestrel (Lee Dingain) W'dcock pic here
 * Swanley Park: Merlin (site 1st) (Andy Meaton/JG)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: Pheasant, Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, 40 Lapwing, 12 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 50+ Fieldfare, 90+ Redwing, 3 Reed Bunting (Neil Anderson)
 * Yeading Brook Meadows: 3 Fieldfare, c45 Redwing (Neil Anderson)

Thursday 19th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: Snipe (Conservation Pond), 19 Shoveler, Pochard x Tufted Duck hybrid (Wood Green Reservoir) (James Palmer, Alan Gibson); Tawny Owl h fr Blandford Hall area 7am (Bob Watts).
 * Burgess Park: no sign of Med Gull, 2 Egyptian Goose, 20 Tufted Duck (James Lowen)
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 Yellow-legged Gull, 48 Golden Plover, Spotted Redshank, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, Cetti's Warbler, Curlew, 3 Stonechat, c40 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis).
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): Little Egret, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail (Neil Batten).
 * Hampstead Heath: Goosander on Hampstead 2 Pond until 11:00 but then flew to Hampstead 1 Pond where she is at 11:30 (Frank Nugent).
 * Hillingdon: 2 Green Sandpipers over A40 just before Polish War Memorial at 15:12 (Simon West)
 * Pool River Linear Park: 2 Bullfinch m f, 3 Linnet, 3 Fieldfare, 2m Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail 1h and Chiffchaff h (Paul Moss & Sharon Welland)
 * Staines Moor: 2+ Woodcock, 2 Jack Snipe, 15 Common Snipe, Little Egret, 10 Linnet, 7 Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail, 1+ Pied Wagtail, 122+ Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat (Lee Dingain).
 * Stanwell Moor: Kingfisher, 40 Goldfinch, 25 Common Teal, 2 Shoveler, 3 Mallard, Kestrel (Lee Dingain); 2 Jack Snipe and Water Rail (not the Staines Moor birds) (C. Lamsdell)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Common Snipe, Water Rail (Conrad Ellam)
 * Sydenham Hill Wood: Firecrest 1pm-1:30pm enter wds at Crescent Wd Rd/Peckarmans Wd Rd then at two large info signs take right path & walk 100m - bird was flitting around holly-species bush to left & tree behind, also Goldcrest, Fieldfare, Coal Tits, Great Tits and Blue Tits (Terence Baker); 2 Firecrest showing well at 13:45-14:15 at Crescent Wd Rd entrance feeding in ivy & holly along fence line; seen again at c15:00 in holly by steps leading to glade with large fallen oak 50m fr entrance alongside Sydenham Hill, also Redwing and Sparrowhawk (Daniel Greenwood) Sydenham Hill Wood LNR
 * Three Mills: Redwing, 6 Gadwall, 2 Redshanks, 2 Pied Wagtail (Neil Preston)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Little Grebe, 8 Mandarin, 8 Teal, Kestrel, 19 Meadow Pipit, 50+ Redwing, c10 Fieldfare (Ian Ellis)
 * Wanstead Flats: 32 Linnet (Jubilee Pond/SSSI), Reed Bunting, 2 Egyptian Goose, 39 Gadwall, 16 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 4 Common Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, 2-3 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit - no Sk'lark for second day, 2 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 10+ Stock Dove, Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk, 30+ Redwing, 20+ Blackbird (all Bush Wood), Water Rail, 22 Gadwall (Shoulder of Mutton) (Nick Croft)
 * Worcester Park: Green Ln - Little Egret on open area (Bob Smith)

Wednesday 18th December 2013

 * Brent Reservoir: 31 Snipe, Water Rail, Green Sandpiper (Steve Blake)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, 37 Golden Plover, Rock Pipit, 57 Fieldfare, Kingfisher, Water Rail, Curlew (Kev Jarvis & Steve Carter).
 * Hampstead Heath: f Goosander on Pond No2 at 9am by corner wall with some G'dwall - flew off towards No1 Pond but could not find again (David Roberts).
 * Little Venice: 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, 85 Black-headed Gull (Matt Reed).
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Buzzard S, 79 Shoveler, 26 Pochard, 2 Pintail (WWT website)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: Turnstone (RSPB blog)
 * Richmond Park: 10 Red-crested Pochard, 4 Mandarin, 30+ Wigeon, 100+ Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, 40+ Redwing, Meadow Pipit, singing Goldcrest; Pipistrelle & commiserations on Parakeets (Nick Croft)
 * Trent Park: 3 Goosander 2m f Lower Lake (Robert Callf/Robin White).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: c60 Golden Plover S 13:05, 2 Stonechat m & f bomb crater field, 20-30 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Fieldfare Paddocks, 35 Greylag high SE (Paul Whiteman)
 * Wanstead Flats: Woodcock, 4 Snipe, 41 Linnet (new site record), 2 Lesser Redpoll, Reed Bunting, 3 Meadow Pipit, Kestrel, 14 Shoveler, 16 Tufted Duck, 6 Pochard, 26 Gadwall, Teal, Goldcrest, 7 Song Thrush (5 singing), singing Mistle Thrush, Redwing, singing Stock Dove (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe)
 * Wanstead Park: Reed Bunting (Steve Thorpe)
 * Waterworks NR: 2 Snipe and Kingfisher (Paul Whiteman)

Tuesday 17th December 2013

 * Beddington SF: 1st-w Iceland Gull, Yellow-legged Gull (RBA); 2 1st-w Caspian Gulls on tip (David Campbell).
 * Brent Reservoir: Egyptian Goose, 280+ Tufted Duck, 35+ Pochard, Lapwing, 23 Snipe, Little Egret, 7+ Water Rail, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest (Leo Batten, Roy Beddard)
 * Brimsdown: 70 Goldfinch (James Palmer).
 * Cowley: 3 Fieldfare W over gdn (Roger Dewey)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Yellow-legged Gull, Spotted Redshank, 52 Golden Plover, 4 Rock Pipit, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Curlew, Water Rail, 2 Little Egret (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: 5 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 80 Teal (John Archer).
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): Little Egret (bird is limping), Kingfisher, 4+ Redwing incl birds in song (Neil Batten)
 * Hampstead Heath: f Goosander still on Pond No1 having a vigorous wash 10am, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing, Nuthatch in mixed flock (Jon Agar); still washing at 11am, also Kingfisher (Chris Bird)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 53 Lapwing, 3 Collared Dove, Fieldfare, 28 Redwing, Reed Bunting (WWT website); Mandarin, 2 Pintail, 43 Egyptian Goose, 2 Bittern, 10 Water Rail, 55 Lapwing, 11 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 2 ad hybrid Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 120 Redwing, 29 Fieldfare, 5 Siskin, Crested Myna (R.Kaye)
 * Redbridge Lakes & adj cricket pitch: 2-3 Snipe, flock of c60 Common Gulls, Jay (Alan Hobson)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 3 Teal 2m f, Snipe [patch yr-tick at last] nr water-cascade Comm'y Gdn area 14 0750, Tawny Owl in roost-hole 2m fr top of sawn-off shoreline willow trunk Longbridge a33, f Blackcap QM Gdns a19, 1-2 Fieldfare English Gdns north end a22, 13 Redwing QM Gdns (birdman_euston)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 23 Gadwall (James Palmer).
 * Staines Moor: Water Pipit, Water Rail, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, Kestrel, Jay, c100 Fieldfare, 6 Green Woodpecker, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat (Keith Kerr).
 * Stanwell Moor: Merlin, Song Thrush (Keith Kerr); Bittern (C.Lamsdell)
 * Sydenham Hill Wood: Firecrest (RBA)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c50 Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, 3 Teal, flock of 17 Long-tailed Tits, many Song Thrushes singing (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 3 Goosander 2m f, 20 Mandarin Duck 13m 7f, 2 Shoveler m f (Robert Callf/Robin White).
 * Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 19 Lesser Redpoll feeding in birches Sidhil's Field (Robert Callf/Robin White).
 * Wanstead Flats: 37+ Linnet, 13 Skylark on police scrape (Steve Thorpe)
 * Wimbledon Park/Lake: Yellow-legged Gull, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 27 Pochard, 8 Shoveler (Martin Daniel)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Little Egrets on horse fields, 4 Bullfinches (scarce here) (Bob Smith)

Monday 16th December 2013

 * Brent Reservoir: Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk, 2 Water Rail, Lapwing, 32 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper (Steve Blake, Andrew Haynes).
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 6 Yellow-legged Gull 5ad & 3rd-w, Spotted Redshank, 8 Golden Plover, 3 Curlew, c700 Lapwing, c580 Dunlin, m Stonechat, 15 Black-tailed Godwit (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dulwich Park: 12 Shoveler, 12 Redwing (Dave Clark)
 * East India Dock Basin: 7+ Shelduck, Tufted Duck, 200+ Teal, Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
 * Ewell Village (Lower Mill): Little Egret (Neil Batten).
 * Hampstead Heath: f Goosander still on Hampstead 1 pond (James Palmer).
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 4 Redpoll W/SE, 2 Siskin W, 27 Redwing S/SE/W plus some feeding on site, 66 Shoveler, 140 Teal (Adam Salmon).
 * Swanley Park: Mute Swan, Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Common Gull, 150 Black-headed Gull, 30 Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Andy Meaton).

Sunday 15th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: m Teal, 4 Shoveler, 44 Tufted Duck, 9 Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 28 Common Gull, 4+ Redwing (Gareth Richards, Bob Watts).
 * Beddington Farmlands: 2 Pintail, 86 Gadwall, 60+ Shoveler, 3 Wigeon, 300+ Teal, 6 Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, 7 Green Sandpiper, 6 Snipe, 32 Lapwing, 5 Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 6 Skylark, 15 Meadow Pipit, 3 Sparrowhawk, Peregrine (Peter Alfrey, BFBG) some pics
 * Brent Reservoir: 50 Golden Plover W at 10.25, also 2 Little Egrets, 30 Snipe (Andrew Self); WeBS counts - 175 Teal, 289 Tufted Duck, 38 Pochard, Green Sandpiper, 31 Snipe, 6 Water Rail, 681 Coot (Roy Beddard).
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: m Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, 30 Golden Plover, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, m Peregrine, 82 Fieldfare, 3 Little Egret (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dalston: Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch (G Howie) pics/vid
 * Hackney: f Blackcap first in our gdn this winter, Coal_Tit not seen today but been in our gdn for last few days (Michael Rank).
 * Hampstead Heath: Goosander still at Hampstead 1 Pond (Frank Nugent, Pete Mantle)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bittern, 142 Teal, 2 Pintail, Peregrine, 379 Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher (WWT website)
 * Oxleas Woods: SE9 1YG - m Blackcap, 5 House Sparrows 4m f, 2 Coal Tits, 8 Redwing (John Reid)
 * Rectory Farm, Enfield: 60+ Collared Dove (Robert Callf).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 2 Stock Dove 'singing' incl 1 display-flight (birdman_euston)


 * Ten Acre Wood area: 31 Lapwing, 14 Skylark, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (G Westley).
 * Thames (Putney-Barnes Bridges): WeBS - 15 Cormorant, 8 Heron, 5 Mute Swan, 194 Canada Geese (mostly Barn Elms playing fields), Greylag, 2 Canada x Greylag, 4 Egyptian Geese, 302 Mallard, 382 Teal, 3 Pintail (pr by mouth Beverley Brook & m opp LWC), 8 Gadwall, 31 Tufted Duck, 3 Coot, 18 Moorhen, c1400 Black-headed Gull, 18 Common Gull, 47 Herring Gull, 29 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull (Neil Anderson)
 * Thorney CP: 5 Little Grebes, Mute Swan, 30 Tufted  Duck, 3 Gadwall, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Pochards, 3 Cormorants (Sue Giddens)
 * Wanstead Flats: ad Mediterranean Gull, 34 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting, 11 Skylark, 4-7 Meadow Pipit, 20 Gadwall, 21 Shoveler, 22 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: 363 Gadwall (a new record), 41 Pochard, 20 Shoveler, 14 Teal, 90+ Tufted Duck, 130+ Mallard, 16 Mute Swan, 150+ Jackdaw going to roost, Kingfisher, Treecreeper, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Siskin, 30+ Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 10 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Skylark, Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting (Wanstead Birders)
 * Weybridge: 2 Woodcock at Mercedes-Benz World feeding in area with no general access (Simon West)

Saturday 14th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: 5+ Shoveler, 2 Teal pr Wood Green Res, 22 Redwing (Bob Watts, Henry Wyn-Jones).
 * Beddington Farmlands: Iceland Gull 1w on hillside on eastern side of main lake until flying behind ridge at 12:30, 2 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 8 Teal, Kestrel, Meadow Pipit (Matt Reed).
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egrets, 2 Egyptian Geese, 33 Common Snipe, 7 Water Rails (Brent Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Clissold Park: 2 Chiffchaff in deer enclosure (TeRNS)
 * Crayford Marshes: 110 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 32 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, c700 Dunlin, 45 Fieldfare, 40 Wigeon, 50 Teal (Kev Jarvis).
 * Hackbridge: Feral Pigeon collecting nesting material (Matt Reed).
 * Hampstead Heath: Goosander, Water Rail both on Hampstead Pond 1, Fieldfare Hedge 2, Redwing, Gadwall, Shoveler, Great Crested Grebe, Treecreeper, Nuthatch (Dave Porritt); Goosander f still present 1600, another Water Rail on Highgate 1 pond (S. Tusa)
 * Leyton Jubilee Park/Orient Way area: c650 Ring-necked Parakeet leaving roost, 36 Blackbirds, 6 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, 11 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Meadow Pipit (Stuart Fisher)
 * Little Venice: 6 Blackbirds (Barbara Harrison)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest again in evergreen oak on river bank c100m west of pond at 11:50 (Alastair Dent)
 * Osterley Park: 4 Common Gull, 8 Cormorant, 3 Egyptian Goose, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Grey Heron, 40+ Jackdaw, Little Grebe, Pied Wagtail, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 Shoveler (Richard Woolley).
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: pre-dawn chorus - 11 Song Thrush and 3 Mistle Thrush, also m Teal, 2 Kestrel pr, 2 Coal Tit singing, 6+ House Sparrow (1 'singing') Zoo & St Mark's Bridge area 27 (birdman_euston); 22 Shoveler, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush singing incl 1 display-flight (Regent's Park Birds blog)
 * Richmond Park: 129 Gadwall, 60 Wigeon, 9 Red-crested Pochard, 10 Redwing, Fieldfare, Stonechat 1w (Neil Anderson/K. Bull); 2 Stonechat m f east of White Ash Pond (Steve Woolfenden)
 * Staines Moor: Jack Snipe, Peregrine SW, 3 Red Kite NW, Common Buzzard on west side, Water Pipit along R Colne, 2 Common Snipe, Grey Wagtail, m Stonechat, m Reed Bunting, 190+ Fieldfare at north end, 17 Redwing, 4 Pied Wagtail, and 1+ Little Grebe on Colne (Lee Dingain). rubbish pic of JS here
 * Wanstead Flats: 36 Linnet, 6 Skylark, Snipe on Police Scrape (Bob Vaughan), 24 Lesser Redpoll SSSI (Steve Thorpe)
 * Wanstead Park: Treecreeper and Nuthatch Bush Wood (Bob Vaughan); Wigeon (Dan Hennessy)

Friday 13th December 2013

 * Beddington Farmlands: Iceland Gull 1w south lake at 12:50 then flew SW, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, 10+ Gadwall, 30+ Teal, 5 Shoveler, Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 40+ Heron, 20+ Lapwing (Nick Croft)
 * Brent Reservoir: Egyptian Goose, Lapwing, 34 Common Snipe, 2 Water Rail (Roy Beddard, Nick Haslett)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: imm Marsh Harrier, Grey Plover, Rock Pipit, 34 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, Kingfisher, 52 Fieldfare, c650 Dunlin (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: Sparrowhawk (Neil Preston)
 * Hornsey (Priory Park): 20 Goldfinch (James Palmer).
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands: Water Rail h (Bob Smith)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: 53+ Lesser Redpoll, Green Woodpecker, 5 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 60+ Tufted Duck, 10 Pochard, 4 Jay (one giving quiet song or subsong incl mimicry of Grey_Wagtail & Cetti's_Warbler) (Stuart Fisher)
 * Kilburn: midnight mass - 3 Robins 2 singing & 1 ticking 3.30am by st/gdn lite St Cuthbert's Ch Gdns (Andrew Verrall).
 * Three Mills: 4 Mistle Thrush, 3-4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Neil Preston)

Thursday 12th December 2013

 * Cornmill Gardens, Lewisham: Kingfisher (Tom Moulton)
 * Crayford Marshes: Avocet, Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank, 24 Golden Plover, Chiffchaff, 125 Black-tailed Godwit, c650 Dunlin, c460 Lapwing (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: Chiffchaff (yesterday's bird looking slightly less striking without the fog but still totally lacking green or yellow except a little yellow at wing bend but still calling like a nominate bird), 2 Shelducks, 300+ Teal, Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
 * Finsbury Park: 12 Gadwall (James Plamer).
 * Heathrow Airport: Black Redstart f/imm m (Rob Mills)
 * Kentish Town NW5 (Arctic St): 8 Fieldfare landed in rowan tree then flew N 0900 (Pete Mantle)
 * Kilburn: dawn chorus - Robin s 04.30, Song Thrush s 06.50 [St Cuthbert's Ch gdn] (Andrew Verrall).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 White-fronted Goose W pm, Bittern, 31 Redwing, 8 Blackbird NW, Siskin, 8 Redpoll N+W, 6 Meadow Pipit W (WWT).
 * Redbridge Lakes: 4-5 Snipe, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jays, 3 Goldfinches (Alan Hobson).
 * Staines Moor: Water Pipit along R Colne, Water Rail by bridge to Stanwell Moor (Jim Sweetland)
 * Staines Reservoirs: drake Scaup and 3 Black-necked Grebe (one showing signs of summer plumage already) at 13:00 all on South Basin (Alastair Dent)
 * Waltham Forest E4 (Vincent Rd): 7 Redwings, 5 Blue Tits, 8 Goldfinches, 3 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird (Daniel Whitelegg).

Wednesday 11th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: Tawny Owl calling through freezing fog until 0710 at least fr Conservation Area (Bob Watts).
 * Beddington Farmlands: Iceland Gull [Ldn season-1st] (RBA)
 * Bexleyheath: 21 Pied Wagtail in Market Sq roost - down from Monday (Ralph Todd)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Park (Edgware): Little Owl, c40 Redwing, 3 Long-tailed Tit (Paul Bolland)
 * Crayford Marshes: calling Grey Plover, Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Snipe, 12 Fieldfare, c100 Lapwing, 4 Shoveler, 35 Redshank (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: Chiffchaff - an interesting bird in Copse looking like a classic tristis but calling like nominate (John Archer).
 * Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: 1-2 Little Owl, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Wigeon, Great Black-backed Gull 2w (James Palmer).
 * Mayflower Park Wetlands, The Hamptons, Worcester Park: Water Rail h (Bob Smith, John McSweeney) TQ231666
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: Water Rail, Jack Snipe, 9 Siskin, Bullfinch, Treecreeper, c100 mixed flock of Redwing and Fieldfare (Steve Blake); 3 Tree Sparrow (Alan Gardiner)
 * Wanstead Flats: 3 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 20+ Blackbird, 4 Mistle Thrush, 10+ Linnet, 6+ Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 27 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, Stock Dove (Nick Croft); f Blackcap in gdn (J Lethbridge)

Tuesday 10th December 2013

 * Abney Park Cemetery: Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff (TeRNS)
 * Bexleyheath (Hall Place North): 8 Lesser Redpoll (Ralph & Brenda Todd)
 * Brent Reservoir: 32 Snipe, 2 Water Rail, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose (R Beddard, S Blake)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher, Song Thrush, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Broomfield Park: 30 Goldfinch (James Palmer).
 * Bushy Park: Little Egret, 3 Skylarks, 8 Meadow Pipits, 2 Stonechats pr (Tony Duckett).
 * Chiswick Eyot: Kingfisher, Snipe, Chiffchaff, c30 Teal (Louis Freeland-Haynes)
 * Crayford Marshes: Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank, 2 Rock Pipit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 12 Golden Plover, Curlew, c500 Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis).
 * Greenwich Peninsula: 2-3 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 10 Redwing over at 21.00 (Richard Green).
 * Grovelands Park: 20 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose (James Palmer).
 * Mottingham SE9: 2 Blackcap m+f and Redwing together in gdn 0930 (Peter Charles)
 * Park Farm, Enfield: Common Buzzard perched (very pale) - white face & breast with 'scaly' uppers (Robert Callf).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 White-fronted Goose, 7 Pintail, 50+ Golden Plover, Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Marsh Harrier pr, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Water Rail (Nick Croft/Barry Bishop/Harry Lacey); 12 Water Rail, 11 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper (Dave Morrison)
 * Shoreditch: Grey Wagtail (Richard Green)
 * Southall (Warren Farm): nothing to report other than plans to build on this community open space that is the only local spot where I see R0ok & good for passage migrants such as Whe@tear (15 recorded together one day back in April). At this time of yr there's often good numbers of Fieldf@re and R'dwing feeding. Details can be found at www.savewarrenfarm.com that includes a petition some of you may consider signing? (Rob Mills)
 * Three Mills: Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 2 Egyptian Goose (Neil Preston); Kingfisher (John Archer).
 * Trent Park: Goosander m Lower Lake, 3 Mandarin Duck m 2f, 4 Pochard 2m 2f, 13 Tufted Duck 5m 8f, Firecrest feeding in holly & laurel Rough Lot 14:04-14:29 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Banbury - 3 Goosander 2m f, c60 Tufted Duck, 9 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 4 Gadwall, c15 Great Crested Grebe, Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail relief channel, imm Great Black-backed Gull, Peregrine (Lol Bodini)
 * Waterworks NR: 3 Shoveler, 7 Coots, Sparrowhawk, 12 Moorhen, 2 Snipe, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Teal, Chaffinch, Mute Swan (Daniel Whitelegg).

Monday 9th December 2013

 * Bexleyheath: 36 Pied Wagtail in Market Sq roost - much reduced with Sparrowhawk present beyond sunset (Ralph Todd)
 * Bow Creek: 1-3 Common Sandpiper, 2-3 Redshank (James Palmer).
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Grey Plover, 3ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Rock Pipit, 32 Golden Plover, 4 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, m Peregrine, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Wigeon, 70 Dunlin, 22 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: Little Egret W, Yellow-legged Gull ad on mud by O2, 68 Teal (John Archer); 3 Shelduck (James Palmer).
 * Eltham Palace: 2 Little Egret over E 1500 (Peter Charles)
 * Hackney N1: Coal Tit back in our gdn (also seen on Dec 6), m Great Spotted Woodpecker, c10 House Sparrow (Michael Rank).
 * London Wetland Centre: dusk - 2 Pintail, 52 Egyptian Goose, 2 Bittern, 9 Snipe, Woodcock, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, 77 Redwing (R.Kaye, O.Dewhurst.)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest still present in bushes along relief channel, 2 Chiffchaff (Jonathan Nasir)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 White-fronted Goose still (RBA/Birdguides)
 * Redbridge Lakes and Claybury Park: Snipe, flock of c12 Redpolls, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Song Thrush, flock of 6 Long-tailed Tits, 6 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Goldfinches, Stock Dove (Alan Hobson)
 * Richmond Park: 3 Woodcock flew out of Sidmouth Wd at dusk (Nigel Jackman); Dartford Warbler (BirdGuides) can you say where specifically the DW was seen?
 * Southwark SE1: Black Redstart 1w/f nr London Wildlife Trust office 1330 (Richard Woolley, Peter Beckenham, Tony Wileman et al)
 * Staines Moor: 100+ Fieldfare, 3 Meadow Pipit, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Kestrel, Common Snipe (Keith Kerr).
 * Stanwell Moor: 9 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Song Thrush, 4 Goldcrest, Kingfisher (Keith Kerr).
 * Stocker's Lake, Batchworth Lake and Bury Lake: Egyptian Goose, Black Swan, 3 Chiffchaff, Little Egret, 4 Goldeneye m 3f, 2 Red Kite, Little Owl (David Howdon) DH - please edit this into individual sites
 * Stoneleigh KT17: Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot showing well in gdns around The Glade with usual entourage of 6-7 Ring-necked Parakeets (Neil Batten).
 * Thorney CP: Kingfisher, 3 Little Grebes, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrests, Grey Heron, 6 Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail over, 5 Siskins, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Chaffinch, Jay, 3 Mute Swans (Sue Giddens)
 * Three Mills: 5 Gadwall, 3 Redshanks, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 6 Pied Wagtails, 2 Grey Wagtails (Neil Preston)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: c100 Redwing, c20 Fieldfare, 2 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: drake Goosander Lower Lake, 2 Shoveler m f, Firecrest feeding in holly & laurel Rough Lot, f Bullfinch (Robert Callf); Goosander m (as above), 8 Siskin, 22 Redwing, Fieldfare, Green Woodpecker, 6 Tufted Duck 2m 4f, 2 Pochard m f, 2 Mandarin m f, c60 Black-headed Gull (Pete Lowman).
 * Vicarage Farm, Enfield: Little Egret SW 11:20 (Robert Callf).

Sunday 8th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: 3 Teal m f & poss 2nd f, 2m Gadwall, c12 Redwing (Andrew Gardener, Bob Watts, Henry Wyn-Jones).
 * Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe fr Heron Hide, also 5 Water Rail seen & heard, 23 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Egyptian Geese, Chiffchaff (Brent Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Mandarin, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Burgess Park: ad Mediterranean Gull still on lake & showing well, coming to bread (Richard Bonser)
 * Connaught Water: Teal, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Ring-necked Parakeet (M. Harper)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Yellow-legged Gull 3w ad, 72 Golden Plover, Spotted Redshank, Cetti's Warbler, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Fieldfare (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Yellow-legged Gull ad, 28 Wigeon, 3 Chiffchaff (John Archer & Richard Bonser).
 * Fairlop Waters & Bretts Gravel Pits: fem Goosander (main lake), Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, 97 Golden Plover, 392 Lapwing, 70 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 19 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, 15 Teal, 35 Gadwall, 23 Shoveler, Water Rail, 14 Pochard, 39 Tufted Duck, 45 Fieldfare, 17 Redwing (Steve Bacon)
 * Gunnersbury Park: 3 Common Gull, Cormorant, 2 Egyptian Goose, Goldcrest, Grey Heron, Jay, 20+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Shoveler (Richard Woolley).
 * Hampstead Heath: f Teal at Hampstead 1 Pond, Kingfisher, 8 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 3 Common Gull, 2 Pochard, 5 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare over (Frank Nugent).
 * Kensington Gardens: Tawny Owl showing well, 2 Nuthatch in adj tree, Coal Tit in Flower Walk (Martin Honey)
 * London Wetland Centre: Bearded Tit calling fr grazing marsh, Bittern, Pintail, Mandarin, 66 Shoveler, Jack Snipe, 15 Redwing (WWT website)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest again at 13.30 in scrub to left of Hackney Marshes entrance then flew off towards river (Alastair Dent).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 White-fronted Goose behind Purfleet scrape late pm (H. Vaughan, D Capper, J Lowen et al)
 * St James's Park: 2 Peregrine pr hunting just before dusk - f most action chasing pigeons but didn't see any caught also mobbed by gulls (Michael Mac).
 * Southfields SW18 (Sutherland Grove): f Sparrowhawk over mobbed by 2 cr0w (Martin Honey)
 * Staines Reservoirs: Smew fem, Scaup drake, Pintail fem, 3 Black-necked Grebe - early am (Bob Warden per FJM)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 21 Lapwing, Snipe, 6 Skylark, m Blackcap, c160 Redwing, 50+ Fieldfare, 2 Rook pr displaying on street lamp by A40, 8 Linnet (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Wanstead Park: Bush Wood - 2 Firecrest (Tony Brown)
 * Yeading Brook: Sparrowhawk, 180+ Redwing, 3 Fieldfare (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)

Saturday 7th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Common Teal pr Conservation Pond, 2 drake Gadwall Tunnel Res, 7+ Shoveler 3 Wood Green Res with several more Boating Lake, Common Snipe flew into Wood Green Res; recently up to 5 Blackcaps 3m 2f gdn bordering Boating Lake (Bob Watts, Henry Wyn-Jones).
 * Barbican: 8 Moorhen, 6 Mallard, 3 Coot incl one considerably leucistic bird (Matt Reed).
 * Battersea: Grey Wagtail by riverside, singing Woodpigeon (Matt Reed).
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: 22 Teal on Thames (Matt Reed).
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Egyptian Geese, 30+ Pochard, 340+ Tufted Duck, 2 Lapwing, 27 Common Snipe, 5 Water Rail (Brent Birders).
 * Connaught Water: 22 Mandarin 20m 2f, red-head Smew (Paul Whiteman); also 6 Ringed Teal 3m (Jean-Patrick Elmes) RTs not naturalised
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, Yellow-legged Gull 3w, 42 Golden Plover, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 3 Curlew (Kev Jarvis).
 * Cremorne Gardens: 33 Teal, 33 Gadwall, Mute Swan, 2 Great Black-backed Gull on Thames (Matt Reed).
 * East India Dock Basin: 263+ Teal (an under-count as birds still coming in as I left at 1530), Shelduck, 5 Tufted Duck, 12 Mallard, 2 Moorhen (Matt Reed)
 * Epsom: 1-2 White Wagtails associating with Pied Wagtails around car park at rear of Epsom Town Hall early afternoon (one bird viewed down to ten feet) (Neil Batten)
 * Fulham Reach: Crabtree Wharf - c40 House Sparrow (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Gallions Reach: 54 Cormorant, 16 Shelduck, 14 Teal, 5 Redshank, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Godwits (ID unconfirmed as too far away towards creek mouth) (Matt Reed).
 * Grovelands Park: Little Grebe, 15 Cormorant roosting on island 15:45, 4 Egyptian Goose, 13 Mandarin Duck 10m 3f, 23 Shoveler 15m 8f, 10 Moorhen, Song Thrush singing, 7 Redwing, 4 Goldcrest incl one singing (Robert Callf).
 * Gutteridge Wood: Little Egret, 3 Teal on brook (G Westley).
 * Hampton: f Blackcap in gdn (Gordon Shaw).
 * Horsenden Hill: fem Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in hedgerow nr bowling hut, also 17 Fieldfare, 45+ Redwing, 2 Snipe and 2 Teal (Andy Culshaw).
 * Lewisham: R Ravensbourne behind Molesworth St - Kingfisher (Tom Moulton)
 * London Wetland Centre: probably 3 Bittern (main lake), 4 Pintail (2m f grazing marsh & f wader scrape) (Martin Honey).
 * Margravine Cemetery: 2 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Peregrine Falcon (on hospital) (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest at 12.00 close to towpath entrance in further of two beds fr canal (Alastair Dent).
 * Staines Moor: 3 Cormorant over, 100+ Fieldfare, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Kestrel, Little Egret, Little Grebe, 4 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet (Richard Woolley).
 * Swanscombe Marsh: ringtail Hen Harrier over 12.10, Raven on pylons 12.05, Curlew, c150 Dunlin, c160 Lapwing, 5 Knot, Little Egret, 2 Yellow-legged Gull ad 2w, 2 Wigeon, 2 Stonechat (Andrew Self & John Cadera).
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 12 Skylark, 30+ Lapwing, 11 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Buzzard (G Westley).
 * Tyttenhanger GP: Woodcock Gdn Wd (Steve Blake).
 * Wanstead Flats &amp; Park: 23 Linnet, 12 Skylark Police scrape, 307 Gadwall (previous record smashed), Wigeon (Tim Harris/Dan Hennessy).

Friday 6th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: Golden Plover seen & heard over Grove (Sarah Wyn-Jones per Bob Watts).
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, ad Mediterranean Gull, Rock Pipit, 35 Golden Plover, 3 Curlew (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin: Shelduck, 330+ Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, Meadow Pipit S, Chiffchaff, Cormorant (Estonian-ringed bird again on jetty) (John Archer).
 * Greenwich Peninsula: Yellow-legged Gull ad on mud by O2 (John Archer).
 * Hackney: Coal Tit in our gdn - only 3rd ever (Michael Rank).
 * Hollow Pond: 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Shoveler, Mute Swan, Grey Heron, 5 Robin; gd nos of Pochard, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot, Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Ring-necked Parakeet (Daniel Whitelegg).
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: 40+ Lesser Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, 7 Redwing over, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Ring-necked Parakeet over (Stuart Fisher)
 * Three Mills: Sparrowhawk m, 2 Egyptian Goose, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush (Neil Preston)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Common Scoter (BirdGuides).
 * Rainham Marshes: 50+ Golden Plover, 20+ Curlew, Snipe, Marsh Harrier, Rock Pipit, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Stonechat (Conrad Ellam)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 12 Gadwall, f Teal Bandstand Is area 7 - scarce here, 22 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe pr, m Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff a36, m Blackcap wildlife gdn a20, singing Song Thrush, singing Mistle Thrush, 6 Siskin over - no wintering M'ndarin/Water_Rail/F'recrest/R'dwing yet (birdman_euston)
 * Richmond Park: Little Egret by reeds on Sheen Gate Pond early am then flew towards Beverley Brook (Justin Quail per FJM)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 17 Gadwall, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff (TeRNS)
 * Streatham: mixed flock of House Sparrows, Blue Tits, Great Tits and Goldfinches in gdn (slightly unusual combination I thought) (R Bell).
 * Tottenham Marshes: Kingfisher (James Palmer).
 * Trent Park: 3 Woodcock, Grey Wagtail (Robert Callf/Robin White).
 * Waterworks NR: 2 Firecrests nr entrance to hides, also 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Snipe and f Peregrine S (Jamie Partridge); Sparrowhawk (James Palmer).

Thursday 5th December 2013

 * Barnet: Red Kite over A1 embankment (Neil Anderson).
 * Grovelands Park: Little Egret - my 1st for site - inadvertently flushed whilst counting Shovel'r, 24 Shoveler 16m 8f, Firecrest feeding in holly in wooded area SE of lake 11:27-11:31 (Robert Callf).
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Brent Goose N, 2 Bittern, Bullfinch, Fieldfare, Redpoll, 6 Siskin, 9 Snipe (Adam Salmon).
 * Oxleas Woods: Firecrest m in holly along footpath behind Crookston Rd 11am (Andrew Birks)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 White-fronted Goose [Ldn season-1st] (RBA/Birdguides/ELBF)
 * Redbridge Lakes: up to 4 Snipe, Grey Heron, Common Gull (Alan Hobson).
 * Richmond Park: Buzzard; no sign of yesterday's large Falcon (probably same bird seen Nov 23rd) which perched briefly in large birch by Upper Pen Pond then hunted low over canopy of adj woodland flushing 200 Woodpigeons. Behaviour seems odd for urban Peregrine - no sign of jesses but views of feet unclear (J.Wilczur). Not sure if this is another clue but on Saturday I found an injured Black-headed Gull by Pen Ponds that looked like it had been pelted by something big, injured wing & leg. [S. Haslem] Thanks SH- noted. [JW]
 * Ruislip Lido: 13 Little Egrets NW shore of marsh at 10.45 (Martin Smith)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: 45+ Lesser Redpoll, 11 Redwing over, Meadow Pipit (Stuart Fisher)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Little Egret, 2 Common Snipe (Conrad Ellam)
 * Waltham Forest E17 (Hale End Rd): 70 Black-headed Gulls N (Daniel Whitelegg).
 * Wanstead Flats: 35 Gadwall, 11 Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Fieldfare, 3 singing Song Thrush (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 3 Pied Wagtail, 5 Goldcrest, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Water Rail, 251 Gadwall, 11 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 33 Pochard, 90 Tufted Duck, 3 Egyptian Goose, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll (Nick Croft)
 * Woodside Park N12 (Tillingham Way): Little Egret over c1200 (Edward Imber)

Wednesday 4th December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: 2 drake Gadwall Tunnel Res, 2 Common Teal pr Conservation Pond 11am (Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: 25 Common Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 3 Redwing (Steve Blake).
 * Broomfield Park: 2 Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk (James Palmer).
 * Cranford CP (J3 M4): Grey Wagtail 1w, 3 Little Grebes, m Kestrel, 5 Fieldfare over, Buzzard over, 4+ Goldcrests, 4+ calling Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Wendy Marks)
 * Croham Hurst: found a freshly killed Woodpigeon - sat nearby and sure enough a Sparrowhawk returned to kill, also 80+ Redwings, 12 Fieldfare, Treecreeper (J.Barnes)
 * Connaught Water: red-head Smew (Tony Brown) pics
 * Grovelands Park: 12 Shoveler, 4 Mandarin (James Palmer).
 * Lee Valley Fishers Green: Little Owl sailing club (Mike Oakland)
 * Lee Valley Friday Lake: 2 red-head Smew (Mike Oakland)
 * Leytonstone: Kestrel hunting over open ground south of A12 Green Man (Barbara Miller)
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Pintail, 5 Bittern, Little Egret, Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Green Sandpiper (R.Kaye)
 * Rainham Marshes: Peregrine, Kestrel, Stonechat, Curlew, Golden Plover, Pintail (S Huckle)
 * Richmond Park: 3 Raven - one at Upper Pen pond 9.15 later seen at Ham Cross flew towards north of park 10.55 (J.Wilczur) & two flew towards Kingston 9.45 (M.Lewis per JW).
 * Stoke Newington East Reservoir: Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 13 Gadwall, 2 Pochard, 7 Shoveler (Peter Beckenham)
 * Thorney CP: Bullfinch m, Little Egret, Kingfisher, 15+ Siskins, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Little Grebes, Red Kite over, Kestrel on pylon, 5 Pochard, Grey Heron, 4 Cormorants, 7 Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Gull, 2 Gadwall (Sue Giddens)
 * Trent Park: 18 Mandarin Duck 12m 6f, m Shoveler, 2 Woodcock, 6 Goldcrest, 7 Siskin feeding in larch Williams Wd, Bullfinch (Robert Callf).
 * Vicarage Farm, Enfield: Woodcock (Robert Callf).
 * Wanstead Flats: 20+ Linnet, 11 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Fieldfare, 8 Song Thrush, Redwing, 2 Egyptian Goose, 19 Tufted Duck, 10 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, m Pochard (Nick Croft).
 * Watford WD17 (High St): Red Kite E mobbed by Carrion_Crow 13:15 (Matt Reed).
 * Woodlands Farm: 20+ Redwing, 3 Lesser Redpoll (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)

Tuesday 3rd December 2013

 * Brent Reservoir: 7 Wigeon 3m 4f, 24 Pochard, Lapwing, 35 Common Snipe, 3 Water Rail (Roy Beddard)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush (Conrad Ellam)
 * Cranford CP (J3 M4): Kingfisher, 3 Little Grebe, Chaffinch, several flocks of Long-tailed Tits, 4 Wrens, Grey Wagtail, 6 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, too many Ring-necked Parakeets and errr 1 donkey (T James)
 * Croham Hurst: 4 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 15+ Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Treecreeper, Robin, Sparrowhawk, 16 Long-tailed Tits, 10+ Great/Coal/Blue tits (J.Barnes)
 * Greenwich Peninsula: 2 Chiffchaff in trees by football academy; Ecology Pk - Fieldfare (Richard Green)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: Black Redstart seen mainly on top of dam (permit holders only) but sometimes visible on wooden pallets to right of main gate; also 2 Black-necked Grebes, Water Rail, Goldeneye f (Derek Turner)
 * Husseywell Open Space, Hayes, Kent BR2 7DD: Grey Heron, 15 Moorhen, 10 Mallard (Andy Meaton) Tiny site with lake island not noticed before in passing, will investigate further. TQ402662
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: c50 Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll all feeding on ground nr Hollow Pond early am, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 8 Gadwall, 15 Pochard, 2 Teal pr (Stuart Fisher)
 * Little Britain Iver/Cowley: Kingfisher flew upstream, 5 Redwings, Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, 2 Grey Herons (1 on a nest), 3 Common Gulls, 2 Goldcrests, Pied Wagtail, Collared Dove, Song Thrush, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Jays, only 3 Mute Swans (Sue Giddens).
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Pintail, 2 Mandarin, 2 Goosander circled then NW, 4 Bittern, Little Egret, Jack Snipe, 17 Snipe - one taken by heron, Green Sandpiper, 11 Water Rail, Skylark W, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Lesser Redpoll (R.Kaye)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest in scrub along edge of R Lea more or less opp towpath entrance 0825 (Alastair Dent); Firecrest still present at 1130 also 8 Gadwall, 15 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, Chiffchaff (Jonathan Nasir)
 * Oxleas Woods: Eltham SE9 1YG - 2 Firecrest in Pyracanthas (m & f to within 1 ft of each other) 15.05-15.15 with single seen between 13.53-15.05, m Blackcap (John Reid)
 * Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: f Peregrine, 3 Lapwing NE (Regent's Park Birds blog)
 * Stoke Newington East Reservoir: Chiffchaff in tit flock, 10+ Common Gull, 1-2 Water Rail (Peter Beckenham)
 * Sutcliffe Park Eltham: Little Egret, Water Rail, 2 Snipe (P Kite)
 * Trent Park: m Common Crossbill feeding in larch Williams Wd (Robin White per RM Callf).
 * Tyttenhanger GP: Red Kite, Buzzard, 8 Tree Sparrow, 4 Bullfinch 2m 2f, Reed Bunting (James Palmer)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat pr in cow field (Jonathan Nasir).
 * Waterworks NR: Water Rail, Snipe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Shoveler, Gadwall, Ring-necked Parakeets (Sue Huckle); 1-2 Firecrest flitting between trees alongside path toward main hide (Jonathan Nasir).

Monday 2nd December 2013

 * Brent Reservoir: 29 Common Snipe, Water Rail (Steve Blake)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, Mandarin, 2 Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Conrad Ellam)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: Black Redstart seen on pump house fr main gate on Hilfield Rd - pls respect residents' privacy. In pm seen on top of dam so not visible fr main gate - permit holders only (Derek Turner, Phil Rhodes)
 * London Wetland Centre: 4 Bittern, Pintail, Mandarin, 2 Fieldfare (WWT website)
 * Oxleas Woods: m Blackcap eating Pyracantha berries, Tawny Owl calling early am (John Reid)
 * Park Farm, Enfield: m Bullfinch (Robert Callf & Robin White).
 * Richmond Park: c35 Siskin - c25 in trees at bottom end of lower Pen Pond & c10 in wood edge above Upper Pond, 8 Mandarin on Upper Pond (Steve Woolfenden)
 * Town Park, Enfield: f/imm Gadwall Carr's Basin - unusual here - nervous & flighty, 4 Shoveler 3m f, 3m Pochard, 3m Tufted Duck (Robert Callf).
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Little Grebe, 2 Teal, Siskin, c65 Fieldfare, c110 Redwing, 6 Rook, Bullfinch, c120 Common Gull, Kestrel (John Colmans)

Sunday 1st December 2013

 * Alexandra Park: Common Snipe flew up fr Tunnel Basin & landed on Wood Green Res c11:00am (Gareth Richards); m Gadwall on Tunnel reservoir mid-day (Jonathan Cooke); Reed Bunting Cricket Scrub - only 2nd record for yr (Henry Wyn-Jones per Bob Watts).
 * Bexleyheath (Broadway): 166 Pied Wagtails roosting in Scarlet Oak in Mkt Sq (Matt Reed).
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Little Egret - 2 Neasden Rec side & 1N, Lapwing, 19 Common Snipe, 4 Water Rail - 1 in flight & 3h (Brent Birders).
 * Bromley Common: 10 Rook, Green Woodpecker (John Reid)
 * Broxbourne Woods: 38 Common Crossbill (per Twitter) Where?
 * Canons Farm: 2 Little Egrets high N/NW at 9.32am; also 40+ Lesser Redpolls in Lunch Wd then at Reads Rest Ln entrance to Banstead Wds (David Campbell).
 * Cheshunt: 30 Golden Plover in field north of Lieutenant Ellis Way (Neville Smith & Hayley Lynes).
 * Cowley, Uxbridge UB8: 2 Little Egret S over my house calling 16:20 - to roost possibly Little Britain Lake (Roger Dewey)
 * Gallions Reach: Peregrine, Little Egret, 47 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, Dunlin, Curlew, Yellow-legged Gull ad, Rock Pipit (Gary A James).
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Snipe flew up fr back of Hampstead 1 Pond 11:20 then away NW, Kingfisher at Sanctuary Pond, 8 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 33 Mandarin at Stock Pond, Siskin, Fieldfare, 6 Redwing (Frank Nugent).
 * King George V Reservoir: 18+ Goldeneye 3m 15+f - males doing their throwing-head-back display - surely a bit early, 7 Goosander m 6f (Quentin Given)
 * Leyton, Jubilee Park: 2f Goosander SE (Stuart Fisher)
 * Lower Chingford: Teal, 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail (James Palmer).
 * Oxleas Woods: m Blackcap (John Reid)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2m Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, 220+ Golden Plover, 180 Dunlin, 3 Stonechat, 4 Water Rail, 8 Pintail, 10+ Rock Pipit (David Bradnum)
 * Richmond Park: 10 Red-crested Pochard, Buzzard, 3 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Redwing, Fieldfare (Neil Anderson & LNHS party)
 * South Norwood CP: Water Rail, 20+ Fieldfare, 3 Redwing (Steven Robinson).
 * Walthamstow Marshes: solitary Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 2 Stonechat m f (David Collins)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Cetti's Warbler on E side of Low Maynard (Pete Lambert per Lol Bodini)
 * Wanstead Flats: Reed Bunting, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Song Thrush, 18 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck (Nick Croft/Dan Hennessy)
 * Wanstead Park: Treecreeper (Bush Wood), 2 Goldcrest, 7 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Egyptian Goose, 9 Teal, 225+ Gadwall, 40+ Pochard, 75+ Tufted Duck, 14 Shoveler, Water Rail, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft/Dan Hennessy/Jonathan Lethbridge)
 * Waterworks NR: Water Rail, Snipe, Kingfisher, 2 Gadwall, 5 Pochard, 4 Teal, 5 Coots, 2 Tufted Duck, Long-tailed Tits (Daniel Whitelegg).

Archived News
LONDON BIRDING NEWS FROM ALMOST EVERY PREVIOUS MONTH SINCE JULY 2002 {C}