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Thursday 21st July 2011

 * Greenwich: Greenwich Park: 3 House Martins; also 4 House Martins over Westcombe Park Road with Swifts; Vanbrugh Fields: 6 juvenile Long-tailed Tits huddled together on a branch, 1 Chiffchaff and juvenile Robin in a garden (Joe Beale)
 * Harmondsworth Moor: 3 Little Grebes + 2 Juv, Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Stock Dove flew over, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Common Whitethroats, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff. Dunnock, Reed Warbler (Sue Giddens).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 4 Black Terns (ad+3juvs) west @14:45, 3 Whimbrel, Curlew, 4 Redshank, 22 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 7 Oystercatcher, 2 Greenshank, 3+ Hobby, many Swifts moving south, Whinchat from new hide.(Paul Hawkins,Andy Tweed,Phill street)
 * Totteridge Valley: c20-25 hirundines E during rain, mostly Sand Martins but some Swallows: mixed tit flock c50 birds included Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tit plus Nuthatch, Chiffchaff and Blackcap: also good numbers of Gatekeepers and two Southern Hawkers (John Colmans)
 * Tower Bridge - Black Redstart pair seen 3 days this week on rooftops (off Tooley Street SE1)

Wednesday 20th July 2011

 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 10 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 4 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 6 Robin, 13 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 5 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Claybury Park: Bullfinch [male], Grey Heron, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, 5 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swift, 2 Stock Doves, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Jay, Chaffinch [so 4 species of finch], Chiffchaff (Alan Hobson).
 * Crayford Marshes: Quail singing in the paddock near the landfill site,till at least 13:00. Yellow Wagtail, 4 Yellow-legged Gull, Corn Bunting, Hobby, Whimbrel, Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Common Tern, Blck-tailed Godwit. (Kev Jarvis, Ian Stewart, S.Carter, M. Southcott).
 * Fitzrovia (Warren St to Oxford Circus, 0800): Song Thrush (patch tick here), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Goldfinch, Greenfinch singing (Sash Tusa)
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Sandpiper on Bird Sanctuary pond at 08:00 (A Stewart per C Bird) Still present at 16:30 as well as 2 Kingfisher. Also Little Grebe with 3 fledged chicks on Wood Pond (CB)
 * Lambeth Road, SE1: 11am Hobby flew over across Thames towards Houses of Parliament. (John Birkett)
 * Leytonstone (Bush Wood): 24 Common Swifts in tight screaming party just west of Bush Wood at 8:00 (Tim Harris)
 * London EC1: Black Redstart, one still present and singing daily, although fairly mobile between Farringdon station and Hatton Garden. (Andrew Birks)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 1 ad + 1juv Sparrowhawk (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Little Egret, c300 Swift (Steve Blake)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, Pair great Crested Grebe, c12 Tufted Duck, 1 Egyptian Goose, Black-headed Gull (over) 1 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)

Tuesday 19th July 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Little Egret circling high then south-east over Wood Green Res at 08:45 am (now annual) (David Callahan).
 * Battersea Park Lake (on the way to the Library): 1 House Martin, 1 Common Tern, 8 Egyptian Geese goslings - 1 down, Red-crested Pochard f plus 2 full grown ducklings - there is a simultaneous genetic mutation (? lol) as 1 young in each brood of these water birds have blonde (very light brown) plumage, 4 Great Crested Grebe young now out in the open and not travelling on the adults backs (Michael Mac).
 * Burgess Park: Groups of Swift this morning on the way to work - all feeding low through the tops of trees including a flock of 30+ along Trafalgar Av. - Something emerging on the wing? (Ian Cater).
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Green Sandpiper & 2 Common Sandpiper (Andrew Self).
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Sandpiper on Highgate No.1 Pond raft at 08:00-08.30 (Alan Stewart, Chris Bird).
 * Grays, Riverside (630pm): Yellow-Legged Gull, 6 Dunlin, Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, Peregrine (James A) Also, Juv Night Heron flushed at 430, when flew towards Grays Churchyard (Pete Merchant, per HV/ELBF/JA)
 * Roding Valley Park: Kestrel, up to 5 Blackcaps, 5 Whitethroats, 3 Song Thrushes, up to a dozen Goldfinches, up to 2 Swifts (Alan Hobson).
 * Little Britain Lake: 2 pr Great Crested Grebe (one with 1 juv.), 1 Reed Warbler singing in new reedbed and marginal vegetation - a new species for the site and a success story for the reedbed planted in 2009 by Hillingdon Council. (Roger Dewey)

Monday 18th July 2011

 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 6 Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Blackback, 8 Woodpigeon, 10 Swift, 4 House Martin, 4 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 7 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 4 Goldfinch, 10 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Connaught Water: 2 Tufted duck broods, pair Great crested grebe plus 3 chicks, 2 Little grebe, 2 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 11 Mandarin, 1 Egyptian goose, 2 Greylags, 2 Common terns (I.Woodward)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Whimbrel, 3 Hobby, Yellow-legged Gull, 30 Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper. (Kev Jarvis).
 * London SE1: Singing Black Redstart 11.33am (James A) Hi James, would you be able to give a rough idea of the location to look for this bird? Thanks James H. Hi. I don't hear it here at the office very often, maybe only 3 times this summer, so this isn't a great area to go looking - I can't really be more specific than "they could be anywhere between City Hall and the Design Museum"... Update on Black Redstart - pair seen frequently on rooftops 3 days this week in same general area (G. Sutton),
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: Sanderling, also a Whimbrel flew south (Birdguides)
 * Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: Common Tern, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, 2 Swifts, 3 Goldfinches (Alan Hobson).
 * Southbank: Heard a Yellowhammer singing at the National Theatre. Turned out to be an oudoor art installation with a rural theme! Sorry. (J. Dickerson)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe (on nest) 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, c15 Tufted Duck, c20 Common Swift, 3 House Martin, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, c12 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
 * Wandsworth Road/Stockwell: male Kestrel in usual perch near 2009 nest site, Yesterday Herring Gull nest, 1 chick off the chimney stack on roof, nervously wanting to get back up but unable to - 6 adults in the sky alarm calling which is a lot since there is only one nest (Michael Mac).

Sunday 17th July 2011

 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Lapwing (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Heron, 2 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Swift, 3 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 5 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Great Tit, 1 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Catford Bridge: Grey Wagtail feeding at roadside (Tom Smith)
 * Dartford Marshes; 3 Little Grebe, 57 Canada Geese, 35 Grey Lag Geese, Pheasant, 5 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 30+ Sand Martin (Jim Spooner)
 * East India Dock Basin / Bow Creek Ecology Park: 168 Mallard, Teal, (Chestnut Teal), 10 Tufted Duck, 60+ Cormorant, Peregrine, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, c.450 Black-headed Gull (only 3 juveniles), 5 Common Tern, 2 Sand Martin, Song Thrush, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat (Nick Tanner).
 * Epping Forest, Mott Street area: Grasshopper Warbler, Hobby, Buzzard (Martin Shepherd).
 * Ewell Village: A Black Swan, fully winged and unringed, present on Bourne Hall Lake in the centre of the village for around a fortnight now. The bird is suffering from Bumble Foot and is unsteady when walking. Also up to four Cormorants present. (Neil Batten)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 3 Green Sandpiper still (Shaun Harvey)
 * Leyton Waterworks NR: 2 Little Egret (dyke near golf club), 3 Common Tern, 9 Pochard (2 broods - 3 and 1), fem Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, 30+ Swift, Sand Martin, family of Reed Warblers, 2 Green Woodpecker (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: Kingfisher (wader Scrape), f Sparrowhawk (catching a Sand Martin for lunch), 40+ Sand Martin, Dunlin, 6 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 39 Lapwing, 4 Common Tern, 3 Peregrine Falcon, Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Reed Warbler (Charlie Farrell)
 * Margravine Cemetery (monthly bird count, 8:30-10:00): 20 Woodpigeon (2 juvs), 17 Feral Pigeon, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Great Tit (1 juv), 2 Blue Tit (1 juv), 12 Blackbird, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Robin (Nathalie Mahieu, Ruth Savery).
 * Northolt + Greenford CP: m Kestrel, 20+ Swift, family Pied Wagtails, singing Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 60+ Goldfinch (mainly juvs), 8 Linnet, pr Bullfinch (Neil Anderson)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood Reservoir, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Common Sandpiper; Low Maynard Reservoir, Common Sandpiper; Reservoir Number Five, Common Sandpiper (KJM)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: c40 Swift, 10+ Whitethroat inc juvs, juv Lesser Whitethroat, c16 linnet, m Sparrowhawk (Charlie Farrell)

Saturday 16 July 2011

 * Brent Reservoir: Little Egret over dam at 16.00, Green Sandpiper & 4 Lapwings (Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Heron, 2 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 7 Woodpigeon, 3 Swift, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Wren, 8 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * East Bank NR, N16: 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Blackcap. Also 1 Small Copper. (TeRNS).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Hobby, 3 Green Sandpiper, 30 Black-headed Gulls (1 juv), Little Egret (Shaun Harvey)
 * Ruislip Lido: 5 Great Crested Grebes (2 on nests), 3 Cormorant, Heron, c50 Black-headed Gulls, Herring + 2 LBB Gulls, 4 adult Common Terns (+ 3 well grown young on raft), Green Woodpecker, 20+ Swift, c50 House Martin, c8 Sand Martin, 4+ Swallow ( Neil Anderson, Steve Pash +LNHS members)
 * South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, c20 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 House Martin, c15 Common Swift, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
 * Thorney CP: 2 Stock Doves, Dunnock, 4 Linnets in field by concrete bridge, Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpeckers 1 Adult 1 Juv, Grey Heron, Song Thrush, 5 Tufted Ducks, 3 Herring Gulls flew over, 1 Reed Bunting. All Common Terns have now gone.(Sue Giddens)..
 * Wapping - Hermitage Wall and neighbouring canal: 2 Peregrines circling among Black-headed Gulls for a couple of minutes, plus c30 Sand Martins, 2 freshly-fledged Sand Martins, Common Tern (David Callahan).

Friday 15th July 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Turtle Dove flying fast NE across SE corner of cricket field at 09.45 (Jonathan Cooke).
 * Beddington SF: Black Kite over lake at 13.30 (per JA) first pics (PA)
 * Blackheath: "The Dips": 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, nesting Blackbirds (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Heron, 2 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 8 Swift, 1 female Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 7 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Blackcap (4 singing) 3 Chiffchaff (1 singing) 6 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam) + Jersey Tiger Moths.
 * Broxbourne Woods: 12-4pm, Flocks of 2, 3 & 6 Crossbills extremley vocal and mobile (J.Murray).
 * Catford SE6 (River Pool): Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtails, Blackcaps, 10 Swifts, 3 Moorhens, Sparrowhawk(f) lots of Long Tailed Tits. (Tom and Terry).
 * Cornmill Meadows, L.Valley: 5 Common Terns (2 ad & 3 juv) dropped in briefly, plus 7 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 78 Black-headed Gulls were all feeding on main lagoon until disturbed by parks authority people and flew off at 1015hrs. 1 male Kestrel, 5 Reed Buntings (4m &1f type), 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard calling by gate), 2 Stock Dove, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 13 House Martin, 14 Blackcap, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler. Also 1 Oystercatcher heading up the River Lee past St Margrets towards Amwell GPs. (Neville Smith)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden/Stockwell: [|Big Butterfly Count] at Midday - 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Large White, one that closest resembled High Brown Fritillary? no birds present apart 1 Blackbird (Michael Mac). I would have though High Brown extremely unlikely unless some have been released as this rare UK butterfly has its nearest populations in Devon. A Silver-washed or even Dark Green would be more likely. How did you see it- settled or inflight? (Neil Anderson) Thanks I agree with you - I saw it in flight and then alighted with wings closed, I had a book with me and it was not Comma or Painted Lady - it had those patterns of the Fritillary - no eyes or dot type markings - it was very fast and ended up on an outhouse roof in ivy and I was unable to make further judgement of what it was. (Michael Mac).
 * Horsenden Hill: 93 Black Headed Gulls (all capped adults) on Berkeley & Home Fields this am. (Martin Smith)
 * Pinner Park Farm: Little Owl, 5 Swallow, 3 House Martin, Swift, 5 Stock Dove, 3 Jackdaw & 1 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: 2 Common Terns, 5 Blackcaps, at least 4 Whitethroats, Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, around 10 Swifts, Kestrel, 2 Long-tailed Tits, flock of around 10 Goldfinches, Pied Wagtail (Alan Hobson).
 * Richmond Park: Pr Common Terns on Pen Pond, Jackdaws everywhere, 4 Little Owls by Holly Lodge hopping along the fence posts, plus good numbers of Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Small Heath and Essex Skipper butterflies (W.Marks)
 * Ruislip: 10 Crossbill SE over Copse Wood at 12.20 (Battle of Britain House site), also 2 Hobby, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 singing Chiffchaff, Blackcap & Whitethroat, Pr Common Terns on Lido (Steve Pash).
 * Thorney C P: Buzzard over, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Swifts over, 5 Blackcaps, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Swallows, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 House Martins ,Dunnock, only iPr Common Terns & 1 Juv exspecting them to be gone by tomorrow, Black Headed Gull, 2 Song Thrush. (Sue Giddens).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: F Kestrel, M Sparrowhawk, 6 Swift, 60+ Goldfinch, 10+ Linnet on Little Scrubs. Also 30+ Gatekeeper, several Meadow Brown, Small White and Small Skipper and just 1 Speckled Wood. (Charlie Farrell)

Thursday 14th July 2011

 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 8 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 6 Robin, 14 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 3 Yellow-legged Gull. Little Owl, 2 Whimbrel, 19 Common Tern, 3 Greenshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dartford Marshes: 9 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Oystercatcher (Jim Spooner)
 * Fulham Sands End (wharf at high tide): 1 Great Black-backed Gull (with flat fish), 55 Black-headed Gull, 6+ House Sparrow on path (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Greenwich Park: At least 4 (2m, 2f) House Sparrows feeding along herbaceous border in front of the Queen's House this afternoon (Joe Beale).
 * Hampstead Heath: pr Reed Warbler carrying food, pr Whitethroat, 6+ Green Woodpecker, 3+ each of GS Woodpecker, Nuthatch and Treecreeper, Little Grebe with chicks, numerous Blackcap and chiffchaff, c45 species (Chris Bird)
 * Lee Valley: 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 16 Lapwing on Hall Marsh Scrape & Little Egret on Bowyers Water (John Murray).
 * London EC1: Black Redstart singing all morning. (Bob Beaumont) Where is the best place to hear it singing please? Please advise location (road&number) and time? Many thanks Andrew
 * London Wetland Centre: very clear views of juv. Grey Wagtail (took photos but don't know how to upload to this site) Several sightings of Kingfisher around the Wildside. At least 4 broods of Tufted ducklings and 1 Little Grebe family. Good views of fem. Peregrine on hospital satellite dish.(W.Marks)
 * Staines Reservoir: A Greenshank and two Black-necked Grebes along West bank of South Basin (one of which was resting on the bank edge) until at least 09:00. (PFM). To Rob Innes, sorry I took no photos of the recent Caspian Gulls, hope you managed to see them eventually, very quiet on the gull front this morning, PFM (Pete).
 * Thorney C P:Juv Cuckoo calling from trees, 2 Bullfinch,Treecreeper, 4 Prs Common Terns, 2 Song Thrush, Grey Heron, 2 Reed Buntings in field,Common Whitethroat.(Sue Giddens)
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 eclipse teal, 2 Shoveler, 20 Greylag Goose, Little Grebe (6 young), 25+ Rose-Ringed Parakeet, 60 + Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Heron, Stock Dove calling (The Crap Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: juvenile Kingfisher on lake, Mink eating mussels on riverbank (J-PElmes); Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Little Egret (over east), 2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher (perch), 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Goldcrest (1 juv), Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 10 Goldfinch (old sewage works), Common Gull (The Crap Birders)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: singing Meadow Pipit, c3 singing Whitethroat + 2 juvs, c5 Chiffchaff inc juvs (1 singing), juv Lesser Whitethroat. 12+ Linnet. Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown. (Charlie Farrell) PM: 1 Peregrine, 2 Hobby + possible male Dartford Warbler glimpsed in the grassland outside Chats Paddock. (David Lindo)

Wednesday 13th July 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Reed Warbler calling 7am from sallows between Platforms 1 & 2 (near kestrel box), ventriloqual and Marsh came to mind but poorly seen and only sang/called intermittently (Bob Watts).
 * Canons Farm: Yellow Wagtail still, Sand Martin, 3 Meadow Pipits still (David Campbell).
 * Clissold Park, N16: 1 Grey Heron, 3 Pochard (brood of 2), 6 Tufted Duck (brood of 4), 1 Sparrowhawk (over). (TeRNS).
 * Crayford Marshes: Little Owl, Whimbrel, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 18 House Martin, 20 Swallow. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Fulham Reach (morning low tide count): 288 Black-headed Gull (inc 10 juvs), 52 Mallard, 49 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 1 Greater Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 34 Canada Goose (inc usual Greylag hydrid) + 8 Swift over Hammersmith Bridge, 1 singing Dunnock & 1 Greenfinch on path (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Tower Bridge: 15 Greylag Geese on the 'beach' in front of the Tower of London at 8:30PM (Charlie Farrell)

Tuesday 12th July 2011

 * Barking Outfall: juv Meditarranean Gull, Common Sandpiper (Paul Hawkins).
 * Bankside: pair Peregrine Falcon on Tate Modern Tower (Don Nicholson)
 * Battersea Park Lake (on the way to the library): 5 Red-crested Pochard including female and 2 adult size ducklings, pr Great-crested Grebe and 4 chicks only came out of hiding in last week +, single bird on ladies pond there all year calls regularly, pr Common Terns, 6 Black-headed Gulls now starting to grow in numbers, Gadwall about 10 looking very drab in moult, male Shovelor still present (Michael Mac).
 * Canons Farm: Yellow Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipits, juv Kestrel (David Campbell).
 * Crayford Marshes: Little Owl, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, juv Mediterranean Gull, 3 Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Fulham Palace Allotments: 1 Kestrel (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Grays riverside: Brent Goose drifting up river 655am (James A).
 * Greenford, Ruislip Rd allotments: Hobby mobbed by 20+ Swifts c6am (Neil Anderson)
 * Ladywell Fields SE13: Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Swift.
 * London Wetland Centre WWT: Spotted Redshank briefly then flew southeast at 10:20 (Birdguides). Also Turtle Dove feeding on playing fields opposite AM (LWC Website)
 * Lonsdale Road Reservoir LNR: 8-9PM Jay, Common Tern on raft (Charlie Farrell)
 * Lord's Cricket Ground: Five adult Common Gulls on outfield in evening (John Colmans)
 * Mile End Park: Reed Warbler still singing its little heart out from reedbed. Present for 10 days now. (DWH)
 * Redbridge Lakes, Roding Lane North Playing Fields, and Roding Valley Park: 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Common Terns, 3 Blackcaps, Whitethroat, around half a dozen Swifts, Chiffchaff, half a dozen Goldfinches, 2 Greylag Geese [site tick], 2 Song Thrushes, Common Gull [first one back after breeding season away], 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, up to 20 Black-headed Gulls, Greenfinch (Alan Hobson).
 * Sainsbury's Nine Elms Car Park: flock of 15 Starlings, last week saw 50 notice they start flocking round about early July (Michael Mac).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 1 or 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls SW @07.30 (window lifer), 2 Sand Martins N, GSW in garden, large tit flock including 2 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits and 20+ Long-tailed Tits, Sparrowhawk with prey, male Chaffinch. (Ian Stewart)
 * Tyttenhanger GP: 2 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 4 Little Owl, 271 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 12+ Lesser Black-backed Gul,l 4 Pochard. (Steve Blake)
 * Wanstead: Tufted Duck with 8 chicks (Jubilee + 6 on Alex including blue saddle nose), 3 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 14 Greylag Goose, 7+ Little Grebe chicks, 11 Sand Martin (north), 2 House Martin (south), 2 Swallow (west), 20+ Swift, 60+ Black-headed Gull (6 juv), 2 Grey Heron, 10+ Cormorant, Lesser Whitethroat singing, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat and Blackcap also singing, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, 64 Jackdaw (including young), 30+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, Goldfinch, 30+ Greenfinch, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft /Jonathan Lethbridge). Forest warden Brian Gotts had a Nuthatch at the Warren Road entrance yesterday.
 * Westminster: Pair of peregrines wafting around the very top of the tower at the Lord's end of the HOP. Noticed them because some of the assembled TV crews had turned twitcher and were all looking up watching them. (Stuart Boreham) - for more photos see Dave Morrison's blog
 * Whitewebbs Wood: 4(2 adults, 2 juveniles) Green Woodpecker (Robert Callf).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, G S Woodpecker in southern copse (Charlie Farrell)

Monday 11th July 2011

 * Blackheath/Vanbrugh Fields area: 25 Swifts, Chiffchaff, juv-type Blackcap and juv Blackbird with adult male (Joe Beale)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 3 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 8 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest (with a beakfull of insects,) 1 Coal Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Magpie, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Beam Parklands (Dagenham): Hobby, 5 Little Egret, many Whitethroat and Reed Warbler, Kestrel, Green and Great spotted woodpecker, Goldfinch, 100+ Swift.(Paul Hwkins)
 * City of London: Common Buzzard riding termals and then heading East in morning (Alan Lewis)
 * Crayford Marshes: 3 Whimbrel, juv Mediterranean Gull, 3 Greenshank, Kingfisher, male Corn Bunting, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Tern, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Egret. (Kev Jarvis).
 * East India Dock Basin NR: 6 Teal, ( male Chesnut Teal), 100+ Mallard, 1 Common Tern, 3 Swift, 2 Stock Dove, Blackcap. (Gary A James).
 * Grovelands Park, Enfield: 3 Willow Warblers roving with Long-tailed Tit flock, brood of 5 Great Crested Grebe chicks. (Katy M.) We usually see Chiffchaffs at this time are your birds feeding around the lake? (Bob Husband). Yes, they were on the edge of the lake nearest The Priory. They seemed too "long" for Chiffchaff, but they weren't calling so you may very well be right. (Katy M.)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden/ Stockwell: pr House Sparrows though they breed across the road they don't often venture in here. Yesterday pr young Peregrines did a low prey pass over the garden accompanied by a 3rd (female) - then circled slowly towards Houses of Parliament about 2pm(Michael Mac).
 * Kensal Green Cemetery: 1 scraggly-looking Nuthatch - 1st at this site for over 20 years (Neville Smith).
 * London Wetland Centre: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Common Whitethroat, LRP, Blackcap. 2 birds of prey very high over site (towards CC hospital) at 15.30, suspect Sparrowhawks? Anyone else get a look? (S Haslem)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 Little Owl, 9 Jackdaw, 10 Black-headed Gull, Swallow, Swift & 14 Goldfinch (JR).
 * Roding Valley Park and Redbridge Lakes: 2 Kingfishers, Common Tern, Kestrel, around half a dozen Swifts, Blackcap, 2 Whitethroats, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldfinches, Greenfinch, Song Thrush (Alan Hobson).
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (all on KGV1 Gantry from 07.00-08.45, at least), 1 Black-necked Grebe (South Basin), 1 Little Ringed Plover (South Basin), 1 Common Sandpiper (North Basin). (A.Luscombe).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Silver-washed Fritillary Round & Monument Glades ( Terry Lyle per Bob Watts), also 2 Swift (Bob Watts).
 * Vauxhall Park: adult f Peregrine circling around, 2 Swifts thru, Greenfinch with 5 eggs, 2 Speckled Wood mating or fighting one or the other - all at 11:30am (Michael Mac).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Little Ringed Plover, 6 Common Sandpipers & Peregrine at Lockwood; 4 Lapwings at East Warick (KJM/DKC).
 * Wanstead Flats: 19 Greylag Goose (+ residents) feeding on fields, Tufted Duck brood on Jubilee + 6 ad on Alex, Little Grebe (4 chicks on Alex), 23+ Cormorant over, 70+ Black-headed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 first summer Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove, Lesser Whitethroat singing, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 5 Grey Heron (Jonathan Lethbridge/Nick Croft/Sally Hammond)
 * Wanstead Park: Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Reed Warbler (juv SoM - JL), singing adult (NC), Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Mistle Thrush (Jonathan Lethbridge/Nick Croft/Sally Hammond).
 * Wood Green: 3+ Herring Gulls catching flying ants overhead with several Black-headed Gulls (David Callahan).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: m Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, plenty of juv Starling, Blackcap, Goldfinch and Dunnock all on Little Scrubs. c8 Swift over Scrubs Lane. (Charlie Farrell). PM: adult summer-plumaged Mediterranean Gull overhead with Black-heads plus brood of Meadow Pipit, juv Reed Bunting being fed by male & plenty young Linnet. (David Lindo & Neville Smith).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, c60 Swift. (Steve Blake)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 1f Sparrowhawk, c10 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, c12 Common Swift, 2 Nuthatch, 5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, c6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff + family party of 5, 2 Coal Tit, c15 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)

Sunday 10th July 2011

 * Alexandra Park: no sign of mixed singing Willow Warbler since midweek, 44 Black-headed Gulls filter beds, Common Tern (Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers & 5 Lapwings (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 12 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 5 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 8 Robin, 15 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Great Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 4 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 10 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam) + Jersey Tiger Moth by Morden Hill.
 * Canons Farm: 9 Crossbills flew south over farmhouse at 9.25am, 2+ Sand Martins with House Martins and Swifts around farmhouse at c.9.00am (David Campbell).
 * Crossness: Swift (c100 over southern marsh), House Martin, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Peregrine, Whitethroat, Little Egret (AW).
 * Dartford Marshes: Hobby, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper (Jim Spooner)
 * East India Dock Basin / Bow Creek Ecology Park: 3 Common Teal, 21 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper ( in high tide roost, first of the autumn), Common Tern west, 4+ Sand Martin, 4 singing Reed Warbler + several juveniles, famiiy party of Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 200+ Starling, 12 Goldfinch. 3 Linnet (Nick Tanner).
 * Grays riverside, RM17 (just inside LNHS area...): Sandwich Tern mid afternoon (James A)
 * Gutteridge Wood: Buzzard low over towards Ten Acre Wood, pr Kestrels, family Green Woodpecker, f Bullfinch (Neil Anderson)
 * Hampstead Heath: 2 Crossbills NW at 0940, Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Pete M). Pr Little Grebe with 3+ chicks, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Common Terns (Chris Bird)
 * Islington, Gillespie Park: 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Blackcaps singing (Alastair Rae)
 * Lockwood Reservoir: Little Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpipers, Peregrine (KJM)
 * London Wetland Centre (WWT): 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, juvenile Lapwing and Whitethroat, Cetti's, Sedge and Reed Warblers, Blackcap (Angus Innes), juvenile Peregrine (Rupert Kaye per AI);
 * Sharvel Lane (nr Ten Acre Wood): min 6 Lapwings on construction area, pr Swallows by stable (apparently young in nest) (Neil Anderson)
 * Wanstead Flats: Green Sandpiper flushed from Jubilee c. 06:00 later that or another bird seen flying east over Alex, Common Sandpiper (Alex), Little Ringed Plover (heard over broom fields c.15:00), 3 Swallow (south), 2 Sand Martin (south), 30 + House Martin feeding to north of flats, 50 + Swift, singing Chiffchaff, Blackcap, C Whitethroat, Goldcrest, 50 + Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Kestrel, displaying pr Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 3 Linnet (south), 2 Grey Heron, f Shoveler (Nick Croft/Stuart Fisher/Jonathan Lethbridge) Marbled White still SSSI
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Common Sandpiper (Heronry), Little Egret, Grey Heron, Hobby over Shoulder of Mutton, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, Great-crested Grebe, Little Grebe (Nick Croft/Jonathan Lethbridge)
 * Yeading Brook Meadows: 3 singing Skylark (min 6 birds including fully fledged family), singing Meadow Pipit, 15 Jackdaws, 6 Linnet (Neil Anderson)

Saturday 9 July 2011

 * Battersea Park: 1 Common Tern, Greylag Geese mysteriously disappeared about 1 month ago -- I asked the park people if they took them away -- they said no -- then I saw some on the River Thames so I conclude they must walk up there as young unable to fly, Egyptian Geese still have 9, Gadwall with 1 fledged duckling also Gadwall breeding down again as in 2009 well over 6 broods, 2 new broods Mallard. (Michael Mac).
 * Bookham Common: Buzzard, Hobby, c20 Crossbills over c15.00 low + actively calling, 3 Bullfinches (Neil Anderson + LNHS party)
 * Brent Reservoir: Hobby, 1,000 Swifts & 7 Lapwings (Andrew Self & Andrew Verrall)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 7 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 6 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Burgess Park: Large flock of 40+ Long Tailed Tits. Also singing Blackcap, Pair of Whitethroat with juvenile. (Ian Cater)
 * East India Dock Basin / Bow Creek Ecology Park: eclipse drake Teal, female Pintail, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern, 3 Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, all warblers singing (Nick Tanner).
 * Greenwich: 3 House Martin nests, Hoskins Street (2, at least one occupied) and Greenwich Park Street (1), with adults around nearby (Joe Beale)
 * Hornsey: Hobby flew SW over Nightingale Lane 1027 & another sighting NE at 1835 (Bob Watts).
 * Lockwood Reservoir: Peregrine, 4 Common Sandpiper (KJM)
 * Pinner (Private Garden): 22 Ring-necked Parakeets over south-east at 20:34 (JR).
 * Rainham RSPB: 45 + Black-tailed Godwit (+15 south), 3 Green Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, Stonechat, Grasshopper Warbler, only one singing Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Gull, 3 Common Tern (Nick Croft et al)
 * Regent's Park: Peregrine juv (pics on www.regentsparkbirds.blogspot.com), 10 Kestrels, Sparrowhawk carrying prey, 4 Little Owls, 2 Tawny Owls, plus the ususal warblers (Tony Duckett)
 * Staines Res: on the N basin, two drake Aythya hybrids, one a Tufted x Pochard (earlier reported as a possible Lesser Scaup), the other distant but very similar in appearance; also a Common Sandpiper. On the S basin, two adult Black-necked Grebes still (Rob Innes). Also, 1 Yellow-Legged Gull, 3 Lesser Black-Backed Gulls (08.00 on KGV1 Gantry). (A.Luscombe)
 * Tyttenhanger GP: 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatcher (2 ad + 1 juv). Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Owl, Buzzard, 2 Tree Sparrow, 2 Treecreeper, 20+ Swift (Steve Blake).
 * Beddington: 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 3 LRP, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 1 Ruddy Duck female (first one in a couple of years) pics here (Peter Alfrey and BFBG)
 * Wanstead Flats: Green Sandpiper (Alex), 8 Greylag Goose (west + resident birds), Shoveler female, Lesser Whitethroat brood, 8 House Martin (Nick Croft) Marbled White (Sally Hammond)
 * Wimbledon Park Lake: 18.00-18.15 - 1 Caspian Gull 2S, 1 Common Tern, 13 Egyptian Geese, 3 ad plus 3 young Great Crested Grebe (Martin Daniel).
 * Woodside Park (N12): A calling Crossbill flew West over gardens in Westbury Road at 07:30 (Ian Ellis).

Friday 8th July 2011

 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 8 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 7 Woodpigeon, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 7 Robin, 10 blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 6 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Bushy Park: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel (perched on tree), 2 Grey Heron, RN Parakeet, Wren, Swifts and Skylarks. (Penelope Paxer)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, male Corn Bunting, 3 Greenshank, Common Tern, 2 Chiffchaff.(Kev Jarvis).
 * Totteridge, N20: Little Egret flying SE towards Grange Ave. (Bob Husband, Fay Broom, David Noon)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Goldcest singing Sanctuary Wood - 1st observation for 6 weeks (Bob Watts),
 * Wandsworth Road: male Kestrel back on perch (Michael Mac).
 * Wyvil Estate - Stockwell: 1 Swift low down (Michael Mac).
 * Beddington: 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 3 LRP, 2 Dunlin, 20+ Lapwing, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine and 1 Little Egret pics here (Peter Alfrey)

Thursday 7th July 2011

 * Bow Creek and East India Dock Basin: female Pintail in the Basin, 2 eclipse Teal, 13+ Tufted Duck, 79 Mallard, 17+ Cormorant, 43 Black-headed Gull (incl 1 juv on Greenwich foreshore), ad Common Gull, Blackcap, several juv Reed Warblers calling, 4 Linnet (2 ads and 2 juvs), 8 Goldfinch (incl juvs), 2 Common Terns flying along river (not much action on islands) (Stuart Fisher)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 2 Heron, 2 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Swift, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 5 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Jay, 4 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * East Dulwich station: m Blackcap. Heard singing here several times this year but not seen before today. (Tom Smith)
 * Kew Gardens: 1 Kestrel, 2(adult male feeding juvenile female - very closeby!) Green Woodpecker, 3 House Martin, 1 male Southern Hawker, from tree walk (Robert Callf).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 Hobby, 1 Little Owl, 12 Swift, Swallow, Green Woodpecker & 2 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Ruislip Lido: 17.45 - 19.45hrs - Little Egret, 5 Common Tern including the resident pair, 230 Coot, 2 Common Buzzard, Hobby, dozens of Swifts & House Martins (Steve Pash).
 * Sainsbury's Nine Elms: pr Kestrels mysteriously appear after absence (Michael Mac).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Reed Warbler still am Soanes centre pond but not calling early pm though weather inclement (Bob Watts per Terry Lyle).
 * Trent Park: Hobby, Common Buzzard, Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Mandarin(f), Chiff(s), Blackcap(s), Garden Warbler, 6 Common Whitethroat inc Adult feeding young. ( Pete Lowman).
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Common Gull, 20 Black-headed Gull, 10 + Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Egret (south over Jubilee), Goldgrest, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, C Whitethroat, 5 Stock Dove, Little Grebe, f Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Green woodpecker, Jay, Jackdaw, 30 + Swift over Long Wood, House Martin, 100 + Starling, 20 + Cormorant (over), Chaffinch, 20 + Greenfinch, Rose-Ringed Parakeet, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 4 Mistle Thrush, singing Song Thrush (Nick Croft/Jonathan Lethbridge), met a dog walker who had heard a Cuckoo at the end of May in the SSSI
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Greenshank, 5 Greensandpiper, 8 Teal (Shaun Harvey).

Wednesday 6th July 2011

 * Bushy Park: Skylark, flock of 100+ Starlings, Ring-necked Parakeet and a Hedgehog!!! (Penelope Paxer)
 * Cockfosters, Herts. EN4: Male Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker - all in our garden (Anna & Bob Husband)
 * Crayford Marshes: 4 Yellow-legged Gull, Corn Bunting, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Curlew.(Kev Jarvis).
 * Greenwich by the river/Cutty Sark: 1 Common Tern fishing, also 6 Cormorants on opposite bank (Isle of Dogs) (Joe Beale).
 * Hackney Marshes: 30+ House Martins, feeding over southern scrub, Joined by Hobby hunting at ground level, great views, hobby went SW. Good numbers of Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Whitethroat all over plus a few Reed Warbler (Jamie Partridge)
 * London SE1 (Tower Bridge): Black Redstart feeding juvenile (Dave Thrussell - Croydon Birders)
 * Mile End Park: Reed Warbler still singing at Eco Centre, also short snatch of Whitethroat here too.(Pete M)
 * Staines Reservoir: 0800-0815hrs 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull seen on KGV1 gantry. Then flew off north. (N.Smith) Also, 1 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, & probable 3rd summer Caspian Gull (on gantry, twice for 10-15 seconds at a time, spooked by LBBs) at 08.35 (A.Luscombe)
 * Broomfield Park (Palmers Green, N13): 1 imm Lesser Black-backed Gull, bearing red darvic ring on left leg, attacked a feral Rock Dove which escaped, 09:30 hrs; 31 Black-headed Gull, including two juveniles; 1 female Mallard with 7 ducklings; 2(m&f) Tufted Duck; 1 juv/1st-w Robin; 2(Ad feeding juv) Mistle Thrush; 1 singing Chiffchaff (Robert Callf). Who fits Darvic rings. They say the Notts White Stork had a Davic ring fitted in Holland and the Titchwell Spoonbill had two coloured rings?
 * Totteridge (Folly Brook) Valley, N20: Pair of Kestrels with 3 fledged juvs, Green Woodpecker chicks calling from presumed nest in Oak (Bob Husband, Fay Broom, Ken Brook, David Noon)
 * Wanstead Flats: Common Sandpiper (feeding on Alex when not being chased by crows), 30 Black-headed Gull, 10+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, f Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe (1 pr + 2 chicks, 1 adult + 1 chick), Heron, 6 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 8+ House Martin, 20 + Swift, Sparrowhawk (m) (Nick Croft/Tim Harris) Marbled White in SSSI (NC)
 * Wanstead Park: 1 Common Tern (Heronry: feeding and then flying west with food), 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Swift, House Martin, Little Grebe (no sign Great Crested Grebe), 3 Stock Dove (Nick Croft) Marsh Harrier reported south over the old sewage works on 8 May by Paul Davies

Tuesday 5th July 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Mixed singing Willow Warbler still present, and leaning more towards the Chiffchaff end of the spectrum today; plus Common Tern, 20+ Swifts, 10+ House Martins, Chiffchaffs/Whitethroats/Blackcaps still singing (David Callahan).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Heron, 7 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Swift, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Starling, 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Chalk Wood: Single Common Crossbill flew W calling. May be worth checking nearby Joydens Wood, lots of pines here. Also 3 Hobbies over Ruxley fields (between North Cray Road and Old Maidstone Road), 2 singing Skylarks and a few singing warblers (Ian Stewart)
 * Great Cambridge Road (A10), Enfield: Kestrel flying south with prey over junction with North Circular Road (A406). (Katy M.)
 * Hampstead Heath: Pr Great Crested Grebe with 5 young (2 broods), Little Grebe on nest, 3+ Green Woodpecker, 3+ GS Woodpecker, 4+ calling Nuthatch and Treecreeper, 8+ Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Whitethroat, Common Tern, 7 Black Headed Gulls on ponds (Chris Bird), Grey Wagtail on Hampstead No1 pond (Sash Tusa)
 * Larkhall Park - Stockwell: 1 Swift (Michael Mac).
 * Mile End Park : Reed Warbler still singing in reedbed adjacent to Ecology Centre, present for a week (DWH)
 * Pinner Park Farm: Hobby, Little Owl, Swallow, 8 Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Mistle Thrush & 7 Black-headed Gull (Jon Ridge).
 * Regent's Park: 2 Kestrel families totalling 10 birds, Sparrowhawk carrying prey, 2 juv Green Woodpeckers, 4 Little Owls, 50+ Swifts, 7 Chiffchaffs, pr C Whitethroat 2nd nest, Reed Warbler + 2 juvs, another nest was raided by a crow (Tony Duckett)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Reed Warbler singing from reedbed Soanes Centre (2nd day), also 2+ Essex Skipper Scrapyard Meadow (Bob Watts), female Small Copper yesterday Cantrell Field (Terry Lyle).
 * Wandsworth Road: 1 Kestrel flew over, havn't bred this year. I am wondering if Peregrine had one of the pair as last years nest site very close, 3 female House Sparrows chirping in the ivy (Michael Mac).

Monday 4th July 2011

 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron ( 0 Mallard ) 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 2 singing Song Thrush, 3 Singing Blackcap, 3 Great Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Cormorant (William G)
 * Hornchurch CP: Greenshank, 6 Greensandpiper, 3 juv Garganey, 14 Teal, 6 Lapwing, (Paul Hawkins)
 * Hyde Park ;Glimpse of Buzzard (species) over Rangers Lodge mobbed by crows and gulls at 13.10hrs before heading north/north-west (did anybody get a better view and confirm whether it was a common or honey?) D.Jordan
 * Pinner Park Farm: 2 Hobby, 4 Little Owl, 1 Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Swallow, Goldfinch, 20 Swift, 2 Black-headed Gull, 4 Coot chicks still & 1 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Staines Reservoir: Two Caspian Gulls on KGVI Reservoir gantry until at least 08:50 (PFM). Hi, PFM (I'm sorry, I don't know your name) - I haven't seen any Caspian Gulls on the gantry or at Staines Res on recent evenings or indeed this year so far. Any chance someone with a camera could post some photos, so that others know what to look out for? Thanks for any help - Rob Innes. In the evening, nine or ten Mediterranean Gulls seen, an exceptional showing also noted at Queen Mother Res (per CDRH): five adults, two second-summers, one or two first-summers and a juvenile; also two drake Common Scoter on the N basin, presumably the ones seen at Queen Mother earlier, plus two adult Black-necked Grebes still on the S basin (Rob Innes, Ken Purdey).
 * Wanstead Flats: 4 Lapwing (2 west, 1 south and 1 landed briefly on Alex), Willow Warbler, Blackcap (still doing his woodle-doodle-doodle refrain at the end of his song), Goldcrest, juv Blackbird (heard), 7 Mistle Thrush, Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 30 + Greenfinch, Little Grebe with chick on Alex, 30 Black-headed Gull, Sparrowhawk with prey, f Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 9 Tufted Duck, 4 House Martin (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: 2 Common Tern (north over SoM), Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, Stock Dove, f Kestrel (Nick Croft)
 * Tyttenhanger Gps: Little Ringed Plover, 18 Common Tern, Adult Common Gull (first this summer) (Steve Blake)
 * Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 singing male Lesser Whitethroat, Allotments; 21 Jackdaw, including juvs; 3(ad male and two juvs) Linnet; 1 male Yellowhammer (Robert Callf).
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebe, c15 Tufted Duck, 1m Kestrel, c12 Common Swift, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1juv Willow Warbler, 5 Ring-necked parakeet, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Coal Tit, c10 Long-tailed Tit, Jay, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)

Sunday 3rd July 2011

 * Kenley: two Common Cranes flew over house and the valley off Hermitage Road three times around at 14:00 (Birdguides)
 * Bow Creek and East India Dock Basin: 2 LRP's, 1 Common Sandpiper, 53 Black-headed Gull, 33 Cormorant, 11 Reed Warbler (incl juvs), 7 Blackcap (incl juvs), 2 male Whitethroat, 3 Common Terns (Stuart Fisher)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 Lapwings (Brent Birders)
 * Barking Bay: Sandwich Tern flew down river @07:15 (Paul Hawkins)
 * Golders Green: 12:15 Red Kite soaring E over Golders Gardens, initially mobbed by 2 crows (James Levy).
 * Hackney Marshes: 2 Common Buzzards north early afternoon 2 mins apart. (Jamie Partridge, Mike Messenger)
 * Hyde Park: Male Sparrowhawk flying over Wireless festival 4pm. Looking very confused. (S Haslem)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 1 Kestrel (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Northolt + Greenford CP: f Sparrowhawk, pr Common Terns fishing on small fishing pools at Northala (first time I've seen them away from canal) + 1 seriously mobbing a Lesser Black Back that came down for a drink, Green Woodpecker, singing Lesser Whitethroat (Neil Anderson)
 * Oakwood Park, N14: 3(pair, nest-building and one juvenile) Little Grebe, Conservation Pond; 2 Siskin - unseasonal, but not unprecedented! 2 White-letter Hairstreaks and several Purple Hairstreaks (Robert Callf).
 * Pinner Park Farm: Hobby calling persistantly - may have involved more than just the one bird I saw, 1 Little Owl, 9 Mistle Thrush, 4 Whitethroat, 3 House Martin, Swallow, 9 Swift & 2 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Richmond Park: Black Redstart, juv in Holly Lodge horse paddocks. Flycatching in evng. (Tim Howard per FJM)
 * South Norwood Lake: Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe (+2 juv) 2 Cormorant, c20 Tufted Duck, 1 Swallow, c20 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Stock Dove, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 3 House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
 * Totteridge Valley: single Raven high above Ellern Mede Farm sheep fields at 10:15 for 5 mins, before it headed off NW. Also Kingfisher, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet, Lapwing. (Ian Ellis)
 * Woodlands Farm, Epping : Barn Owl, Swallows+fledglings, Song Thrush, lots of singing Chiffchaffs, Yellowhammer, Whitethroats+fledglings, Pied wagtail+fledgling, Blackcaps+fledglings, and a White Ermine moth being attacked by a wasp. (DWH)

Saturday 2nd July 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Willow Warbler starting a lot of singing with Chiff notes Cricket scrub but no sign of yesterday's Reed Warbler, also 3+ Purple Hairstreak in oaks/ashes along Racetrack, 2 Common Terns heading north from Wood Green Res, several Black-headed Gulls passing through the res in past week, and nearby Swift and House Martin nesting in and under eaves of same house opposite bus stop Priory Road (Bob Watts).
 * Brent Reservoir: Green Sand, 7 Lapwings & 2 LRPs (Brent Birders) 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit and 1 Lesser Redpoll (William G)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Heron, 10 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 5 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Great Tit, 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam)
 * Fulham: 1 Red Kite W around 4pm (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Lonsdale road; 1 shoveller, 10 Gadwall, family of pochard with 5 young. 1 common tern, 1 kingfisher, 1 lesser spotted woodpecker, singing reed wablers, chiffchaffs and blackcaps, 1 greenfich and small flock of goldfinches.(j Gordon)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 3 Little Owl (two juveniles) in the usual tree, 10 Mistle Thrush, 12 Swift, 4 Black-headed Gull, Swallow, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker & 1 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, c15 Tufted Duck, c12 Common Swift, 1 House Martin, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Coal Tit, C12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 2 Black-Necked Grebes, summer plumage (South Basin) & "2nd summer" Caspian Gull, on KGVI Gantry, visible from West End of Causeway, from 0830 - 09.00 at least. (A.Luscombe)
 * Totteridge Valley: Grasshopper Warbler reeling this evening at 21:00, also Tawny Owl and 10+ pipistrelle sp. at Darlands Lake (Ian Ellis).
 * Walthamstow Village E17: 1 Little Egret headed north east at 2015. (David Lindo & Penny Hayhurst).

Friday 1st July 2011

 * London M4 to Windsor and back - Red Kite, Common buzzard and common tern (DPainter)
 * Alexandra Park: Both Willow Warbler and Reed Warbler singing in Cricket Scrub, plus Common Tern on reservoir; c10 Black-headed Gulls north pm (David Callahan).
 * Battersea Park Lake: Little Grebe and 4 chicks, 1 summer Black-headed Gull, pr Egyptian Geese still have 9 young, Red-crested Pochard duck still has 2 young, pr Mute Swans 3 cygnets, last evening pr Common Terns diving in same area, drake Shoveler in eclipse - unusual for this time of year (Michael Mac).
 * Blackheath: The Dips - 3 juvenile Chiffchaffs being fed by at least 1 adult (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin).
 * Brent Reservoir: Green Sand, Redshank, 3 Lapwings & LRP (Andrew Self), same plus 1 Common Sand, 2 LRP, 3 adult Lapwing & 1 juvenile (Roy Beddard)
 * Crayford Marshes: 3 Hobby, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, Corn Bunting, Little Ringed Plover, Little Egret. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Greenwich, Banning Street: a flooded riverside building site near Enderby Wharf had 2 Sand Martins and 1 Pied Wagtail, plus 2 Foxes this evening (Joe Beale).
 * Headstone Moat: 1 Little Grebe was slightly unusual (JR).
 * River Pool,.Catford: Little Egret.heron.grey wagtail.2 whitethroat.3 blackcap.3 moorhen not one mallard along the whole river could it be a mink ? (Tom & Terry).
 * Isle of Dogs: Pair of Great Black Backed Gull with 3 chicks at same location as last year, 10+ House Martin, 2 Swift, Common Tern, plus Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small/Essex Skippers, Red Admiral plus many Whites and Blues! (Richard Harrison).
 * Forest Gate: Kingfisher (north) over my flat (a surprised Nick Croft)
 * Fulham Reach: Red Kite W 18:05 (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 3 Little Owl (two juveniles noted), 4 Whitethroat, 18 Swift, 6 Swallow, 2 House Martin & 12 Goldfinch (Jon Ridge).
 * Staines Reservoirs: 2 Black-Necked Grebes, summer plumage, South Basin. 1 Sandwich Tern, over causeway & South Basin in SE direction 08.20 (A.Luscombe).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery: pair of Collared Doves north over Scrapyard Meadow (scarce here), also lots of Large and Small Skippers (no Essex amongst ones I got close views of), House Martin, and several Swifts in vicinity mostly near Mile End tube (Bob Watts).
 * Trent Park:Common Tern, Mandarin(f), Common whitethroats (s), Blackcap(s), Chiff(s), 2 Green Woodpecker,10 Common Swift. c20 Ringlet, 1 Marbled White ( first ever seen at this site), Comma, Large White(s), Small White(s).( Pete Lowman).
 * Walthamstow Filter Beds: Grey Wagtail, Sand Martins. 3 Red Admirals, 3 Small Skippers, 2 Meadow Browns, f Common Blue (resembling mariscolore ssp). Banded Demoiselle (Dan Barrett)
 * Wandsworth Road at Vauxhall; Herring Gull chick visible on chimney stack [|adults near by] (Michael Mac).
 * Wanstead Flats: Willow Warbler plus 4 fledglings, 2 Grey Heron (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Sparrowhawk male carrying nesting material, 2 Great Crested Grebe, pr Bullfinch, Little Egret, 9 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 2 juv Swallow (Nick Croft)

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