NewsJan2004

Jan 31 Scaup at East India Dock Basin (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake, also 15 Goldeneye (Simon Buckingham)

Jan 30 Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park on Manor Lake, also 12 Smew (Birdguides) Ring-billed Gull at Woolwich Common, opposite Royal Military Academy (Birdguides) Mediterranean Gull at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Eagle Owl at Carpenders Park on a rooftop! (Andrew Self)

Jan 29 Firecrest at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Yellowhammer, 2 over Regent's Park (Tony Duckett)

Jan 28 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake see photos (Birdguides) Scaup at East India Dock Basin (LVRPA Rangers) Smew, 8 at Wraysbury GP on Heron Lakes complex (Birdguides) Bittern at Richmond Park, Upper Pen Pond (Birdguides) Lapwing, 34 over Regent's Park (Tony Duckett)

Jan 27 Lesser Scaup, possible drake at Colne Mere TQ019733 (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park on Manor Lake, also 19 Smew in area (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper at Waterworks NR (Birdguides)

Jan 26 Twite at Hogsmill SF, flew NE at 11.45 (Nick Tanner, Ray Brill) Smew, 7 at Bedfont Lakes CP (Birdguides)

Jan 25 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides) Long-tailed Duck at Island Barn Res, also 2 Green Sands (Pete Naylor) Black Redstart at Staines Res (Pete Naylor) Smew, 8 at Wraysbury, Hythe End Lake (David Combes) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park on Manor Lake, also 15 Smew & Scaup (Birdguides) Firecrest, 2 at Weald CP near Belvedere car park TQ568939 (Birdguides) Bittern at Amwell GP (Birdguides)

Jan 24 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides) Smew at Lee Valley, Holyfield Lake, also 10 Goosander; 8 Smew & Med Gull at Seventy Acres GP; Common Buzzard & 2 Brambling at Holyfield Hall Farm; Waxwing reported at Fishers Green Car Park (Ross Facer, Birdguides) Red Kite over Rickmansworth (Andrew Moon) Smew, 10 at Belhus Woods CP (Birdguides)

Jan 23 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides)

Jan 22 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides)

Jan 21 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides) Merlin at Hatfield, Beech Farm, also Short-eared Owl (Birdguides)

Jan 20 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park from path SE of church in Thorpe Village, also 9 Smew (Birdguides) Smew at Stocker's Lake from Kingfisher Hide, also 8 Goosander near causeway (Birdguides) Long-tailed Duck at Island Barn Res (Steve Spooner) Mediterranean Gull at Kempton NR (Ken Purdey)

Jan 19 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides)

Jan 18 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Andrew Self) Goosander, 4+ at Lee Valley, Holyfield Lake; also 8 Smew at Seventy Acres GP & 2 Smew at Amwell GP (Andrew Self) Water Pipit, 2+ at Rainham by stone barges (Andrew Self) Firecrest, 2 at Weald CP near Belvedere car park TQ568939 (Birdguides) Little Egret at Ewell, on Hogsmill River by Upper Mill (Birdguides) Smew, 3 at Belhus Woods CP, also Brambling (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park from path SE of church in Thorpe Village, also 16 Smew opposite park entrance (Birdguides) Black-necked Grebe, 9 at William Girling Res (Stephen Harris) Pintail, 3 at King George VI Res (Ken Purdey) Red-crested Pochard at Grange Waters (Dave Morrison)

Jan 17 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides) White-fronted Geese, 13 over Walthamstow Res at 08.15, also 2 Common Sands (David Darrell-Lambert) Smew, 8 at Belhus Woods CP (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park from path SE of church in Thorpe Village, also 24 Smew opposite park entrance (Birdguides) Firecrest, 2 at Dagenham Chase, just SE of Tom Thumb Lake (Birdguides) Firecrest, 2 at Weald CP near Belvedere car park TQ568939 (Birdguides) Goosander, 25 at Wraysbury Res (Andrew Moon, Ken Purdey) Mediterranean Gull, adult at Hilfield Park Res (Birdguides) Black-tailed Godwit, 61 at Aveley Bay, also Little Egret & Grey Plover (Dave Morrison)

Jan 16 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides) Bittern at Barnes WWT, also Cetti's Warbler (Steve Pash)

Jan 15 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Birdguides) Smew, 13 at Thorpe Park, on pit opposite park (Jim Sweetland) Red-crested Pochard, 2 at Stocker's Lake (Birdguides)

Jan 14 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake, also Black Redstart by boathouse (Birdguides) White-headed Duck, drake at Hilfield Park Res, view from M1 footbridge (Birdguides) Smew, 20 at Thorpe Park, on pit opposite park (Birdguides) Little Egret at Ewell, on Hogsmill River by Upper Mill (Neil Batten)

Jan 13 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Andrew Self) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park on Manor Lake also 17 Smew on pit opposite entrance (Birdguides) Water Pipit, 2 at Rainham Marsh, also Yellow-legged Gull (Birdguides) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides) American Robin, one reported from Dagenham Chase NR, on west bank of River Rom between NR and YMCA building near Great Cullings Estate (seen on 10th & 12th by non-birder)

Jan 12 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, by golf range at TQ455908, 300 yards south of main sailing lake (Alan Bell) Waxwing, 2 at Cheshunt, in High Street opposite Somerfields (Birdguides) Smew, 5 at Thorpe Park, on pit opposite park (Jim Sweetland) Red-crested Pochard, 9 at Bushy Park (Steve Spooner) Water Pipit, 4+ at Rainham Marsh (Birdguides) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides) Little Egret at Ewell, on Hogsmill River by Upper Mill (Neil Batten) Common Sandpiper at Leamouth, also 34 Redshank (Nick Tanner)

Jan 11 Hume's Warbler at Fairlop Waters CP, in conifers by golf range at TQ455908 (Alan Bell) Mediterranean Gull, adult at Wormwood Scrubs, on playing fields this morning (David Lindo) Black-necked Grebe at Ockenden, Stubbers OPC Pit TQ572847 (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Smew, 3 at Thorpe Park, also Red-necked Grebe & 6 Goldeneye (Roger & Liz Ackroyd) Green Sandpiper at Stoke Newington Res, also Redshank (Garry James) Long-tailed Duck at Walton Res (Steve Spooner) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park also 21 Smew (Birdguides) Slavonian Grebe at Lee Valley, Holyfield Lake, also 10 Smew & 7 Goosander (Birdguides) Bittern, 2 at Barnes WWT, also Jack Snipe, Cetti's Warbler & Black Redstart (Birdguides) Black Redstart at Orpington, in private garden (R. Marks)

Jan 10 Little Egret, 20 roosted at Broadwater Lake, also 5 Yellow-legged Gulls & White-headed Duck (Birdguides) Little Egret, 2 north over Beckenham Place Park at 11.00 (Dave de Silva) Smew, 21 at Thorpe Park, also Red-necked Grebe & 2 Goldeneye (Andrew Taylor) Mediterranean Gull, adult at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Red-crested Pochard, 2 at Stocker's Lake, also Smew, 8 Goosander & 10 Goldeneye (Roger & Liz Ackroyd) Little Egret at Ewell, on Hogsmill River by Upper Mill (Neil Batten)

Jan 9 Waxwing, 7 at Addiscombe, Fullerton Road/Exeter Road (Birdguides) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides) Smew, 20 at Thorpe Park, also Red-necked Grebe (David Combes, Birdguides) Goosander, 34 at Nazeing GPs (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides)

Jan 8 Waxwing, 4 at Addiscombe, between Fullerton Road and Morland Road this morning (Paul Jones) Bittern at Lee Valley, Bittern Watchpoint, also 3 Goosander (Birdguides) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides)

Jan 7 Waxwing, 7 at Addiscombe, Fullerton Road this morning (Justin Atkinson) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park also 2 Red-crested Pochards & 5 Smew (Birdguides) Smew, 2 at Belhus Woods CP (Birdguides)

Jan 6 Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park also 2 Red-crested Pochards (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Smew, 3at Bedfont Lakes CP (Birdguides)

Jan 5 Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park also 2 Red-crested Pochards, Firecrest & 10 Smew (Birdguides) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Little Egret, 2 at Stockbridge, on private land by R. Chess opposite Scotsbridge Mill Beefeater (Birdguides) Black Redstart at Beckton SW, also Yellow-legged Gull (Dave Morrison) Smew, 5 at Bedfont Lakes CP, also Firecrest (Birdguides)

Jan 4 Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park also 2 Red-crested Pochards & 8 Smew (Birdguides) Smew, 11 at Lee Valley, Hooks Marsh; also Bittern at 70 Acres GP; & Buzzard, Tree Sparrow and 5 Brambling at Holyfield Hall Farm (Stephen Harris) Smew, 2 at Staines Res,also Black Redstart & Green Sand (Oliver Metcalf) Smew, 10 at Belhus Woods CP (Birdguides) Smew, 3 at Bedfont Lakes CP, also Bittern (Pete Naylor) White-headed Duck at Broadwater Lake (Birdguides) Bearded Tit, 2 at Beddington SF (Johnny Allan) Bearded Tit at Beckton SW, also Common Sand & Rock Pipit (Dave Morrison)

Jan 3 Smew, 12 at Belhus Woods CP (Birdguides) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides) Water Pipit, 2 at Rainham Marsh by stone barges (Birdguides) Smew at Wraysbury GP, also 10 Goosander & Red-crested Pochard (Birdguides, Jim & Tony Sweetland) Black-necked Grebe at Ockenden, Stubbers OPC Pit (Birdguides) Caspian Gull at Woolwich, 0.25 mile east of ferry (Birdguides) Jack Snipe at Walthamstow Res, also Green Sand & 2 Rock Pipits (Stephen Harris) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park, Manor Lake, also 3 Smew & 2 Red-crested Pochards from footpath SE of church TQ028687 & 9 Smew on pit opposite main lake (Jim & Tony Sweetland) Black-necked Grebe, 6 at William Girling Res, also 9 Goosander, Med Gull & 6 Yellow-legged Gulls (David Darrell-Lambert) Bittern, 2 at Barnes WWT, also 2 Stonechat (John Arbon) Common Sandpiper at Leamouth (Nick Tanner)

Jan 2 Bearded Tit, 2 at Beddington SF, also Caspian Gull, Little Egret, Pintail & 4 Water Pipits (Johnny Allan) Ring-billed Gull at Woolwich, opposite Royal Military Academy (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park, Manor Lake, also 2 Red-crested Pochards from footpath SE of church TQ028687 & 3 Smew on pit opposite main lake (Birdguides) Smew, 5 at Belhus Woods CP (Birdguides) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides) Smew, 4 at Bedfont Lakes CP (Birdguides) Caspian Gull at King George V Dock (Birdguides) Long-tailed Duck at Island Barn Res (Birdguides) Firecrest, 2 at Weald CP (Birdguides) Goldeneye, 18 at King George VI Res (Pete Naylor) Black Redstart at Staines Res (Pete Naylor)

Jan 1 2004: Bittern, 2 roosted at Berwick Ponds at 16.05 (Dave Morrison) Great Northern Diver at Essex Arena Pits, viewable from Thurrock Services (Birdguides) Caspian Gull at King George V Dock (Birdguides) Avocet at Barking Bay (Birdguides) Smew, 9 at Bedfont Lakes CP (Ken Purdey) Smew, 3 at Belhus Woods CP (Birdguides) Red-necked Grebe at Thorpe Park, Manor Lake, also 2 Red-crested Pochards from fooptath SE of church TQ028687 (Birdguides) Pintail at East India Dock Basin (Nick Tanner)