July 2018

Bird of the Month: London's fourth ever Marsh Sandpiper
A good few birders managed to catch up with a Marsh Sandpiper at RSPB Rainham Marshes late in the month. It was present from the 27th to the 29th before relocating downriver to RSPB Cliffe Marshes. It was only the fourth Marsh Sandpiper ever seen in the London area. The previous records were late August birds in 1963 and 1966 and an April bird in 1984.

Other notable waders in July included a Wood Sandpiper in the relief channel next to William Girling Reservoir for three days from the 16th and a Little Stint at KGV Reservoir on the 31st.

Another good late July bird was a juvenile Purple Heron clocked by five birders at Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve on the 20th. It was the first in the London area since 11th June 2016, when a bird spent the morning at Rye Meads — and that bird was the first for seven years, following one at the London Wetland Centre in August 2009.

Larids
June’s Bonaparte’s Gull continued to hang around the Crossness sewage works outfall until the first day of July. It was last seen at lunchtime across the river at Creekmouth. Two juvenile Caspian Gull at Rainham Marshes on the 17th were the first juv Caspos seen in the UK this year.

A Sandwich Tern spent an hour at Woodberry Wetlands on the 10th, and Sarnies were also seen at Bury Lake, Rickmansworth (15th) and Swanscombe (24th). Five Black Tern were seen at KGV Reservoir on the 26th and another was at the same site on the 31st.

And the rest

 * Two Garganey were at the London Wetland Centre for several days from the 25th.
 * On the 6th a female Quail was found injured or ill at Heathrow Airport. It was taken into care but died on the way to Shepperton Swan Sanctuary.
 * Four beautiful summer-plumaged Black-necked Grebe that spent the day at Brent Reservoir on 6th July were the first seen there since 2012 and the site’s highest ever count. Two were also reported at Staines Reservoir on the 26th.
 * An immature Spoonbill was at Rainham Marshes in the middle of the month.

(Contributed by Andrew Haynes, who accepts full responsibility for any errors. Historical information is mainly based on archived reports on this wiki and on ‘The Birds of London' by Andrew Self.)

Tuesday 31st July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Willow Warblers Conservation Pond and above Anthill meadow, in flock with 2 Coal Tit, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher Wood Green res, Common Gull 2cy Filter Beds, 5+ Swift, House Martin, 4 Green Woodpecker Golf Course incl juv; Migrant Hawker (APOG Birders)
 * Brockley Nature Reserve: 2 Sparrowhawk (1 juv) 19.00 (Keith Chambers)
 * Clissold Park: 15+ Willow Emerald Damselfly (Chris Farthing)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Shelduck, 10 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher, 20+ Lapwing, 15+ Common Sandpiper, 2-3 Greenshank, 10+ Yellow-legged Gull, 5+ Swift, Barn Owl from 20.50, Little Owl calling, 6+ Cetti’s Warbler, 4+ Reed Warbler (Ian Stewart)
 * Eastcote (Field End Rec): f Sparrowhawk attempted to take a Magpie, Green Woodpecker (Tim Rymer)
 * KGV Reservoir: Little Stint South Basin of the causeway am, Green Sandpiper, 20+ Common Sandpiper, Black Tern (Neville Smith)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 16 Swift late p.m. (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern, Peregrine, 3 Chiffchaff (WWT tweet)
 * Motspur Park: 2 Common Buzzards soaring then NE (Bob Smith)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: ad Sanderling arr'd n bank midpt 0735 (Derek Barker via Berks BN)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Whimbrel, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Avocet, 1 Common Sandpiper (Jack Headley tweet)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Little Egret (P. Redmond)
 * St James's Park: Willow Warbler (Frank Nugent)
 * Trent Park: 8 Mandarin Duck, Hobby, 6 Swift, Garden Warbler; Jersey Tiger (Robert Callf) Also: 2 Blackcap, Common Buzzard, Common Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Mandarin, 3 Swallow, 4 Common Blue, 2 Small Heath, Brown Hawker, Ruddy Darter. ( Pete Lowman ).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: juv Mandarin Duck, 4 Common Sandpiper, 20+ Common Tern [2 chicks still on rafts], 42 Mute Swan 9 cygnets, 1 Peregrine (David Bradshaw/Daniel Whitelegg)
 * West Norwood Cemetery: 2 Swifts still around only a few birds nest round the area, Cat chasing a Grey Squirrel (Michael Mac)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 20 House Martin, 12 Swift, Sand Martin, Shoveler (Chris Farthing)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 50+ Goldfinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (Charlie Farrell)

Monday 30th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Kingfisher, Peregrine, Common Gull 2cy, 10+ Swift, 4+ House Martin, c10 Black-headed Gull incl 2juv (APOG Birders)
 * Broomfield Park: 2 House Martin (James Palmer)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: 150+ Swift S in small groups during 90min am (Geoff Barter tweet)
 * Dalston: Swift (last day of the Dalston swifts - down to one today - none seen on consecutive days) (Jon Agar)
 * Fairlop Waters: c20 House Martin, c10 Swift, 3 Swallow, 3+ Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, c130 Canada Goose, c200 Greylag Goose (Charlie Farrell)
 * Gallions Reach: Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 10+ Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 6 Common Tern (Kevin McManus tweet)
 * Greenford UB6: Hobby over back gdn, local-breeding Swifts last seen Friday 27 July (Neil Anderson)
 * Grovelands Park: 3 Cormorant, pr Egyptian Goose, 2 Northern Shoveler eclipse m & f, 5 Common Pochard 4 eclipse m & f, 10 Tufted Duck, 31+ Black-headed Gull; Red Admiral (Robert Callf)
 * Kentish Town: Red Kite SE over Gaisford St 1013 (Pete Mantle)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey still, Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 23 Teal, Peregrine, 6 Common Tern, 3 Little Grebe (WWT website/Twitter)
 * Oakwood Park: Swift (James Palmer)
 * Rainham RSPB: 3 Avocet, 2 Whimbrel, 51 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); Marsh Harrier, 5 Swift, Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 4 Egyptian Goose 2pr and 2 & 6 yg, f Mandarin, White Stork drifted SE over main lake - origin unknown, Little Ringed Plover & Common Sandpiper & 3 Green Sandpiper fr tyler hide, Kingfisher willow hide (Matthew Bournat via Kent OS)
 * Shrewsbury Park, SE18: 3 Swift, Blackcap singing, Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Tim Rymer)
 * Staines Reservoir: Little Egret, 3 Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpiper (Jim Sweetland tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley: 3 Buzzard, 5 Rook, 12 Swift, 3 Bullfinch; Painted Lady (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 3 Kestrel pr & juv begging Ride Wood, 17+ Swift (Robert Callf)

Sunday 29th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 6 Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res, no Swift, m Sparrowhawk (Bob Watts)
 * Boxer's Lake, Enfield: 5 Egyptian Goose pr & 3juv, eclipse m Mandarin Duck, 8 Tufted Duck m 3f & 4yg, 19 Black-headed Gull, 5 Barn Swallow, Grey Wagtail; m Southern Hawker (Robert Callf)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing (Andrew Self, Simon Worsfold)
 * Chingford: 5 Little Egret in River Lee Navigation Channel by Chingford Costco (Allan Stewart)
 * Erith (Thames Foreshore off Corinthian Manorway): incl 2 Collared Dove, 2 Common Gull, 5 Goldfinch, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Mallard & 3yg, 2 Oystercatcher and 6 Shelduck [3 families comprising 2ad each and 5 & 8 & 10 yg] (Mike Robinson)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Whimbrel over, 7+ Green Sandpiper (Paul Hawkins tweet)
 * Lamorbey Park, Sidcup DA15: Green Woodpecker in my gdn (Mike Amos)
 * London Wetland Centre: Garganey, 26 Teal, 7 Common Tern, 2 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 3 Swallow briefly then E (WWT website)
 * Rainham RSPB: MARSH SANDPIPER still in Aveley Bay early am (Howard Vaughan per FJM); MS in Aveley Bay 0700 (Howard Vaughan tweet); not seen after 07.50 when lost to view in adverse weather; MS later relocated downriver to Radar Pool at RSPB Cliffe Pools, Kent (Frank Cackett per Lee Evans tweet at 1615)
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2juv Little Ringed Plover causeway bank mid-aft nr W end (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Walthamstow (Waltham Forest College): 1 ad Green Woodpecker (Daniel Whitelegg)

Saturday 28th July 2018

 * Brent Reservoir: 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, Lapwing (Andrew Self); plus 3 Little Egret (Roy Beddard)
 * Foots Cray: Hobby flying over Crittall's Corner bypass at 20:50pm (Jack Headley)
 * Greenhithe: Oystercatcher on Thames foreshore behind Asda (Jack Headley)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey still wader scrape & reservoir lagoon, 11 Shoveler, 18 Teal, 9 Common Tern, Hobby hunting main lake & scrape (WWT website); both Garganey now on reservoir lagoon 12.00, 2 Common Snipe grazing marsh & wader scrape, Common Sandpiper main lake, 1 Jersey Tiger sheltered lagoon (Martin Honey et al.); Garganey seen again mid-aft on main lake & then on sheltered lagoon (Mike Wheeler/Martin Parker)
 * Rainham RSPB: MARSH SANDPIPER until 0700 then S toward Thames w/ Redshank but returned to Aveley Pool 0810 (Howard Vaughan tweets); seen briefly in flight with Redshank 0705 before dropping onto reserve then in flight near Aveley Bay w/ Greenshank 0808 and flying towards Aveley Pool 0810 (Bob Watts); MS still on south end of Aveley Pool with a clear but distant view fr 2nd boardwalk viewing platform [when approaching from the woodland area] (Harringay Birder tweet at 1105); also Whimbrel, Avocet, c40 Black-tailed Godwit Aveley Bay (Bob Watts, Bruce Carson, Magnus Andersson, Simon Worsfold et al); Marsh Sandpiper mostly asleep late morning but started feeding from around 1300 showing well at times, also 60 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 5 Little Ringed Plovers and 3 Common Sandpipers (Tom Jordan)
 * Rye Meads NR: 3 eclipse m Wigeon, 4 Little Egret, f Marsh Harrier still in meadow (Allan Meadows via Herts BC)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, juv Yellow-legged Gull (David Darrell-Lambert et al per Surrey BN)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern (Steve Blake via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 1 Kingfisher, 7 Common Sandpiper, 11 Common Tern incl 3 fledglings, 200 Swift, 6 Pied Wagtail 2ad 4juv, 2 Sand Martin (Rhys Evans)

Friday 27th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: c50 Black-headed Gull, 30+ large gulls, 14+ Swift, House Martin, Treecreeper; 3 Brown Argus, Small Copper (Bob Watts)
 * Brookmill Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Danson Park: 7+ Egyptian Goose, 7 Tufted Duck 6juv, Little Grebe, 6+ Great Crested Grebe, 22+ Swift, Grey Wagtail, 2+ Blackcap, Whitethroat [passage migrant only here], 2 Jay, 2 Jackdaw; Purple Hairstreak (Ian Stewart)
 * Fishers Green: 1 Black-tailed Godwit on largest tern raft (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Greenford UB6: Red Kite quartering over gdns (Neil Anderson)
 * Hyde Park: Kestrel m over meadows c9.45am, Sparrowhawks over nursery area - m has been calling with f & juv present most days, Peregrine soaring high above French embassy c11-11.30am (Malachi Yarker)
 * KGV Res: Turnstone (per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey, 2 Snipe, 7 Common Tern, 10 Shoveler, 2 Peregrine (WWT website)
 * New River Path, Canonbury Grove: Kestrel 19.00 (Keith Chambers)
 * Pinner: Tawny Owl breeding success evident. Not in one of the BTO's Tawny Owl survey boxes. Is that a zero?  Wondering why the BTO doesn't just request results from anywhere with GSP positions? (Richard Francis)
 * Ponders End Lake: 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Ringed Plover inc 2 juv, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Little Grebe 3pr all w/ yg (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Putney Heath: Brown Hairstreak down on lily pads on Scio Pond 12.00 (P. Smallshire, R.Kaye)
 * Rainham Marshes: Great White Egret W 08:40, 10+ Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Hobby, 9 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 50+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, Marsh Sandpiper seen but not identified until later, Barn Owl, 2 Yellow Wagtail; 2 Brown Argus, Clouded Yellow, 2 Jersey Tiger (Andrew Self, John & Janet Cadera); moulting ad MARSH SANDPIPER Aveley Pool late-aft [seen 11am-4pm per Lee Evans tweet] but not visible fr riverwall - Reserve will reopen at 0700 tomorrow (Howard Vaughan tweet); also 2 Greenshank (per Lee Evans tweet)
 * Rye Meads: draper hide only - 3 Oystercatcher inc 1juv, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Lapwing (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Ruislip Lido/Woods: 5 Gadwall, Little Egret, 3 Common Tern, 12+ Swift, 2 Swallow, 20+ House Martin, 2 Bullfinch; 15 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Small Copper, 9 Migrant Hawker (Neil Anderson)
 * Shrewsbury Park, SE18: 4 Blackcap 3 singing, 3 Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Tawny Owl (Tim Rymer)
 * Sidcup DA15: Tawny Owl called once 05.16, Sparrowhawk crashed into garden bush unsuccessfully after small birds, Peregrine, Stock Dove E, Swift, Green Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff; Hedgehog in garden c04.30 & c21.15 (Ian Stewart)
 * Trent Park: m Bullfinch nr Church Wd (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Redshank arr'd main pit 0810 (Rupert Evershed tweet)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Sandpiper, Peregrine, 2 Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove (Chris Farthing)

Thursday 26th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 16 Swift, House Martin, 42 Black-headed Gull, c25 Herring Gull, c25 Lesser Black-backed Gull; 2 Brown Argus (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret (Brent Birders)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: Little Egret, Kingfisher, juv Green Woodpecker, 12+ Swift, 2+ Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Chiffchaff, 1+ Bullfinch; Jersey Tiger, 4+ hawkers prob Migrant Hawker & 1m Emperor Dragonfly (Ian Stewart)
 * Fulham Reach (Thames): 3 Great Black-backed Gull pr & yg, 2 Sand Martin (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Greenwich O2: 2juv Mediterranean Gulls on rocks by slipway with Black-headed Gulls (Mike Paice)
 * KGV Reservoir: 4 Black Tern 0705 (BirdGuides); 5 Black Tern (Neville Smith per ELBF FB)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Little Grebe, Snipe, 7 Common Tern, Kingfisher (WWT website)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 4 Pochard, juv Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Sandpiper h (Jack Headley)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin causeway bank till 09.20 at least; on S basin 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Little Grebe; on N basin 4juv Little Ringed Plover on W bank nr tower, 6 Common Sandpiper, Shelduck & 4yg, Mallard & 7yg, 5 Kestrel 3juv (Bob Warden, Franko J Maroevic)
 * Swanley (Birchwood Road): 9+ House Martin near colony c20.45; 2+ Jersey Tiger in nearby streets (Ian Stewart)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 6 Common Sandpipers, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 15 Common Tern inc 3 juv & 2 chicks on raft, 5 Peregrine Falcon (Walthamstow Birders)

Wednesday 25th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 30+ Black-headed Gull inclusing juvenile, 16 Swift; Silver-washed Fritillary seen 1145 and 1435 each for about one minute - a first for the site, 5+ Brown Argus, 3+ Small Copper, 25+ Common Blue, Migrant Hawker (Bob Watts, Stephen Middleton, Bruce Carson)
 * Bexley Park Wood: juv Tawny Owl calling 21.25 directly above main path (Ian Stewart)
 * Brent Reservoir: Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, Cetti’s Warbler, Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher (Magnus Andersson, Stephen Branley)
 * Brook Farm, Upminster: Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1490 Swift S 14.45-16.00, Kestrel, Hobby, 13 Swallow, 4 Yellowhammer (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Stock Dove, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Brunel Unversity, Uxbridge: 3f Mandarin in R Pinn (Roger Dewey)
 * Chelsea Bridge Wharf: pr Grey Wagtail; 2 m Gypsy Moths (Neil Anderson)
 * Crayford Marshes: 3 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 8+ Lapwing, 10+ Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, Greenshank, 1+ Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Owl hunting along Darent Creek 20.10, Blackcap singing, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler (Ian Stewart)
 * Finsbury Park: Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker; Jersey Tiger Moth in my gdn [Hackney E5] amongst several seen in the surrounding area (J-P Elmes)
 * Honor Oak Park SE23: Tiger Moth in front garden 19.05. Regular visitor for the last 6 years or more. (Paul Francis)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: c175 Black-headed Gulls c150 in one flock hawking ants whilst drifting over s 16:30 & another loose flock of 27 sw at 17:35, plus 12 Common Swift; 68 Common Swift feeding in a tight flock drifting n 18:25 (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Garganey, Redshank, Kingfisher, 6 Common Tern, Little Grebe (WWT website); Common Sandpiper (Simon Fogg)
 * Rainham RSPB: 45 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 3 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 7 Little Ringed Plover, juv Mediterranean Gull, juv Caspian Gull (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 1 Green Sandpiper & 1 Common Tern among BH Gull flock fr tyler hide, 1 Kingfisher (Jack Headley)
 * South Harrow: 12+ Swift chasing around above Northolt Rd (Dan Pinkham)
 * Stave Hill: 1 singing Reed Warbler on Downtown Pond, 6+ House Martin over, 1 Collared Dove; 3 Jersey Tigers (John Cadera)
 * Trent Park: m Bullfinch Church Wd 10:30 (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs, Lockwood: 2 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon (Graham Howie)

Tuesday 24th July 2018

 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: juv Cuckoo over am (Geoff Barter per CFBW BG)
 * Greenford Station: Jersey Tiger (Neil Anderson)
 * Greenwich Station: 20 Swift (Ray Crouch)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 133 Common Swift mostly sw in half an hour, 2 Common Buzzard (Neil Batten)
 * Millwall Docks: Common Sandpiper flying around Millwall Outer Dock 9.10am (Sean Huggins)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 4 Pochard, 3 Sparrowhawk pr & juv, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher (Jack Headley)
 * Sidcup DA15: Peregrine, Swift, prob Chiffchaff in garden, Song Thrush; Hedgehog in garden from 21.30 every night this week, Jersey Tiger in my house briefly (Ian Stewart)
 * Stoneleigh Station KT17: singing Blackcap still (Neil Batten)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Kestrel f 2juv, 2 Raven, 18 Magpie, 5 Common Whitethroat 3ad 2juv, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 28 Linnet, 3 Oystercatcher downriver, 1 Sandwich Tern downriver, 1 Blackcap - 07.30-10.15 rising tide; butterflies - many Wall, 5 Speckled Wood, 3 Clouded Yellow, many Gatekeeper (Roger Keith)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - 215 Black-headed Gulls inc 21juv, 57 Lesser Black-backed Gulls inc 11juv, 16 Mute Swan (Daniel Whitelegg)

Monday 23rd July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 4 House Martin, 20+ Black-headed Gull incl juv, Treecreeper h; 3 Brown Argus, 2 Small Copper (APOG Birders); nearby in Muswell Hill Banded Demoiselle in kitchen with one seen in The Avenue y'day (Gerry Rawcliffe & Alan Gibson per Bob Watts)
 * Burgess Park: Peregrine (Steven Robinson)
 * Crossness (Thames beside the outfall): incl Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 4 Gadwall, 2 Grey Wagtail, Lapwing, Little Egret, 2juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Oystercatcher and 11 Teal (Mike Robinson)
 * Grovelands Park: 4 Mandarin Duck, 4m Common Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 52 Black-headed Gull, 3 Nuthatch; 3 Small Copper, 3+ Common Blue, 3 Holly Blue, 2 Speckled Wood (Robert Callf) Refused admittance to Southgate Library because I could not provide a mobile phone number. No explanation given.
 * Kensal Green: 1 Jersey Tiger (Charlie Farrell)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 9 Common Swift (Neil Batten)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: ad Oystercatcher, ad Sanderling flew in w/ ad Dunlin 0745-0810, Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank (Derek Barker via Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: Wood Sandpiper aveley pool still (per ELBF FB)
 * Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Yellow Wagtail S, Treecreeper, Lesser Whitethroat, juv Sparrowhawk; 2 Jersey Tiger, 4+ Gypsy moths, 4+ Purple Hairstreaks (Stuart Fisher)
 * Staines Reservoir: 1 Ruff N basin on N bank early am (Bob Warden per FJM)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 3 Common Buzzard, 69+ Swift, 23 Stock Dove, Red Kite, Nuthatch (Samuel Levy)
 * West Dulwich: gdn - 26 Swift; 1 Jersey Tiger, 1 Red Underwing, 1 Stag Beetle (Paul Collins) I have to ask. Do you really mean Rosy Underwing (Catocala electa), a rare immigrant to the UK [Martin Honey]? Hi Martin, no I typed Red Underwing but someone deleted my original post. Then I put this post up again and they've changed it to Rosy. No idea what's going on on LondonBirdersWikia today. Anyway, it's amended for now. Thanks for alerting me [Paul] The wiki's history shows that Paul posted his sighting at 08:42 and then at 08:44 someone, presumably accidentally, deleted it while adding a posting for Staines Res. Paul then re-posted at 11:31 but, also presumably accidentally, typed 'Rosy' rather than 'Red'. Aah. That explains it [MRH].

Sunday 22nd July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Red Kite high E over Wood Green Res 1030, also 40+ Black-headed Gull incl juv; Brown Argus (APOG Birders); Green-underside Blue butterfly/ant hill meadow 12.15 (Greg Smith) Not a British species (also outside of its normal flight period), are you sure of the id? [M. Honey] As far as i am concerned there is only one record of Green-underside Blue in the UK which was in 1936 somewhere in Devon in September [SL]; That's correct, in Torquay in September 1936, so also outside its nomal flight period so thought to be a dubious record [MRH]. I meant to post this as 'could it be?' as i thought it may be worth further investigation. Butterfly appeared to match images found at ukbutterflies.co. Distinct hint of blue under wings, but not a good view of top. Observed by 2 of us, and it was not Common and Holly Blue, as there were several of these to compare it against. Is there another Blue that show's a distinct blue tinge under the wings? (Greg Smith)
 * Brent Reservoir: 5 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Little Egret (Brent Birders)
 * Cornmill Gardens, Lewisham: 2 f-type Mandarin (Conrad Ellam)
 * East India Dock: Little Egret, 3 Sand Martin, Oystercatcher over to Bow Creek, Jersey Tiger Moth (Frank Nugent)
 * Fulham Reach: Yellow-legged Gull (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: 2 Common Sandpiper, 20 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Mandarin, c40 Swift (Charlie Farrell)
 * Kew (Stand on the Green): 2 Common Sandpiper (Catherine Beazley)
 * King George V Reservoir: 3 Little Ringed Plover, Common Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 8 Common Sandpiper; 4 Painted Lady 3 nr entrance tower (Graham Howie)
 * Mudchute Farm: 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 singing Blackcap, 10 House sparrows (Harry Harrison)
 * North Sheen Rec: 2 Jersey Tiger Moths - a first for the site 15.00 (Peter Hart)
 * Rainham RSPB: Wood Sandpiper aveley pool (per ELBF FB)
 * Southall (Dormers Wells High School): Red Kite over 10:30 (Phil Belman)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 1 juv Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Redshank, 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Common Tern incl 1 fledgling, 80+ Pochard, 9 Little Egret, 19 Mute Swan, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Linnet (Rhys Evans)
 * Wanstead Park: 18 Little Egret (per ELBF FB)

Saturday 21st July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 67 Black-headed Gull; Brown Argus, Purple Hairstreak (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Snipe, 2 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher flew off 14:35; Black-headed Gull with Polish colour-ring (Andrew Self); plus ad Mediterranean Gull in East Marsh 11.30 (Roy Beddard)
 * Brentford Station: Jersey Tiger on railway bridge (Neil Anderson)
 * Cudham nr Downe: Red Kite (Adam McCulloch)
 * Dalston: Jersey Tiger in gdn (Jon Agar)
 * Greenford UB6: Jersey Tiger on my kitchen window 7am- 1st gdn record (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: 6+ Common Terns pr & 1yg with 4+ adults commuting betw park and river, Sand Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, 5+ Reed Warbler incl 3 fledgelings, Oystercatcher on Thames foreshore (Conrad Ellam)
 * High Barnet: Red Kite over Bells Hill pm v low aft; also SPOONBILL seen flying over Watford Town Centre (Geoff Crabtree)
 * Isle of Dogs: 3 Yellow-legged Gulls juv 3cy ad Thames shore at Saunders Ness (Sean Huggins)
 * KGV Res: Turnstone, 21 Common Sandpiper (per ELBF FB)
 * Kingston: 2 Peregrines from Kingston College over Civic Centre 1710 (Mike Foster)
 * Greenwich Park: 14 Swift, Sparrowhawk f (Ray Crouch)
 * Rotherhithe: juv Mediterranean Gull still by Greenland Pier on Thames am (Richard Bonser)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: 4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Pochard, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Ringed Plover, c30 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker v close to willow hide, no Purple Heron though), 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper (Nick Upton)
 * Sidcup: 1-2 House Martin nests Stafford Rd (Dave de Silva)
 * Trent Park: 16+ Mandarin Duck incl a late brood of 6 small yg, 2 juv Common Kestrel perched in ash Triangular Wd, Common Tern, 7+ Barn Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 30+ Goldfinch (Robert Callf)

Friday 20th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 12+ Swift, 15+ Black-headed Gull including juvenile, 4 Tufted Duck Wood Green Res; Brown Argus, Painted Lady, 4+ Small Copper, Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak (APOG Birders)
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: 1 Common Sandpiper, pr Egyptian Geese & 5yg (Charlie Farrell)
 * Brent Reservoir: Redshank on dam wall, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover (Brent Birders)
 * Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments: 3 House Martin (Nathalie Mahieu, John Boorman).
 * Hampton Court Park (Long Water): 3 Common Sandpiper (Phil Belman)
 * Heathrow: 4 Red Kites over M4 8.30am (Nick Baker)
 * Ladywell Fields: Kingfisher, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Tom Moulton, Sue Gore, Judith Simmons)
 * Richmond Park NNR: 2ad Common Terns taking bread at Pen Ponds (Phil Belman)
 * St James's Park: juv Sparrowhawk (Tom Jordan)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve:  PURPLE HERON juv at NE end of Snipe_Bog Lake showing well fr willow hide) (Jack Headley, James King, Martin Warburton, Barry Wright & John Phillips)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Whinchat (Neville Smith)
 * Staines Moor: 4 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 40+ House Martin, Sand Martin, 30+ Swallow, 20+ Linnet, 5 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 6 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Bunting, 150+ Black-headed Gulls, Grey Wagtail, family of Pheasant, hundreds of Starling (Nick Baker)
 * Stanmore: [HA7] Red Kite being mobbed by 5 Ring-necked Parakeets 10.00 (Nigel Musk)
 * Totteridge Valley: Treecreeper, 9 Rook, 5 Swallow, 6 House Martin, Black-headed Gull (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: f Lesser Stag Beetle at Ferny Hill entrance, m Silver-washed Fritillary nectaring on thistles corner of Triangular Wood, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, 9 Small Copper, 3 Common Blue, Holly Blue (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 21 Black-tailed Godwit S 8pm, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Peregrine 2ad 3juv, 30 Sand Martin, 1m Linnet, 67 Lesser Black-backed Gull inc 28juv East Warwick, pr Common Terns on raft (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Wimbledon Common: 2 Hobby over the skip area c5.00pm; 1 Common Tern Rushmere Pond c8.00pm (Les Evans-Hill)

Thursday 19th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Treecreeper, 30+ Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res; 5+ Brown Argus Anthill Meadow [clear emergence at this newly-discovered colony], c5 Small Copper, Marbled White also at this site (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher, 2 Stock Dove, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, 2 Oystercatcher, 30+ Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Whimbrel, juv Mediterranean Gull, 20+ Yellow-legged Gull various age groups, 1 Common Tern, Little Owl, Cuckoo, 30+ Swift, Swallow, House Martin, 6+ Whitethroat, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, Jay, 3+ Rook; Clouded Yellow (Ian Stewart)
 * Greenford Rd/Greenford Broadway: Red Kite circling 16.30hrs (Tony Nayager)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: 10 Common Tern, 2 Swift, Grey Wagtail, Sand Martin, 4 Reed Warbler (John Bushell)
 * Muswell Hill GC: viewed fr Hollickwood Pk Buzzard perched in tree with Magpie in attendance (James Palmer)
 * Rotherhithe: juv Mediterranean Gull [same bird as y'day] & seething Black Swan on Thames off Greenland Pier eve'g (Richard Bonser)
 * Sidcup DA15: Garden Warbler in my garden briefly 8am seen close to the house [second record here], 4 Blackcap together, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit; Jersey Tiger in my house briefly (Ian Stewart)

Wednesday 18th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 23 Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res; Brown Argus anthill butterfly_meadow 1st record in recent years, Small Copper (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Little Ringed Plover 2ad 2juv, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Lapwing 2ad 3juv, 2 Little Egret, c300 Swift 06:30, Kingfisher (Magnus Andersson, Stephen Branley)
 * Brookmill Park: first Black-headed Gull of the autumn, Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swift, 3 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Chingford: Wood Sandpiper still 8am north of 2nd bridge in relief channel but distant, with 2 Green Sandpipers, also 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Yellow Wagtail E calling, Greenshank h fr William Girling Res, 4 Common Terns, 7 Little Egrets (Davey Leach)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 4 Egyptian Geese 3juv, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 2+ Swift, House Martin, Blackcap singing, Chiffchaff, 120+ Jackdaw over to roost in Rectory Ln area perhaps, 13+ Linnet (Ian Stewart)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: 12 Common Tern, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Grey Wagtail pr 3juv, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Siskin (John Bushell)
 * Higham Hill Park: f Purple Emperor 16.45 (Stuart Fisher)
 * Hyde Park: Little Egret E over Serpentine 1.35pm (Dave Jordan)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 155 Swift, 2 Mediterranean Gull 1cy ad, 14 Shoveler, 8 Oystercatcher, 12 Common Sandpiper, 15 Common Gull, 5 Common Tern, 42 Yellow-legged Gull [2 2cy & 18 juv & 19 ad & 3 3cy], Grey Wagtail, 28 Common Whitethroat, 3 Kestrel, 14 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Stonechat, 15 Sand Martin, 23 Little Egret, 9 Marsh Harrier, House Martin, 4 Swallow, Common Buzzard, 16 Bearded Tit, 17 Little Grebe, 39 Reed Warbler, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Ringed Plover, Egyptian Goose, 8 Stock Dove, juv Yellow Wagtail; 8 Jersey Tiger Moth (Samuel Levy, Elliot Montieth et al)
 * Richmond Park: Snipe - Upper Pen Pond (S.Hucks per JW)
 * Rotherhithe: juv Mediterranean Gull [same bird as 15th and 16th] on Thames off Greenland Pier eve'g (Richard Bonser)
 * Russia Dock Woodland: 1 Jay; 1 dark exotic Swallowtail possibly P. lowi (John Cadera)
 * Sidcup: Tawny Owl over Queen Mary’s rbt c02.25; Hedgehog in my garden in DA15 (Ian Stewart)
 * Southwark Bridge: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls both 1cy (N.P.Senior)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 5 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull juv, 1 Hobby, 3 Little Egrets W am (Dave Morris per FJM)

Tuesday 17th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 40+ large gulls, 20+ Black-headed Gulls incl juv, Coal Tit lower platform; Small Copper, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Ringlet, 2 Migrant Hawker (Bob Watts)
 * Bow Creek Ecology Park: 1 Common Sandpiper, pr Egyptian Geese & 5 yg (Charlie Farrell)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egret, Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper (Brent Birders)
 * Chingford: Wood Sandpiper in relief channel adj to William Girling Res. From Russell Rd take alleyway path through houses & fr 2nd bridge look north. (Neville Smith).
 * Rainham Marshes: 3 Caspian Gulls 1 2cy & 2 juvs - first juvs in UK this year, 30+ Yellow-legged Gull, ad Mediterranean Gull (Dante Shepherd) pics here
 * Richmond Park: Cuckoo (J.Lock per JW)
 * Rotherhithe: 2juv Mediterranean Gulls one same as y'day & other a new metal-ringed bird off Greenland Pier evening (Richard Bonser)
 * Southwark Bridge: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls 1cy (N.P.Senior)
 * Teddington: Common Sandpiper on riverbank betw Trowlock & Tamesis 0845 (Mike Foster).
 * Wimbledon Common: Bluegate Gravel Pit - m Southern Migrant Hawker showing well in SW corner of dried-up pit. Found yesterday by Simon Riley. (R.Kaye) Has there been any sightings since please [Glyn Nicholson-Ross]

Monday 16th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Tawny Owl calling 0400 from large oak in car park beyond Redston Pono, 33 Black-headed Gulls, 36 large gulls Wood Green Res; Small Copper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Stock Dove, 3 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Dollis Valley, Denham Farm: 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Kestrel, 5 Red Kite, 5 Common Whitethroat, 26 Swift, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Swallow, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Blackcap, Garden Warbler (Samuel Levy)
 * Finchley: gdn N3 - Sparrowhawk (Samuel Levy)
 * Hampton Court Park (Long Water): 2 Common Sandpiper (Phil Belman)
 * Kensington Gardens: Cuckoo W over Long Water 2025 before turning back & dropping in to limes on east side presumably to roost (Des McKenzie tweet)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 11 Common Swift, juv Pied Wagtail, also third-party report of pr Red Kite over am (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Greenshank main lake, 3 Little Egret, 4 Common Tern (Martin Honey)
 * Richmond Park NNR: 4 Little Owls 2 seen & 2 h, 10 Common Terns Pen Ponds, Skylark, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher (Nick Baker); Common Tern taking bread in flight at Pen Ponds (Phil Belman)
 * Rotherhithe: 2juv Mediterranean Gulls [one same as y'day] off Greenland Pier evening, juv Yellow-legged Gull (Richard Bonser)
 * Sidcup: pr Bullfinch over Edgington Way 05.15 (Ian Stewart)
 * Thames Barrier Park: 4 Yellow-legged Gulls ad & 3juv (Sean Huggins); juv Mediterranean Gull [white ring '3891'], 12+ Yellow-legged Gulls 10+juv & 2 ad (Dante Shepherd, Josh Jones)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 10 Blackcap, 19 Stock Dove, 36 Swallow, 24 Chiffchaff, 12 House Martin, 2 House Sparrow, 63+ Swift, 5 Bullfinch, Willow Warbler singing in Old Gropper Field in Chiffchaff flock, 4 Common Buzzard, 10 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Coal Tit, Linnet, 12 Rook, Kestrel (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 2 Grey Heron incl leucistic individual lower lake, eclipse m Mandarin Duck, 10 Mallard 9 eclipse m & 1 f, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Common Tern S, Barn Swallow; 25+ Purple Hairstreak incl many grounded, 11 Small Copper, Painted Lady (Robert Callf); also 5 Blackcap all juvs,6 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Swift, 3 Goldfinch, Hobby; Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, 15 Purple Hairstreak (Pete Lowman)
 * William Girling Reservoir: Wood Sandpiper relief channel am (Neville Smith tweet); Sandwich Tern over (per ELBF FB)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: c20 Swift, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap (Charlie Farrell)

Sunday 15th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Treecreeper showing well; Small Copper 'butterfly meadow' (Greg Smith)
 * Bow Creek: 2 Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher (Frank Nugent)
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Little Egret, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Red Kite (Andrew Self, Magnus Andersson)
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Little Egret feeding in R Ravensbourne 15:00, Kingfisher (Frank Nugent)
 * Bury Lake: 2 Sandwich Tern E toward Batchworth L calling 0610 (Paul Lewis via Herts BC)
 * Copped Hall Estate: 6 Yellowhammer, 2 Buzzard, 5 Linnet (Chris Baldwin)
 * Fryent Country Park: 4 Kestrel 3juv f, 3 Red Kite, Buzzard all seen 12.30-13.30 (Victor, Monica and Ellen Mraz)
 * Gallions Reach: 15 Common Sandpiper (per ELBF FB)
 * Hampstead Heath: now 2 singing Reed Warblers [as yesterday plus new bird at Sanctuary Pond], also Common Buzzard over (Pete Mantle)
 * Kensal Green Cemetery and St Mary’s Cemetery: 1+ Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove; hundreds of butterflies particularly Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Small White, probable Southern Hawker dragonfly (Charlie Farrell)
 * Ladywell Fields: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Richmond Park: Hobby and Kingfisher 8am (Phil Davies)
 * Rotherhithe: juv Mediterranean Gull on Thames fr Greenland Pier 19.00-19.30 (Richard Bonser)
 * Surbiton: 1 Red Kite low sw over Ewell Rd 17:30 fr car (Neil Batten)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: Red Kite, Buzzard, 0 Kestrel seen for several weeks which is unusual, 9 Stock Dove, 3juv Pied Wagtail stables, vocal Nuthatch, 7 Whitethroat, 40+ Jackdaw in field, Rook over, 50+ Goldfinch, Bullfinch h; 18 spp butterfly incl 27 Purple Hairstreak, 21 Common Blue, 11 Brown Argus incl pr in cop, 4 Small Copper, 10 Small Heath, also Silver-Y moth (Neil Anderson)
 * Thames Barrier Park: 10+ Yellow-legged Gulls 7juv & 2 1s & 2 2s & ad, juv Mediterranean Gull (Jamie Partridge) pics here
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 2 Mandarin Duck, 3juv Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, 7 Common Buzzard, 7 Black-headed Gull, 21 Stock Dove, Little Owl, 94+ Swift, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Rook, 62+ Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 4 Pied Wagtail; Black Squirrel (Samuel Levy et al)
 * West Kilburn: Swifts briefly landing on vertical drainpipe Mozart St W10 (Francis O'Sullivan)
 * Wimbledon Common: Red Kite over A3 17.18 (Simon Osborn)
 * Woodford Green: 5 Swift, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Goshawk seen simultaneously before disappearing over canopy at 11.25am; Jersey Tiger (Ken Murray)
 * Yeading Brook Meadows: 5 Red Kite 4 seen at same time, Buzzard, 15+ Lesser Black-backed Gull hawking insects over meadows, Stock Dove; 12 butterfly spp incl 3 Marbled White, 2 Small Copper, 11 Common Blue & 2 Brown Argus (Neil Anderson)

Saturday 14th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 65+ Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res incl 1juv, Treecreeper, 2 House Martin; Jersey Tiger in bramble left of lower platform, 2 Hairstreak sp, 6 Common Blue (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * East India Dock: Little Egret, 3 Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Common Gull (Frank Nugent)
 * Epping Forest: Fernhills - f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker seen from greenway close to golf course - good views (Chris Baldwin)
 * Finchley: gdn N3 - 4 Lapwing N 17:52, 40+ Swift (Samuel Levy)
 * Greenwich Peninsula: Willow Emerald Damselfly m on shingle path this part of the Park is not accessible to the public photo taken, 9ad Common Terns 3yg, 3 Grey Wagtail 2ad juv, 3 Reed Warblers (John Bushel)
 * Hampstead Heath: Reed Warbler singing from taller patch of reeds on Boating Pond (Pete Mantle)
 * Lamorbey Park: ad Mediterranean Gull SE c18.35, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 3+ Swift, Blackcap; 4 Southern Hawker (Ian Stewart)
 * Mayflower Park: 2juv Barn Swallow S (Bob Smith)
 * Putney Heath: Red Kite; Silver-washed Fritillary, Marbled White (R.Kaye, P.Smallshire)
 * Rainham Marshes: 5 Marsh Harrier, 52 Lapwing, 4 Ruff, 58 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit (Andrew Self)
 * Richmond Park: Meadow Pipit - first reported earlier in the month - a late arrival this season (J.Wilczur); 2 Lapwing NE, Sedge Warbler (S.Read per JW)
 * Ruislip Woods: Copse Wd 2+ Purple Emperors at possible new site grid ref TQ 08157 89792. Or c250m into Copse Wd from Mad Bess carpark taking left hand fork along main path (Richard Francis)
 * Trent Park: 3 Kestrel m & 2 recently-fledged juvs Triangular Wood, Lapwing set-aside field Snakes_Lane; f Clouded Yellow, 2 Painted Lady, 3 Small Copper, 2 male Common Blue (Robert Callf)
 * Victoria Park, Finchley: Sparrowhawk, 30+ Swift, 6 Coal Tit (Samuel Levy)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Redshank on East Warwick island, 4 Common Sandpipers on Lockwood (David Bradshaw, Terry Rawlings)

Friday 13th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Swallow, 4 House Martin, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 32 large gulls Wood Green Res, Treecreeper; 3 Brown Hawker, 5 Migrant Hawker, Small Copper, Purple Hairstreak (APOG Birders)
 * Barnes Waterside: f Shoveler, Pochard & 3 remaining yg; Jersey Tiger, m Gypsy Moth (Neil Anderson)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher, Stock Dove, 4 Swift, 4 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Clapham Common: Hobby pursued by a flock of 30+ Swift (Nick Rutter)
 * Gallions Reach: 2 Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Common Sandpiper, Caspian Gull 3cy, 6 Swift am (Gary James via EBwS BN)
 * Greenford (Ruislip Rd): 40+ local Swifts over allotments & surrounding area (Neil Anderson)
 * Greenwich, Deptford Creek mouth: Common Gull 1s, 150 Black-headed Gulls; Grey Seal in Thames (Mike Paice)
 * KGV Reservoir: juv Marsh Harrier N am (Neville Smith)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 27 Common Swift, 3 Herring Gull (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 1 Avocet & 1 Black-tailed Godwit main lake, 2 Swallows hawking insects low over overflow car park, 14 Common Tern 10ad 4juv [bred elsewhere], 1 singing Chiffchaff; 1 Jersey Tiger (Martin Honey, B. Page et al.)
 * Putney Heath: Purple Emperor - three sightings in afternoon (R.Kaye, J.Wilczur, P.Smallshire)
 * Rainham RSPB: imm Spoonbill, 7 Marsh Harrier, Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, Dunlin, Snipe, Greenshank, 300 Black-headed Gull, juv Mediterranean Gull, 10 Bearded Tits, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: possible Red-veined Darter fr York Rd Br 16:00 (G J Francis)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Osprey over (unfortunately only V-22s, part of the U.S. presidential aeronautical cavalcade) (Friday Bird Group)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-tailed Godwit SE, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Dave Morris per FJM)
 * Staples Corner, Oxgate Centre: Silver-washed Fritillary (Stuart Fisher)
 * Thames Barrier Park: Caspian Gull 3cy, 9 Yellow-legged Gulls [ad & 4cy & 2 3cy & 2cy & 4 juv], ad Mediterranean Gull (Dante Shepherd, Josh Jones)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 93+ Swift, 33 Swallow, 19 Stock Dove, Rook, 16 Chiffchaff, 5 Kestrel, 3 Nuthatch, 6 Common Buzzard, Peregrine, 2 Black-headed Gull, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Hobby, 5 Little Owl, Greenfinch, 20 House Martin (Samuel Levy)
 * Trafalgar Square: Peregrine over square 16.00 possibly same bird seen landing on Charing Cross station at 18.30 (Keith Chambers)
 * Wapping: Hermitage Basin - c25 House Martin & 5+ nests; Shadwell Basin - Common Tern, 2 Egyptian Geese pr & 4yg (John Colmans)

Thursday 12th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 28 Black-headed Gull; White-letter Hairstreak, 3 Purple Hairstreak, Small Heath, 3-4 Small Copper (APOG Birders)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 5 Egyptian Geese 3juv, Kestrel, Hobby, Swift, juv Grey Wagtail, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 2+ Bullfinch; many Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselflies, 3+ Emperor Dragonfly, 3 Brown Hawker, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, Marbled White (Ian Stewart)
 * Greenwich O2: juv Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull 2s (Mike Paice)
 * Harrow: 1 Swift (Charlie Farrell)
 * Hyde Park: 2 Common Buzzard drifted N 2.20pm (Dave Jordan)
 * North Cray: 30 Common Swift, 15 Barn Swallow (Patrick English)
 * Ponders End Lake: juv Mediterranean Gull, 159 Common Tern 69 chicks/juveniles from 45 pairs (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 7 House Martin, ad Mediterranean Gull, 3 Swallow, 5+ Marsh Harrier, 39 Little Egret, 15 Grey Heron, 26 Swift, 2 Common Tern, Hobby, 15 Sand Martin, imm Spoonbill still, Green Sandpiper, 2 Pied Wagtail, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Gull, 4 Ruff 2m 2f, Peregrine, m Grasshopper Warbler, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper (Samuel Levy, Dante Shepherd)
 * Sidcup DA14 (Chalk Wood): Pheasant, Buzzard, Kestrel, 2+ Swift, 2+ Swallow, 4+ Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Linnet over; Brimstone, Purple Hairstreak, White Admiral, Peacock, 4+ Silver-washed Fritillary, many Gatekeeper & Ringlet, 2 Migrant Hawker nr Gattons Plantation (Ian Stewart)
 * Town Park, Enfield: imm Grey Heron, 3 Swift, 2 Pied Wagtail m juv (Robert Callf)
 * Trent Park: 10 Mandarin Duck 9 eclipse m & 1 f lower lake (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Town Hall: 1 Collared Dove, 71 Feral Pigeon (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Worcester Park: Peregrine on pylons (Bob Smith)

Wednesday 11th July 2018

 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Stock Dove, 2 Swift, Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Ferny Hill, Enfield: Red Kite, 60 Common Swift (Pete Lowman)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: 18 Common Tern 9ad 9juv, 2 Grey Wagtail, Reed Warbler (John Bushell)
 * Putney Heath: Purple Emperor (R.Kaye, J.Wilczur)
 * Richmond Park: Red Kite fairly low over Lawn Field 1400; Painted Lady (P. Redmond)
 * Sidcup: Peregrine (Patrick English)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Mediterranean Gull juv on W bank of N basin early am, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwit over (Dave Morris per FJM)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 9 Lapwing still [as 4 July], 2 Garden Warbler, Buzzard, m Kestrel, 6 House Martin, 3 Swallow, 10 Pied Wagtail [majority jvs], 2 Rook, 2 Bullfinch, Grey Wagtail (John Colmans); also 24 Blackcap, 2 Coal Tit, Goldcrest, 21 Swallow, 17 House Martin, 17 Chiffchaff, 26 Stock Dove, 38 Swift, 5 Bullfinch, Hobby, Cormorant, 3 Nuthatch, 3juv Grey Heron, 9 Common Whitethroat, 2 Linnet, juv Kestrel, 6 Rook, 7 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 4 Coot; 50+ Gatekeeper, 50+ Meadow Brown, 50+ Ringlet, 20+ Large White, 15 Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, 100+ Purple Hairstreak, f Purple Emperor flew through cow field towards Darlands L (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 4 eclipse m Mandarin Duck, Peregrine mobbed Common Buzzard over Williams Wd, 2 Kestrel pr, 7 Treecreeper 4ad 3juv incl two family parties in Rough Lot (Robert Callf); also 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Whitethroat, 12 Common Swift, Goldfinch, 2 Swallow, 3 Mandarin, Peregrine seen at 16:30 over Williams Wd and the field NE of Water Gdn, Clouded Yellow again at S end of 'Clump', 7 Purple Hairstreak, Large Skipper, a few Ringlet and abundant Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper, and Meadow Brown (Pete Lowman)
 * Woodford Green: Turtle Dove heard only single purrs 3-4 times in a c15sec span from Hatch Wood 10am then again two single purrs at noon but not subsequently, also two Common Terns, 8 Swift and 2 House Martins over (Ken Murray)

Tuesday 10th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 House Martin, 19 Black-headed Gulls Wood Green Res; Ringlet race track (Bob Watts)
 * Barnes Waterside: 4 Tufted Duck chicks 2nd brood (Neil Anderson)
 * Boston Manor Park: Jersey Tiger (Michael Robinson)
 * Boxer's Lake, Enfield: 5 Egyptian Goose pr & 3yg, 11 Tufted Duck 4m 3f & 2&2yg, 7 Black-headed Gull incl 3juvs, ad Barn Swallow (Robert Callf)
 * Brent Reservoir: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, Little Egret, Cetti’s Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 100+ Swift, Great Black-backed Gull (Magnus Andersson, Gary Lonergan)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Fishers Green: 2 Red Kite, juv Wigeon fr grand weir hide, Yellowhammer beyond Holyfield Fm (James Palmer)
 * Leatherhead Station: 61 Common Swift n 18:20, 1 Common Buzzard high nw (Neil Batten)
 * Margravine Cemetery: Nuthatch (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Regent's Park: 73 Greylag, 296 Canada Geese, 48 Egyptian Geese, 18 Red-crested Pochard, 23 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck incl 17+yg, 6 Little Grebe 4ad 2juv, 9 Great Crested Grebe 3ad 6juv, Cormorant, pr Sparrowhawk, 10 Swift, 12 Sand Martin, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 6 House Martin (Samuel Levy, Elliot Montieth)
 * St James's Park: m Kestrel just before RAF flypast (Joe Beale)
 * Stoneleigh Station KT17: 2 singing Blackcap (Neil Batten)
 * Tottenham Hale: 1f Peregrine & 1 Juvenile Peregrine? not certain. Sat 20m above small Tesco in Hale Village 18:00, ongoing
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 2 Grey Heron, 22 Stock Dove, 3 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker ad juv, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Bullfinch before wildfire in old_gropper field stopped play. London Fire Brigade were on site when we left (Samuel Levy, Elliot Montieth)
 * Trafalgar Square: Peregrine minutes before flypast (Jon Agar)
 * Trent Park: 4 Blackcap ad m & 3juv, Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, 14 Common Swift, 3 Common Tern, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Mandarin; Clouded Yellow, Painted Lady, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 14 Purple Hairstreak, numbers of Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, a few Marbled White, lots of Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, 6+ Black-tailed Skimmer, Southern Hawker (Pete Lowman)
 * Victoria Park: Kingfisher (Harry Harrison)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Sandwich Tern grounded for almost an hour from 08:15 then S, 2 Common Tern (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)

Monday 9th July 2018

 * Barnes Waterside: f Pochard & 4yg chicks - 1st breeding here (Neil Anderson)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Stock Dove, Kingfisher, Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Greenwich Station: 12 Swift (Ray Crouch)
 * Heathrow: 2 Ruddy Shelduck m f, Little Egret (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Pinner: Lloyd Court HA5: Badger in back garden 04:50 being chased by next door's cat. It was a small Badger but the first I've ever seen here (Richard Francis)
 * Teddington: Great Black-backed Gull on riverbank at Tamesis 0915 (Mike Foster)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 2 Red Kite, 4 Common Buzzard, 17 Swift, 25 Swallow, Coal Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron (Samuel Levy et al)
 * Trent Park: male Clouded Yellow 'Old Golf Course' 10:00 hrs (Robert Callf)
 * Trent Park Equestrian Centre: 8 lge yg Barn Swallow - two nests with four young each - four different nests in total with young this year (Robert Callf)
 * Tufnell Park N7 (Huddleston Rd): 2juv Coal Tit in gdn 08:00 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: pr Goldcrest breeding in conifers south of No5 (Daniel Whitelegg)
 * Wanstead Flats: 7 Little Owl 3ad 4yg [2 each in east and centre copses] (Chris Baldwin)
 * Wilson's School, Wallington: Clouded Yellow butterfly 11am (Arjun Dutta)
 * Wimbledon (at the All England Lawn Tennis Club): 2 Peregrine m f over Crt 1 19:30 during Djokovic-Khachanov match, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Egyptian Geese, 6 Swift, Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Jackdaw (Paul Collins)
 * Wimbledon Common: c110 Swift in Windmill area (J.Wilczur)

Sunday 8th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2cy m Peregrine feeding on prey transmitter, Treecreeper calling % seen fr path along south side Golf Course [indicative of first breeding in 35 years since 1983], 21 Black-headed Gull incl juv Wood Green Res, Common Tern; Small Heath in grassland just west of cricket pitches, Marbled White briefly west end of Lower Slopes butterfly_meadow (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Little Egret (Andrew Haynes, Andrew Self)
 * Crayford: juv Yellow-legged Gull on Jolly Farmers but otherwise heinous (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd)
 * Dulwich College: 1 Kestrel hunting by tennis courts on College Rd (Paul Collins)
 * East Dulwich: Buzzard (Steven Robinson)
 * Gallions Reach: 6 Oystercatcher 3pr breeding, 2 Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpiper, ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull pr breeding, 100+ Herring Gull 57pr breeding, 100+ Lesser Black-backed Gull 65pr breeding, Swallow (Gary James via EBwS BN)
 * Greenford (Beechwood Avenue): Red Kite circling low (Kathryn Bull)
 * Greenwich O2: 4 Yellow-legged Gulls ad & 2s & 2 juv, Lesser Black-backed Gull & 2 chicks on cable car structures [breeding] and 3 Peregrines over (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd)
 * Kingston: Red Kite over Kingston Hill 1600 (Phil Davies)
 * Richmond: pr Great Crested Grebes & 3 lge yg on Thames by Richmond Br (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * Rotherhithe: juv Yellow-legged Gull off Greenland Pier early evening (Richard Bonser, Dante Shepherd)
 * Stockwell, in a small community garden: 30 House Sparrows number increased slightly (Michael Mac)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 2 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard, 41 Black-headed Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 18 Stock Dove, 35 Swift, 2 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 9 Rook, 20 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail (Samuel Levy)
 * Turkey Street, EN3: Red Kite low nr stn 15:20 (Martin Shepherd)

Saturday 7th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Painted Lady racetrack (APOG Birders)
 * Bookham Common: 1-2 Buzzard, Marsh Tit feeding low in honeysuckle on insects; 3 Purple Emperor incl f around Salix I.O.W Pond, 7 White Admiral, 20 Silver-washed Fritillary, 16+ Purple Hairstreak, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 2m Beautiful Demoiselle along glade, 4m Ruddy Darter (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, Teal, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover (Brent Birders)
 * Crossness: 3 Mediterranean Gulls 2ad & 2s at outfall this evening, also 30+ Teal, two large Shelduck crèches and 9 Lapwing but otherwise pants (Richard Bonser)
 * Dalston: 20 Swift circling and chasing off a Sparrowhawk to the north. Must be an omen (Jon Agar)
 * Fulham Reach: Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull Crabtree Wharf, 7 screaming Swift 1 going in nest - Delorme St, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 12+ juvenile Blackbird in Frank Banfield Park small green space with lots of hedges (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Hackney Marshes: Goldcrest still singing in trees outside filter beds entrance at 0830, Little Egret feeding on the Old R. Lea below the Flood Relief Channel; 5 Black-Headed Gulls along the canal - my first returning birds of the summer (Alastair Dent)
 * North Finchley: c15-20 Swift in screaming pack at dusk (John Colmans)
 * Richmond Park: singing Meadow Pipit (S.Woolfenden)
 * Southall: Red Kite (at Spikes Bridge 12:10), Red Kite (at Dormers Wells 18:15) (Phil Belman)
 * Trent Park: m Silver-washed Fritillary edge of Church Wood, also here Painted Lady, Essex Skipper and f Brimstone (Robert Callf); also 2 Purple Emperor Rough Lot (Pete Lowman)

Friday 6th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Marbled White west end Lower Slopes butterfly meadow for a few minutes mid morning, 2 House Martin, 2 adult Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res (Bob Watts)
 * Balls Wood NR: Nuthatch, Treecreeper; Purple Emperor, White Admiral, Marbled White, Silver-washed Fritillary, Painted Lady, Essex Skipper, Brimstone, Purple Hairstreak (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)
 * Barkingside: Red Kite soaring low over high street (Brandon Anderson)
 * Brent Reservoir: 4 summer-plumaged Black-necked Grebes, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Stock Dove, 2 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
 * Danson Park: 10+ Egyptian Goose inc juvs, 9 Tufted Duck 6 juv, 4 Great Crested Grebe 2 juv, Little Grebe, Peregrine, 8+ Swift, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 2 Blackcap, 2+ Reed Warbler inc juv & singer, Chiffchaff singing, 2+ Goldcrest; many Small Red-eyed Damselflies (Ian Stewart)
 * Dollis Brook: Little Egret on corner of Hendon Lane and A1 (Samuel Levy)
 * Dulwich Park: Sedge Warbler singing nr bowling green 09:40 (Paul Collins)
 * Hackney E9: 12 House Sparrows incl several juv in garden feeding and taking water bath. Significant increase in numbers this year spreading north from long-established colony on Regents Canal E2 (Jan Dobbie)
 * Hampstead Heath: Garden Warbler seen & h, pr Great Crested Grebes sharing nest/egg-guarding on Boat-sailing Pond, Coots & 5 yg, Swan still without mate (Mavis Pilbeam)
 * Heathrow: f QUAIL picked up injured/dehydrated and taken into care outside Terminal 2. Died en route to Shepperton Swan Sanctuary. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Pinner: The Croft Park 2 Goldfinch, 12 Swift [most seen together this year] (Nigel Barratt)
 * Rotherhithe: ad Mediterranean Gull on Thames off Greenland Pier early evening (Richard Bonser)
 * St James's Park: Little Egret feeding on the lake and perched on the pelican_rocks [my first record at this Park] 14:00-17:30 at least (Frank Nugent)
 * Thames Barrier Park: 6 Yellow-legged Gulls 4 juv & 2 2s, ad Mediterranean Gull (Dante Shepherd, Jamie Partridge) pics here
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 22 Swift, Goldcrest, Rook, Teal still, Lapwing h, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Tawny Owl (Samuel Levy, Simon Worsfold, Oliver Simms)
 * Wandsworth Common: Red Kite circling low over north end 14:30 (Nick Rutter)
 * West Dulwich: 19+ Swift circling over Croxted Rd 19:20 (Paul Collins
 * Woodlands Farm: Silver-washed Fritillary on Budleah by the old abattoir.
 * Worcester Park: Peregrine soaring high over observer's gdn (Bob Smith)

Thursday 5th July 2018

 * Connaught Waters: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, White Admiral and Treecreeper (Ken Murray)
 * Dollis Valley, Denham Farm: 2 Swallow, 3 Red Kite, 12 Stock Dove, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Buzzard, Common Tern N, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Goldcrest, 40+ Swift (Samuel Levy and Dante Shepherd)
 * Hampton: Red Kite over fields behind Hampton Pool 1245 mobbed by two falcons - I can't tell if they're Peregrine or Hobby sorry (Mike Foster)
 * Lamorbey Park: 5 Egyptian Geese 2juv, 2+ Swift, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap singing, Chiffchaff singing, 8+ Goldcrest inc 3juvs huddled together; teneral Willow Emerald Damselfly now confirmed as having bred in this location for the first time, Banded Demoiselle, 6+ Red-eyed Damselfly, many Azure Damselfly & Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselflies, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, Purple Hairstreak (Ian Stewart)
 * Mayflower Park: Red Kite high SE (Bob Smith)
 * New Bond Street, W1: Black Redstart h singing 16.30 at Bonhams Auctioneers (Matthew J. Bradbury)
 * Rainham RSPB: Spotted Flycatcher (per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: Common Sandpiper (S.Read)
 * South Bermondsey: 12 House Sparrow (Ray Crouch)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 2 Kestrel, 38+ Swift, Sparrowhawk, 15 Stock Dove, 2 Coal Tit, Grey Heron, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Red Kite up at the same time, 3 Common Buzzard, Hobby, 20+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Swallow; 5m Purple Emperor 4 Totteridge Grn & 1 Long Pond (Samuel Levy and Dante Shepherd); Belmont Fm - 4 Hobby (Belmont Fm Staff per Samuel Levy)
 * Tufnell Park N7 (Huddleston Road): singing Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, singing Greenfinch - it's been a while since I've seen/heard any of these locally (Reuben Braddock) definitely on the up at Hampstead Heath too, several males singing earlier in spring, now young are visible too [Pete Mantle]
 * Waltham Cross: Red Kite low NE 10:48 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: Shelduck, Redshank East Warwick, 500-1000 Tufted Duck possibly more, 68 Pochard, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Peregrine, 2 Gadwall, 2 Common Sandpiper Lockwood; 50+ Banded Demoiselle (Samuel Levy and Dante Shepherd)
 * Wandsworth Common: juv Peregrine perched in lakeside tree, Tufted Duck f & brood of 3 (Nick Rutter)
 * West Putney SW15: Marbled White in garden (J.Wilczur)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: 3 Little Egret, 11 Common Pochard 7m 4f, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Reed Warbler incl juv (Robert Callf)
 * Worcester Park: 2 White-letter Hairstreaks (Ian Cunnigham per Bob Smith)

Wednesday 4th July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 10ad Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res which is lower than usual (Bob Watts), c130 Black-headed Gulls flying high above Es feeding on flying ant swarm early evening (Dominic Mitchell per Bob Watts)
 * Berrylands: circa 2450 Ring-necked Parakeet W between 20:10 and 21:10, the June maxima was 1860, my best count before this was 350 in July 2016 (Nick Tanner).
 * Brent Reservoir: 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, plus record 7th brood of Mute Swan [3 cygnets] (Andrew Haynes); plus Little Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper (Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam) & Kingfisher seen by Terry
 * Bushy Park: Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel juv, Song Thrush - 6.50-7.20am; Barn Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Little Owl, 50+ Swift, Tawny Owl calling - 9.00-10.00pm (Ian R Watson)
 * Chelsea Bridge Wharf: 3 Grey Wagtail 2juv newly-fledged being fed by ad by clinic, also new brood 5 Mallard (Neil Anderson)
 * Crossness: BONAPARTE'S GULL still in overflow channel 1330 (David Bradshaw, Paul Whiteman)
 * Finchley: garden N3 - 15+ Swift, f Sparrowhawk, juv Starling, 6 Stock Dove (Samuel Levy)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 5 Egyptian Geese 3 juv, Red Kite SW 15.00, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, juv Tawny Owl calling, 5+ Swift, 3+ Green Woodpecker inc juv, 6 Swallow, 4+ Blackcap 3 singing, 4+ Whitethroat 2 singing, 3 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Bullfinch; 100+ Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, 6+ Ruddy Darter plus regular odonata species, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Gatekeeper among 12 butterfly sp (Ian Stewart)
 * Greenford (Ruislip Rd): Red Kite, f Sparrowhawk (Kathryn Bull)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: 21 Common Tern 9ad & 12yg 3 of which have fledged, Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail ad juv, 4 Reed Warbler (John Bushell)
 * Hackney Marshes: singing m Goldcrest just outside filter beds gate - no obvious sign of breeding but the first I've ever seen here that wasn't wintering (Alastair Dent)
 * Hornchurch Country Park/ Ingrebourne Marshes: 50 Lapwing at viewing point, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 House Martins at Albyns Farm 14:00 (Patrick English)
 * Ladywell Fields: 3+ Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, Collared Dove (Keith Chambers)
 * Mickleham: Sparrowhawk circling 1745 over St. Michael and All Angels Church, with 4 Swift (P. Redmond)
 * Morden Cemetery: Red Kite NE; 10 Marbled White (Bob Smith)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 5 Black-tailed Godwit N basin NE bank, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 LIttle Ringed Plover (Dave Morris per FJM)
 * Stave Hill: 1 pale Common Buzzard high E 09:55, Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stock Dove [appeared to be paired up with a Feral Pigeon] (John Cadera)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 9 Lapwing at back of field north of Darlands, 2 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3-4 Bullfinch incl 1+ juv (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 2 Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard, 40+ Swift (Samuel Levy)
 * Wandsworth, King George's Park: 2 Peregrine on nearby block of flats (James Dee)
 * West Dulwich: 8 Swift, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet; 1f Stag Beetle in garden in South Croxted Road [m has been seen a few occasions too] (Paul Collins)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: 2+ Little Egret, m Common Pochard, ad Little Ringed Plover, Common Gull 1s, juv Black-headed Gull with other ages, 2 Common Tern, Swift, juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 10+ Pied Wagtail mostly juv; Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Holly Blue, Gatekeeper (Robert Callf)

Tuesday 3rd July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Little Egret Tunnel Res, f Common Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 1st-summer Common Gull Boating Lake, 4 Swift, Grey Wagtail, White-letter Hairstreak, Gatekeeper, Ringlet (Robert Callf)
 * Barnes Waterside estate: brood of 5 Tufted Ducks with mother & 7 other adults - my first record breeding here, Common Tern (Neil Anderson)
 * Brent Reservoir: Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Swifts & House Martins feeding high, 6 Common Tern & one chick, 3 adult Egyptian Goose incl pr & 8 gosling, 2 Common Gull, 2 eclipse Shoveler (Steve Blake)
 * Eastcote (Field End Rec): 3 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Collared Dove (Tim Rymer)
 * Feltham: Red Kite over Hounslow Rd/Uxbridge Rd jn 1100 (Mike Foster)
 * Hornchurch Country Park: the scrape in front of the main viewpoint was completely dry but there were still 46 Lapwing present (James Palmer)
 * Lamorbey Park: 5 Egyptian Geese 2juv, Peregrine, 3juv Coots chasing an adult Moorhen, Swift, 3+ Blackcap singing & 2+juv seen, Chiffchaff singing, 4+ Goldcrest; 2 Willow Emerald Damselfly my earliest record anywhere and probable evidence of first breeding at this site after first record last year, Banded Demoiselle, many Red-eyed Damselfly & Blue-tailed Damselfly & Azure Damselfly & Common Blue Damselfly, 2 Emperor Dragonfly m f, Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-Bodied Chaser, Gatekeeper first of year, Purple Hairstreak low on brambles (Ian Stewart) Hi Ian, Willow Emeralds were reported from a central London site last week, Very early indeed [Neil Anderson LNHS Odonata recorder] Thanks Neil, I was wondering. I’m not sure I’ve recorded the species in July before, at least not before the last few days of the month [IS]
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 3 Sand Martin s, 7 Common Swift (Neil Batten)
 * Oxleas Wood: 3 Nuthatch, 5 Swift, Treecreeper, 5 Goldcrest, Songthrush,3 Coal Tit, 2 Kestrel (1juv), Chiffchaff 5 Blackcap (2 f m),3 Stock Dove,3 Goldfinch, Sparrowhawk (fm) (Ron Turner) Ron: if you don't use our standard reporting format, your records are not likely to find their way onto the LNHS database.  Not sure it’s worth saying it AGAIN. The message just doesn’t seem to get through.
 * Oxleas Wood: 3 Nuthatch, 5 Swift, Treecreeper, 5 Goldcrest, Song Thrush, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Kestrel 1juv, Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap 2f, 3 Stock Dove, 3 Goldfinch, Sparrowhawk f (Ron Turner)
 * Palace of Westminster: Black Redstart heard calling probably from Westminster Abbey but also possibly from the House of Lords end of Parliament 1015 & 1230 (Francis Tusa)
 * Teddington: Sparrowhawk carrying small prey over Broom Pk 0750 (Mike Foster)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 16 Blackcap, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Goldcrest, 28 Swift, 13 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 12 Chiffchaff, 8 Common Buzzard, 6 Common Whitethroat, 30+ Stock Dove, f Teal [possibly the first record of one here in July], 3juv Grey Heron, Bullfinch, Red Kite, Black-headed Gull; 11 Speckled Wood, 100+ Purple Hairstreak, 20+ Large White, 100+ Meadow Brown, 20 Gatekeeper, Comma, 50+ Ringlet, 30+ Large Skipper, 4 Marbled White (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: Blackcap, Common Buzzard, 6 Common Swift, 2 Goldfinch, Kestrel, 3 Treecreeper; 2 Purple Emperor, Marbled White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Small White, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak (Pete Lowman)

Monday 2nd July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Common Tern, adult Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res; several Hairstreak sightings including perched White-letter Hairstreak racetrack (Gerry Rawcliffe, Bob Watts)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, 2 Blackcap & Kingfisher between the park and Tescos (Conrad Ellam)
 * Dollis Brook: Viaduct to Finchley TC - House Martin, Grey Heron, 10+ Swift; 8 Speckled Wood, 6 Large White, Ringlet, 40+ Purple Hairstreak, 2 Comma (Samuel Levy)
 * Eastcote (Roxbourne Park): 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Moorhen, Greenfinch, Mistle Thrush, 3 Swift, Song Thrush, 3 Jay, 2 Jackdaw; Muntjac (Tim Rymer)
 * New Bond Street W1: 1 Black Redstart13.00 at Bonhams Auctioneers on private property behind the main facade fr office window - also seen from South Molton St singing on tv aeriels (Matthew J. Bradbury)
 * Perivale, Hodder Drive: Red Kite over 0845 (Andrew Peel)
 * Richmond Park NNR: 2 Red Kite, juv Peregrine; c240 Banded Demoiselle along Beverley Brook (J.Wilczur); Grey Wagtail (M.Delpy per JW)
 * Ruislip Lido: Red Kite over Poors Field drifting E. 6juv Common Terns [4 obvious on raft & 1 dead in Lido & 1 swimming around raft then toward shore when it disappeared (Martin Smith)
 * Ruislip Woods: 2m Purple Emperor at Fore Street site & 1 Silver-washed Fritillary nearby on path to golf course 13:30 (Richard Francis)
 * Trent Park: Purple Emperor Rough Lot 12:56 and 13:07 (Robert Callf)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Tern, 7 Little Egret (Chris Farthing)

Sunday 1st July 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 5 adult Black-headed Gull Wood Green Res; White-letter Hairstreak, 2 Purple Hairstreak racetrack (Bob Watts); 2 Little Egrets, 1 Common Tern reservoir (Greg Smith)
 * Brent Reservoir: Red Kite NE, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper (Brent Birders)
 * Coppetts Wood: Peregrine over, 2 Buzzard, 30 Swift; 10 White-letter Hairstreak, many Purple Hairstreak (Tony Clancy)
 * Crayford: 1st-summer Caspian Gull, ad Mediterranean Gull, ad Mediterranean x Black-headed Gull hybrid (Dante Shepherd, Jamie Partridge)
 * Crayford Marshes: 1+ Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull 2s downriver, Linnet singing, 3 Common Whitethroats - Darent Barrage into Thames 14.00 (Patrick English)
 * Creekmouth: 1s BONAPARTE'S GULL 12:30-13:30 at least (Dante Shepherd, Jamie Partridge)
 * Crossness: 1s BONAPARTE'S GULL still nr mouth of outflow channel at low tide 10.20-11.10, Yellow-legged Gull 2s, 1s Common Gull (Sean Huggins); 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Teal, 2 Peregrine, 10 Common Tern (Rhys Evans)
 * Dartford Marshes: 3+m Skylarks in full song; many Small Skipper Butterflies inside riverwall (Patrick English)
 * Fulham Palace Meadows Allotments: c20 Swift screaming over at 9pm (Nathalie Mahieu)
 * Hainthorpe Estate, West Norwood: 1 Red Kite flying low over houses (Jo Ferguson)
 * Oakwood Park: juv Green Woodpecker, ad Song Thrush; f White-letter Hairstreak alighted on bramble blossom 09:06 west of 10km line, 20+ Small Skipper, 3 Marbled White (Robert Callf)
 * Oxleas Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Blackcap 3f, 2 Hobby, 2 Kestrel 1juv, 4 Goldcrest, Song Thrush, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Swift, 2 Coal Tit (Ron Turner)
 * Pinner Croft Park: imm Red Kite over 1pm; Southern Hawker first seen in park (Nigel Barratt)
 * Richmond Park NNR: 3+ Buzzard - pr in and above a wood where at least one yg heard so breeding presumed (J.Wilczur)
 * Saint Brides Church, Fleet Street: 2 Black Redstart m & f/juv (Andrew Peel)
 * South Ruislip: Red Kite low over Goals in Victoria Rd (Tim Rymer)
 * Sparrow Farm Road (Stoneleigh): 2m House Sparrows on House 59 fortunate considering the name (Michael Mac)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 3m Pheasant, 2-3 Red Kite, Buzzard calling in Gutteridge Wd, 14+ Stock Dove, family Green Woodpecker, 10+ Swift, 9 Skylark, family of 6 Swallow, Grey Wagtail, 2 juv Pied Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat briefly singing [former breeder - first this year], 11 Whitethroat, Reed Warbler singing from Typha in Gutteridge Pool [site first], 2m Reed Bunting, Bullfinch heard; also 18 spp butterfly including 13 Purple Hairstreak, 3 White-letter Hairstreak, first Peacock for while, 4 Marbled White, 25 Ringlet [bizarre sight of m Gatekeeper in cop w Ringlet], Silver-Y, Odonata 9spp incl Brown Hawker, 4 Banded Demoiselle (Neil Anderson)
 * Totteridge Valley, Belmont Farm: 19 Canada Geese, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 4 Common Buzzard, 4 Black-headed Gull, 9 Stock Dove, 28 Swift, 7 Rook, 18 Swallow, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail (Samuel Levy)