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Wednesday 13th April 2011

 * Wormwood Scrubs: 2 Nightingale incl 1 singer - 1st in 4 years, 1 female Ring Ouzel - 2nd for the spring, 1 Whinchat, 1 Redwing, c2 Whithroat, c3 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail over, 1 Greylag over + the usuals. (The Scrubbers).

Tuesday 12th April 2011

 * Amwell: Red Kite, c5 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, Common Tern, Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, 3 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher. Also Raven breifly not seen by us (Chris & Pete Langsdon)
 * Beckton: Swallow west (PF).
 * Blackheath: female Wheatear near Ranger's House (Joe Beale).
 * Bolinbroke Stock Pond - Battersea: 1st Coot brood of 4 this year, Moorhen building nest in low hawthorn, Canada Goose on nest - no sign of any Egyptian Geese this year (Michael Mac).
 * Braeburn Park (Old Orchard/Gun Club), Crayford: 1 Greenfinch, 1 Song Thrush seen - another heard, several Chiffchaff, Blue Tits, Long-tailed Tit, Wood Pigeon, Magpies, Ring-necked Parakeet (over), Blackbird. (Chris Rose).
 * Brent Reservoir: pair of Shelducks for 2nd day, also 2 Common Terns (Brent Birders).
 * Chafford Hundred: 15 Waxwing on Saffron Road by the station 07:55 (BirdGuides).
 * Bursted Wood, Barnehurst: 1 Mistle Thrush on open grass. 1 male Blackcap in wood itself. (Chris Rose).
 * Clapton Pond: fem Peregrine low over NW garden 9.50am, 2 Linnet over also (JP).
 * Crossness: Wood Sandpiper on West Paddock briefly 14:55 (Birdguides).
 * Croxley Common Moor: male Whinchat (BirdGuides).
 * East India Dock Basin area: 4 Oystercatchers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 6 Sand Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcaps (Gary A James); Shelduck, 7 Teal, 32 Tufted Ducks (John Archer).
 * Footscray Meadows: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Mute Swan, several Mallard, Moorhens, Coots, Carrion Crow, Ring-necked Parakeet, Blackbird. (Chris Rose).
 * Grays: 40 Waxwing along Hogg Lane (Birdguides).
 * Hackney Marshes: 2 Wheatear, Common Buzzard over east at 7.55am, the lowest and earliest in the day I've ever seen in London, 10 Sand Martin, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, pr Sparrowhawk displaying (J. Partridge).
 * Ham Lands: Blackcap (11 singing males), Chiffchaff (4 singing males), Red admiral 1, Orange-tip 4 males, Speckled Wood 1, and lots of Bee-flys Bombylius major (John Herbert).
 * Hall Place; Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker (section north of Bourne Rd), 1 Goldfinch, 9 'Greylag' Geese, Canada Geese, 1 Mistle Thrush, Magpies, Carrion Crows, Wood Pigeons, male Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tits, Robin, 20 Ring-necked Parakeets heading SW. (Chris Rose).
 * Heston: c20 Waxwing on south side of M4 just east of Heston services, landed in bushes immediately adjacent to M4 08:45 (Birdguides).
 * Highgate (Southwood Lane): 1 singing Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap 07.55 (P. Angus).
 * Holmethorpe SPs: Egyptian Goose, 2 Gadwall, Teal, Red Kite low north 07:55, Common Buzzard, Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 12 Stock Dove, Little Owl, 2 Skylark, c30 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, House Martin, Mistle Thrush, 8 Common Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting (HSP blog).
 * Hillingdon: 1 Little Egret N over Hillingdon Circus at 06.25 (Andy Culshaw).
 * Hounslow: 12-15 Waxwings again near the Railway Station, feeding in large tree by Kingfisher Court just over the railway bridge at 08.15 (I. Darbyshire).
 * Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Tawny Owls showing well (M Bournat, thanks to DMc et al); Redshank west along Serpentine c11:30, adult Tawny Owl and owlet showing well into p.m., 2 House Martin, 11 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler; plus 4 adult Egyptian Goose with 2 well-grown young, 4 male Mandarin Duck, pr Gadwall, 6 Red-crested Pochard, Sparrowhawk, first-summer Black-headed Gull, 16 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3-4 Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, 3 Linnet over (D. McKenzie); Common Buzzard drifted north 14:15 (BirdGuides).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Shelduck, 4 Redshank, 40+ Sand Martin, 9 House Martin, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website) Also 1 Swallow, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel (L.F-H).
 * Middx Filter Beds NR (28 sp.): 3 Blackcap, I Chiffchaff (h), 1m Orange-tip (TeRNS).
 * Nine Elms Sainsbury's: 7:30am 1 Ring-necked Parakeet over very fast (pt) (Michael Mac).
 * Kempton NR (private): 2 or 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Redshanks, 1 Snipe, 1 possible Green Sandpiper. (P Jackson & C Maidment).
 * Ramney Marsh: Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, c6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap in a quick walk round am. (Chris and Pete Langsdon)
 * Osterley Park: male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming, Nightingale singing brilliantly from dense scrub 7:50-8:00 am, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Mandarin, 2 Nuthatch. All seen from south perimeter footpath (M Bournat).
 * Parkside Farm/Res., Enfield: 6(2m,4f) Teal, 6 Fieldfare (Robert Callf).
 * Rainham Marshes: Red Kite west along the Thames 10:31 (BirdGuides).
 * Richmond Park: 4 Wheatear (3m1f) at riding ring / Holly Lodge (Hugh Bradshaw); a distant biggish raptor (probably Buzzard, possibly Kite) seen heading away W over Sidmouth Wood (as I arrived at Lawn Field, 12.15); 2 Wheatear, Lawn Field rabbit warren; uneventful 30 minute sky-watch - one Sparrowhawk M, one Kestrel (scarce here this spring), no hirundines (Stefan Cz.)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 4 Shelducks flew E at 0615 (home and Sidcup lifer), 3 Cormorants N+W, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Jay (Ian Stewart).
 * South Park, Ilford: pr Kingfisher nesting on island (photo of them mating) (Redbridge Birdwatching)
 * South Norwood CP: 2 Greylag Goose, Swallow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail (Croydon Birders).
 * Stockers Lake: 1 pr & 2m Red-crested Pochard (Bury Lake), 1 Lapwing (Stockers Farm), c6 Common Tern, 1 or 2 Cuckoo, several Swallow (Stockers Farm), 1 Song Thrush, c6 Sedge Warbler, c 6 Blackcap, Chiffchaffs (Roger Dewey).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 3 Reed Warblers, c30 Black-headed Gulls west early on, 4 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcaps, 8 House Martins, 2 Sand Martins (MJP)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Goldcrest singing Sanctuary Wood (Bob Watts).
 * Tower of London: Blackcap singing North-east corner of moat 08:30 (Paul Whiteman).
 * Trent Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (f), 3 Stock Dove, 12 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, 3 Mandarin (m), 2 Canada Goose. ( Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 7 Common Tern, 8 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, 9 Lapwing, 2+ Red Kite, Peregrine Falcon, 3+ Buzzards, 2 Herring Gull, 5 LBB Gull (Steve B).
 * Valentines Park, Ilford : Mallard pair with only 3 ducklings now, 2 Pied wagtail, 3 Moorhen, 18 + tufted ducks, 2 starling, 20 + Canada goose, Mute swan still on eggs (boating lake island), 2 Egyptain goose (single adult with gosling's, and one ringed bird on longwater,) (could be the male taking a wonder), Herring gull, 1st summer Black-headed gull, Green woodpecker, m chaffinch, Mistle thrush, Robin, chiffchaff singing, Magpie, many coot with nests, (Brandon Anderson).
 * Wandsworth Common Ponds: 1 male Shovelor unusual at this time of year, singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 1 juvenile Grey Heron - no sign of any Egyptian Geese (Michael Mac).
 * Waterlow Park (08.00): 1 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, Rose-ringed Parakeets over, Green Woodpecker calling, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Stock Doves, plus usuals (P. Angus).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 singing Chiffchaff, 1 singing Blackcap, c6 Linnet, Great Spotted Woodpecker all on Little Scrubs (Charlie Farrell).

Monday 11th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Lesser Redpoll N 0655, Greylag Wood Green Res (Bob Watts). c20 Ring-necked Parakeet, Sparrowhawk. Plus Goldcrest & Coal Tit in Avenue Gardens (Mike Benyon)
 * Amwell GPs: male Blue-headed Wagtail from watchpoint 15:40 (BirdGuides).
 * Barnet Hospital: Tawny Owl calling at 10.00 pm from tall trees near the bus stop (home area patch tick for me) (Geoff Crabtree).
 * Battersea Park: Cricket pitch - 1 Swallow, 1 Pied Wagtail. Lake - pr Red-crested Pochard and 1 Egyptian Goose, 6+ prs Gadwall, all areas 5 singing Blackcap and usual common feathered friends (Michael Mac). Great Crested Grebe on the Lady pond - moved from the nest site due to boating? (LP).
 * Brent Reservoir: 1pr Shelduck, 1 Greylag, 1 Little Ringed Plover, female Wheatear, singing warblers 20+ Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 11 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall, Leo Batten, Pete Lowman)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 1 Cormorant flying over, 8 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap (2 males & a female), 1 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit (one pair nest-building in nearby lamp post), 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 12 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Bury Lake: 6 Red-crested Pochard (2 pairs and 2 males) (Maple Cross Birding).
 * Canons Farm: 13 Wheatears in stubble field north of Lunch Wood (Ian Jones et al)
 * Cannon Street Railway Bridge (South side): Grey Wagtail on bridge, several House Sparrows next to Anchor pub 14:00 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Chafford Hundred: 17 Waxwing along Drake Road 06:36 and 15 toward Lakeside 07:30 (LBYG).
 * Crouch End to Finsbury Park (Parkland Walk) 8-8:30am: 12 Blackcaps and 3 Chiffchaff, all singing (George Sawtell).
 * Croxley Common Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Tern, Cuckoo, pr Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 3 Jay, 2 Reed Bunting (Maple Cross Birding).
 * East India Dock Basin: 2 singing Blackcaps, c10 Sand Martins, 44 Tufted Ducks, 8 Teal (John Archer).
 * Gidea Park: Red Kite (ELBF).
 * Ham Lands: Blackcap 10, Common Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 4 (John Herbert).
 * Hounslow: 15-20 Waxwings 8.15 am along Hounslow Avenue then by Hounslow Railway Station, N side (I. Darbyshire).
 * Holmethorpe SPs: Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 6 Shoveler, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, up to 11 Common Buzzard (including 5 together), 3 Kestrel, Lapwing, Common Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 5 Stock Dove, 3 Little Owl, 3 Skylark, c40 Sand Martin, Swallow, 3 House Martin, Meadow Pipit over, Grey Wagtail, 2 Northern Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, 15 Common Whitethroat, 10 Blackcap, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 9 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer (HSP blog).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Common Snipe, 2 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Cuckoo, Grasshopper Warbler (ELBF).
 * Leyton Flats: 1 male Northern Wheatear, Skylark, 10 Blackcaps, 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers (Gary A James).
 * Leytonstone: 8 probable Glossy Ibis over at 15.47 heading NW towards Walthamstow (Gary A James).
 * Lyttleton Playing Fields (Finchley): Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest (Oliver Simms).
 * London Wetland Centre: Common Buzzard mewing over Wildside, 9 pr Lapwing, 7 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Meadow Pipit, Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (LWC website).
 * Osterley Park: Common Redstart M, Wheatear 2 (K.Fisher).
 * Paddington Green: 2 Gadwall over, 2 Sparrowhawk (1 of which went south-west, hugging rooftops), Common Buzzard in from the east c15:25 then mobbed by 17 Herring Gull before drifting toward Hyde Park a couple of minutes later, 2 Peregrine Falcon (1 in the area a.m. seen stooping twice, and a second bird north 09:15), female Kestrel, pr Lesser Black-backed Gull copulating on Devonshire House, 3 House Martin west, 6 unidentified hirundines north-west (a bit distant), Jackdaw over, Siskin north (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 4 Wheatear in main pond field (adult & first-summer males, probable retarded first-summer male & one female), Little Owl in usual tree, 18 Jackdaw & 2 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Pollards Hill: Siskin west (Croydon Birders).
 * Rainham Marshes: 3 Yellow Wagtail (ELBF).
 * Regent's Park: Peregrine, 3 Swallows, Willow Warbler, 4m Chiffchaffs (Tony Duckett). Common Buzzard N then mobbed E by 3 Herring Gulls 15:20 - same bird as seen from Paddington Green. Swallow N. (Toby Robertson)
 * Richmond Park: 25 Wheatears; comprising 10 in cattle enclosure near Holly Lodge late a.m. and 8 at Pond Slade early a.m. (Tim Howard, Steve Reed & FJM); at least 7 Lawn Field bracken; 2 Sand Martin W over Lower Pen Pond, 13.52; Red Kite over Sidmouth Wood at 15.57 (in from E), headed NW over Richmond, mobbed by Jackdaws then by parakeets (Stefan Czapski with Mike Lewis).
 * Ruislip Woods (Lido/Poor's Field): 87 Mute Swan, pr Greylag, 25 Tufted Duck, 3 pr Great-crested Grebes, Buzzard (high over golf course), m Kestrel, 5 Herring + pr Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Swallow, m Redstart (Poor's Field), f Wheatear (PF), 15 singing Blackcap, 9 singing Chiffchaff, 5 singing Willow Warbler, c 20 Jays, 6 Jackdaws, m Bullfinch (Neil Anderson); LRP on main raft, 2 Sparrowhawk (m+f), 5 Swallows, Treecreeper, Lesser Redpoll (PF), 2 Teal (pr) at c.19:00, but didn't see Redstart or Wheatear. (Joe Dickens)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): heard singing Chiffchaff and Blackcap am, 2 Canada Geese S, 4+Herring Gulls, ad LBB Gull, 20+Pigeons, 8+Woodpigeon, 2 Stock Doves, 4 Collared Doves, 50+R/N Parakeets E am, heard GSW am, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, 1 or 2 Goldcrests, heard Long Tailed Tits, 4+Blue Tit, Great Tit heard only, 2 Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows, 4+Starling, 6+House Sparrow, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood CP: 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 3 Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Reed Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Linnet, Reed Bunting (Croydon Birders).
 * Staines Moor: 13 Wheatear, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite over (K.P.Duncan).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver (BirdGuides).
 * Stocker's Lake: singing Sedge Warbler, singing Reed Warbler (Maple Cross Birding).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 8 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, plus the usuals; Lincoln Court 0915-1230: 117 Meadow Pipits (all north, most eye-level; almost constant up to around midday); 2 Tree Pipit north, calling at 0937; Common Buzzard east,a few Swallows, Sand Martins and Linnets, etc. (MJP)
 * Stratford (Chanelsea Walk): Goldfinch, Greenfinch, singing Blackcap, singing Chiffchaff. At least 3 Orange-tips and a Brimstone (Phil Laurie).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Common Buzzard SE 1250 - v high i.e. not visible with the naked eye (Bob Watts).
 * Tylers Common Fishery (Brentwood) 3 Common Tern, at least 3 Swallows, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler heard, many Green Woodpecker (also heard), Kestrel, Grey Heron.(GJF)
 * Tylers Hall Farm (Upminster): 2 (m&f) Wheatear, 14+ Swallow commuting between farm and nearby fishery. Also pair Little Owl at the farm at dusk on 5th April (Colin Jupp).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Wheatear, 2 LR Plover, 4 Redshank, 5 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Tern, 7 Blackcap, 11 Linnet, 5 Swallow, 3 Sand Martin (Steve Blake).
 * Valentines Park (Ilford) : 8 Egyptain Goose (pr with 3 goslings on boating lake, 1 fish pond and 2 by fish pond on small lake), Mallard with 4 chicks, 4 Mute Swan, one on eggs on boating lake island, many Coots nests, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebe, Stock Dove, pr of Mandarin mating, 5 Moorhen, Chiffchaff, 2+ Herring Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 1st-winter Common Gull, Magpie, 14+ Canada Geese (Brandon Anderson).
 * Vicarage Farm (Enfield): 1 female Northern Wheatear, Hog Hill, 08:45 hrs (Robert Callf).
 * Wanstead Flats: 6 Wheatear (4m,2f), 2 Willow Warbler, 3 C Whitethroat, numerous Chiffchaff and Blackcap, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (excavating a hole in west copse till chased off by GSW), 3 Reed Bunting, 5 Linnet, Common Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk (NC/Lydia Willocks)
 * Wanstead Park: 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 male Wheatear, 2 Little Egrets, 5 Whitethroats, Swallow (Mike Messenger).
 * Watford: Common Buzzard circling over Cardiff Road 08:55 (Joanne Biscomb per DMc).
 * Waterlow Park (quick visit): 8 Tufted Duck. Jays, Magpies and a crow mobbing something in a Lower Pond tree, 1 Chiffchaff singing (P. Angus).
 * Withy Beds LNR: drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, singing Chiffchaff (Maple Cross Birding).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 4-5 Wheatear, 8 House Martin (Paddington birds?), a Peregrine chasing a pigeon over the prison & a Buzzard circling overhead drifting east (The Scrubbers).

Sunday 10th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 1 female Redstart high in trees by Health Spa gates (what time?15.30 ish), Shoveler pair on boating lake (P. Angus). Flock of c10 Waxwings flew south over Cricket Scrub mid am, also 2 high Lapwings north (APOG).
 * Barking Bay: 2 Yellow Wagtails (over), Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Jackdaw, Rook, drake Shoveler, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper (Paul Hawkins).
 * Beddington SF: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 House Martin, 9 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 3 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Little Ringed Plover photos here
 * Bedfords Park LNR: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near the Nursery, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 singing Whitethroat, singing Willow Warbler (Lake), pair Linnet (Wildflower Meadow). Nearby 2 Swallows N over Lower Bedfords Road 19.00 (Colin Jupp).
 * Bentley Priory: 3 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Swallow, numerous Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps. Also at least 4 grass snakes.(Joe Dickens). Gadwall on the lake (Alan Lewis)
 * Biggin Wood: 2 Jackdaw (first record for this patch), 1 Blackcap (1st record), 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Carrion Crows, 1 Blackbird, 3 Blue Tits, 7 Woodpigeon. Also, orange tip, speckled wood (R Bell).
 * Blackheath: 1 female Wheatear on the Dips and female Kestrel over (pm), 2 Swallows N and Yellow Wagtail heard (a.m.), Sparrowhawk around (Joe Beale)
 * Borehamwood: 3 Common Buzzards (Alan Lewis)
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern, 6 Whitethroats, 26 Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 House Martins & 3 Sand Martins (Brent Birders).
 * Broadwater Lake: 5 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck, 1 Red Kite, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Oystercathcer, 2 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 14 Sand Martin, 12 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler & 4 Chiffchaff (Simon Buckingham).
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: male Hen Harrier reported north, male Ring Ouzel, Red Kite flew SE, 4 Wheatears, 8 Swallows, Kestrel, 5+ Yellowhammers, 2+ Skylarks, 2 Sparrowhawks, c5 Common Buzzards, 3 Little Owls, 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Treecreepers, 2 Nuthatches, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Common Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Pheasants, Cormorant over, Mallard over, Grey Heron over, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 9 Stock Doves, Goldfinch (David Campbell, Ian Jones, Roy Weller, Paul Manville et al).
 * Crayford Marshes: 8 Wheatear, male Corn Bunting, 2 Common Tern, 6 Little Ringed Plover, Reed Warbler, 3 Swallow, 10 Whitethroat, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Little Owl, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Crossness: Sandwich Tern flew east @ 09:00, 20+ Common Terns, 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull, 5 singing Whitethroats, Sedge Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warblers singing, c20 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 2 Swallows N (John Archer). Reed Warbler trapped & ringed (Roger Taylor per JA).
 * Cowley (near Brunel University): Common Buzzard, flying north high 3.20 p.m. (A Randall).
 * Croxley Common Moor: Common Buzzard, adult Black-headed Gull, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Whitethroat, c10 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 7 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting (D. McKenzie).
 * East India Dock Basin / Bow Creek Ecology Park: 2 Shelduck, 9 Common Teal, 51 Tufted Duck, Peregrine, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Sand Martin, Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, Willow Warbler; all warblers singing (Nick Tanner).
 * Ewell Village: 4 Common Buzzard (three together at 14.30 and a single at 14.45), singing Blackcap, Meadow Pipit over (Neil Batten)
 * Heston (Fern Lane) Two Buzzards drifted north. Seen around 16:40. C Maidment & P Jackson
 * Horton Country Park, Epsom: 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Little Owl (Bob Smith)
 * Larkhall Park (Stockwell): from 8am - 1 singing Blackcap (pt = patch tick), 6+ House Sparrow - 3+ at nests, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldfinch, 3+ singing/displaying Greenfinch,Grey Heron over near by, Blackbird building a nest (Michael Mac).
 * Kentish Town, Common Buzzard high N over Arctic Street at 1430 (Pete M)
 * Kingston upon Thames: 5 Sand Martin hawking insects around Kingston bridge from 16.00 to 17.15 at least (Neil Batten)
 * Northwood Hills: Red Kite over c15:00 (Joanne Biscomb).
 * Oasis Adventure Playground - opposite Larkhall Park: another singing Blackcap - Priory Grove - 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Michael Mac).
 * Osterley Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1, Common Buzzard 3, Swallow 2. (K. Fisher) 1 Little Owl by the horse fields. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Otterspool: Red Kite 12:10 (D. Mckenzie).
 * Oxleas Wood: Common Buzzard circling top Shooters Hill then ENE 15.45 (J.Reid)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 5 Wheatear - pair on the River Pinn field (JD, JR) & one extra male later, also two males by the electric gate, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cormorant over, 4 Herring Gull, 15 Jackdaw, several Stock Dove, singing Chiffchaff & 2 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Rainham Marshes: male Brambling, 9 Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat (James Lowen).
 * Regent's Park: 4 House Martins, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Linnet (Tony Duckett).
 * SE1: Male Black Redstart singing (MB, thanks to PW)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Fieldfare SE 06.25, 2 Swallows W, probably 4 Sparrowhawks distant to NE, 20+ Herring Gulls swirling generally S (Rainham to Beddington commute? Always sundays), 20+ Pigeons, 10+ Woodpigeons, 2 Stock Doves W, 2 Collared Doves, plenty R/N Parakeets, 2 Dunnocks, heard 2 Robins, pair Blackbirds, Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 4 Blue Tits, 2 Great Tits, 2 Magpies, 6+ Carrion Crows, 10+ Starling, 4+ House Sparrow, Chaffinch low W, 6+ Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 2f Sparrowhawk, 1m Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 8 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Little Gulls and 2 Great Northern Divers still on S basin (Bob Warden per FJM). Five Common Terns on the S basin at 1500hrs, then six there in the evening (Rob Innes).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs (1540-1800 only): cream-crown Marsh Harrier east 1552, Common Whitethroat, 15 Blackcaps, 12 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson).
 * Stondon Park (SE23) 2 Swallows north @ 18.40 (Conrad Ellam)
 * Thorpe Park: Black Redstart still present at Thorpe Park Farm (TQ026687). View from public footpath. Also 2 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover and 4 Snipe. K.P.Duncan)
 * Totteridge Valley: 2 Common Buzzards very high W: 3 Swallows NE: 2 singing Whitethroats: 11 singing Chiffchaffs: 20 singing Blackcaps: Grey Wagtail (John Colmans)
 * Wanstead Flats: 2 Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, 3 Swallow, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Teal, 10 + Linnet, possible Tree Pipit (checking pics!), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (usual places), 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, several small flocks of Black-headed Gull, Sparrowhawk (NC/JL/ST/TH et al).
 * Wanstead Park: 3 Little Egret (R Roding).
 * Watford (Cardiff Road): 2 Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard south 13:00 (D. McKenzie, Joanne Biscomb).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: am 1 Swallow n/e, 1 Common Whitethroat on territory by the west end of the embankment, 21 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler with Chiffchaff phrases at the end of song, 5 Meadow Pipit one displaying, 1 (m) Reed Bunting, 5 Linnet, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Sparrowhawk (m&f), 1 Common Lizard in Chats paddock (N.Smith, et al).

Saturday 9th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail over Wood Green Reservoir, Common Buzzard SE, Peregrine SE, 2 Fieldfare NE, Linnet briefly on deck and in Cricket Scrub, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 drake Shoveler Boating Lake (Andrew Gardener, Bob Watts, Gareth Richards).
 * Barking Bay: Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 12 Common Tern, 10 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear, Little Grebe, Kestrel (Paul Hawkins).
 * Bedfords Park LNR: Common Buzzard E, male Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 2 singing Whitethroat near Lake, lots of singing Blackcap & Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch (Colin Jupp).
 * Blackheath: 2 Song Thrush & 4 Chiffchaff at 'the Dips', 1 Cormorant over (James Lowen).
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Common Buzzards over at 12.30, also Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Green Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plover & 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gull (Brent Birders).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch (patch tick), 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Chalk Wood: 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers all drumming and vocal, Swallow or 2 near cattery, 10+ Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawks distant to NE, 20+ Woodpigeon, 4+ Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3+ Wren, Dunnock, 4+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, 2 Goldcrest, 8+ Long-tailed Tits, plenty Blue and Great Tits, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2+ Magpie, 2+ Jackdaw, 4+ Carrion Crow, 6+ Chaffinch (Ian Stewart).
 * Crayford Marshes: male Ring Ouzel, male Corn Bunting, 12 Wheatear, Little Owl, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Swallow, 7 Curlew, 2 Fieldfare, 6 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Kev Jarvis & A.W).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: pair of Garganey on the slack 8.50am-5.05pm at least, 2-3 Reed Warbler now in, 1 Sedge Warbler, several Willow Warbler and Common Whitethroat, Green Sandpiper briefly, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, pair of Shelduck, pair of Bullfinch, 1 Swallow but no Martins all day; 61 species recorded ( V. Halley-Frame).
 * East India Dock Basin/Bow Creek Ecology Park: 3 Shelduck, 9 Common Teal, 43 Tufted Duck, Peregrine, 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, male Northern Wheatear, singing Reed Warbler, 6+ singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, singing Reed Bunting (Nick Tanner). 1 Common Snipe - Bow River (G. Harding).
 * Enfield Lock: male Wheatear at 10.00 on the paddock north east of the KGV Reservoir (Martin Shepherd).
 * Fairlop Waters: 1 m Ring Ouzel seen on painters lane gravel workings N side 9.30am still present 3pm a different bird to one earlier in week at paddocks also 3 Green Sandpiper,1 Little Ringed Plover,2 Common Snipe,4 Lapwing,4 Shelduck,1 Common Whitethroat,3 Sedge Warbler (Steve Bacon)*Finsbury Park, N4: 31 sp. incl 1 Grey Wagtail (lake island), 1 Chiffchaff (TeRNS).
 * Foots Cray meadows: (brief walk through) Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 2 Canada Geese (patch year tick, believe it or not), c20 Mallard, 8 Tufted Ducks, Moorhen, 8+ Coots, few Woodpigeons, Stock Dove, plenty Rose-ringed Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, 3+ singing Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps, 4+ Long-tailed Tit, Blue and Great Tits, Jay, 6+ Magpie, 25+ Jackdaw, 20+ Carrion Crow (Ian Stewart).
 * Hampstead Heath: 7.30 Common Redstart (f) by sphagnum bog in Kenwood (CB). Wheatear, Parliament Hill 0750 (Pete M). Wheatear still present 14:00, also two Egyptian Geese on the Kenwood ponds (Leo Reich).
 * Hampton Court Park: 1 Green Sandpiper N, 14 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Greylag Goose (Andrew Skotnicki).
 * Horsenden Hill: 2 Common Buzzard E, 1 Peregrine E over Perivale Wood, 1 Rook SW, 1 Wheatear in trees around Upper Mead, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon).
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk,Teal (NC/JL/DB).
 * Kempton NR: (Private): 2 Redshank, 1 Shellduck. Butterflies: 1 Brimstone, 3 Speckledwood, 3 Peacock and 2 Orange Tips. [P Jackson.]
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Green Sandpiper early a.m., flew off E, 6 Redshank, 2 Common Snipe, Little Egret (reported), 6 singing Cetti's Warbler, 2m 1f Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, c. 40 Sand Martin, 1m Kestrel, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 1 Red-eared Slider (terrapin) (Martin Honey).
 * Lower Chingford: 7-10 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 20-30 Sand Martin (James Palmer).
 * Maida Vale: Hobby over Abinger Mews At 1350 (Pete M).
 * Muswell Hill: 2 Common Buzzards circling towards NE 13.30 (P. Angus).
 * Osterley Park: 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker high in an Oak tree by the main car park at 1600hrs (N.Smith).
 * Oxleas Wood: Common Buzzard drifting W 12.30 (J.Reid)
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 adult male Wheatear from the bridleway, 1 Swallow north-west, Green Woodpecker (Jon Ridge, Joe Dickens). Also: 1 Tawny Owl clearly heard using the "ke-wick" call (unusually at 16:31) on the Hatch End side, 1 Little Owl in the usual tree, singing Blackcap & Chiffchaff, 21 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Comma, 1 Peacock & 2 Small Tortoiseshell butterflies (JR).
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: Garganey (m on Target Pools), Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Sand Martin (NC/JL/DB).
 * Regent's Park, 13.00-15.00 (Mainly area 26 Cricket Pen): Peregrine Falcon, 4 Lesser Redpoll in Alders, 1 Common Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 3 Stock Dove, pair Kestrel at nest box fem shielding large rat kill from male (Rob Ayers). Also of interest this week: Marsh Harrier, m Common Redstart 7th, Cuckoo 8th (Tony Duckett).
 * Roding Valley Park: Sparrowhawk, 4 Blackcaps [2 m, 2 f], 2 Chiffchaffs, Song Thrush, Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Goldfinches, 2 Greenfinches. Also 3 Orange-Tip butterflies. (Alan Hobson).
 * Rotherhithe: 1+ pair of Sand Martin back again, nesting in riverbank near Old Salt Quay pub (only breeding site in Inner London); 5 Swallows, Peregrine, pair of Sparrowhawks and several singing Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs Stave Hill mid a'noon (Richard Bonser).
 * Ruxley (Foots Cray): 2 Northern Wheatears on paddocks at Honeydale Farm, singing Skylark, Grey Heron over, Collared Dove, male Pied Wagtail, pair Mistle Thrush near roundabout, 8+ Magpies, few Jackdaws and Carrion Crows (Ian Stewart).
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Sedge Warbler and 3 Whitethroat (Martin Shepherd).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Stock Dove N, 2 Jackdaws (Ian Stewart).
 * Southgate N14 (Chase Road): 4 Waxwing perched in top of Lime Tree, calling, 06:20 hrs, flew off W (Robert Callf).
 * Stockwell (Hemans Estate Community Garden): pr Herring Gull one sitting, very noisy at am and a lot of screaming noises plus pair of Magpies round nest, pr Robins around garden - all 3 species not bred in this garden/area in at least 20 years, 2 tiny blue butterflies - Common Blue? (Michael Mac). Probably Holly Blue (MRH).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs (brief visit): 3 Common Buzzards (w 0940, s1012, sw 1023), Peregrine, Red-crested Pochard, plus usuals (MJP). 13:00hrs - 17:00hrs: 5 Common Buzzard (possible duplication, although most at well spaced intervals, including two together), 2 ad Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Red-crested Pochard (Jamie Partridge, Laurence Pitcher).
 * Thorpe Park: 2 Redshank, Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, Shelduck (K. P. Duncan).
 * Totteridge Valley: Common Whitethroat (Tony Clancy).
 * Trent Park: Northern Wheatear (m) (Ferny Hill Farm), 2 Nuthatch, 4 Stock Dove, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Common Tern, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Redshanks, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Swallows (Simon West).
 * Watford: 2 Waxwing over Cardiff Road 08:22, singing Willow Warbler (D. Mckenzie).
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs (south) 7:30-8:30, 4+ Sedge Warbler, 2 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, lots of Blackcap and Chiffchaff (George Sawtell).
 * Wanstead Flats: Lapwing over east, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, f Wheatear, Coat-hanger Goose (thoughts on how/why?) + the usuals (JL/NC/DBr et al).
 * Wanstead Park: Little Egret (Roding), Kingfisher, Common Whitethroat, Stock Dove (NC/JL).
 * Waterworks NR: Reed Warbler, singing from reedbed (JP,LP).
 * Whitewebbs Park: Nightingale singing mid afternoon (Reuben Braddock)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Wheatear, 10 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 pairs Little Grebes (Bob Smith).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 (f) Ring Ouzel seen at the east end of long grass area flying between small haw/blackthorns, last seen at 0930; also 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Yellow Wagtail & a male Northern Wheatear (M. Bournat, R. Ayers, N.Smith & C. Farrell).

Friday 8th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 3 singing Willow Warblers, 10+ Blackcap, 10+ Chiffchaff (David Callahan). 2 Meadow Pipit sparring low over cricket pitchen then NE 0720, Greylag over, Common Buzzard SE 1820, drake Shoveler Boating Lake (Bob Watts).
 * Bedfont Lakes CP LNR: 1 Oystercatcher over early a.m. (Jack Fisher per Adam Cheeseman)
 * Blackheath: 14+ Meadow Pipits over, Yellow Wagtail heard (first of year), 1 Wheatear (Joe Beale)
 * Brent Reservoir: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Wheatear (1m,1f), 1 singing Whitethroat, ditto Willow Warbler, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lapwing, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Kingfisher, plenty of Chiffchafffs and Blackcaps (John Colmans).
 * Cassiobury Park: probable Common Crane west 13:00 (BirdGuides).
 * City Hall/Potters Field SE1: 1 Grey Wagtail, Buzzard circling 13.55, female Sparrowhawk, hirundine sp very briefly (Jonathan Dean).
 * Claverhambury: male and female Wheatear at 12.30 in horse field to east of the carp lakes (Martin Shepherd).
 * Crayford Marshes: imm m Marsh Harrier north, 26 Wheatear, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 7 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Dunlin, 3 Curlew. (Kev Jarvis).
 * King George's Reservoir (06.30): 1 female Goosander on flood relief channel, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Shelduck flew north (Millicent Harper).
 * Crouch End to Finsbury Park (8:00-8:30am): plenty of singing Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs, 1 singing Willow Warbler in park near lake (George Sawtell).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: Sedge Warbler singing at 6.15 pm but not seen, in brambles & pampas ? grass between the main car park & no through road, 2 singing Willow Warbler, 2 singing Common Whitethroat, 1 Swallow, 2 LRP. ( V.Halley-Frame ). 2 Ring-necked Parakeet in Black Poplar Wood before flying off and 2 Egyptian Geese. ( Martin Blow per VHF ).
 * Greenwich Park: No sign of yesterday's Redstarts, but Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff and Blackcaps all singing, and one Swallow being chased by a Greenfinch! (Joe Beale)
 * Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill 8:30-9:00): 2 Wheatear (m) around fenced off area, pr Sparrowhawk displaying (CB).
 * Hackney Marshes: Grasshopper Warbler, heard reeling in alder for 45 seconds, seen briefly then disappeared into ground cover, where River Lea meets Lea Navigation. Wheatear, still plenty of Willow Warblers, Blackcap and Chiffchaff . (Jamie Partridge),
 * Limehouse Basin: 2 Sand Martin (Richard Harrison).
 * Limetrees Park Golf Course (Northolt): 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Singing Blackcap, singing Willow Warbler, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 5 Linnet (Neil Anderson).
 * London Wetland Centre: Hobby north, 6 Redshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, first-winter Caspian Gull, Common Tern, c40 Sand Martin, 3 Northern Wheatear, male Ring Ouzel, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler (LWC website).
 * Lonsdale Reservoir: 1 Common Whitethroat (patch tick for me, in NE corner), 1 Sparrowhawk, otherwise the usuals (Rich Petley)
 * Margravine Cemetery: 1m House Sparrow (first time seen inside, hopefully expanding from nearby Abbey Gardens colony) (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Northolt and Greenford CP: 1 Swallow, 12 singing Blackcap, 6 singing Chiffchaff (Neil Anderson).
 * Osterley Park: Tree Pipit 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1, Common Buzzard 1. (K.Fisher) (Hi, in which area of the park were the L S Woodpecker and Tree Pipit located please. Many thanks. N. Smith) Tree Pipit was high in the trees on 'The Avenue' (possibly even 2 birds). LSW once in the car park this week and twice in the paddock behind The Mason's Cottage. Its been calling frequently and drumming a lot. If you know these sounds hopefully its just a matter of putting the time in. (KFr) Thank u v much (N.S)
 * Paddington Green: Egyptian Goose toward Regent's Park, 5 Sparrowhawk (including a displaying pair), Skylark north-east, 3 Meadow Pipit north, singing Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 3 Jay, singing Chaffinch (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 Red Kite over north-west at 19:30, 8 Wheatear (all males) in the middle hedge field, Little Owl in the usual tree (Jon Ridge, Joe Dickens); Also: 2 Linnet, 1 Fieldfare, Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, 28 Jackdaw, 3 Jay, 2 Grey Heron & a report of a female Mallard with 5 ducklings crossing the dual carriageway - they somehow all survived (JR).
 * Regent's Park: 1 Cuckoo calling by the outdoor theatre at midday. (N. Smith)
 * Richmond Park: 1 Common Redstart, male feeding below 4 horse chestnuts at Lawn Field late am. Also Common Buzzard flew NW at11.20. (Susanna Ramsey & FJM) 3 Wheatears (all m) riding ring, 1 Swallow (Holly Lodge) (Hugh Bradshaw); 2 Greylag Goose and 1 Barnacle Goose flew E over Pen Ponds at 09:15 (Andrew Skotnicki). 6 House Martins through -> N over Pen Ponds at 12.53 - otherwise, plenty of Sparrowhawk activity (including some display) during a 1-hour sky-watch, but only one Kestrel seen (Stefan Czapski). Little Owl - two seen and calling at dusk north of Holly Lodge (paddocks), another also heard closer to the Sheen Gate), Tawny Owl - calling shortly in woodland NE of Holly Lodge (Marcin Sek)
 * South Norwood Lake: 3 Common Buzzard circling high above wooded area, 1m Kestrel, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 10 Tufted Duck, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chifchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, pair Gioldcrest, 5 Jay, 6 Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
 * Staines Moor: Very good day with 1 Red Kite over heading S at midday, joined by a Short-eared Owl that proceeded to mob it before moving off NE!! Also, 7 Common Buzzard over NE at 10:25, 1 Yellow Wagtail over W, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Redshank, 8 Wheatear, Green Sandpiper flushed from the Colne, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2+ Cetti's Warbler. (Lee Dingain - a few photos here)
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs (& Lincoln Court): Marsh Harrier south-west, Red Kite north, Common Buzzard south-east (all between 1445-1515), the usual Peregrines, Kestrels and Sparrowhawks - almost all raptors very high today; Swallow, Siskin, 2 Skylarks and a Rook (all north); very high Great Spotted Woodpecker north-east. Quiet around the res, with 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap and 5 Willow Warbler left (Mark Pearson)
 * Surbiton: c.45 Waxwing flew SE over Surbiton Crescent at 08:35 (Andrew Skotnicki).
 * Tottenham Marsh (8-10am): f Sparrowhawk, pr Gadwall, 6 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 30 Sand Martin, Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers (h) (Lol Bodini).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery: singing Goldcrest, 2 Speckled Woods (Bob Watts).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 1 Common Tern, 1m Yellow Wagtail, 5 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshanks, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 4 Willow Warbler, 60+ Sand Martins and plenty of Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs (Simon West)
 * Walthamstow: 3 Lapwings on the marsh before the joggers got to them. Lesser Whitethroat by Horseshoe thicket, Whitethroat singing by railway line. Many Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs. Yellow Wagtail flew North. Little Owl. Lockwood p.m. 3 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Meadow Pipits North, 2 Swallow, 40-50 Sand Martins, Peregrine, 3 Pheasant (2 sparring cocks & 1 hen), pair Sparrowhawks, f Goosander, 4 Green Sandpipers (flood relief channel), m Wheatear, Buzzard North (Paul Whiteman, Lol Bodini, George).
 * Wanstead Flats: 2+ Wheatear, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow (Jonathan Dean); Tree Pipit (south of Long Wood in broom before flying west), 20+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat (SSSI), Chiffchaff collecting nesting materials, 4 Reed Bunting, 10+ Linnet (over), Lesser Redpoll, Sparrowhawk, 3 Heron, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (east & west copse), 1 Wheatear, coat-hanger goose, Swallow, (NC/JL/Steve Thorpe); Wednesday night: Nightjar (ST) hawking round environs of Long Wood, east/west copse/SSSI - I have just been out and I believe this relates to Noctule Bat (JL)
 * Wanstead Park: 1+ Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (not sure if 2 birds or same bird in 2 different places!), loads of Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, Nuthatch (where? - NC), Ring-necked Parakeet (Jonathan Dean); 3 Common Whitethroat (osw, the plain), 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming (allotments/cem, golf course), 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Crested Grebe (NC/ST); Nuthatch calling persistently around 10am then stopped - coming from woods roughly between temple and ornamental waters (JD) (Many thanks, would have just missed it, bum! NC)
 * Waterlow Park: 2 Stock Doves, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch calling, usual Greenfinches, Ring-necked Parakeets, Tufted Duck, etc (P. Angus)
 * Wimbledon Common: 3 Blackcaps singing, 1 Whitethroat singing, 5+ Chiffchaffs singing. Probable Tree Pipit flying over (J. Dickerson)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 3+ Whitethroat, 1 Swallow north (8am), singing Song Thrush, singing Blackcap. (JH) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Canada Geese over. No sign of Whinchat, Wheatear, Redstarts from yesterday (Charlie Farrell). 9:05am rough grassland: 1 m Wheatear, 1 m & 1 f Reed Bunting, c6 Meadow Pipits (Anders Price).
 * W11, Holland Park: Common Buzzard, high SE at 14.20 (Laurence Pitcher)

Thursday 7th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: 1 male Wheatear on Pitch & Putt (07.50) (Davey Leach); 2 Willow Warblers - SW corner Pitch n Putt and opposite Blandford (no sign Wheatear 7am) (Bob Watts); another Willow Warbler by con pond, plus briefly singing Whitethroat on edge of cricket pitch and a Swallow north (David Callahan).
 * Battersea Park Lake: 3 pr Greylag Geese - one dead in the water with mate next to it Photo Here!, 4 singing Blackcap, 1 Peregrine near by, 1 Egyptian Goose very noisey and active flying around in the pm (Michael Mac).
 * Beddington SF: 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, c6 Common Buzzard, Little Ringed Plover, 13 Common Snipe, Curlew west, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler (Dip or Glory).
 * Bedfont Lakes CP LNR; 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Tawny Owl (pair and two chicks present), 2 Swallow, several Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Willow Warbler. (Adam Cheeseman)
 * Blackheath: Skylarks heard over at noon, also 2 Wheatears briefly before disturbed by dogs, Linnets over (my first here for a while) (Joe Beale). Sand Martin N over my garden 16h00 (James Lowen).
 * Brent Reservoir, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Buzzard W at 11.30, 1 Common Tern, 4 Wheatear West Hendon Playing Fields (Leo Batten, Roy Beddard, Steve Leeke), 1 Whitethroat (Andrew Verrall).
 * Brimsdown: Whitethroat along canal towpath (Martin Shepherd).
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 3 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Bushy Park: Skylarks, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Great Tit (Penelope Paxer)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: Red-legged Partridge, ♂ Common Redstart, Brambling, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Little Owls, 3 Lesser Redpolls, Common Whitethroat, 8 Willow Warblers, Lapwing, Bullfinch, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Meadow Pipits, 3 Mallards, 2 Treecreepers, 2 Skylarks, 2 Linnets, 3 Mistle Thrushes, Pheasant, 6 Stock Doves, 3+ Yellowhammers, 2 Pied Wagtails (mating), Collared Dove, 6 Nuthatches, 6 Blackcaps, 12 Chiffchaffs, Coal Tit, Song Thrush, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6 Green Woodpeckers (Ian Jones/David Campbell/David Hayes/Phillip Cliffe/Paul Manville/Johnny Allan et al).
 * Chafford Hundred (Warren Gorge): report of poss White-tailed Eagle west at 11am (Brian Theakston observer - per HV then per JL)
 * Cowley (Green Lane allotments): 1 pr Linnet. 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Orange-tip (Roger Dewey).
 * Crayford Marshes: 17 Wheatear, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, Fieldfare, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff (Kev Jarvis).
 * Dagenham Chase LNR: male Common Redstart just after 7.30 pm, flycatching from hawthorn scrub on Fels Field, also 3 Common Whitethroat in 2m 1f, 2-3 singing Willow Warbler, pr Shelduck, LRP and 1 Sand Martin. (V. Halley-Frame).
 * Danson Park: 1 adult Great Crested Grebe with juvenile in tow, 5 other adults at west end of lake, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 pairs Tufted Duck, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, 3 Jay, male Chaffinches, 3 Long-tailed Tits, Great Tits, Robin, 3 Starlings, Blackbirds, Mallard, Coot, Moorhens, Canada Geese, Carrion Crows, Magpie, a few Common Gulls, some House Sparrows. (Chris Rose).
 * Fairlop Waters: 2 Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers (DBarrett)
 * Greenwich Park: 2 male Common Redstarts were the highlight, also 5 Swallows W, 2 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps, Meadow Pipits heard overhead 5-6 times (Joe Beale).
 * Hammersmith: male Ring Ouzel on south end of playing field at St. Paul's School 15:20 (BirdGuides).
 * Hammersmith Bridge: 1pr Egyptian Goose with 2 chicks (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Hampstead Heath: male Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtails (E), 2 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 3+ Swallow (all N), Willow Warbler, many Chiffchaff and Blackcap (Chris Bird et al) Common Buzzard (N) at 13.30 (CB)
 * Hanwell: male Common Redstart at north end of fields at Warren Farm (BirdGuides).
 * Holmethorpe Sand Pits: Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 2 Teal, Mallard brood, 4 Shoveler, 2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Grey Heron over, male Pheasant, Lapwing, 6 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 5 Skylark, c60 Sand Martin, 2 Common Whitethroat, 9 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 7 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch, 4 Yellowhammer; also a newly dead Badger but no sign of yesterday's Black Redstart (HSP blog).
 * Hounslow Heath: 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 10+ Blackcap, 17 Chiffchaff (Adam Cheeseman).
 * Hornsey (Crouch End Playing Fields): 1 Wheatear at 6 p.m. (James Palmer)
 * Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: Common Buzzard soaring north over Parade Ground 13:27, pr Grey Heron now with three young in the nest (Serpentine Island), 2 adult and 3 young Tawny Owl (third owlet discovered a.m.), flock of 10 House Martin north, 6 Meadow Pipit over, Yellow Wagtail north, Sedge Warbler (never an easy species to find here), 15 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler (all warblers singing); also 3 Egyptian Goose, 7 Mandarin Duck, 3 Gadwall, 3 Red-crested Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Little Grebe, 2 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, pr Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, plus Comma, Holly Blue (D. McKenzie, Joan Thompson et al).
 * KGV Reservoir: 4 Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret (Martin Shepherd).
 * Lincoln's Inn Fields: 1 Willow Warbler (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Redshank, 14+ Sand Martin, 2 Northern Wheatear, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler (LWC website). Curlew overhead 4.30pm (BE)
 * Osterley Park: Red Kite 12.35, drifted south mobbed by local corvids, Common Buzzard 1 west, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker M, Blackcap 14, Wheatear 2, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 2, Common Whitethroat 1, Little Grebe 3, Gadwall 2 (K. Fisher).
 * Paddington Green: male Peregrine Falcon a.m., 2 pairs of Herring Gull copulating at local rooftop colony (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner (East Towers): Tawny Owl over at 20:41 (JR).
 * Pinner Park Farm: adult male Wheatear along the main bridleway, 2 Little Owl copulating again, 1 Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, singing Chiffchaff, Jackdaw & 2 Grey Heron (JR).
 * Queen Mary Res: Reed Warbler (SBC).
 * Rainham Marshes: male Pied Flycatcher in the cordite (BirdGuides).
 * Redbridge Lakes (Woodford Bridge): 2 Jack Snipe, Chiffchaff (Alan Hobson).
 * Roding Valley Park: Little Egret, Bullfinch, up to 4 Blackcaps, up to 3 Chiffchaffs. Also 7 Orange-Tip butterflies (Alan Hobson).
 * Rotherhithe: Red Kite fairly low west over Greenland Dock at 18.45 (Richard Bonser).
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 4+ Meadow Pipits NW (first of year), 3 Swallows 1N, 2W, fem Blackcap through garden + male singing, heard Willow Warbler 19.34, Mallard W, Grey Heron N, ad Herring Gull, 3 juv LBB Gulls, 30+ Pigeons, 6+ Woodpigeons, 3+ Stock Dove W, 4 Collared Doves, 25+ Ring-necked Parakeets, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, Song Thrush briefly, Goldcrest, 4-8 Blue Tits, Jay, pair Magpies, 6 Jackdaw 4S, 2N, 6+ Carrion Crow, 10+ Starling, 8+ House Sparrow, 8+ Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, heard Redpoll sp over, bat sp NE 19.30 (hopeless at bats- sorry! Looked martin-sized) (Ian Stewart)
 * South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, 8 Tufted Duck, pair Great Crested Grebe, 3 singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, pair Goldcrest, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 1 Collared Dove, c8 Jay, 6 Goldfinch, 4 singing Chaffinch, also 2 Peacock Butterflies (John Watson).
 * Staines Res: 2 Great Northern Diver (SBC).
 * Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Siberian Chiffchaff present SW corner of East res perimeter this a.m., but very elusive and not (yet) singing or calling - access via LWT office - also Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler (all firsts for year), 15 Blackcaps, 10 Chiffchaffs and 3 Willow Warblers (Mark Pearson). further updates on the Hackney Wildlife site. Sibe Chiff reported as singing by two visiting observers early p.m.; still present 1445 but extremely elusive (MJP). Briefly sang and showed at 13h20 but that was the only sniff since 1215 (James Lowen: thanks, Mark!)
 * South Norwood Country Park: 2 singing Willow Warbler, 3 singing Blackcap, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch, 1m Reed Bunting, also c10 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock, 2 Small White Butterflies, 1 Holly Blue, (John Watson)
 * The Glade (Sidcup):2+ Willow Warbler, 2+ Blackcap, 2+ Chiffchaff, pair Great Crested Grebes (female on 3 or 4 eggs), Cormorant, Grey Heron, 8+ Canada Geese, fem Egyptian Goose on golf course (I think the rest of the family were in a bunker!), c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, 6+ Moorhen, 10+ Coot, 8+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeon, 6+ Stock Dove, many Ring-necked Parakeets, heard Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 4+ Wren, 2+ Dunnock, 5+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, Song Thrush, singing Mistle Thrush, 2+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, 4+ Blue Tits, 8+ Great Tits, heard Nuthatch, 6+ Magpie, 10+ Carrion Crow, 3 Starlings, Chaffinch. Early visit but short. (Ian Stewart)
 * Tooting Common: pair of Green Woodpecker copulating, 2 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Coal Tit, pair of Stock Doves, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, pair of Egyptian Geese, Jay, 4+ Chiffchaff, many Ring-necked Parakeet (J. Hudson).
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Peregrine SE 0806, Willow Warbler Outdoor Classroom, Song Thrush over, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4+ Blackcaps (Bob Watts).
 * Trent Park: Hobby, 15 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Green Woodpecker and other common species.( Pete Lowman).
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 2m Wheatear, 2 Red Kites, 8 Buzzards, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshank, 1 Tree Sparrow, 4 Willow Warbler, many Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, 30+ Sand Martins (Simon West).
 * Wanstead, Park Road: 20 Waxwing flew over headed north at 19.10 (Nik Borrow)
 * Wanstead Flats: 4 Wheatear, 2 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 15+ Linnet, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Heron and the usuals (NC/JL/Sally Hammond/Tim Harris/Keith Rayment).
 * Waterlow Park: 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Tufted Duck, and Southwood Lane - Highgate - Blackcap & Chiffchaff singing in small wood (P.Angus).
 * Woodford Green Library: Sparrowhawk, being mobbed bravely by a Pied Wagtail (Alan Hobson).
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Whinchat (2 males & a female), 2 male Common Redstart, 1 male Wheatear, 1 Swallow, c3 singing Willow Warblers + usuals (The Scrubbers). Hi, can anyone tell me the best location to look for Whinchat, Redstart & Wheatear? Will be visiting tom early a.m. Thanks (JH). The Redstarts are best looked for in the grassland or along the embankment. Stand at the 'Pipit sign' at the eastern edge of the grassland (nearest the football pitches) and scan the blackthorns etc. David Lindo

Wednesday 6th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park (07:15 - 08:30): 1 male Wheatear on pitch and putt, 1 Willow Warbler by conservation pond (Tony Wileman) Rook east over cricket pitches at c.9:30 am (Gareth Richards). *Beaverwood (Chislehurst): 2+ Swallow, Willow Warbler, 6 singing Blackcaps (all site year ticks), 3 singing Chiffchaffs, Grey Heron, 5 Canada Geese, 3 Mallards, Sparrowhawk, 3+ Kestrel, 6+ Moorhen, 20+ Pigeons over, 20+ Woodpigeon, 4+ Stock Dove, Collared Dove (another tick- strange), 5+ Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+ Green Woodpecker, 6+ Wren, Dunnock, 6+ Robin, 4+ Blackbird, Goldcrest, 6+ Long-tailed Tits, heard Coal Tit, plenty Blue and Great Tits, pair Nuthatches at nest hole, 2 Jays, 6+ Magpie, 30+ Carrion Crows, 2+ Jackdaws. Also Brimstone (Ian Stewart) *Beddington: 1 Red Kite, 12 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Common Buzzard few pics here *Bedfont Lakes Country Park LNR: 2 Wheatear (Adam Cheeseman) *Brent Reservoir: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwings, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 male Pheasant, 15 singing Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler (Roy Beddard, Andrew Verrall) *Canons Farm & Banstead Woods : male Ring Ouzel still at Legal & General playing field (DKC et al), 3 Common Redstarts along path south of Lunch Wood (Colin Manville et al), 10 Wheatears, 18 Fieldfares, Swallow, 5 Willow Warblers, 3 Common Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, 4 Little Owls, 3+ Yellowhammers, 25+ Meadow Pipits, Bullfinch, Mistle Thrush, Grey Heron over, 2 Cormorants over, 2 Canada Geese over, 2 Nuthatches, 22 Stock Doves, 4 Skylarks, 2+ Linnets, 4 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Goldfinches, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Song Thrushes, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 Long-tailed Tits (David Campbell et al); Short-eared Owl flew from Harrier Field and headed casually NE at 8.20pm (David Campbell/Roy Weller/Chris Northwood). *Cassiobury Park: pr Mandarin Duck (Joanne Biscomb per DMc). *Chiswick House Grounds: 1 Swallow NW c08:50, 2 Common Buzzard low W at 13:50, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 singing Blackcap, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing), c5 Song Thrush singing, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Herons. Butterflies: 2 Small White, 1 Peacock, 2 Orange-tip (Louis Freeland-Haynes). *Crayford Marshes: ringtail Hen Harrier at 6.40am, 26 Wheatears, 2 Little Ringed Plover, male Corn Bunting, 2 House Martin, 12 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, Green Sandpiper (Kev Jarvis & Steve Carter). *Crossness: male Redstart in Protected Area this afternoon (Roger Taylor per JA); 1 Cetti's Warbler in and out bushes by ditch on way to reserve mid-afternoon (Nick Eades). *Crouch End to Finsbury Park (7:30 - 8:30): many singing male Blackcap and Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler in Park (George Sawtell). *East India Dock Basin: Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Sand Martins, 55 Tufted Ducks, 5 Teal (John Archer) plus 1 male Northern Wheatear (pura), 2 Oystercatchers (early a.m.) (Gary A James). *Fairlop Waters: 1 male Wheatear on driving range,1 Egyptian Goose in field E of fishing lake, 2 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff (Steve Bacon) *Greenwich Park: 3 male Blackcaps, Willow Warbler, 1 Fieldfare SW a.m. (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin). *Holborn WC1. 1 Common Buzzard fairly low and east at 13.50 (Laurence Pitcher). *Holmethorpe SPs: Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, pr displaying Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Little Egret, Lapwing, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Stock Dove, Little Owl, Skylark, c60 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, Meadow Pipit over, female White Wagtail, female / immature Black Redstart, 3 Common Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 12 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting (HSP blog). *Hounslow Heath LNR: 7 Wheatear in Heather Pen, Swallow over (Rob Solomon per Adam Cheeseman). *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 adult and 2 young Tawny Owl, male Common Redstart 11:45 (Longwater Sanctuary East), 8 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler (all warblers singing); also Egyptian Goose, pr Mandarin Duck, 5 Gadwall, 5 Red-crested Pochard, male Kestrel, pr Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, Linnet over - singles of Common Buzzard over yesterday and Sunday - 3 Small White, Comma (D. McKenzie et al). *Kilburn: 2 Sparrowhawk (1 male in tree, another flew overhead but unsure of gender) at 11.15am, 2 Blackap (1 singing male, 1 female) off Christchurch Ave. (Aaron C-Partridge). *King Georges Field (Sidcup): 4 singing Willow Warblers (my first of 2011), 1 singing Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart) *King George V Res: 7 Shelduck, 4 Common Buzzard north, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Sand Martins and Swallows trickling through, Yellow Wagtail, 6 White Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 4 Northern Wheatear (LBYG). *King's Road (SE25): singing Blackcap, singing Willow Warbler (Croydon Birders). *Leatherhead: 12 Waxwing on Copperfield Court off Kingston Road 17:00 (BirdGuides). *London Wetland Centre: 4 Redshank, 10 Sand Martin, Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 4 Chiifchaff, 7 Willow Warbler (LWC website); Ring Ouzel (BirdGuides). *Maple Lodge NR area: Common Buzzard over, 2 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern, Green Woodpecker, Robin collecting nesting material, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler. Lynster's GP: pr Wigeon, pr Red-crested Pochard. Lynster's Farm: 6 Stock Dove; also Small White, Comma, Peacock, Common Blue (MLNR blog). *Minet CP: singing male Common Redstart in oak hedgerow south of pond, Sedge Warbler (BirdGuides). *Osterley Park: Redstart 1, Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 2, Wheatear 7, Blackcap 5 (K. Fisher). *Paddington Green: female Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard circling and drifting south-west 16:45 (occasionally sparring), Peregrine Falcon over (D. McKenzie). *Petts Wood (Orpington): possible Great Spotted Cuckoo reported 50m from Willett Memorial at TQ449693 (no time given) (BirdGuides). *Pinner Park Farm: 5 Wheatear (three male, two female) together on mud just off the main bridleway with 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet over, Little Owl, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cormorant, Jackdaw, singing Chiffchaff & 4 Grey Heron (JR). *Plumstead (Lakedale Rd gardens) a.m.: 3 Blackbirds, 2 Blackcaps (male) singing well, 8 Blue Tits, 10+ Crows, 5 Great Tits, 3 House Sparrows, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Magpies, 1 Willow Warbler (Nick Eades). *Potters Fields SE1: Singing Black Redstart (given security around here I don't think this is too sensitive, likely to be shot if seen climbing roofs), another north of London Bridge seen in flight (Paul Whiteman). *Richmond Park: 2 Ring Ouzel (large hawthorn enclosure then flew North into trees just outside the Park), 8 Wheatears (riding ring / Holly Lodge) (Hugh Bradshaw). *Shepherd's Bush: Common Buzzard (per David Lindo). *Sidcup (York Avenue): first Swallow of year here (2 S am, 2+ W pm), singing Blackcap, Grey Heron S, Cormorant S, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel soaring to NE, juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeon, Stock Dove W, 2-4 Collared Doves, 10+ Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker or 2, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, 3+ Blackbirds, Goldcrest with beak-full of feathers, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 4+ Blue Tits, Great Tit, Jay, pair Magpies, 2 Jackdaws N, 5+ Carrion Crows, 10+ Starling, 6+ House Sparrow, 6+ Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch + several u/i finches N (Ian Stewart) *South Norwood Lake: 1 Swallow, 8 singing Willow Warbler, 5 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 15 Tufted Duck, 2nd-winter Herring Gull, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1m Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Long-tailed Tit, c20 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Jay, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove; also 1 Small White, 1m Orange-tip) (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood). *Stoke Newington Reservoirs; cream-crown Marsh Harrier overhead and then north up the valley, 1150; Common Buzzard SW 1358; escaped Goshawk SE 1245; loads of Peregrine / Sparrowhawk / Kestrel action; totals of c20 Linnets and 15 Meadow Pipits, all north. Male Siberian Chiffchaff in full song by East Reservoir p.m. - access available from 0930-1700 tomorrow via London Wildlife Trust East Reservoir Community Garden (photos on site as and when), also Cetti's Warbler (first for several weeks), drake Red-crested Pochard (Mark Pearson SNR birds) *The Glade (Sidcup): 6+ Willow Warbler (all over Sidcup today!), 3+ Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (all singing), 8 Egyptian Geese (pair + 6 juv), pair Great Crested Grebes, 2 Cormorant, 3 Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, 4(3m,1f) Tufted Ducks, Kestrel, 6+ Moorhen, 8+ Coot, 4+ Pigeon, 20+ Woodpigeon, 4+ Stock Dove, 5+ Ring-necked Parakeets, heard 2 Wrens, 4+ Robin, 4+ Blackbird, singing Mistle Thrush, heard 2+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, plenty Blue and Great Tits, Nuthatch, 6+ Magpies, 10+ Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, 2+ Greenfinch (Ian Stewart) *Tower Hamlets Cemetery: Willow Warbler High/Fern Glade, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, Painted Lady Scrapyard Meadow, Orange Tip, Holly Blue (Bob Watts per JA). *Trent CP: 2(adult male and female) Northern Wheatear, on ploughed field S of Rough Lot, 15:45 hrs (Robert Callf). *Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Hawfinch briefly, 200m upstream from Willow Farm 17:15, also seen 2m & 1f Wheatear, 1 Red Kite, 1 White Wagtail, 3 Redshank, 2 Tree Sparrow, 6 Buzzards (Simon West) *Uxbridge, Brunel University: 2 Common Buzzard over, Sparrowhawk, 2 -3 singing Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff in the Bicentenary Garden (Steve Pash). *Vicarage Farm, Enfield: 1 Red Kite, flew over; 3(1m,2f) Northern Wheatear, along horse gallop, Hog Hill (Robin White per RMC). *W2: male Black Redstart singing adjacent to last year's breeding site p.m. (D. McKenzie). *Wanstead Flats:Stone Curlew flew low south over Alex before turning west where it landed in the long grass south of Long Wood and west of West Copse at 7.25am - could not be refound but we did not walk the area as Skylarks nest in it (NC/JL), 5 Wheatear, Common Whitethroat (SSSI boggy bit), 3 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcap, 5 Swallow (west), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Peregrine Falcon, 4 Sparrowhawk, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10+ Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting, Coal Tit, Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe having a barny, Pied Wagtail and others (52sp NC/JL/S Thorpe/Tim Harris/Mike Taylor/Keith Rayment). *West Molesey: At least 5 Waxwings present still in tree in front garden of 408 Hurst Road. originally 9 birds that have been around for a week (Adam Cheeseman). *West Thurrock: 36 Waxwing at Lakeside Retail Park in willows by Alexandra Lake *Winchmore Hill (Enfield): 1 Song Thrush carrying food along New River Path between Barrowell Green and Carpenter Gardens, 2 Coots building a nest and Mistle Thrush on rooftops on NRP between Highfield Road and Farm Road, female Sparrowhawk headed N over Esso on Green Lanes (Katy M). *Wormwood Scrubs: 1 male Common Redstart in the grassland (we've had up to 2 Redstarts present since Sunday). Also c10 Chiffchaff, several Blackcap & 2 Willow Warbler. Yesterday had singing Garden Warbler (Anders Price & The Scrubbers). Northern Wheatear (M) on eastern edge of grassland at 5.15pm (John Fordham).

Tuesday 5th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: (lunchtime visit) 3 Swallows (W G Res), Willow Warbler (con pond), c10 Chiffchaffs, c8 Blackcaps (David Callahan). *Bankside SE1: 3 Willow Warbler in the birches in front of Tate Modern (Simon Fogg) *Battersea Park Lake: 5 Swallows straight through east to west at 17:15pm - last year 1 bird seen on 31st March, 1 Goldcrest, 3 singing Blackcap, pr Red-crested Pochard settled in like the Egyptian Geese (Michael Mac). *Bow Creek Ecology Park and East India Dock Basin: 4 Wheatear (NW end of Pura Foods opp Canning Town Stn c14:30 - happy happy joy joy), Common Sandpiper (Bow Creek), Blackcap male, Willow Warbler (both EIDB) (Stuart Fisher). *Boxer's Lake, Enfield: 1 immature Little Egret, perched in Alder on island - my first for this site! 2 male Shoveler, 2(m&f) Pochard, 17(11m,6f) Tufted Duck, 1'1st-summer' Black-headed Gull, 1 fem Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 singing male Willow Warbler, 1 male Nuthatch (Robert Callf). *Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Heron, 7 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Ring-necked Parrakeet, 5 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Starling, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch. (Conrad Ellam). *Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: male Ring Ouzel still at Legal & General playing field at 8.08am, male Wheatear, 11 Fieldfares, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Canada Geese flew over, Mallard flew over, Swallow, 3 Sparrowhawks, 2 Little Owls, 3 Yellowhammers, 5 Skylarks, Lesser Redpolls, 5 Meadow Pipits, Bullfinch, 5 Mistle Thrushes (4 territories), 2 Pheasants, 11 Chiffchaffs, 4 Treecreepers, 20 Stock Doves, 30+ Linnets, 4 Blackcaps, 9+ Nuthatches, 2 Linnets, Pied Wagtail, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 3 Song Thrushes, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpeckers (David Campbell et al).. *Cassiobury Park: pr Mandarin Duck (Joanne Biscomb per DMc). *Charterhouse Sq, Barbican: Peregrine circling the area (Patrick Bryan) *Chiswick House Grounds (late evening visit): 2 Swallow feeding overhead, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap singing, 1 Sparrowhawk. (Louis Freeland-Haynes) *Crayford Marshes: Corn Bunting, 5 Northern Wheatear, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Blackcap (Kev Jarvis); at least 14 LRP, 5 Common Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sand, 2 Dunlin, 20+ Redshank on floods along University Way 1pm (Chris Wilkinson) *Harringay: 15+ Waxwings north over Cavendish Road, 9.30 a.m. (Simon Bradley) *Hornchurch: 3 waxwings with starlings in tree on Hyland Road 11.00-12.00 at least (James A) *Ingrebourne Valley: Yellow Wagtail and 3 Swallows.(Dave Morrison) Wheatear, 6 Swallows, 4 Willow Warbler, Shelduck. (Shaun Harvey) *London Wetland Centre: 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Little Ringed Plover, westerly movement of hirundines (mainly Swallow with a few House Martin) 40+ Sand Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Black-backed Gull (Bill Haines). *Leyton Flats: 1 male Northern Wheatear, Swallow, 5 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs. (Gary A James). *Pinner Park Farm: 2 Little Owl, 1 Meadow Pipit, Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 25 Jackdaw, 26 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Herring Gull & 1 Grey Heron - quiet again (JR). *Putney: 30 Waxwings in a sycamore in Huntingfield Road 15.00, flew towards Roehampton Lane (J. Avery per R. Kaye per J.Wilczur). *Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 Wheatears, Yellow Wagtail, Ring Ouzel, Reed and Sedge Warbler.(Dave Morrison) *Richmond Park: short early morning visit - 1 male Wheatear (riding ring) and 1 Willow Warbler. In Hawthorn enclosure by Cambrian Gate 4 Redpoll (2 of which were Lesser and 1 Mealy type) (Hugh Bradshaw) *Roding Valley Park: 2 Little Egrets (Alan Hobson). *Roehampton: 30 Waxwings Roehampton Lane near junction with Upper Richmond Road feeding on left hand side near college prior to 08.00 at least.Still in trees 09.00 (Justin Quail, Dave Harris per FJM) *Sidcup: small falcon flew at rooftop height over Elm Road @06.25 - prob. Kestrel but.... (Ian Stewart) *Sidcup (York Avenue): ad LBB Gull, 20+Pigeons, few Woodpigeons, Collared Dove, few R/N Parakeets, heard Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, heard Goldcrest, 2+Blue Tits, Great Tit, Jay, pair Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows, 2 Jackdaws S, 10+Starlings, 6+House Sparrow, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart) *South Norwood Lake: pair Mute Swan, pair Great Crested Grebe, 15 Tufted Duck, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, c10 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great spotted Woodpecker (1drumming) 1 Nuthatch, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, pair Goldcrest, 3pair Long-tailed Tit, 8 singing Willow Warbler, 6 singing Blackcap, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail, (John Watson & Gavin Hawgood) *Staines Reservoir: 2 Bar-tailed Godwits flew over and circled N basin at 07.15. Also 2 Oystercatchers still and 2 Great Northern Divers on S basin. (Bob Warden per FJM) *Stocker's Lake: Singing Sedge warbler, 1 Common Tern over ( MartinSmith) . Also from 12.00. 2 Oystercatcher, a few House Martins & Swallows, 1 Fieldfare. ( Richard Francis) *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 6 Swallows, 13 Sand Martins, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 2cy GBBG, plus the usuals (MJP) *Walthamstow Filter Beds: f Wheatear (DBarrett) *Wanstead Flats: Stone Curlew south towards Forest Gate at ~8 am, Brent Goose over east, 2 Egyptian Goose, 11 Greylag Goose, 4 Wheatear (John Whele), Kingfisher (Alex), singing Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 10 + Blackcap, 12 RN Parakeet, Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Siskin, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon. Record shots of SC at http://wansteadbirding.blogspot.com/ (NC); 7 Wheatear (3m 4f) model aircraft field, 14 Meadow Pipit, 3 Swallows NW (JL/AP) *Wimbledon Park (late pm): 20 House Martin and 14 Swallow (lake), singing Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff (edge of golf course), 2 singing Blackcap and two GSWoodpecker (copse on eastern edge of park) (Martin Honey) *Wood Green: dark morph Common Buzzard minus most of its tail heading low east at 10.25 am (Ian Lycett, David Callahan, Dominic Mitchell). *Fairlop Waters: Ring Ouzel Male still present 1pm by horse paddocks,25 Swallow ,20 Sand Martin,2 House Martin,2 Blackcap,2 Willow Warbler (Steve Bacon) *

Monday 4th April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Red Kite NW 0700, Fieldfare NE 0658 (Bob Watts). 2 Wheatears, Swallow and Yellow Wagtail all north over cricket scrub between 08.25 and 08.45, 10+ Blackcaps, 6+ Chiffchaffs (David Callahan). *Battersea Park Lake: pr Red-crested Pochard, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Egyptian Goose. Old English Garden - 1 singing Blackcap, woman setting up nut dispensers and 3 Ring-necked Parakeet eating from them about 2metres away, 1 male Kestrel breezed through. Fountain Lake - pr Egyptian geese mating then flew off into River Thames, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Michael Mac). *Bedfords Park LNR: 2 Crossbills flew SE calling over the Nursery at 10.55 (Colin Jupp). *Broadwater Lake; 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, pair Sparrowhawk displaying, 40+ Sand Martin, 3+ Swallow, 2 Little Egret (Bill Haines). *Bromley-by-Bow: singing Willow Warbler, 2 male Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff (including a brownish individual), 4 Stock Dove, female Kestrel, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls over, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail (S Fisher) *Bow Creek Ecology Park and East India Dock Basin: 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Shelduck, female Peregrine over the Dome, 38 Tufted Duck, 7 Teal, 2 Linnet (Stuart Fisher) *Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Ring-necked Parrakeet (+6 flying over) 6 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 5 Robin, 8 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Jay, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Greenfinch. (Conrad Ellam) *Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: Barn Owl at 8.20pm (Paul Manville via David Campbell). male Ring Ouzel still at south end of Legal & General playing field, fem/imm Black Redstart still east of derelict barn then on barns near farmhouse, Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 13+ Meadow Pipits, c.5 Yellowhammers, 3+ Skylarks, Stock Dove, Mallard, Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, 3+ Linnets, Coal Tit, 2 Grey Herons, 3 Nuthatches, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Collared Doves, 2+ Goldfinches, Song Thrush (David Campbell et al). *Clapham Common: Singing male Chiffchaff + usuals. *Crayford Marshes: White Wagtail near landfill site at 10.15, singing Corn Bunting (Kev Jarvis per JA). 8 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Northern Wheatear, Swallow, 5 Sand Martin, 3 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler. (Kev Jarvis). *Crews Hill Station, Enfield: 35 Goldfinch, pre-roost gathering, 19:15 hrs (Robert Callf). *Crystal Palace Park: 2 Kestrel, Female Sparrowhawk, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff (Gavin Hawgood, Pete Beckenham, Jason Cunningham, Dave Clark..SoLoMig..South London Migration Watch) *Epping Forest - over Epping High Road near Fairmead Bottom @ 5.00pm: 1 Red Kite (Nigel May). *Hampstead Heath Extension: Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap (Oliver Simms) *Leyton Flats: Common Redstart male, 1 House Martin, 2 Sand Martins, 6 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler. (Gary A James & Mike Messenger). *London Bridge: report of Shag on Thames between London Bridge and HMS Belfast at 09.30 (Peter Massini per JA) - would be worth anyone in the area checking it out. Also 2 Linnets in Potters Field (park by City Hall) this morning (Paul Whiteman per JA). *Osterley Park: 09.45. 3 Common Buzzard high over the park and drifting vaguely NE (K.Fisher) *Pinner Park Farm: female type Black Redstart still at the far end of the middle hedge - a half second flash of orange & soot was as good as it got, 4 grounded Linnet, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 55 Jackdaw, 230 Carrion Crow & 3 Grey Heron (JR). *Plumridge Farm, Enfield: 1 Swallow, flew NW, 16:15 hrs (Robert Callf). *Richmond Park: 1 Blackcap singing, Sidmouth Wood, 1 Hobby overhead. (J. Dickerson) *Roding Valley Park: 3 Little Egrets, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtails (Alan Hobson). *Rotherhithe: Willow Warbler singing by Greenland Dock along Trident Street in Surrey Docks Adventure Playground 7am (Richard Bonser). *Sidcup (York Avenue): Green Woodpecker SW over my house (year tick 50), Canada Goose NE towards The Glade, ad LBB Gull, 20+Pigeons, 10+Woodpigeons, 2 Stock Doves W, 1 or 2 Collared Doves, 20+R/N Parakeets E from and W to roost, pairs of Dunnock, Robin and Blackbird nesting in gardens, Goldcrest, 2+Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, pair Jays (1 in garden most of day), pair Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows (now 2 nests local), 6+Starlings, 8+House Sparrows, 8+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart) *Staines Reservoir: 3+ Little Gull, 1+ Common Tern, 2 Black-necked Grebe (only 1 seen by me); 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Oystercatcher (Bill Haines). 1 White Wagtail and 6 Linnet also. (Adam Cheeseman) *Upper Bedfords Farm (Romford): 2 singing Skylark (Colin Jupp). *Walthamstow Filter Beds/Coppermill Lane: 10:45 large, hefty Accipiter went west, probable Goshawk. (Dan Barrett) *Wanstead Flats: 3-5 Wheatear, Fieldfare (north - JL), 8 + Mistle Thrush (some carrying food,/faecal sacks, others trying to collect nesting material), 20-30 unidentified small lark/bunting sp flew south along central road and into Forest Gate), 15+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 10 + Skylark, 6 Linnet over (singles), Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting, Stock Dove, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Gadwall, Grey Heron,10+ Chiffchaff, 6 + Blackcap, Sparrowhawk (NC/JL/Mike Taylor and Keith) *Waterlow Park: 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker female - large hollow tree by lower pond, singing Goldcrest, 12+ Greenfinch by Conservation field, 2 calling Chiffchaff, 13 Tufted Ducks, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, possible flyover Waxwing (heard only), 2 Lesser Redpoll and a large Terrapin (middle pond). (P.Angus) *Wormwood Scrubs: 2 male Common Redstart, 6 Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting, 10+ Linnet, 8+ Meadow Pipit, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Sparrowhawk. 1 Peacock butterfly. (Rob Ayers/Anders Price)

Sunday 3rd April 2011

 * Beddington: 9 Wheatear, 2 LRP, 8 Common Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 2 Water Pipit, 3 Swallow, 7 Sand Martin some photos here *Aldenham CP: 5-6 Common Buzzard including a bird bringing in nest-material and showing down to 10 metres, 5 Swallow over "100 Aker Wood", 9 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff; also 4 Gadwall, pr Kestrel, 2 Pheasant, Ring-necked Parakeet, Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), Meadow Pipit, Coal Tit, 2 Linnet; plus Small White (D. McKenzie). *Alexandra Park: 5 Wheatears (4 ad males, 1 imm male) - 3 Pitch n Putt, 1 Palace building, 1 filter beds, Swallow N, Reed Bunting singing from Balancing pond until 0915, 2 Linnets, Siskin, 2 Willow Warblers, 7+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Greylag, pair Shoveler Boating Lake (Bob Watts, Andrew Gardener, Gareth Richards). *Barking Bay: 4 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaff, 2 Northern Wheatears and 2 Common Tern off Crossness.(Dave Morrison) *Blackheath (all sightings morning): Meadow Pipit N and 2 Redpolls W over heath, Blackcap and 2 singing Willow Warblers - Vanbrugh Fields (every year, 3rd April!), Sparrowhawk over the village, Chiffchaff and Song Thrush singing in the Dips, another Chiffchaff singing near Point Hill (Joe Beale) *Brent Reservoir: Marsh Harrier west at 16.05, 3 Green Sandpipers behind dam, 2 House Martins, 18 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warblers, also Skylark over (Andrew Self) *Broadwater: 10 Egyptian Geese (1 pair with 2 young, 1 pair with 4 young), 2 Shelduck, 1 Goldeneye, 4 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Tern, 80+ Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 11 Blackcap & 8 Chiffchaff (Simon Buckingham). *Brockwell Park: Mistle Thrush x 1, Chaffinch x 7, Wren x 2, Greylag Goose x 1, Green Woodpecker x 2, Mallard x 14, Nuthatch x 1 (singing). No sign of yesterday's Egyptian Geese. (Charlie Kitchen) *Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 6 Mallard, 4 Moorhen 3 Coot, 3 Herring Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 4 singing Wren, 2 singing Dunnock, 3 singing Robin, 6 Blackbird 1 singing Song Thrush, 1 singing Blackcap, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 4 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Starling, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 singing Chaffinch. (Conrad Ellam) + 1 Small White. *Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: 2 Ring Ouzels (1 all day at Legal & General playing field, 1 mid afternoon in big stubble field just north of Lunch Wood then flew towards Legal & General), fem/imm Black Redstart, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers reported, Peregrine, 2 Lapwings, Woodcock, Willow Warbler, Sand Martin, 2 Fieldfares, 7 Lesser Redpolls, 4+ Common Buzzards, 2 Little Owls, c.4 Yellowhammers, 6+ Skylarks, 1w Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over, c.5 Linnets, 3 Sparrowhawks, 2 Treecreepers, Coal Tit, 4 Nuthatches, Pheasant, 5 Blackcaps, Goldcrest, 7 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cormorants over, 7+ Mallards over, 2+ Grey Herons over, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Pied Wagtails, Greenfinch, Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Collared Dove, 2 Goldfinches, 3+ Song Thrushes; 2 Small Tortoiseshells, Brimstone (David Campbell, Ian Jones, Roy Weller, Paul & Colin Manville, Kevin Guest et al). *Chiswick House Grounds: 1 Swallow NW, 3 Chiffchaff (2 singing), 2 Male Blackcap singing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, 17 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant. Also pair Egyptian Geese with 4 Goslings on river by Chiswick Eyot. 1 Holly Blue and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. (Louis Freeland-Haynes) *Crossness: male Marsh Harrier flew NW at 16:00, 2 Common Terns, 2 Wheatears, 3 Swallows west, 6 Curlew (John Archer). *Crystal Palace Park Lake; 2 Shoveler, 2 Greylag Geese, 6 Canada Geese, 3 Great-crested Grebe up from last year when only 1 was present all through season, 2 young Grey Heron's in nest 1/3 grown, 3 Coot on nests, Moorhen, Mallard, Tufted Duck, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Chaffinch - no Mute Swans this year (Michael Mac). *Dagenham Chase LNR: 7hrs obsevation 60 species recorded, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Willow Warbler singing briefly but not showing, Ring-necked Parakeet feasting on cherry blossom,1 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, pr Shelduck, several Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall. ( V.Halley-Frame ). *Dagnam Park LNR: 1 singing Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit heard (over), 2 Song Thrush, singing Goldcrest, 2 singing Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Jay, 4 Siskin, singing Greenfinch, Brambling heard (perched but still not seen). Also Small Tortoiseshell (Colin Jupp). *Dulwich Park: Little Grebe x 2, Egyptian Goose x 3, Tufted Duck x 9, Nuthatch x 1 (singing). Also Mallard brood with 8 ducklings (including a completely yellow one!). (Charlie Kitchen) *East India Dock Basin area; 1 Northern Wheatear male (pura site), 3 Sand Martins, 2 Blackcaps (copse), 3 Teal, 2 Oystercatchers, Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove. (Gary A James). *Greenwich Park: 2 Song Thrush territories/pairs but 2 other Song Thrushes flying over together, then SW ish, were behaving like migrants. Nuthatch collecting nesting material, Chiffchaff singing (Joe Beale). *Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 female Wheatear mid-morning on field to east of sailing club (Martin Shepherd). *Horsenden Hill: Common Buzzard low SW at 16.00 with apparently full crop, 2 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 32 Blackcap (Andy Culshaw and David Howdon). *Laleham Park: 2 Treecreeper (scarce at site) (David Combes) *Lee Valley CP: A single Little Ringed Plover on Langridge Scrape, Pink-footed Goose with 2 Greylags in r/hand field leading down to Holyfield Hall Farm, Little Owl in usual spot, Single Yellowhammer in left hand field just before farm barns & 5 more in hedgerows near farm, 4 Red-legged Partridge in fields by farm, c7 Chiffchaffs, 4 Redshank on Goose fields, along with pair of Egyptian Geese with 5 young, c4 Cetti's Warblers heard.(J Anderson) Two Pink-footed Geese Holyfield Farm (JH van Steenis). Reed Warbler singing west side of Seventy Acre Lake ; Willow Warbler and Swallow seen by others (David Bradshaw). Brent Goose north over Cornmill Meadows at 07.28 hrs. Pair of Goldeneye + 2 Black Swans on Bowyers GP. 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Swallow, and lots of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs at Cheshunt Marsh. 2 Egyptian Geese on Waltham Marsh. (Roy Woodward) *Limetrees Park Golf Course (Northolt): breeding pr Mute Swans, Dabchick, 3 Lapwing, m Wheatear, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 5 singing Blackcap, pr Reed Buntings (Neil Anderson) *Lonsdale Reservoir: 2 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, plus usual species (Rich Petley) *Mayesbrook Park: Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 3 Meadow Pipit, Linnet, pair Great Crested Grebe, 2 pair Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, Egyption Goose, Sparrowhawk.(Paul,Jack Hawkins) *Meanwhile Garden (between Kensal Rd and Grand Union Canal): 1 Goldcrest bathing at pond margin, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 or 2 Goldfinch, 2 Wren, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tits, Feral Pigeons, Wood Pigeons, Blackbirds. Canal - 1 Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Mallards, Coot, Moorhen. (Chris Rose). *Muswell Hill: 1 White wagtail on recreation field nr St Peter the poers church. Also 2 Pied wagtails. (P.Angus) *Northolt + Greenford CP: m Wheatear (on Northala hill), 3 singing Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap (3 singing males, 2 females), (Neil Anderson) *Osterley Park: 1m 1f Wheatear; 3m 2f Mandarin, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Nuthatch, Goldcrest (Tom Smith) *Pinner: Merlin heading NW at 07.30 (Richard Francis) Total luck no question. *Pinner Park Farm: 2 male (adult & first-summer) Wheatear along the middle hedge (Joe Dickens) & later in main pond field (Jon Ridge, Joyce Staines), 2 Little Owl showing well at 19:34 (JR, JS), female type Black Redstart seen very briefly flying from the middle hedge towards the River Pinn at 17:12, 1 Snipe, 2 Green Woodpecker, 24 Jackdaw & 1 Grey Heron (JR). *Sewardstone: House Martin at 07.45 over River Lea relief channel (Martin Shepherd). *Sidcup: singing Blackcaps at Edgington Way + Sidcup Place, singing Chiffchaffs at Sidcup Place and The Hollies (Ian Stewart) *Sidcup (York Avenue): 3 Mallards flew NE towards The Glade, Grey Heron N, Sparrowhawk, 2 ad LBB Gulls, 10+Pigeons, 10+Woodpigeons, pair Collared Doves, few R/N Parakeets, heard Wren, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, heard Coal Tit, 4+Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, pair Magpies, 4+Carrion Crows, 5+Starling, 6+House Sparrow, singing Chaffinch, 4+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart) *Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Black Necked Grebe, 1 Little Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler, Linnet. *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: skywatch from Lincoln Court 1240-1630 - Short-eared Owl thermalling to the east 1428, 2 Red Kites (west 1250 and west 1400), Goshawk (of unknown origin; no jesses visible, full crop, with prey item) south-east 1526, 7 Common Buzzards, Linnet north, c25 Sand Martins, 8 House Martins, 2 Swallows, Peregrine, plus the usuals (Mark Pearson, Laurence Pitcher & Jamie Partridge) *Ten Acre Wood. Peregrine. Red-Leged Partridge in field north of woods.(G Westley) Also 3 Pheasant, Sparrowhawk, m Kestrel, min. 3 Lapwing,3 Skylark,5 Stock Dove. 3 Green + 5 Great-spotted Woodpeckers, singing Willow Warbler, 5 singing Chiffchaff, 13 singing Blackcap, Fieldfare, Nuthatch, pr Rooks in Wood (another 2 over field), pr Reed Bunting, pr Bullfinch, 15+ Linnet (Neil Anderson) *Thames Chase, Harold Court: 5 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 singing Willow Warbler, singing Blackcap, 2 Linnet. Also 5 Comma, 3 Peacock (Colin Jupp). *The Glade (Sidcup): 9 Egyptian Geese (pair with 6 young + another ad flew in), pair G/C Grebes, 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 8 Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, 6+Moorhen, 8+Coot, 20+Woodpigeon, 6+Stock doves, 3 GSW, Pied Wagtail, 8+Wrens, 6+Robin, 6+Blackbird, singing Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Long Tailed Tits, few Blue and Great Tits, Jay, 2+Magpie, 30+Carrion Crows, few Starlings, 3+Chaffinch,2+Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart) *Thorpe Park: 2 Redshank, Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap and 4 Egyptian Geese (KPDuncan) *Totteridge Valley: 2 Swallow, 3 Lapwing, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 4 Mandarin, 18 Common Gulls, c80 Jackdaw (Ian Ellis). *Tylers Hall Farm (Upminster): 6 Swallow, Kestrel, m Pheasant, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3m Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 12 Linnet; also 2 pair Skylark on Tylers Common (Colin Jupp). *Walthamstow Res: Osprey West at c13:40, 3 seperate Buzzards vaguely North-west between 13:00-14:30, Peregrine, c14:15, struggling with large prey eventually dropped towards Walthamstow, mobbed persistently by a small Falcon (nobody mention the M word), Short -eared Owl at c14:45, low over Leyton (after a tip off from Stoke Newington, thanks Mark), displaying Kestrels, Sparrowhawks, narrowly missed a Goshawk with prey being watched from Stoke Newington somewhere over our patch c15:30. 50+ Sand Martins mainly over Low Maynard, Wheater Lockwood, 2 more East Warwick. 2 Scaup West Warwick. Kingfishers No.3. Many Chiffchaff and Blackacap now in, singing Sedge Warbler by railway line East Warwick. (Paul Whiteman, Lol Bodini +help) Walthamstow Birding *Wanstead Flats: 5 Wheatear, Common Buzzard (P Davies), Kingfisher over broom field (S Thorpe), 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (east copse - T Harris), 5 Blackcap singing, 5 + Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, Sand Martin (J Lethbridge), House Martin (NC), 5 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Stock Dove, Little Grebe, Gadwall, 3 Heron, 2-3 Sparrowhawk (NC/JL/ST, TH, Stuart Fisher, Harry & Barry, Keith - getting a bit crowded here with an extra four or five birders in addition to those listed!) *Wanstead Park: 2 singing Willow Warbler, 10 + singing Blackcap, 10 + Chiffchaff, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, Fieldfare (east), 2 m Teal, 2 Gadwall, 3 Great Crested Grebe (pr copulating and building a nest - grebe porn on Wanstead Birder tonight!!!), Little Grebe, Meadow Pipit (OSW), Kingfisher, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Kestrel, 3-4 Sparrowhawk (pr displaying over golf course to north) (NC/JL/ST/Paul Davies) *West Molesey: 9 Waxwing on aerial of 408 Hurst Road (Black Swan, 6 Tufted Duck and GC Grebe on Thames). (Adam Cheeseman) *Wormwood Scrubs: 1 male Common Redstart seen by the embankment at 08.00hrs, 15 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Redpoll sp flew low erratically over north, 5 Linnet,1 Jay, 3 Meadow Pipit (1 Displaying), 1 (f) Kestrel hunting over long grass, 3 Greylag Goose over south,1 Grey Herron low over west, 1 Shoveler over east, 1 Cormorant over west, 2 Common Lizards. (N.Smith) 1 female Stonechat (David Jeffreys). *Wimbledon Common: 4 Northern Wheatear, singing Willow Warbler, Little Grebe at Queensmere, Reed Bunting singing at Rushmere (David Wills), Skylark singing above Meadow (Heather Fenton). *Yeading Brook Meadows: 2 high Sparrowhawk 3 Stock Doves, Green Woodpecker, singing Skylark, singing Willow Warbler, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 4 singing Blackcap (Neil Anderson)

Saturday 2nd April 2011

 * Abney Park Cemetery: Tawny Owl adult at nest hole (with owlet just showing), 15 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs, plus the usuals (Mark et al) *Alexandra Park: prob Common Buzzard north of park though distant, 4 Willow Warblers (2 Top Field, Grove, Lower Slopes), 6+ Chiffchaffs, 3+ Blackcaps, Mipit, 2 Greylag Wood Green Res, 10 Jackdaws, Lesser Redpoll north 0745, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, male Grey Wag Filter Beds, 3 Little Grebes, 21 Pochard, pair Shoveler, Aythya hybrid Boating Lake (Bob Watts, Dominic Mitchell, Gareth Richards, Andrew Gardener). *Battersea Park Lake: 1 Peregrine high SW, pr Red-crested Pochard, 2 singing Blackcap, 1 singing Chiffchaff, pr singing Dunnock, pr Little Grebe, pr Egyptian Geese, Great Crested Grebe nest well hidden, 2 fledged Grey Heron's, Coot on 5 eggs (Michael Mac). *Bishops Park: first Swallow (3), 1 Jackdaw, singing Blackcap, pr Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Nathalie Mahieu). *Blackheath: 1 Wheatear seen briefly a.m., Chiffchaffs singing, Blackcap singing near the village, Meadow Pipit over (Joe Beale). *Belhus CP: Marsh Tit, Swallow, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs in a fairly brief visit (too many people)(R Woodward). *Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: 2 Ring Ouzels (♂+♀) (David Campbell), c.20 Waxwings north (Russell & Nick Gardner, Johnny Allan et al per David Campbell), 5 Sand Martins (RG/DC), Wheatear, Peregrine, 3 Swallows, 2 Greylags, 3 Little Owls, 7+ Common Buzzards, Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammers, Lesser Redpoll, c.10 Linnets, 4 Skylarks, 5 Meadow Pipits, 5 Blackcaps, 11 Chiffchaffs, 2 Mistle Thrushes, Treecreeper, 5 Nuthatches, 3+ Pheasants, 4 Stock Doves, 3 Greenfinches, 3 Goldfinches, 2 Coal Tits, Canada Goose, Cormorant, 5+ Mallards, 2 Grey Herons, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Pied Wagtails, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, 3 Goldcrests, Collared Dove, 5 Song Thrushes, 7 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (David Campbell, Ian Jones et al). *Brent Reservoir: Little Ringed Plover, Swallow, Sand Martin, Wheatear, 13 singing Blackcaps, 12 singing Chiffchaffs & 1 Willow Warbler (Andrew Self & Roy Beddard) *Brockwell Park: Egyptian Goose x 2, Tufted Duck x 8, Canada Goose x 6, Chaffinch x 2, Mistle Thrush x 2 + Holly Blue x 1 (Charlie Kitchen). *Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron flying over, 1 drake Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Wren (4 singing), 2 singing Dunnock, 5 Robin (3 singing), 8 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush (1 singing & 2 bathing), 4 Blackcap (3 singing males & 1 female), 1 singing Willow Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Starling, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 1 singing Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam) + 1 Brimstone & 1 Small White. *Cassiobury Park: female Northern Wheatear on rugpy playing field adjacent to nature reserve, singing Blackcap, 4 singing Chiffchaff (D. McKenzie). *Clapton Pond: Mallard with 8 Ducklings, 2 Grey Wag (JP) *Crossness: 2 Common Terns flew west off the golf centre this evening, 2 Wheatears, Swallow, Sand Martin, 3 singing Blackcaps, 2 singing Cetti's Warblers, Common Buzzard, 6 Curlew, 9 Oystercatchers, 90 Redshank, 4 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler (John Archer & Kev Jarvis). *Dagenham Chase LNR: 62 species recorded, Tree Pipit flew over and called once at 11.35am, Red Kite flew over at 4.52pm, Common Buzzard over at 3.03pm,1 Green Sandpiper,2 LRP, 1 Ring-n Parakeet, 25+ Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 2 Jackdaw, Pheasant heard, plenty of Blackcap and Chiffchaff. ( V.Halley-Frame ). *East India Dock Basin area: Northern Wheatear (Pura Foods), 4 Sand Martins, Willow Warbler (copse), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Oystercatchers, Collared Dove. (Gary A James).0 *Fairlop Waters: 20+ Sand Martin, 10 + Greylag geese, 18+ Canada geese, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Dunnock, Moorhen, 20+ Coot (a pair nest building), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird, 30+ Mallard (Brandon Anderson). *Fulham: dead (and very flat) Pheasant on Crabtree Lane (Nathalie Mahieu). *Hackney Marshes/ Middlesex Filterbeds: 2 Common Buzzards, 1 @ 14.40 high and west, 1 @ 15,20 high and NE, 3singing Blackcaps, c10 singin ChiffChaff, 1 redwing over. 8 teal remain on the river lea, (Jamie Partridge) *Hampstead Heath: 3 Wheatear, 1 Swallow, 1 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipits, numerous Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing (Dave Porritt) *Hornsey Bowling Club: Willow Warbler singing late am (Bob Watts). *Horsenden Hill: 1 Common Buzzard S at 07.55, 2 Great Black-backed Gull E at 07.45 with another sighting of single bird at 08.30, 19 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Snipe; also 8 Slow worm (Andy Culshaw) *Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon circling Longwater / Buck Hill with prey, 2 adult Tawny Owl and single owlet showing well, female Northern Wheatear west over Round Pond then landed on Kensington Palace (third of the spring) 09:40, Redwing, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler; also 7 adult Egyptian Goose and 2 goslings, 6 Mandarin Duck, 11 Red-crested Pochard, 7 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, pr Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper (D. McKenzie, Nick Tanner). *Ingrebourne Valley: 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, singing Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, 2 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Fieldfare, Common Buzzard, Common Snipe and 2 Sand Martins.(Dave Morrison) *Larkhall Park (Stockwell): pr alarm calling Mistle Thrush seeing off pair of Magpies, seems only 1 of the 3-4 fledglings has survived and was looking strong in defended tree (not the nest tree) at 11am [|Video details here!] *London Wetland Centre: 6 singing Cetti's Warbler, 6 Redshank, 8 Wigeon, 5 Common Snipe, Mistle Thrush eating a newt, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 6 Sand Martin visiting nest bank plus 110+ in groups flying over NW, pr Goldcrest, 4 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawk, at least 2 pr nesting Lapwing, pr Great Black-backed Gull mating (Martin Honey) *River Lea (near King George's Reservoir): abundant Sand Martin along the river this morning at 08.00, Grey Wagtail 1 pair (Millicent Harper) *Mill Hill: first Swallow back on site at Mote End Farm (Ian Ellis). *Orsett Fen: 3/4 Common Buzzard, Ring-necked Parakeet, Swallow - first of year (James A) *Paddington Green: third-summer Yellow-legged Gull foraging on tiny grassy area along Adpar Street 07:45 (appeared to be the recent HP/KG bird) (D. McKenzie, Nick Tanner). *Pinner Park Farm: 1 female type Black Redstart in the middle hedge - very elusive, showing just twice, 3 Wheatear (two male, one female), 1 Common Buzzard over north-west, 1 Swallow over north-west, 1 Snipe, 2 Little Owl, 1 Cormorant, singing Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 43 Jackdaw, 147 Carrion Crow & 1 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge). *Rainham Marshes (RSPB): Northern Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail (reported), Sedge Warbler singing briefly, 7 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, c. 6 singing Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Sand Martin, 12 + Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 100 + Redshank on river east of Stone Barges, Green Sandpiper (reported), 4 Oystercatcher, Grey Wagtail, Little Gull, 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull (Roy Woodward - gets about a bit! -only round LNHS Essex(RW)!), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 + Little Egret, 2 Redwing, Peregrine Falcon (m), f Sparrowhawk, 2-3 Kestrel, Marsh Harrier and Buzzard (both reported), no sign Garganey (NC) *Rotherhithe: Willow Warbler singing by Globe Pond, Russia Dock Woodland. Also 2+ Chiffchaff, female Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Richard Bonser). *Sidcup (York Avenue): Cormorant S, Sparrowhawk, Herring Gull, juv Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeons, 3 Stock Doves W, pair Collared Doves, few Ring-necked Parakeets, heard Wren singing, Dunnock, Robin, pair Blackbirds, Goldcrest, heard Long-tailed Tits, 4+ Blue Tits, Great Tit, heard Jay, pair Magpies, 6+ Carrion Crow, 10+ Starling, 4+ House Sparrow, 6 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch + singing Chiffchaff in Little Birches area (Ian Stewart) *Sidcup (The Glade): pair Egyptian Geese with 6 young - first breeding record here, pair G/C Grebes, Cormorant, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 6+ Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, Sparrowhawk low over Halfway Street, 8+ Moorhen, 6+ Coot, Lesser Black-backed Gull over, 2 Pigeons, 20+ Woodpigeons, 3+ Stock Dove, Collared Dove, few Ring-necked Parakeets, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, 6+ Wren, 6+ Robin, 3+ Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, heard 2+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tit, few Blue and Great Tits, Nuthatch or 2, 2+ Magpie, 10+ Carrion Crow, 2+ Chaffinch, singing Greenfinch, 2+ Goldfinch (Ian Stewart) *South Norwood CP: 2 Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard 07:45, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Pheasant, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting (Croydon Birders). *Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Divers, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1st summer male briefly on S basin prior to 12.00 only. 1 Avocet N basin W bank and swimming and feeding on S basin late am. Sandwich Tern flew over 13.20 then W. Common Tern early am only. 9 Sand Martins over. 1 Swallow N. (Bob Warden, Rob Innes & FJM) Also 9 Goldeneye, Corrmorant, Great-Crested Grebes (Penelope Paxer) *Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Common Buzzards over (1303 & 1332), 17 Sand Martins north, Swallow (first of year), 10 Lapwings east, plus the usuals (MJP, LP) *Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: Wheatear, Shelduck, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Little ringed Plover, 7 Redshank 2 Snipe, 3+ Buzzards, Red Kite, 2 Tree Sparrow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap. 5 Sand Martin. 10+ Fieldfare (Steve B) *Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Scaup West Warwick; 2 Wheatear East Warwick; Sedge Warbler singing railway line; 40 Sand Martins Lockwood; Peregrine and Sparrowhawk (David Bradshaw) *Wanstead Flats: 2 Ring Ouzel (south of Long Wood), male Redstart, male and female Northern Wheatear, Swallow north, 7 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, displaying Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, House Martin (Roy Woodward, S Fisher, J Lethbridge, S Thorpe, Marco Johnson) *Wanstead Park: male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming (the Plain), many singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff, 3 pr Gadwall (Ornamental Waters) (C Legge) *Whitton: c. 20 Waxwing 9.30ish on Kneller Road in trees along the edge of the grounds of Kneller Hall. Also 1 Green Woodpecker (I. Darbyshire).

Friday 1st April 2011

 * Alexandra Park: Willow Warbler singing occasionally 7am from willows between platforms 2 & 3, also 4+ Blackcaps Conservation Area (Bob Watts); also pair Stock doves, 6+ Chiffchaffs. Incidentally, variation fans, the Willow Warbler is an interestingly dull-plumaged individual with legs as dark as a Chiffchaff, tinged with wine red - comes down to a few metres if you're patient; Sand Martin north 11.12, pair Little Grebe (David Callahan).
 * Archway: 15.15 - Tern sp over east. (PA)
 * Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Heron, 5 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 singing Wren, 5 Robin (only 1 singing), 8 Blackbird, 2 singing Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Starling, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch (one pair nest building) 1 singing Chaffinch (Conrad Ellam).
 * Catford: Red Kite over 11:15 (BirdGuides).
 * Crayford Marshes: 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Little Egret, male Stonechat, Water Rail. 2 Oystercatcher,3 Chiffchaff. (Kev Jarvis).
 * Custom House (Newham): 50 Waxwings at the Prince Regent Lane A13 interchange. South side of A13. (Pete Fallan)
 * Eltham: 17 Waxwing at the Rochester Way / Grangehill Road a.m. (BirdGuides). 20 birds at 12.00 (Conrad Ellam)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: 11+ singing Chiffchaffs, 8+ singing Blackcaps, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swans, 20+ Mallard, 6 Tufted Ducks, 4 Kestrels, few Moorhens, 10+ Coots, 2 Common Gulls, many Woodpigeons, 10+ Stock Doves, many Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpeckers, Skylark and Meadow Pipits heard near Riverside Road, 10+ Wren, 4+ Dunnock, 10+ Robin, 10+ Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 2+ Goldcrest, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, many Blue and Great Tits, Magpies, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Starling, House Sparrow at Riverside Road, Chaffinch, 3+ Greenfinch, few Goldfinches, 2 Linnets Riverside Road (Ian Stewart)
 * Forest Hill: 13 Waxwing on Marler Road a.m. (BirdGuides).
 * Hampstead Heath: 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 15+ Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, pr Kingfisher, pr Little Grebe on Wood Lake, 6 Great Crested Grebe, pr Nuthatch nestbuilding (CB).
 * Harrow Weald: Copse Farm: 4 Blackcap, I Kestrel. (Mike Johnson)
 * Hornchurch: 1 R/N Parakeet flew east over junction of Upminster Road and Hacton Lane at 08:30
 * Horsenden Hill: 1 singing Willow Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap, 16 singing Chiffchaffs, 6 Stock Doves (Horsenden Wood), Nuthatch, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Kestrel plus profusion of Blue & Great Tits (Martin Smith).
 * Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens (07:00-08:00): adult Tawny Owl with 2 owlets (all in the same tree, just east of the nesting tree), male Ruddy Duck and Gadwall on Longwater, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Egyptian Gooose, 2+ Green Woodpecker (heard), Great Spotted Woodpecker (Charlie Farrell).
 * Isle of Dogs: 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, Mistle Thrush (Richard Harrison).
 * Leyton: Red Kite low going South-west c10:00 (Paul Whiteman)
 * London Wetland Centre: Little Ringed Plover, 5 Redshank, 3 Sand Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler (LWC website).
 * Newington Green, N5: Peregrine SW @1642. (TeRNS)
 * Paddington Green: Peregrine Falcon over 07:50 carrying prey (D. McKenzie).
 * Pinner Park Farm: 1 Pheasant picked up rather distantly as it scurried across fields, 1 male Wheatear (in asymmetric plumage - probable second calendar year) in front of farm houses, 3 Little Owl, 1 Snipe, 20 Fieldfare, 28 Jackdaw, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 singing Chiffchaff, Coot & Canada Goose both on nests & 3 Grey Heron (Jon Ridge).
 * Rainham Marshes: 2cy Caspian Gull, albino Herring Gull & 2 Yellow-legged Gulls on landfill, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 8 Sand Martins, 2 Garganey (male and female) etc. on reserve (Mark Pearson & Laurence Pitcher)
 * Rammey Marsh, Enfield Lock: Red Kite over low at 16.52 gaining height and heading off SW, Fieldfare, pair of Blackcap (Martin Shepherd).
 * Sevenoaks KWT : 5+LRPs, Dunlin, Redshank, Snipe, 2 pairs Egyptian Geese - 1 with 8 chicks, 2 Shelduck, 3 Teal, 2 juv Common Gulls, 2 singing Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup (York Avenue): 1 Redwing S @07.40, pair Greylags, 10+ Canada Geese, Sparrowhawk, 2 Black-headed Gulls N, Common Gull, 2+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 22+ Pigeons, 4+ Woodpigeons, Stock Dove N, pair Collared Doves, few Ring-necked Parakeets, Wren, Dunnock, pair Robins, pair Blackbirds, pair Goldcrests, 4+ Blue Tits, pair Great Tits, Jay, 4 Magpies, 4+ Carrion Crows, 30+ Starlings, 4+ House Sparrows, heard singing Chaffinch, 6+ Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch (Ian Stewart) *Staines Moor: Water Pipit (s/p) and Little Egret (KPDuncan).
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Great Northern Diver on South Basin a.m. (BirdGuides).
 * The Glade (Sidcup): pair Great Crested Grebes, Cormorant, Grey Heron, pair Mute Swan, few Canada Geese, c20 Mallards, pair Tufted Ducks, Sparrowhawk, Moorhens, 6+ Coots, Herring Gull over, Woodpigeons, 8+ Stock Doves, Collared Dove, few Ring-necked Parakeets, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, 6+ Wrens, Dunnock, few Robins, 6+ Blackbirds, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, singing Blackcap, 2 singing Chiffchaffs, 4+ Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tits, Coal Tits, plenty Blue and Great Tits, Jay, 4+ Magpies, 10+ Carrion Crows, Starling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 2+ Goldfinch (Ian Stewart)
 * Vauxhall BT: 1 Peregrine on eggs [|Live RSPB Web Cam here!] (Michael Mac). (or here?)
 * Walthamstow: Waterworks N.R. Singing Blackcap, Willow Warbler. Marsh; Meadow Pipit. Reservoirs; Singing Blackcap N. end of East Warwick another in old orchard. Singing Sedge Warbler between railway and East Warwick, 2 Scaup West Warwick. 4+ Sand Martin over. 2 Kingfisher No.3. 9 Little Egret 'bubbling' on No.1 island. Singing Blackcap by Fisherman's hut. Singing Willow Warbler N. end of No.4. Female Goosander NW late afternoon. (Paul Whiteman, Lol Bodini, Pete Lambert)
 * Wanstead Flats: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (m calling and drumming in Esso, centre, east and west copse TH/NC), 7 singing Chiffchaff, 4 singing Blackcap, 10+ Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 10+ Skylark, Stock Dove, 2 Shoveler, 1 m Gadwall still, Greylag (7 on Alex, then 6 flew west with 3 returning), Heron, Little Grebe(s), 10 + Cormorant over, Linnet, Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk, Snipe (Cat & Dog), Mistle Thrush collecting food (NC).
 * Waterlow Park (07.50): 1 Wheatear, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Chiffchaff calling from Cemetery (PA).
 * Whitton: approx 80 Waxwings in tree outside Bishop Perrin school on Hospital Bridge Road at 08.45 (Andy Roberts)
 * Woodland's Farm (Shooter's Hill): 2 Treecreeper in Clothworker's Woods + at least 2 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 singing Chiffchaff and the usual woodland stuff (Conrad Ellam)

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