LatestNews

By posting news here you agree that your reports may be added to the LNHS database for use in the London Bird Report. A scalable map of the London recording area can be found here.

Please list sightings alphabetically by site, following our standard format to assist automatic compilation of records into the database. Only report sightings of wide interest rather than listing all common birds (sightings of a more general nature may be recorded on the General sightings page). DO NOT post details of nesting by scarce breeding birds (those included in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended). Any such reports will be removed; please submit them instead to the appropriate LNHS bird recorder

More London bird news can be found on Twitter by searching for sightings from many different observers using the #londonbirds hashtag or by visiting the London Bird Club page (no Twitter account is necessary for either). To join the London Bird Club and support our work please visit the LNHS website. The 2016 London Bird Report is now out - to get a copy please click here

Monday 22nd October 2018
Note to vismiggers: Thx for all vismig timeframes but NB if you put it in front of a vismig species-count then it will be confused with the latter by Excel [data software] so pls kindly place it at the tail-end of your list; for an example, see Alexandra Park from y'day.

Sunday 21st October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: viz mig 3 Swallow SW, 42 Jackdaw, 2 Skylark, 12 Meadow Pipit, 20 Siskin W, Lesser Redpoll h, 120+ Chaffinch, Linnet, 26 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare WNW, 225+ Starling mostly NW, Little Egret NE, 40+ Woodpigeon mostly W 0800-1200, Chiffchaff, 3 Common Gull Wood Green Res; Small Copper, Common Blue (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Egret, 2 Buzzards 12.00 & 12.30, 10 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, Brambling over & 63 Chaffinch (Brent Birders)
 * Dulwich Park: 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Siskin, 1 Kestrel, 100+ Redwings over, 4 Fieldfare over, 50+ Woodpigeons, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, many Goldcrests, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30+ Goldfinches 07:20-08:30 (Paul Collins)
 * Finchley: Garden N3 - Reed Bunting over 10:44 (1st rec) (Samuel Levy)
 * Hackney Marshes: Peregrine on pylon outside the filter beds at 1800 then made an unsuccessful hunt over the football pitches (Alastair Dent)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, Jack Snipe, 8 Common Snipe, Grey Wagtail, 61 Wigeon, 15 Meadow Pipit S/SW (WWT website)
 * Plaistow: Crossbill over Balaam St E13 going south (Kevin McManus)
 * Rainham Marshes RSPB: 2 Cattle Egret near Aveley Pool (Jack Headley)
 * Richmond Park: Great Egret still on Upper Pen Pond early am (J.Wilczur per FJM); Cetti's Warbler heard in west side of Upper Pen Pond reedbed (S.Read); 3 Red-crested Pochard, 22 Pochard, Little Egret, 34 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet over; 2 Red Admiral, Small Copper (J.Wilczur, S.Woolfenden); Great Egret still on Upper Pen Pond at 16:30, plus Kingfisher (Philip Briggs).
 * Selsdon Estate: 1 Brambling, 3 Siskin, 27 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, Woodpigeons migrating as well as feeding on fairways, 14 Blackbirds, 1 Blackcap, Jackdaws 0655-0810 (John Birkett)
 * Southfields, Granville Road: c9am cock Pheasant walking down driveway - a site record (B. Page via Martin Honey)
 * Stratford, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: Vis mig - Brambling over, but few Chaffinch, flock of 200+ Fieldfare NW, 95+ Woodpigeon NW, 300+ Starling, 3 Siskin; also Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, 9 Gadwall, 6 Teal (Stuart Fisher)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 4 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, 4 Lapwing, Common Snipe, 5 Stock Dove, 19 Skylark, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 30 Redwing, 3 Rook, 3 Reed Bunting, 25+ Linnet (Neil Anderson)
 * Thames Barrier Park: 2 Caspian Gull 1w 3w (Dante Shepherd)
 * Tooting Common: 9 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Siskin, 5 Chaffinch, 16 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit & 1 Pied Wagtail all SW, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel 8.30-12.30 (Alan Wilkinson); also 45 Redwing S/SW 7:30-8:00, 11 Chaffinch W, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Jay, 2 Jackdaw, Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 4ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker (James Hudson tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley: 229 Redwing W, 8 Song Thrush W, 8 Alba Wagtail E, 114 Chaffinch W, 18 Black-headed Gull W, 10 Common Gull W, 5 Meadow Pipit W, 7 Stock Dove NW, 5 Fieldfare W, 71 Starling W/NW, Brambling W, 12 Goldfinch SW, 11 Siskin SW, 107 Woodpigeon SW, 5 Greenfinch W, 4 Grey Wagtail NW, Redpoll SW, 3 Linnet S, 2 Skylark W 07:10-09:40; also Ring Ouzel in Old Gropper Field still, 3 Coal Tit, 11 Goldcrest, Bullfinch, Little Owl (Samuel Levy & Simon Worsfold)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 10 Pied Wagtail, 8 Linnet, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch on the paddocks, 1 Meadow Pipit Bomb Crater Field (Alastair Dent)
 * Wanstead Flats: RUSTIC BUNTNG still nr Long Wood (please give the bird some room), Water Pipit feeding on Alex (NC/Marco Johnson), 10 + Meadow Pipit, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Brambling, 5 Linnet, 10 + Chaffinch, 2 Siskin (Forest Gate going towards the flats), Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting, 7 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 500 + Woodpigeon, 2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 6 Skylark, Chiffchaff (Wanstead Birders)

Saturday 20th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Brambling foy low S calling then landed in gdns, 163 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, 4 Skylark, 5 Reed Bunting, 11 Meadow Pipit, 66 Jackdaw, 42 Redwing, 26 Fieldfare, c10 Blackbird, 85 Starling, 166 Woodpigeon viz mig 0730-1100; 2 Shoveler & 2 Common Gull Boating Lake, Kingfisher Wood Green Res (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2f Pintail, Wigeon, Jack Snipe, 13 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Stonechat, vis-mig 2 Brambling, 957 Woodpigeon, 16 Stock Dove, 168 Fieldfare, 36 Redwing, 32 Blackbird, 45 Jackdaw, 54 Chaffinch (Brent Birders)
 * Croham Hurst: 2 Siskin, 1 Skylark, 70 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird plus locals, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4+ Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 73 Woodpigeons, 366 Feral Pigeons - migration watch 0740-0900, also 1 Sparrowhawk (John Birkett)
 * Dulwich Park: 30 Chaffinch S, 90 Redwing S/E in 4 grps 8.00a.m. (Dave Clark)
 * Ealing Broadway: Grey Wagtail low over roof tops (Neil Anderson)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: calling Cetti's Warbler (Jack Headley)
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill - 147 Jackdaw 134 NW & 13 S, 600 Woodpigeon mostly S, 200 Chaffinch NW, 25 Greenfinch NW, 40 Linnets SW/S, 10 Siskin NW, 50 Goldfinches over, 1 Redpoll N, 50 Redwing NW, 2 Song Thrush NW, 10 Blackbirds, 1 Fieldfare perched in tree, 2 Skylark N, 3 Meadow Pipits over and 2 Alba wagtails S 0815-1015 (Pete Mantle)
 * KGV Res: 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Brambling w/ 60+ Linnet flock; Clouded Yellow helice (Andrew Middleton) pics
 * Lamorbey Park: Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 24 Canada Goose, 2-4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Tufted Duck, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 2-3 Redwing, Nuthatch, Jay, 2 Jackdaw (Mike Amos)
 * London Wetland Centre: Wheatear, 8 Meadow Pipit, Siskin S, 5 Skylark W, Buzzard, 6 Common Snipe, Sparrowhawk (Oscar Dewhurst); 8 Common Snipe, Grey Wagtail, flock of c20 Goldfinch, 1 Water Rail h (Martin Honey et al.)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 15 Redwing, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Teal, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Rhys Evans)
 * Mill Hill: Red Kite low over Hale Ln just s of double mini-rbt (Samuel Levy)
 * Northolt & Greenford CP: 4 Egyptian Geese, Red Kite, Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk m & f, 3 Siskin; 2 Migrant Hawker, Small White (Neil Anderson)
 * Pinner, Lloyd Court: Tawny Owls vocal around garages 06:00 (Richard Francis)
 * Rainham Marshes: a Bittern next to CATTLE EGRET for a few mins & flew to west side of Aveley Flash showing for an hr then lost to view (Frank Nugent)
 * Richmond Park: 3 Great White Egret Upper Pen Pond then 2W 1305 & 1 still fishing in reed area 1500 at least best viewed fr c/p side of pond (Paula Redmond); 1 Marsh Harrier f-type SSW over Lawn Field 14.56 (Franko J Maroevic)
 * St Albans: 700+ Woodpigeon [flocks of 20-100], 16 Jackdaw, Skylark, 40+ Fieldfare, 25+ Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipit, 7+ Chaffinch, Brambling, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch over gdn by Foxcroft PF in 30min am (Rupert Evershed tweet)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: 6 Fieldfare, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Water Rail h, 22 Lapwing, 5 Bearded Tit, 2 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 18 Redshank, 1 Raven; 1 Grey Seal down river, 5 Cetti's Warbler h [09.00-10.45 HT] (Roger Keith)
 * Tottenham Marshes: Wild Marsh East - Brambling, 262 Redwing, Fieldfare, 3 Skylark, 65 Jackdaw, 6 Meadow Pipit, 65 Starling, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin - vis mig 7.30-9am (Stuart Fisher)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 441 Redwing W, 16 Song Thrush W, 325 Chaffinch W, 27 Linnet W, 9 Brambling W, 47 Meadow Pipit W, 221 Fieldfare W, 12 Alba Wagtails NW, 54 Goldfinch NW, 158 Starling NW, 3 Redpoll W, 22 Siskin W, 25 Stock Dove S, 4 Grey Wagtail NW, 1700+ Woodpigeon SW, 29 Cormorant SW, 2 Greenfinch W, 43 Jackdaw SW, 13 Skylark N, Reed Bunting N, Mistle Thrush S, also 2 Ring Ouzel dropped into western end of Old Gropper Field 09:11 one then left high S 09:41 - 07:25-10:00; m Firecrest west end Old Gropper Field singing, 3 Mandarin Duck, 127 Black-headed Gull, 26 Common Gull, 19 Goldcrest, 14 Rook, 3 Bullfinch, Grey Heron, f Stonechat Owl_Field, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 2 Little Owl, Lapwing Folly Fm, 2 Chiffchaff (Samuel Levy)
 * Trent Park: 2 Eurasian Teal upper lake, Grey Heron leucistic upper lake, Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Nuthatch; 2 Red Admiral, 4 Small Copper (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 12+ Wigeon, 3 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 3 Common Snipe, Cetti's Warbler singing by scrape, Stonechat below high viewpt & Lesser Redpoll main gp (TyttQP tweet)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat nr boardwalk, Kestrel, 26 Canada Geese, 12 Linnet, 3 Pied Wagtail; Clouded Yellow (Jon Agar)
 * Wanstead Flats: RUSTIC BUNTING still 2.30pm (Jon Agar) Barn Owl (first since 1993), 2 Little Owl, Ring Ouzel, 94 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 20 + Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, 3 Redpoll, 3 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting, 170 + Jackdaw, 18 Pied Wagtail, 15+ Meadow Pipit, 17 Skylark (9 west), 2-3 Buzzard, 2-3 Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon, c700 Woodpigeon (Wanstead Birders)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Water Rail, Yellow-legged Gull, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 30 Shoveler, 140 Jackdaw S in 2 flocks, 100+ Redwing, 600+ Woodpigeon, an embarrasing number of unidentified flyover finch flocks (Chris Farthing)

Friday 19th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Common Snipe W foy, 201 Jackdaw mostly W [largest flock 77], 2 Skylark, Reed Bunting, 15 Meadow Pipit, 20 Chaffinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll NE, 3 Linnet, m Peregrine, 3 Common Gull, 2 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 4+ Blackbird, Kingfisher Wood Green Res, 2 Shoveler Boating Lake (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: 5 Whooper Swan fr viewpt 0730-0740 then left (Amwell Birding tweets); Whinchat Gt Hardmead L in reeds in front of viewpt (per Herts BC - posted soon after dark)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Clapham: Buzzard mobbed by crow over The Chase (Ollie Stone-Lee)
 * Colley Hill: Ring Ouzel 1655 (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Crayford Marshes: Long-tailed Blue butterfly male on bank between yacht club and Dartford Creek flood gate (John Denton per John Archer)
 * East India Dock Basin: Red Kite & Common Buzzard circled together 12:55 then drifted E, Blackcap f, Little Egret, 76 Teal (John Archer)
 * Greenwich Park: Sparrowhawk, Blackcap (Ray Crouch)
 * Gunpowder Park: 2 Stonechat flycatching 15:55, Reed Bunting, c60 Redwing in small grps, 4 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, Cetti's Warbler calling from riverbank (Martin Shepherd)
 * Harefield: Tawny Owl, Barn Owl 7am scrubland overlooking Broadwater Lake TQ048898 (Dan Pinkham)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 50 Jackdaw W (Dave McGough per ELBF FB)
 * Ladywell Fields: Kingfisher (Tom Moulton)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: m Sparrowhawk, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Meadow Pipit over (Neil Batten)
 * Leyton Flats/Snaresbrook: Firecrest in ivy behind court, 30 Gadwall, 5 Teal; vis mig - 500+ Woodpigeon, Common Snipe, 60 Redwing, 18 Fieldfare, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, 27 Chaffinch, 9 Linnet, 5 Skylark (Stuart Fisher)
 * London Wetland Centre: 3 Water Rail, 8 Common Snipe, 4 Chiffchaff, 24 Redwing S, Stonechat, 7 Meadow Pipit incl 4W, 6 Siskin (WWT website)
 * Long Ditton: Great Egret N/NE toward Surbiton midday/am (BirdGuides)
 * Maple Cross: 111 Redwing WNW 0730-0830 (Chris Bessant via Herts BC)
 * Mogador: 5 Stonechat, 5 Crossbill E late-aft (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Old Park Wood HWT: Raven over E 8am (Dan Pinkham)
 * Primrose Hill: 270 Woodpigeon S, 17 Redwing SW 0725, Song Thrush NW, Mistle Thrush SW, 45 Starling W, Grey Wagtail N, 21 Meadow Pipit NW, 3 Hawfinch fos W 0825, 9 Chaffinch NW - vismig 0705-0905 (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: 3 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 25 Wigeon, 7 Pintail, 220 Teal, 7 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, CATTLE EGRET still, 4 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 17 Avocet, 9 Golden Plover, 2 Curlew, 105 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Dunlin, 5 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 55 Redshank, 200 Woodpigeon, Barn Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, juv Peregrine, 306 Jackdaw W by 1030 [site record], 12 Rook, 12 Skylark, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, 43 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush, 8 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 37 Chaffinch, Brambling (Howard Vaughan, Patrick Hart, RSPB via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: m Dartford Warbler (P.Redmond); 26 Lapwing over incl flock of 21 high W, 250+ Woodpigeon S, 7 Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail W, Grey Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 90+ Redwing W, 6 Song Thrush W, 175 Starling W, 50+ Chaffinch W, Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur, P.Pentek); 2 Common Snipe (F.Maroevic, N.Jackman); 18 Stonechat, 70+ Fieldfare W (RPBG); 1 Common Buzzard & 2 Stonechat nr Roehampton Gate (Keith Bates)
 * Ruislip Lido/Woods: 15 Pochard, 5 Little Egret, Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, Skylark circled low over Lido then S, 13 Redwing incl 5 fdg in rowan, 2m Bullfinch fdg on rowan berries (Neil Anderson)
 * Russia Dock Woodland: Blackcap f, Willow Emerald Damselfly (Conrad Ellam)
 * South Norwood CP: incl m Wigeon [1st since Oct 2016], 4 Water Rail, Kingfisher, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, Stonechat (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: m Marsh Harrier, 22 Lapwing, 5 Redshank, 9 Skylark, 6 Stonechat, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Bearded Tit, Brambling, 3 Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Raven (Andrew Self); 84 Woodpigeon high S, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Cetti's Warbler h, 1 Raven, 1 Blackcap, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Lapwing, 28 Gadwall & 3 Wigeon on river, 34 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Rock Pipit, 11 Stonechat [2 groups of 4 & 5 and 2 singles], 1 Curlew, 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 8 Cormorant fishing Broadness Pt, Great Black-backed Gull [regular ringed bird WF5T] (Roger Keith)
 * Tooting Common: 1 Reed Bunting SW, 1 Skylark SW, 5 Meadow Pipit SW, 1 Siskin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff (Alan Wilkinson)
 * Wanstead Flats: RUSTIC BUNTING still S-side Long Wood (@WansteadBirding on Twitter at 08:42) Rustic B still present at 11.15 (Quentin Given). Showed well until sunset, though can get lost. 3 Reed Bunting, Redpoll, 10 +Chaffinch, 2 Liinnet, 2 Stonechat (m & f), 7 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 2 Chiffchaff and one that looked tristis like (though that could have been a trick of the light) –all on Alex, 10 + Meadow Pipit, 10 + Skylark, f Wigeon, 17 Shoveler, 21 Gadwall, 10 + Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, Kestrel (Nick Croft)
 * Warren Gorge: CATTLE EGRET [W 0640] & Great Egret [S 0710] left roost at Chafford Gorges EWT, RICHARD'S PIPIT SW over EWT reserve 0715 (Alan Shearman via BirdGuides & ELBF FB); also 5 Little Egret, 8000 Woodpigeon S 0730-0900, 3 Goldcrest, Fieldfare, 62 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 8 Meadow Pipit (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB); 5 Buzzard W (David Darrell-Lambert per ELBF FB)
 * West Putney, SW15: juv Marsh Harrier SW 09.45, Yellowhammer SE 11.00, 5 House Sparrow S. (R.Kaye)
 * Woodford Green: Hawfinch high S over trees 9.02am (Ken Murray)
 * Worcester Park: gdn - 9 Linnet E, 6+ Meadow Pipit N, 47 Chaffinch W/E, 2 Cormorant SW, 2 Mistle Thrush W, 3 Redwing W, Siskin h and 45 Woodpigeon S - vismig 7:40-8:20 (Isaiah Rowe)

Thursday 18th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 9 Skylark (6W 2N 1NE), 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Lesser Redpoll S, 9 Siskin W, 15 Fieldfare E, 60+ Jackdaw (50+ N & 11 E), Peregrine, 2 Little Egret N, Chiffchaff, 2 Common Gull Wood Green Res, Shoveler Boating Lake, Reed Bunting h just south of site 0750; Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral (APOG Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher, Coal Tit (Conrad Ellam)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Little Grebe, 300 Black-headed Gull, Chiffchaff (John Bushell)
 * London Wetland Centre: Buzzard roosted wildside then N am, 2 Jack Snipe & Caspian Gull 1w main lake, 6 Skylark [1 fr headley hide am & 5 NW/N], Stonechat, 15 Redwing SW, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Siskin (WWT website)
 * Primrose Hill: incl Fieldfare N, 7 Redwing N, 2 Song Thrush NW, 100 Starling W, 2 Meadow Pipit NW, 55 Chaffinch mostly NW, Brambling NW, Siskin NW - vismig 0710-0910 (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: m Ring Ouzel (Russell Sherriff, Howard Vaughan per ELBF FB); 7 Pheasant, CATTLE EGRET, 16 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 10 Avocet, 85 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Common Snipe, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 18 Skylark, Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 22 Blackbird, 12 Song Thrush, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 5 Siskin, 18 Reed Bunting (per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Raynes Park: gdn - m Great Spotted Woodpecker attacking the bug hotel (P. Redmond)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Rook high S 0940, probable Honey-buzzard circling high over Roehampton drifted towards Park then veered and glided towards Wimbledon Common 1340 (J.Wilczur); 4+ Common Buzzard, 32 Lesser Black-backed Gull high SW in v-formation 1300, 17 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 20 Redwing W, 8 Mistle Thrush, 3 Magpie high S, 2 Raven, 210 Starling WNW, 40 Chaffinch over; Red Admiral high S (J.Wilczur, P.Pentek); Ring Ouzel m briefly 7.45am in hawthorns north of Pen Ponds, plus 14 Blackbirds, 4 Blackcaps and 57 Cormorants on Pen Pond 8.15am (Tony Duckett)
 * Teddington: Kingfisher at Teddington Lock Island (Mike Foster)
 * Tooting Common: Yellow-browed Warbler southeast of lake 10:15-12:00, 3 Meadow Pipit SW, 1 Skylark SW, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing (Alan Wilkinson, Peter White, James Hudson); Y-bW still showing well 1355, Lesser Redpoll over (Steve Woolfenden tweet)
 * Trent Park: f Tufted Duck upper lake, 2 Common Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Pied Wagtail, Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper; Weasel, Clouded Yellow, Peacock, Red Admiral, 7 Small Copper, Speckled Wood (Robert Callf)
 * Twickenham: Little Grebe at Eel Pie Island (Mike Foster)
 * Wanstead Flats: RUSTIC BUNTING showing on and off most of day around burnt patch; 14:15 (Andrew Self), still 1510 at least (Twitter); still showing south of Enclosure at 1645 (Tim H), Stonechat, Yellow-Browed Warbler called infrequently (one heard yesterday on SoM in park: Bob Vaughan) also 2 Fieldfare over N this morning (John Cadera) Willow Emeralds on Alex (Chris Farthing) Buzzard E, Brambling circling over Alex calling, 4 Lesser Redpoll (Ian Stewart). Peregrine over at 13:20 (James Hudson); 3 Hawfinch N along Bush Wd c11.50am (Stuart Fisher)
 * West Putney, SW15: one to get the naysayers who love to try and suck the joy out of birding in a lather - TAWNY PIPIT flew SW calling all the while 11.10 nice one RK - grateful for yr glitch-free posts, Kestrel migrant high W, 59 Woodpigeon SW, 5 Redwing NE, 69 Starling NW, 9 Meadow Pipit mostly SE, 4 Skylark SW, Rook SW, Dunnock circled, 8 Linnet SW, Siskin NW, 45 Chaffinch mostly NW, 4 Lesser Redpoll S, Reed Bunting NW (R.Kaye)
 * Wimbledon Common: Honey-buzzard reported high over windmill c2pm (per Les Evan-Hill tweet)
 * Woodford Green: Short-eared Owl S over canopy escorted by corvids 9.18am imaged (Ken Murray)
 * Worcester Park: Tree Sparrow w/ House Sparrows on horse field (Bill Reid per Bob Smith)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark over (Charlie Farrell)

Wednesday 17th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 90+ Redwing mainly W/SW, Fieldfare SSW, Song Thrush S, 85+ Starling, 9 Meadow Pipit, 5 Chaffinch, Chiffchaff (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Water Pipit briefly on Gt Hardmead L isl fr white hide 1035 then S [presumably the Water/Rock Pipit that flew over 0930] (Barry Reed via Herts BC & Twitter)
 * Bankside SE1: f Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff at E end of Tate Modern (Reuben Braddock)
 * Banstead: 2 Fieldfare, 120 Chaffinch & Brambling W early-am before drizzle (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe, 11 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Water Rail, Cetti’s Warbler, Little Egret, 2 Common Gull (Steve Blake)
 * Brimsdown: Ring Ouzel by Mossops Creek, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Andy Middleton)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher, 10 Chaffinch, Jackdaw over (Conrad Ellam)
 * Chingford Plain: 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Swallow S, 60+ Fieldfare (Andy Middleton)
 * Forty Hall CP: Kingfisher along Turkey Brook, f Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, 3 Chaffinch (Robert Callf)
 * Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Ped Wagtail, 3 Chiffchaff (Richard Green, John Bushall)
 * Hackney Marshes: 1 Goldcrest in scrub outside the filter beds, 2 Redwing over, 3 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe on Old R. Lea (Alastair Dent)
 * Ladywell Fields: Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Tom Moulton/Sue Gore/Judith Simmons)
 * Lea Valley Olympic Park: Cetti's Warbler, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Geese, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail (Richard Harrison)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Common Snipe, 39 Greylag Goose, 123 Teal, 6 Siskin, 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Mistle Thrush over NE (WWT website); 13 Common Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Linnet, 2 Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting, 6 Siskin with Goldfinch flock (Martin Honey, B. Page, T. Wright)
 * Mayflower Park: 2 Meadow Pipit SE and a Chiffchaff (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Park Hill RG: m Blackcap in nearby gdn (John Parish via Croydon Birders)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 1-2 Rock Pipit 1 ne side feeding on gravel at 2400m 13:00 & same/another later flew down east bank to pier area (per Berks BN)
 * Rainham RSPB: 45 Wigeon, 12 Pintail, 2f Common Scoter, CATTLE EGRET, 14 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 5 Avocet, 145 Lapwing, Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, m Ruff, 35 Dunlin, 6 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 210 Redshank, 700 Woodpigeon S, pr Bearded Tit, Coal Tit, 13 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, 3m Blackcap, 17 Blackbird, 155 Redwing, 19 Song Thrush, 12 Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 36 Meadow Pipit, 7 Water Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 39 Chaffinch, 21 Greenfinch, 140 Linnet, 58 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin (per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Raynes Park: gdn - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Chiffchaff calling (P. Redmond)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Ring Ouzel - one flew SW over Pen Ponds at 0845 the other in hawthorns at Sawyers Hill at 1130 (J.Wilczur, P.Pentek); 16 Greylag Goose, Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 2 Swallow, 8 Lesser Redpoll, Brambling - Hawthorn Valley (P.Pentek); m Dartford Warbler - Pond Slade (S.Redlinger per JW); 10 Great Crested Grebe, Common Snipe, 17 Blackbird in hawthorns, 420+ Starling - including 120 flying W, 260 Chaffinch SW/W, Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur)
 * Rotherhithe: Grey Wagtail Thames foreshore (Rich Tobin)
 * Sanderstead: 2 Swallow W over Briton Hill Rd 1120 (John Birkett via Croydon Birders)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, Redwing & Fieldfare sheep field, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch, 6 Siskin (Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * South Norwood CP: incl 7 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 2 Water Rail, Common Gull, Tawny Owl seen & h over toward cemetery 0630, 3 Kestrel, 2 Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, 9 Redwing, 11 Fieldfare, 3 Grey Wagtail, f Bullfinch, Siskin over (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Stanborough Reedmarsh: 20 Redwing, m Stonechat (Keith Dean via Herts BC)
 * Stanstead Abbotts Lakes - N lake: 2 Yellow-legged Gull ad 3cy (Barry Reed via Herts BC)
 * Sydenham Hill Wood: 3 Firecrest (Steven Robinson)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Chiffchaff, Skylark, c20 Siskin, 8 Redwing, 5 Teal, 2 Rook, Buzzard, f Kestrel (John Colmans)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 15+ Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 4 Common Snipe & Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail am (TyttGP tweet); Cetti's Warbler main gp still below high viewpt 1630 (Rupert Evershed tweet); also 2 Water Rail & 2 Yellowhammer main gp, 23+ Redwing, 3 Siskin over (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)
 * Verulamium Park: 5 Fieldfare S (Bill Free via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Lapwing, 4 Mistle Thrush over, singing Chiffchaff & Cetti's Warbler Lockwood 9.45-11am (Lol Bodini)
 * Wanstead Flats: RUSTIC BUNTING found on pitches by Coronation Copse and then into Vis Mig Hawthorns by burnt broom, associating with Wagtail and Pipit in ploughed area (per Nick Croft); Yellow-browed Warbler Alexandra Lake west island 1540-1625 at least, RB photographed Long Wd enclosure c5pm (Jonathan Lethbridge via Twitter/BirdGuides); Short-eared Owl, 2 Little Owl, 70+ Meadow Pipit, 16 Pied Wagtail, 12 Skylark, 37 Chaffinch, 50+ Goldfinch, 18 Siskin, 6 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting, 70+ Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush, 40+ Blackbird, 5 Mistle Thrush, 6 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 17 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 6 Shoveler, Common Snipe (Nick Croft/Rob Sheldon)
 * West End nr Essendon: incl c30 Linnet TL254094 (Roger Buxton via Herts BC)
 * Whitewebbs Park: 26 Mandarin Duck 18m 8f ornamental pond nr King & Tinker PH, 4 Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
 * Worcester Park: 3+ Linnet feeding, large numbers of Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackbirds and Pied Wagtail all dropped onto the horse fields late afternoon (Isaiah Rowe).Hi Isaiah how many Chaffinch did you see? Best wishes Bob Smith
 * Wormwood Scrubs: pr Stonechat (Francis O'Sullivan)

Tuesday 16th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Lesser Redpoll NW [first of autumn], 18 Chaffinch, 11+ Skylark & 42 Meadow Pipit mostly SW/W, Redwing, Chiffchaff, 7 Jackdaw, Kingfisher Wood Green Res; 4+ Willow Emerald Conservation Pond, 5 Common Blue, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small White (APOG Birders)
 * Battersea Park Lake: 5 Teal at Lady's pond feeding in unusual amount of mud due to very low water level, 1 male Sparrowhawk (Michael Mac)
 * Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe fr main hide, 11 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper (Andrew Self)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Canons Farm: 4 Stonechat reads bottom (Geoff Barter tweet)
 * Crossness: 5 Little Egret, 200+ Black-tailed Godwit, 100+ Redshank, 7 Common Snipe, 5 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam & Tom Moulton)
 * Enfield Island Village: Yellow-browed Warbler 09:05 in willows along R Lea south of Rifles site calling frequently and seen briefly, was with 2 Chiffchaff and a tit flock (Martin Shepherd)
 * Gallions Reach: 45 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Redshank, Skylarks moving through (Kevin McManus)
 * Hampstead Heath: Kingfisher Sanctuary Pond (BirdsMBS walk)
 * Kelvedon Hatch: 2 Raven still, 15 Skylark (David Jobbins via Essex BwS)
 * Kensal Green: 7 Mistle Thrush over (Charlie Farrell)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 2 Raven high se 13:00 (Neil Batten)
 * Leatherhead Station: 24+ Barnacle Goose low nnw 18:30 calling continuously (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Jack Snipe grazing marsh & main lake, Buzzard wildside, 2 Skylark S, 7 Common Snipe, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit (WWT website)
 * London Zoo: 13 Linnet & 2 Meadow Pipit S (Sam Jones) Hi Sam. Grateful for yr sightings but per standard data format, pls put totals before species names, not after - thx.
 * Perivale Wood: Common Buzzard circling wood and later mobbed by Crow am (Martin Smith)
 * Rainham RSPB: Jack Snipe (Ian Baker per ELBF FB); CATTLE EGRET, 3 Little Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier m f juv-f juv-m, 3 Buzzard, 130 Lapwing, m Ruff, 17 Jackdaw, 40 Skylark, 31 Meadow Pipit W, 21 Greenfinch, 38 Chaffinch W, 300 Linnet, 60 Goldfinch, Siskin (per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 13+ Skylark SW, 16 Meadow Pipit SW, 2 Grey Wagtail, 22 Redwing W, Dartford Warbler elusive at Lawn Field, flock of 24 Magpie W, 29 Starling W, 30+ Chaffinch W, 22 Greenfinch S, Linnet S, Snow Bunting SW at10.15 - thanks to R.Kaye for the alert; 6 Red Admiral S, Speckled Wood (J.Wilczur)
 * Rye Meads NR: Brambling (Toby Spall via Herts BC)
 * St Albans: incl 5+ Skylark, 28+ Redwing, 2+ Mistle Thrush, 1+ Grey Wagtail, 2+ Meadow Pipit, 15+ Chaffinch, 2 Linnet & 2 Corn Bunting over gdn by Foxcroft PF in 30min am (Rupert Evershed via Twitter & Herts BC)
 * St James's Park: Yellow-browed Warbler called 4x southeast corner of park 1405 but not seen (David Darrell-Lambert tweet)
 * Sanderstead Station: Skylark over, also Chaffinch and Sparrowhawk (John Birkett)
 * Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve: Green Sandpiper (Jack Headley); Water Rail h (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * South Norwood: 4+ Redwing h over 1930 (Gavin Hawgood via Croydon Birders)
 * Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: 1 Grey Wagtail over, 1 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; Red Admiral and Speckled Wood butterflies (Charlie Farrell)
 * Trent Park: Common Buzzard, m Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat m & f Old GC, 3 Goldcrest, Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper; 2 Small Copper (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 11 Common Snipe, 25+ Common Gull, Peregrine, 3+ Skylark top field, Cetti’s Warbler h fr main-gp causeway Tytt Fm end still, 4+ Tree Sparrow (TyttGP tweet)
 * Vauxhall: Sparrowhawk flying along train tracks (S Elvin)
 * Wanstead Flats: Rock Pipit feeding with Meadow Pipit in ploughed area then flew east, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 13+ Skylark, Wheatear [latest by 2 days], f Stonechat, Common Snipe, 20+ Chaffinch W, 2 Siskin, 2 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, 4 Gadwall (Nick Croft) NC - thx as always for totals but again, pls don't put a space between the count and the plus-sign - otherwise MS Excel [LNHS data-s/w] looks for a 2nd number to add to the 1st.
 * Wanstead Park: 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Redwing, 96+ Gadwall, 60+ Teal, 9 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 500+ Jackdaw going to roost, 2 Little Egret, 8 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe (Nick Croft)
 * West Putney, SW15: Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Collared Dove local, 5 Woodpigeon SW, Magpie high W, 6 Redwing W, 2 Blackbird NE, Fieldfare SW, 5 Mistle Thrush 3 SW 2 local, 8 Skylark mostly SW, Woodlark SW 10.00, 11 Meadow Pipit SW, Grey Wagtail local, Nuthatch local, 153 Starling NW, 109 Chaffinch mostly NW, 2 Brambling SW/NW, 47 Siskin mostly NW, 6 Linnet SW, 4 Greenfinch 3 N 1 local, House Sparrow local, Snow Bunting SW 10.10; 4 Red Admiral SW, Speckled Wood (R.Kaye)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Wheatear, 2 Water Rail, Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawk (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)

Monday 15th October 2018

 * Bankside SE1: f Blackcap next to Tate Modern, 3 Great Black-backed Gull 2 ad 1 juv next to Southwark Bridge (Reuben Braddock)
 * Battersea Park: 3 Teal 1m 2f (Jack Hill)
 * Bow Creek: 2 Little Egret (Frank Nugent)
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Kingfisher, Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam)
 * East India Dock: 90 Teal, Cetti's Warbler, 1 Gadwall (Frank Nugent)
 * Fairlop Waters: Yellow-browed Warbler h calling from willow/sallow scrub on se edge of lake c10:20 but not seen, c12 Chiffchaff, 6 Meadow Pipit, Skylark over. (Joe Dickens)
 * Gallions Reach: 3 Lapwing, Curlew, 36 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, ad Little Gull, ad Mediterranean Gull 1000-1200 ( Essex BwS)
 * Helicon Lake: Cetti's Warbler (Paul Lewis via Herts BC)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: ringed White Stork still (Gordon Hay per Dave Harris tweet)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: Whooper Swan still (Dave Harris tweet)
 * Lee Valley, Cornmill Meadows: 2 Teal, 4 Gadwall, Pochard [v rare at this site], Common Snipe, Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, Peregrine, 4 Redwing, 25+ Song Thrush, 30+ Blackbird, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Blackcap, 4+ Chiffchaff, 5 Coal Tit, 8+ Goldcrest, Yellowhammer, Siskin, Bullfinch (Simon Papps)
 * Leyton Marsh: f Stonechat (Jan Dobbie)
 * London Wetland Centre: 120 Teal, Black-tailed Godwit & Jack Snipe main lake, 8 Common Snipe, 13 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 50+ Redwing S/SE, 11 Meadow Pipit, 5 Siskin (WWT website)
 * Pynesfield South Lake: 2 Goldeneye f & juv m, Cetti's Warbler (Paul Lewis via Herts BC)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET (Andy Tweed, David Smith per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 7 Grey Plover (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); m Common Scoter (Fraser Simpson, per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB); 3 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier 2m f juv, 8 Swallow, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail (per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * St James's Park: juv/1w Mediterranean Gull still (Bob Husband)
 * Sanderstead: Firecrest calling [& singing briefly] in gdn Briton Hill Rd (John Birkett)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Sand Martin W 16:10, Red Kite, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff (Martin Shepherd)
 * South Norwood CP: Water Rail, 8 Chiffchaff (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Thames Barrier Park: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper (Frank Nugent)
 * Totteridge Valley: 5 Rook, 3 Common Gull, 6 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, c100 Starling, Bullfinch (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: Great Crested Grebe imm lower lake, 6 Mandarin Duck, Common Buzzard, 2 Stonechat m & f Old GC, 5+ Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
 * Valentines Park, Ilford: 11 Cormorants, 3 Heron and a Little Egret (Barbara Miller)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 1 Meadow Pipit, 9 Linnet, 40+ Starling rear paddocks, 3 Stonechat [2 m and f to East fence to cow field 1 m to Bomb Crater Pond] (Jan Dobbie)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Snipe & f Wheatear still Lockwood; Peregrine, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, c100 Shoveler, c30 Gadwall, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler & 1m Blackcap s side (Lol Bodini)
 * West Thurrock: Riverside - Curlew, 23 Redshank, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Grey Wagtail, 73 Linnet, 67 Goldfinch, Black Redstart 1w ('RB' [not Alan Shearman] per ELBF FB) Sorry for the mis-ID Alan
 * Woodford Green: m Sparrowhawk over 8.48, Chiffchaff through 9.37am, Grey Wagtail over 9.40, 2 Swallow N low over canopy 15.59, 2 Mistle Thrush over 16.34 (Ken Murray)

Sunday 14th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: WeBS highlights - Northern Shoveler, drake Aythya hybrid and Little Grebe on Boating Lake, Kingfisher twice over Wood Green Reservoir (APOG)
 * Amwell NR: Caspian Gull 1w Gt Hardmead L still (Mike Ilett via Herts BC)
 * Belhus Woods CP: incl 19 Shoveler, 19 Gadwall, 15 Teal, 6 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Heron, 16 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Water Rail, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 8 Jay, Skylark, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, Firecrest, 13 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 6 Blackbird, 5 Redwing, 23 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 43 House Sparrow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, Bullfinch, 28 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, f Pintail, 7 Little Egrets, Cetti's Warbler (Brent Birders)
 * Canons Farm: 2 Brambling, 2 Swallow S, 50+ Skylarks, 6 Yellowhammers, Reed Bunting, 3 Stonechat, 3 Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 400+ Chaffinch NW (Roy Weller)
 * Hendon: m Tawny Owl h briefly N Hendon 2325 (Toby Mylett tweet)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: 1 Whooper Swan [the Staines Res bird] early-aft, 1 Pintail (Chris Turner tweet); late Common Tern juv (Dave Harris tweet)
 * London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit wader scrape still, Green Sandpiper & Redshank main lake, 5 Chiffchaff, 31 Redwing incl 28SW, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Siskin (WWT website); also 3 Jack Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Stonechat, 5 Common Snipe, 14 Meadow Pipit S/SW, 6 Reed Bunting (Oscar Dewhurst et al.)
 * Panshanger Park: incl 2 Green Sandpiper (Tim Hill per Herts BC)
 * Petersham Meadows: 2 Meadow Pipit, Common Seal in Thames just off slipway (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 23 Teal, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, 106 Lapwing, 10 Golden Plover, 2 Curlew, 14 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 186 Redshank, 6 Yellow-legged Gull, 18 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Rock Pipit (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Queen Mother Reservoir: 2 Rock Pipit [1 s side by white railings 1300 & 1 ne side c400m to R of sailing club 1340] (Marek Walford via Berks BN)
 * Rainham Marshes: CATTLE EGRET still w/ cattle am (Mark Wardman tweet); CE still pm, also 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, c100 Redshank, 7 Golden Plover, 16 Dunlin, 3 Meadow Pipit, 5 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 10 Common Snipe, 3 Stonechat, 7 Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 3-4 Little Egret, Common Buzzard (Jack Headley per ELBF FB): Water Pipit (Patrick Hart); 2 Water Pipit, Caspian Gull 2w (Dante Shepherd); also 9 Pintail, 4 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, Ruff, Barn Owl, Kestrel (James Heal per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 3-5 Redwings in hawthorns, Dartford Warbler gorse enclosures (Hugh Bradshaw); 9 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret (J.Wilczur)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Great Egret TL387102 (Callum Peel via Herts BC)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 207 Canada Goose, 350 Greylag, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shoveler, 15 Gadwall, Wigeon, 71 Mallard, 18 Teal, 5 Pochard, 93 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, Little Egret, 23 Cormorant, 31 Moorhen, 166 Coot, 49 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 77 Black-headed Gull, 11 Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Jay, Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, Black Redstart snipe_bog lake, 8 Siskin (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 1 Whooper Swan still on S basin till 09.30 at least (Chris Hazell per FJM)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: N side - Peregrine, m Sparrowhawk, c25 Teal HM isl, Green Sandpiper relief channel, long-staying f Wheatear still [14th day at least], 2 Meadow Pipit, Stonechat distantly on Tottenham Marshes 10-11.15 (Lol Bodini)
 * Wanstead Park: 7 Wigeon, 65 Teal, Water Rail, 2 Common Snipe (Tony Brown tweet)
 * Waterworks NR: Jack Snipe (Frank Nugent)
 * West Dulwich: 5 Redwings over nr Dulwich College (Paul Collins)

Saturday 13th October 2018

 * Beddington Farmlands: Woodlark W early-am (BirdGuides)
 * Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe from main hide, Dunlin, 14 Common Snipe, female Pintail, Common Buzzard over, Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Brent Valley Park (Greenford Bridge to Hanwell Zoo): 55 Mallard, 20 Teal, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Common Snipe, Grey Wagtail, Swallow S feeding over meadow; 2 Speckled Wood (Neil Anderson)
 * Enfield Lock: Red-legged Partridge in housing estate evng (Neville Smith tweet)
 * Hackney: Buzzard over pm (Josephine Wheeler tweet)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: ringed White Stork The Moors NR pool still 1725 (Josephine Snell tweet)
 * Lee Valley, Netherhall GP: 2 Raven E, chased by Peregrine (Simon Papps & Neil Murphy)
 * London Wetland Centre: Black-tailed Godwit wader scrape & Jack Snipe main lake island 21 still, 4 Common Snipe, Peregrine, 8 Chiffchaff, Stonechat, 7 Siskin (WWT website)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET still aveley pools fr butts hide 1025 (Simon Worsfold tweet); CE still fr northern boardwalk pm (Jonathan Wasse tweet)
 * Richmond Park; 1 Fieldfare on Hawthorns (Hugh Bradshaw)
 * Seventy Acres Lake: Bittern briefly fr bittern_watchpt in first reedbed-channel to left of hide 1515 (BirdGuides); 2 different Bittern seen (per Brenda Chanter tweet)
 * Staines Reservoir: Whooper Swan s basin 4pm (Rob Innes per Dave Harris tweet); flew S 1750 (Dave Harris tweet)
 * Stocker's Lake: Hobby thru 1145, Cetti's Warbler singing n side, 5 Chiffchaff incl 3 singing, Siskin S (Stephen Younger via Herts BC)
 * The Commons LNR: 2 Marsh Tit, 7 Redwing (Keith Smith via Herts BC)
 * Trent Park: Small Heath at Old GC - my latest ever (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Peregrine, Stonechat (Eduardo López-Salas)
 * Wanstead Flats: Ring Ouzel long wd enclosure 0815 (James Heal tweet)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Cetti's Warbler h still 0810 (Andrew Steel tweet); also 12 Wigeon, Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 13 Common Snipe, 8 Common Gull, Kingfisher, c20 Redwing am (TyttGP tweet)

Friday 12th October 2018

 * Amwell NR: Barnacle Goose, Mediterranean Gull 1w & 2 Raven Gt Hardmead L am (Barry Reed via Herts BC); Barnacle Goose, Med Gull still in roost evng (Ron Cousins tweet)
 * Arrandene Open Space: Buzzard overhead mobbed by crows, 2 small flocks of Redwing through (Carol Turnham)
 * Belvedere: 9 Ringed Plover (James Palmer)
 * Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Kingfisher, Song Thrush, 2 Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: Buzzard, 200 Black-tailed Godwit (James Palmer)
 * Deptford: 3 Redwing h over 0030hrs - my first of the autumn (Mike Paice)
 * Greenwich Park: 2 Redwings & 10 Chaffinches through. Quiet, no sign of Hoopoe in a check of suitable areas up to 09.00 (Joe Beale)
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill - Skylark NW, 8 Greenfinches SE, 20 Chaffinches NW, Song Thrush N, also 20 Goldfinches at Education Gdn (Pete Mantle)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: ringed White Stork & Jack Snipe still, 2 Common Snipe all on The Moors NR pool 1400 (Dudley Cox via Surrey BN)
 * London Wetland Centre: Shelduck, 6 Mandarin, 32 Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit wader scrape, 2 Coal Tit, 14 Redwing SW, Grey Wagtail, 2 Siskin (WWT website)
 * Pinner: The Croft Park Red Kite swooping on a Crow, 4 Goldfinch, Jay (Nigel Barratt)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET still, Black Redstart by bridge over Mardyke, 3 Wigeon, 5+ Pintail, Little Egret, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, 65 Lapwing, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Barn Owl, Marsh Harrier, 15 Skylark, Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 8 Redwing, 13 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, Raven (Andrew Self); also 12 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 3 Avocet, 4 Curlew, 2 Common Snipe, Kestrel, Jay, 7 Stonechat (Patrick Hart per ELBF FB); 2 Bearded Tit (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB); Swallow (per Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: Swallow (Friday BG)
 * St James's Park: juv/1w Mediterranean Gull still, Kingfisher, 6 Shoveler, Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, Peregrine (Frank Nugent)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: incl 21+ Wigeon, 2+ Little Egret, Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler main gp to left of high viewpt still, 57 Redwing, 1+ Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Siskin (Tytt'r Birders via Herts BC); main gp - also Water Rail h nr scrape, 3 Common Snipe (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: f Wheatear Lockwood still at 11am (Lol Bodini)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Yellow-legged Gull, Sparrowhawk, 4 Teal (Chris Farthing)
 * Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross: Raven am (Paul Lewis via Herts BC)
 * Worcester Park: influx of 90 Stock Doves 40 on horse fields & 50S (Bob Smith) Bob, thx for adding spaces. Sorry for any confusion but the single space you added before the first bracket ( not the two after as shown here ) is all we needed. If still unsure about spacing around your name, just follow the example of other posters.

Thursday 11th October 2018

 * Amwell NR: Yellow-legged Gull 1w, 2 Raven, 2 Stonechat m f fr viewpt am (Phil Ball per Amwell Birding tweet); Caspian Gull 1w & 2 Yellow-legged Gull in roost evng, 2 Stonechat before 5pm (Ron Cousins tweet)
 * Bankside SE1: 20+ House Sparrow inside Park St housing estate - regular site but first seen here for a while (Reuben Braddock)
 * Banstead: 70 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Siskin, 2 Meadow Pipit, 45 Redwing & 2 Song Thrush all S/W (Steve Gale)
 * Brent Reservoir: Little Egret, Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 13 Common Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, 26 Redwing (Andrew Self)
 * Gallions Reach: 20 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 5 Skylark incl 4S 1120 (Kevin McManus tweet)
 * Glebeland Open Space, Finchley: Buzzard, 11 Pied Wagtail (James Palmer)
 * Greenwich Park: Hoopoe on deck betw burial grounds & Henry Moore sculpture c1430 (Ella Risbridger tweet w/ Caroline O'Donoghue [casual/non-birders])
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill - Peregrine and Common Buzzard over, also 40 Redwings W, 30 Woodpigeons N and 1 Redpoll NE (Pete Mantle)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: White Stork w/ ring & missing several flight feathers on R wing 1000 (Gordon Hay per Dave Harris tweet); WS on watercolour lagoons bank pm (Jason Simpson via Surrey BN)
 * Kew Gardens: 71 Mandarin Duck, 31 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe. 2 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest. (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 367 Redwing W, 40 Song Thrush W, 40 Chaffinch W, 4+ Chiffchaff (Dave Morris per FJM)
 * London Wetland Centre: Peregrine flying around Charing Cross hospital, Jack Snipe relocated early-aft on grazing marsh, m Stonechat and 2 Meadow Pipit on grazing marsh, 27 Egyptian Geese main lake & grazing marsh & reservoir lagoon, 1 Willow Warbler calling southern route, 5 Common Snipe, increasing numbers of Wigeon (Martin Honey); also 11 Chiffchaff, 65 Redwing SW/S, 2 Stonechat scrape, 13 Meadow Pipit grazing marsh (WWT website)
 * Maple Lodge NR: [permit only] Great Egret (BirdGuides)
 * Muswell Hill Golf Course: Buzzard (James Palmer)
 * Panshanger Park: 3 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 4 Redwing (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * Pymmes Park, Edmonton: 3 Little Grebe, f Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, Nuthatch (Robert Callf)
 * Rainham RSPB: 8 Pintail, 300 Teal, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, imm Spoonbill, CATTLE EGRET still, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 5 Avocet, 120 Lapwing, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Common Snipe, Kingfisher, 12 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 200 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 225 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 8 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Scandinavian Rock Pipit, 2 Siskin, 17 Reed Bunting (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: m Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 35 Cormorant - highest count this century, 2 Water Rail h, Common Gull, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven, 15+ Siskin (J.Wilczur, P.Pentek)
 * South Norwood CP: incl Common Gull, 4 Skylark foy, 8 Chiffchaff, 62 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail (per John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Stanborough Reedmarsh: Stonechat thistle field nr reedbed (Keith Dean via Herts BC)
 * Stoneleigh Station KT17: 2 Redwing s, 2 Pied Wagtail (Neil Batten)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Cetti's Warbler main gp still in reed border below high viewpt 1500 (Rupert Evershed tweet); also 16+ Wigeon, Common Snipe & 2 Siskin main gp (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC); incl Green Sandpiper fishing lake (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat m f on boardwalk fence, 1 Meadow Pipit and m Kestrel over Bomb Crater Field (Alastair Dent)
 * Wanstead Flats: Ring Ouzel long wd 0740 (Jonathan Lethbridge tweet); c100 Redwing, Stonechat, Yellow-legged Gull, Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 2 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 7 Shoveler, 6 Teal, 3 Gadwall, Barnacle Goose (Nick Croft/Chris Goodwin)
 * Worcester Park: Whinchat on horse field (Bob Smith); gdn - 2 House Martin, 38 Redwing S/SW and 5 Chaffinch W, also a prob Reed Bunting over Worcester Pk stn (Isaiah Rowe)

Wednesday 10th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 15+ Jackdaw W, m Peregrine, Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff, 3 Chaffinch (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Caspian Gull 1w & Yellow-legged Gull ad in roost evng (Ron Cousins tweet)
 * Brent Reservoir: Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Snipe, Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Haynes)
 * Brockley: Barriedale Allotments - c15 Redwing 16.00 (Keith Chambers)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher, Song Thrush, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness marsh: Marsh Harrier (fem) low in marsh then circled and went high north east over river (Michael Mac)
 * Dagnam Park: Yellow-browed Warbler TQ548932 by ponds non-calling with tit flock seen well 13:30, BLACK KITE low E seen well 15:50 (Colin Jupp per Andrew Middleton); also Red Kite (Colin Jupp per ELBF FB)
 * Deptford Creek: Little Egret (Ray Crouch)
 * Gallions Reach Park (South Bank): Hen Harrier (ring tail-white rump visible) high over Thamesmead circled then went South, male Kestrel, Meadow Pipit (Michael Mac)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: Jack Snipe showing reasonably well The Moors on pond east of path TQ287511 at 0905, 2 Common Snipe (Ken Noble via Surrey BN)
 * Horsenden Hill: 20+ Redwing S am (Martin Smith)
 * Kelvedon Hatch: 2 Raven around BT mast still at dawn - presumed overnight roost (David Jobbins via Essex BwS)
 * Kennington Park, Kennington: m Pheasant (Twitter)
 * London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe still, 10 Common Snipe, Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing W, 2 Linnet W, 3 Siskin S (WWT website)
 * Mayflower Park: Buzzard SE (Bob Smith)
 * Morden Cemetery: Little Egret over (Bob Smith)
 * Nonsuch Park: Yellowhammer, Kestrel and 2 Mistle Thrush (Isaiah Rowe)
 * North Mymms Park: Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Stonechat, Siskin (per Herts BC)
 * Oakwood Station: Painted Lady nectaring on ivy flowers 16:45-16:50 at least (Robert Callf)
 * Rainham Marshes: juv Gannet (Tony O’Brien per ELBF FB); 3 Pochard, CATTLE EGRET still, 3 Little Egret, f Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier 2juv f m, 4 Avocet, 4 Curlew, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Common Common Snipe, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 3 Scandinavian Rock Pipit, 80 Linnet, 60 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * St James's Park: juv/1w Mediterranean Gull still, Kingfisher, 5 Shoveler, 2 Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel (Frank Nugent)
 * Sevenoaks WR: 8 Shoveler, 5 Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Coal Tit, Nuthatch (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Seventy Acres Lake: Bittern fr bittern_watchpt evng (Cath Patrick tweet)
 * Southfields, SW18: Goldcrest feeding in Holm Oak at bottom of garden - an unusual garden visitor (Martin Honey)
 * Trent Park: imm Great Crested Grebe caught two fish lower lake, 2 Stonechat m & f Old GC, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper; 19 Small Copper (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: Cetti's Warbler main gp calling still at Tytt'r Fm end of causeway 1020 (Alan Gardiner tweet); CW still there 1800 (Graham Knight tweet); 5+ Wigeon main gp, 4 Little Egret fishing lake, 2+ Tree Sparrow tytt'r fm (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 1 Stonechat n of boardwalk, 2 Meadow Pipit paddocks & Bomb Crater Field (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - Peregrine, Kingfisher, f Wheatear, 2 Meadow Pipit, 25 Moorhen on weir by Low Maynard 11-12pm, also 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper at dusk (Lol Bodini)
 * Wanstead Flats: Whinchat [our latest by 5 days apparently], Stonechat, 2 Swallow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 10+ Meadow Pipit, 7 Skylark, 3 Siskin, 10+ Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, 8 Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Snipe, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk (Chris Farthing)
 * Worcester Park: Skylark calling over, Fieldfare, 6 Meadow Pipit S, 5 Redwing S, 5 Chaffinch W/S/N, 2 Stock Dove and Siskin h (Isaiah Rowe)

Tuesday 9th October 2018

 * Amwell NR: ad Yellow-legged Gull in roost, Tawny Owl calling at dusk, Stonechat fr viewpt (Ron Cousins tweet)
 * Bayhurst Wood area: Redwing, Stonechat, Little Owl pre-dawn (Dan Pinkham)
 * Beddington Farmlands: 3 Brambling, 40+ Chaffinch W (Peter Alfrey, Roger Browne) Brambling pics here
 * Brent Reservoir: vis-mig - Stock Dove, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 5 Song Thrush, Redwing, 13 Starling, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin (Brent Birders)
 * Brookmill Park: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Croham Hurst: vismigging began with a Buzzard mobbed by Crows at 07:24 then SE; in an hour at the viewpoint 65 Redwing 37 SW & 28 SE/S, 3 Siskins, 1 Fieldfare SE, 1 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Chaffinch, 445 Feral Pigeons 430 SE & 15 NW 07:24-08:40 (John Birkett)
 * Dungeon Hill: Stonechat long hill (Graham Harris via DH Wildlife FB)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: Great Egret W over viewing area 0739 (Shaun Harvey tweet); also 6 Grey Partridge, 2 Coal Tit (Shaun Harvey per ELBF FB)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: Green Sandpiper (Tony Quinn per Surrey BN)
 * King George V Reservoir: 3 Goosander, Goldeneye, 4 Wigeon, 2 Wheatear, 40 Meadow Pipit, 50 Linnet, Buzzard; Clouded Yellow (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)
 * London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, Peregrine, Stonechat fenceline & 3 Meadow Pipit all grazing marsh, also Skylark W, 4 Chiffchaff (WWT website)
 * Morden Hall Park: Siskin W 0905 calling (Ian Ward tweet)
 * Newgate Street: 4 Red Kite, 3 Hobby ad & 2 juv, Chiffchaff, 2 Fieldfare, c40 Meadow Pipit, 4 Siskin (per Herts BC)
 * Pinner: The Croft Park 10+ Goldfinch flock, 8 Long-tailed Tit flock, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Jay (Nigel Barratt)
 * Primrose Hill: Rook fos SW 0810, 4 Swallow S 0840, 19 Starling SW, 0 Redwing, Song Thrush SW, 13 Meadow Pipit over, Rock Pipit [foy & site tick] low WSW 0815, 3 Greenfinch over, 28 Chaffinch mostly W - vismig 0650-0850 (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET still 1215 purfleet scrape (Howard Vaughan via RSPB blog); CE still present mid-aft and showing well (Andrew Gouldstone); Cattle Egret fr visitor centre 15:00, also 53 Lapwing, Ruff, Rock Pipit, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, Common Buzzard, 2-3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher (Jack Headley tweet); also 2 Little Egret, 2 Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 16 Meadow Pipit, 8 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher (Howard Vaughan via ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 3 Brambling (S.Read per JW); Dartford Warbler (per Jan Wilczur)
 * Roding Valley Meadows LNR: Stonechat (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Yellow-browed Warbler reported at 1st boardwalk c1310 (RSPB tweet)
 * Sevenoaks WR: Green Sandpiper fr willow hide (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Little Owl calling along relief channel path north of Nights Pits (Neville Smith)
 * Southall: Red Kite over low 11:15 (Phil Belman)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff (Frank Nugent)
 * South Norwood CP: incl 9 Chiffchaff, 16 Redwing (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Staines Moor: Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher, Hobby, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Stonechat (Jim Sweetland tweet); also Buzzard, 6 Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (Lee Dingain tweet)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch, 23 Rook, 2 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Common Gull [first of autumn], 1 Teal heard at Darlands but water levels still very low; Small Copper and 2 Speckled Wood (John Colmans)
 * Trent Park: 2 Common Buzzard, imm Great Crested Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 2 Stonechat imm m & ad m (Pete Lowman); imm Great Crested Grebe preening & wing-stretching & flapping, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Stonechat m & f Old GC, 22 Jackdaw; f Common Blue, 11 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 10+ Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, Water Rail, Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Barn Owl, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler [found by Rupert Evershed; 1st site record?] main gp causeway at Gdn Wd end in reeds around water-pump - h & seen once 1615-1730 at least, Chiffchaff (per Herts BC)
 * Wandsworth Common: c10 Shoveler, f Teal, Cormorant, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 Pied Wagtail (Peter White tweet)
 * Wanstead Flats: Great Egret [the IV bird above] W 0801 (Jonathan Lethbridge tweet); Fieldfare, Redwing, Stonechat, 3 Chiffchaff, Swallow, 7 Linnet, 10+ Chaffinch, 14 Greenfinch, 4 Reed Bunting, 3 Buzzard, 4-5 Sparrowhawk, 9 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Skylark, 10+ Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail (Nick Croft)
 * William Girling Reservoir: relief channel - 5 Green Sandpiper, Common Snipe, 8 Teal, 2 Egyptian Goose, Little Egret (Chris Farthing)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Kingfisher, Teal (Chris Farthing)
 * Worcester Park: 40 Fieldfare W (Vicky Hoban per Bob Smith)

Monday 8th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Ring Ouzel at least one male landed briefly in poplars for c5min before heading W c08:45, 19 Redwing mostly W, 12 Fieldfare SE, 5 Linnet, 25+ Chaffinch, 8 Meadow Pipit, 3 Jackdaw N, 2 Shoveler Boating Lake and possible ad Yellow-legged Gull reported (APOG)
 * Amwell NR: Barn Owl past viewpt, 25 Common Gull, Caspian Gull 1w & Yellow-legged Gull in Gt Hardmead L gull_roost evng (Ron Cousins tweet)
 * Banstead: 4145 Redwing, 308 Chaffinch, 7 Fieldfare, 7 Brambling all W (Steve Gale)
 * Battersea Park Lake: 1 Teal (Lady's Pond), 2 pr Mandarin (most to date), 35 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 1 Greylag, 4 Great Crested Grebe (3 juvs), 1 Little Grebe (Michael Mac)
 * Brent Park: incl 16 Gadwall (Toby Mylett tweet)
 * Brookmill Park: 2 Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
 * Crossness: 20 Lapwing, 30 Black-tailed Godwit & Rock Pipit foreshore, Buzzard, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 3 Stonechat, 6 Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting am (Donna Zimmer tweet)
 * Dungeon Hill: 300+ Redwing over, 8 Meadow Pipit (Graham Harris via DH Wildlife FB)
 * East Dulwich SE22: at least one Brambling  in a group of three finches W over my garden, 2 Redwing W (Steven Robinson)
 * Gallions Reach: 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Redshank, 2 Skylark (Kevin McManus)
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill - 120 Redwing W/NW, 80 Chaffinches W/NW, 25 Siskins, 25 Goldfinches & 15 Greenfinches over, Skylark W, 5 Black-headed Gulls N/NE, 1 Common Gull S, 5 Meadow Pipits and 5 Goldcrests 0815-0915 (Pete Mantle)
 * Highams Park lake: Wigeon, 7 Gadwall (Joe Dickens)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: 2 Curlew N, Jack Snipe railway pools, Rock Pipit over (Gordon Hay per Dave Harris tweet)
 * Kentish Town: 3 Swallows W over Pedro's Cafe 1415 (Pete Mantle)
 * Kings Cross: Sparrowhawk chasing small birds N over Lloyd Baker St 08:50 (Reuben Braddock)
 * Lake Farm Country Park, Hayes: 44 Redwing NW, 10 Mistle Thrush NW, 23 Skylark NW, 36 Chaffinch NW, 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 9 Redwing, 5 Red Kite (Dave Morris per FJM)
 * London Wetland Centre: Jack Snipe, 4 Common Snipe, 7 Siskin, Redwing NW, Peregrine, 2 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 19 Greylag Goose (WWT website); 2 Jack Snipe (Simon Fogg)
 * Lower Chingford: footpath south of William Girling Reservoir - 4 Green Sandpiper, Wheatear (James Palmer)
 * Mill Hill: 79 Redwing W apex cnr 0735-0750 (Simon Worsfold tweet)
 * North Finchley: c15 Redwing W 8.15 (John Colmans)
 * Rainham RSPB: 2 Pintail, CATTLE EGRET, 2 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, 13 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Dunlin, 212 Redshank, Caspian Gull 1cy, 4 Kestrel (Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: Brambling (M.Lewis per JW); Great Spotted Woodpecker high W early-am - presumed migrant, 11 Skylark over, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, alba Wagtail SW, 360 Redwing W, 49 Fieldfare W, 75 Chaffinch W, 2 Linnet, 75 Goldfinch, 7+ Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur); 12 Stonechat, 6 Chiffchaff (JW, P.Redmond); 2 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, Wheatear (PR)
 * Roding Valley Meadows LNR: 3 Buzzard, Kingfisher, 11 Jay, 5 Rook, 3 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 31 Pied Wagtail (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, juv/1w Mediterranean Gull still (Frank Nugent)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 245 Redwing NW 09:15-10:45 c70 dropped down briefly to feed on hawthorn berries, also 3 Common Buzzard, Siskin, 8 Skylark NE, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel (Martin Shepherd); 14 Redwing, m Ring Ouzel 1820 in hawthorns near campsite wood along path that runs parallel with relief channel, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Reed Bunting (Neville Smith)
 * South Norwood CP: 84 Redwing (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Southgate (Chase Road/Charter Way N14): 11+ House Sparrow gdn hedgerow (Robert Callf)
 * Stocker's Lake: 2 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler h (Charlie Ramsay tweet)
 * Stoneleigh Station KT17: 42 Redwing & 2 Meadow Pipit sw a.m. (Neil Batten)
 * Tooting Commons: 3 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Common Gull, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, 103 Redwing in c65min, Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch (James Hudson tweet)
 * Trent Park: imm Great Crested Grebe lower lake, Common Buzzard, 6 Mistle Thrush; 2 Small Copper (Robert Callf); also 2 Stonechat ad m & juv m, 5 Mandarin 4m f (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 10 Wigeon, 6-8 Little Egret, 3 Chiffchaff, Tree Sparrow (Steve Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Verulamium Park: Little Egret, Siskin (Andrew Steele via Herts BC)
 * Wanstead Flats: Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting, 10+ Chaffinch, first returning Lesser Redpoll, 12 Linnet, 8 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 150+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare, 7 Mistle Thrush, Stonechat, Little Owl, Sparrowhawk, Yellow-legged Gull, 20+ Common Gull, 15 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Skylark, 5 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 8 Shoveler, Barnacle Goose for 5th day (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: 20 Siskin, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Snipe still on Shoulder of Mutton [3rd day], Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 50+ Gadwall, 30+ Teal, 30+ Shoveler, 3 Little Egret (Nick Croft/Chris Goodwin)
 * West End nr Essendon: Grey Partridge, 6 Red Kite, Kingfisher, juv Peregrine, 6 Chiffchaff, c20 Redwing, 2 Siskin over (per Herts BC)
 * West Putney, SW15: 113 Redwing NW, Song Thrush NE, 2 alba Wagtail SE/NW, 2 Meadow Pipit SW, Chiffchaff, 14 Linnet SW, 10 Chaffinch NW, 2 Brambling NW, 2 House Sparrow local (R.Kaye)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Sedge Warbler, Common Snipe, 2 Wigeon, 2 Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Little Egret, c80 Redwing mostly W/SW (Chris Farthing & Tony Butler)
 * Worcester Park: 80 Fieldfare & 10 Redwing W, Peregrine Falcon (Bob Smith)

Sunday 7th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 20 Redwing W, Siskin, Reed Bunting, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Greylag, 3 Chiffchaff, Linnet, 3 Jackdaw, Common Gull Wood Green Res, 2 Shoveler & Little Grebe Boating Lake (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: vis-mig - 6 Woodpigeon, 56 Redwing, 11 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, Brambling; also 2 Wigeon, 3 Common Snipe, Lapwing & Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Self)
 * Broadwater Lake: incl Skylark, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail (Alex Liddle tweet)
 * Dungeon Hill: 33 Redwing (Graham Harris via DH Wildlife FB)
 * Ellenbrook Fields: Kingfisher, 8 Chiffchaff, Stonechat (per Herts BC)
 * Gallions Reach: 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 8 Common Tern, Great Skua W inland 0850, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Lesser Redpoll 0800-1200 (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Greenford UB6: Red Kite low over gdn (Neil Anderson)
 * Greenwich Ecology Park: Buzzard low W 1130 (Richard Green tweet)
 * Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill 100 Redwing NW, 3 Fieldfare W, 60 Chaffinches NW, 2 Siskins S, 2 alba Wagtails S, 5 Black-headed Gulls N, 20 Meadow Pipits over, 2 f/imm Stonechats nr bandstand 0830-1000 (Pete Mantle); 1 alba Wagtail S 0700, Kingfisher at Men’s Pond 0830 (Matt Evans)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: 65 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon, 1 Wheatear, 1 Swallow, 4 Meadow Pipit, 7 Redwing N, 4 Skylark, 14 Jackdaw SW, 2 Jay W (Tony Blake)
 * Hogsmill SW: Green Sandpiper still (John Dale per Surrey BN)
 * Holly Hill Farm, Enfield: Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 10 Red-legged Partridge, 23 Goldfinch; Small White (Robert Callf)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: incl Wigeon, 98 Teal, Buzzard, 12 Common Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, Kestrel, 5 Jay, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, 15 Chaffinch (Dave McGough per ELBF FB)
 * Kensington Gardens: Little Owl nr Peter Pan enclosure 0640 (Des McKenzie tweet)
 * London Wetland Centre: 5 Common Snipe, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Meadow Pipit, Peregrine, 19 Greylag Goose, 5 Stonechat (WWT website)
 * Mile End: Chiffchaff w/ tit flock in gdn Antill Road E3 (Harry Harrison)
 * Morden Hall Park: Golden Plover h, Kingfisher, 9 Chiffchaff, 6 Grey Wagtail 2 local (Arjun Dutta tweet)
 * Nonsuch Park: 3 Little Owl, 2+ Mistle Thrush (Isaiah Rowe tweet)
 * Pinner: HA5 lge f Sparrowhawk low over road (Nigel Barratt)
 * Primrose Hill: first thrush movement - Buzzard low SW 0800, 3 Jay S, 2 Goldcrest thru, 33 Redwing W, 9 Song Thrush W/SW, 12 Mistle Thrush over, 23 Chaffinch NW/W, 2 Brambling fos SW 0740, Greenfinch N, 3 Goldfinch N, 7 Siskin SW - vismig 0650-0850 (Twitter)
 * Queen’s Wood, N10: 11 Redwing NW 0745 (Matt Evans)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET fr butts hide still (Neville Smith tweet); Great Skua (Jonathan & Charlotte Lethbridge per ELBF FB); also 3 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, 7 Avocet, 130 Lapwing, 7 Ringed Plover, Ruff, 3 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 35 Redshank, Barn Owl, 3 Swallow, House Martin, 25 Redwing, 3 Stonechat, Rock Pipit (Patrick Hart, Neville Smith per ELBF FB); 11 Sandwich Tern (Graham Sutton, Neville Smith per ELBF FB); Raven (Jack Headley per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 5 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Buzzard during family walk (Reuben Braddock)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Fieldfare (Andrew Haynes, Jack Haynes, Guy Haynes) NB: Rye Rd west of reserve still closed by road works — approach from east (toll suspended) or park at Rye House Gatehouse and walk [5min].
 * St James’s Park: Kingfisher (Ollie Stone-Lee)
 * South Norwood CP: Stonechat cemetery field (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Staines Reservoir: 2 Black-necked Grebe, Black Tern early-am (Dave Kenrick tweet)
 * Ten Acre Wood area: 2m Pheasant, Kestrel, 4 Common Gull over [1st of autumn], 6 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 12 Meadow Pipit, pr Stonechat, 20+ Redwing SE, 3 Reed Bunting, group of 4 Chaffinch [prob migrants] (Neil Anderson)
 * The Commons LNR: 2 Marsh Tit (Keith Smith via Herts BC)
 * Thorndon CP: n section - incl 6+ Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, 1+ Redwing (Andrew Cox via Essex BwS)
 * Tottenham Marsh: vis mig - 180 Redwing over following same line over Stonebridge Lock and directly over Tottenham NW, 15 Fieldfare, 7 Reed Bunting over, 13 Song Thrush, 54 Chaffinch, 4 Meadow Pipit, also Coal Tit h from fir trees just east of Lockwood south of allotments (Stuart Fisher)
 * Trent Park: Common Buzzard, Great Crested Grebe juv/1w [uncommon here], Great Spotted Woodpecker, m Stonechat old golf course (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs and Willows Farm: 8+ Wigeon, Little Egret, Kingfisher & Peregrine main gp, Barn Owl, Redwing & Siskin willows fm (Andrew Steel via Herts BC); 5+ Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull 2w, Swallow, 1+ Redwing in bushes by paddocks & Yellowhammer by fdr - main gp (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 3 Stonechat [2 by pond in Bomb Crater Field & 1 N end of paddocks], m Kestrel n of boardwalk, 1 Meadow Pipit s of boardwalk, 3 Linnet over rear paddocks, 4 Redwing W over Leyton Marsh 10:00-11:00 (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Peregrine, f Sparrowhawk & Meadow Pipit Lockwood; c20 Shoveler No5; 3 Stonechat, 1 Common Gull & Green Woodpecker W Warwick (Lol Bodini)
 * Wanstead Flats: f  Common Redstart, 5 Stonechat, 12 Fieldfare, 77 Redwing, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 17+ Skylark, 12 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Peregrine Falcon, up to 10 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 30+ Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting, 10+ Common Gull, 9 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, Common Snipe (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wood Farm, Stanmore: 2 Meadow Pipit S (Tony Blake)
 * Woodford Green: 50+ Redwing 20+ NW 0828 & c20 0859 interspersed with several trios. Looks like a big push day. Still going through in groups of 3-40 by 09.30, also f Sparrowhawk, m Blackcap, 4+ Chaffinch and 4+ Goldcrest, Osprey high S 11.52 (Ken Murray)
 * Worcester Park: Stonechat on horse field (Bill and Janis Reid per Bob Smith); 3 Stonechat horse fields along fence (Isaiah Rowe tweet)
 * Yeading Brook meadows: m Pheasant, 1-2 Red Kite, 3 Common Gull; Comma (Neil Anderson)

Saturday 6th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 3 Redwing S, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Shoveler & Little Grebe Boating Lake (APOG Birders)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Jack Snipe, 1w Arctic Tern briefly 09.55, 2 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Self, Magnus Andersson)
 * Brookmans Park: 2 Redwing (per Herts BC)
 * Gallions Reach: 7 Little Egret, Buzzard, 28 Common Tern in 3 grps, Cetti's Warbler 0800-1200 (Gary James via Essex BwS)
 * Hemans Estate Community Garden: 30 House Sparrows also in last 2 week juv Grey Wagtail, male Sparrowhawk on roof then flew and sat on ground, made no attempt to catch anything even though sparrows/feral pigeons within reach. To Ralph Hancock - sparrows have been in this area for decades and in 90's weren't fed but there was a lot, feeding has helped in the last 10 years, though I put up feeders first - in recent years 3 neighbours have installed feeders so plenty of seed, the birds also feed on hollyhock seeds direct from the plants (Michael Mac)
 * Lee Valley Regional Park: Rammey Marsh/Gunpowder Park/Sewardstone Marsh area - c100 Redwing feeding on hawthorn fruits incl 55 in 2 flocks (Neville Smith tweet)
 * London Wetland Centre: 7 Common Snipe, Jack Snipe grazing marsh fr wildside hide, 2 Stonechat, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Swallow, Reed Bunting, Little Egret (Martin Parker, John Cass, Mike Wheeler, Mike Lewis, et al); 10 Common Snipe (WWT website)
 * Purfleet: Thames foreshore - 13 Wigeon, 42 Teal, 4 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 8 Avocet, 53 Lapwing, 10 Ringed Plover, 181 Redshank, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, 46 Arctic Tern, 2 Black Tern (Fraser Simpson tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: m Common Scoter flew up- & downriver then floated downriver 1330, CATTLE EGRET aveley flash still 1215 (James Heal tweet); 2 Black Tern upriver 1225 (BirdGuides); also 73 Greylag, 54 Teal, 2 Buzzard, Golden Plover, 6 Curlew, 11 Dunlin, 32 House Martin (Alan Shearman, Brian Churches, Andy Tweed et al per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 62 species recorded at the Autumn Bird Count (Richmond Park BG)
 * Sevenoaks WR: incl Little Egret, Green Sandpiper (Stephen Greenstreet via Kent OS)
 * Stanstead Abbotts Lakes - N lake: Wigeon (Jane Free via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: n side - f Wheatear still, Meadow Pipit, 2 Swallow, 24 Teal 9.30-10.30 (Lol Bodini)
 * Wanstead Flats: Barnacle Goose, 2 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 2 Common Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 10 Redwing, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 15 Meadow Pipit, 25 Chaffinch (James Heal [per ELBF FB); Fieldfare (Tony Brown per ELBF FB)
 * Wanstead Park: incl 2 Little Egret, 57 Teal [patch record], 2 Common Snipe shoulder of mutton w edge (James Heal tweet)
 * Woodford Green: 2 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff through and 2 Song Thrush N, f Sparrowhawk by 9.30am (Ken Murray)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: pr Stonechat by prison 0810 (Paul Thomas tweet)

Friday 5th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 5 Redwing in trees nr reservoir (Trevor Wyatt)
 * Banstead Woods: 5 Buzzard, 10 Nuthatch (Paul Goodman per CFBW BG)
 * City of London: Black Redstart singing in square mile am (Andy Farr tweet)
 * Cowley: 6+ Red Kite over mid-aft (Roger Morton tweet)
 * Grays: Firecrest Orsett Rd (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Hampstead Heath: Common Buzzard W, Siskin W, flock of 14 Chaffinches W, 8 alba wagtails on cricket pitch (Pete Mantle)
 * Hangman's Wood, Essex: incl Great Egret NW early-am, Little Egret (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB/BirdGuides)
 * Ingrebourne Valley: 22 Red-legged Partridge, 14 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Chiffchaff (Shaun Harvey tweet)
 * Lea Valley Olympic Park: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (Richard Harrison)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail; 1 European Hornet (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Water Rail, 7 Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper main lake, 4 Chiffchaff, Stonechat wader scrape, 4 Meadow Pipit grazing marsh (WWT website)
 * London Zoo: Firecrest Woodland Walk [2nd site record], 3 Swallow W (Sam Jones) Giving remarkable/bizarre song variation between Goldcrest/Firecrest - recording here
 * Mayflower Park: 6 Chiffchaff, Peregrine (Bob Smith)
 * Panshanger Park: Cetti's Warbler singing TL302123 (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * Primrose Hill: 16 Swallow S 1220 (Twitter)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET aveley pools still 1630 (BirdGuides/Simon Dack tweet); Redwing NE over c/p 11:00, Ruff on Aveley Pools (Alastair Dent); also incl CE mostly roosting aveley flash sw cnr, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 5 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 0 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Snipe, 2 Kestrel, Barn Owl, 2 Bearded Tit, 10 Cetti's Warbler (per RSPB blog); 2 Swallow (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB); also 2 Pintail, Water Rail, 5 Redshank, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Chiffchaff, Stonechat (Patrick Hart per ELBF FB)
 * Regent's Park: m Firecrest fos w/ tit flock in fountain plantings [area 28] northwest quadrant 0825 (Twitter)
 * Richmond Park: 10+ Common Buzzard, 9 Skylark, 30+ Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Dartford Warbler, 550+ Jackdaw feeding aerially, 8 Chaffinch W, 7 Reed Bunting (J.Wilczur); f Teal, 2 Red Kite nr Richmond Gate [initially over Terrace Gdns], Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff; m Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, 5 Small Copper, 4 Small Heath, 3 Willow Emerald (Neil Anderson); 17 Stonechat (Jan Wilczur, NA, P.Redmond, F.J.Maroevic); 2 Wheatear possible/probable Greenland types (JW, FJM); Barn Owl evng (Dilshan Muthalib tweet w/ photo) Barn Owl present since at least August 29th [RPBG] *Perhaps not good to share this record as disturbance is risk it is Schedule 1 and they can potentially attempt breeding at any time?
 * St James's Park: Common Buzzard drifting W 14:30, 4 Redwing, Kingfisher, 5 Shoveler, juv/1w Mediterranean Gull still (Frank Nugent)
 * Sevenoaks WR: Green Sandpiper (per Susanna Clerici via Kent OS)
 * South Norwood CP: m Tawny Owl nr Elmers End entrance 0615 (John Hughes via Croydon Birders)
 * Staines Moor: 3 Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Skylark (Rose Chapman) thx Rose; Red-legged Partridge, Little Egret, Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail (Lee Dingain tweet)
 * Syon Park: 2 Shoveler on Gdn lake (Jo Francis tweet)
 * Trent Park: juv/1w Great Crested Grebe lower lake, m Mandarin Duck, 2 juv Eurasian Teal, m Tufted Duck, Kingfisher, m Stonechat, f Bullfinch calling from sallow edge of Church Wd; Willow Emerald Damselfly, 6 Small Copper, 3 Speckled Wood, Small Heath (Robert Callf); also Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 12 Mandarin 7m 5f (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Redwing, 14+ Tree Sparrow & 8+ Greenfinch tytt'r fm, 13 Wigeon, Water Rail, 4 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Gull, Kingfisher, 4+ Skylark, 2+ Grey Wagtail, c30 Pied Wagtail & 4+ Siskin h main gp am (TyttGP tweet)
 * Wanstead Flats: Ring Ouzel early-am (Jonathan Lethbridge per ELBF FB/Wanstead Birders tweet)
 * Wealdstone: Tawny Owl h 2250 (Dilshan Muthalib tweet)
 * Worcester Park: m Stonechat horse fields (Bob Smith)

Thursday 4th October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: 2 Skylark low W with Meadow Pipit, 19 Meadow Pipit mainly W/SW, Shoveler, 2 juv Mute Swan and Kingfisher Wood Green Res, 2 Common Gull playing fields, Blackcap and Redwing h, no Chiffchaffs (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Rock Pipit Gt Hardmead Lake am (Barry Reed via Herts BC)
 * Epping: incl 3 Jay, 31 Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 2 Skylark, 30 Linnet 1600-1700 (Roger Emmens via Essex BwS)
 * Greenford UB6: Red Kite over gdn (Neil Anderson)
 * Greenwich Park: 1 Redwing [first of autumn], 2 Meadow Pipits over (Joe Beale)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: Grasshopper Warbler flushed from thistles & weeds behind car park (Tony Quinn per Surrey BN)
 * Kingston: Common Buzzard circling over bridge Hampton Wick / Canbury 1420 (Mike Foster)
 * London Wetland Centre: 27 Wigeon, 3 Water Rail h, 5 Common Snipe, 20 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail (WWT website); 2 Blackcap, 12 Redwing (Simon Fogg)
 * Panshanger Park: Green Sandpiper in private area again (Murray Brown via Herts BC)
 * QE Olympic Park, Water Glades: Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, Little Grebe and Bearded Tit [heard only] (Phil Laurie)
 * Rainham RSPB: CATTLE EGRET Wennington Marsh 0915 (David Callahan via BirdGuides/Twitter); w/ cattle halfway betw visitor centre & shooting butts hide 1305 (Louise Moss via RSPB blog)
 * Rammey Marsh: RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER trapped & ringed at Rammey Marsh Lake late-am - released at 51.6736, -0.0208 at 12:30; showed after release by car park but no further sign by mid-aft - NB there is no access to the [private fishing] lake (Gary Gardiner per ELBF FB/BirdGuides)
 * Ruislip Lido: 18 Cormorant, 26 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 13 Pochard (Neil Anderson/K. Bull)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: NB Thursdays-only vegetation clearance around Draper hide will continue for 3-4 more weeks, to improve views. Thank you for your understanding. [per RSPB tweet]
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, 5 Shoveler (Frank Nugent); juv/1w Mediterranean Gull (Andrew Self)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Goosander on relief channel 09:00, f-type Stonechat on Pattypool Mead, 4 Chiffchaff (Martin Shepherd)
 * Staines Reservoir: Goldeneye, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail (Jim Sweetland tweet)
 * Stocker's Farm: 2 Stonechat on dried-out field (John Newson via Herts BC)
 * Swaines Green: 3 Jay, 31 Jackdaw, 12 Rook, 2 Skylark, 30 Linnet (Roger Emmens per ELBF FB)
 * Tottenham Marshes: East Marsh - 2 Redwing [1st of autumn], 4 Chiffchaff, f Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Song Thrush, Water Rail h (Lol Bodini)
 * Trent Park: Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Mandarin 6m 2f, 30 Ring-necked Parakeet, Sparrowhawk, m Stonechat old golf course (Pete Lowman)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Little Egret fishing lake, Common Snipe, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Swallow & 4+ Chiffchaff main gp (Steven Pearce via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Stonechat m & f-type Bomb Crater Field sw cnr, Pheasant m BCF mown area, Kestrel m on pylon, Meadow Pipit over Lammas Meadow, c100 Starling rear paddocks 09:00-10:00 (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - Cetti's Warbler, Wheatear (Lol Bodini)
 * Woodberry Wetlands: Common Snipe, 2 Reed Bunting, Teal, Sparrowhawk (Chris Farthing)

Wednesday 3rd October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Stonechat f/imm southern and western perimeters playing fields, 3 Siskin 2NE, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff, Little Grebe & 2 Shoveler Boating Lake, 4 Tawny Owls h 1925-2015 - m hooting & 3f calling (APOG Birders)
 * Bankside SE1: 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff at E end of Tate Modern (Reuben Braddock)
 * Banstead: Golden Plover h W 1125 (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Canons Farm: 30+ Skylark, 8 Stonechat still & 4 Yellowhammer broadfield (Geoff Barter tweet)
 * Dungeon Hill: 2 Stonechat m f am (Duncan Jennings blog)
 * London Wetland Centre: 7 Mandarin SE, 21 Wigeon, 3 Water Rail h, 8 Common Snipe, 3 Chiffchaff (WWT website); Peregrine on Charing X hospital, 2 Stonechat f/imm wader scrape, 6+ Chiffchaff some singing (Martin Honey et al.) Vegetation clearance on main lake islands.
 * Pinner: The Croft Park Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldfinch, Jay (Nigel Barratt)
 * Rainham RSPB: incl Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 5 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Common Gull, 4 Stonechat, Barn Owl (Chris Farthing tweet); also a distant Egret sp briefly landed on the back of one of the cattle seen from the Butts hide which I now wish we had waited for better views of (CF)
 * Rye Meads NR: ad Hobby (Barry Reed via Herts BC) NB There is no access by car to the Reserve from the Hoddesdon end of Rye Rd until 20 Oct, due to road works; pedestrian access is not affected. Please use the Stanstead Abbotts end of Rye Rd instead; toll-gate charges are not being levied. [per RSPB tweets]
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher, also juvenile/first-winter Mediterranean Gull. Thanks to Bill Haines for drawing attention to a 'probable hybrid' last week and to Magnus Andersson et al for confirming ID for me (Frank Nugent)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: Short-eared Owl on Patty Pool Meads 1820 (Neville Smith)
 * Stoneleigh Station KT17: 1 Grey Wagtail ne, 1 m Blackcap (Neil Batten)
 * Trent Park: 6 Mandarin Duck 5m f lower lake, Common Buzzard, Kingfisher, 7 Goldcrest, 5 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch; f Common Blue, 3 Small Copper (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Wetlands: 2 Peregrines on pylons. One swooped low over reservoir without disturbing the many Coots and other wildfowl on the water. (Harry Harrison); Wheatear Lockwood 15-16.00 (Lol Bodini)
 * Warley Place NR: incl Great Spotted Woodpecker h, 10+ Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 3+ Coal Tit, 2-4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush 1050-1710 (David Hale via Essex BwS)
 * Worcester Park: 2 Little Egrets horse fields (Bob Smith); gdn - 226 Herring Gull W 1645-1655 (Isaiah Rowe)
 * Wormwood Scrubs: 3 Stonechat, 1 Rook over (Charlie Farrell)

Tuesday 2nd October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Stonechat f/imm western & southern perimeters playing fields, Siskin NE, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Jackdaw, Kingfisher & 2 Great Crested Grebe Wood Green Res, 3 Chiffchaff, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
 * Belhus Woods CP: incl 23 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 19 Teal, Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 3 Swallow, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 4 Meadow Pipit (Alan Shearman per ELBF FB)
 * Canons Farm: 7 Stonechat reads bottom (Geoff Barter tweet); 10 Stonechat 5m 5f pm (Steve Gale tweet)
 * Dungeon Hill: Stonechat, 26 Linnet am (Graham Harris via DH Wildlife blog)
 * Finsbury Park: pr Gadwall, pr Egyptian Geese, Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, Mistle Thrush (Tim Lincoln)
 * Grovelands Park: 5 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 4 Egyptian Goose pr & two yng, 7 Mandarin Duck, f Common Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
 * Hatfield: juv Gannet S over The Galleria SC 1650 (Graham Knight tweet)
 * Hutchinson's Bank: Red Kite, Buzzard & 2 Kestrel 1415 (John Parish via Croydon Birders)
 * London Wetland Centre: Shelduck, 21 Wigeon, 10 Common Snipe, 2 Peregrine, Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit S (WWT website/tweet)
 * Rainham RSPB: Caspian Gull 1cy (Andy Tweed per ELBF FB)
 * Richmond Park: 103 Canada Geese at roost on Pen Ponds (Nigel Jackman)
 * St James's Park: Kingfisher (Frank Nugent)
 * Sewardstone Marsh: 2 f-type Stonechat on Pattypool Mead fence 12:00 (Martin Shepherd)
 * Staines Reservoirs: 2 Yellow Wagtail causeway early evng (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Little Egret, 2 Golden Plover main gp, flushed by Peregrine, 5 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Caspian Gull 1w, Yellow-legged Gull 3-4w (TyttGP tweets); also Tree Sparrow tytt'r fm (per Herts BC)
 * Wanstead Flats: area - flock of 25+ House Sparrows in gdns Capel Rd E7 (Harry Harrison)
 * Wimbledon Common: 3 Stonechat 1m & 2f on the Plain (L. Evans-Hill)

Monday 1st October 2018

 * Alexandra Park: Yellow Wagtail W landing twice, 2 Linnet NE, 8 Meadow Pipit, m Peregrine flew to transmitter, 6 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Kingfisher Wood Green Res, 2 Shoveler & Little Grebe Boating Lake, 2 Jackdaw (APOG Birders)
 * Amwell NR: Common Snipe below viewpt, 2 Common Sandpiper S, Kingfisher, Stonechat reedbed TL375128 then S (William Bishop via Herts BC) [also Great Egret - seen at Rye Meads NR y'day - just north of Ldn RA fr white hide TL375129 for 3rd day]
 * Canons Farm: 20+ mobile Skylark, Chiffchaff, pr Stonechat infront george early-am (Geoff Batten tweet); 6 Skylark, 5 Stonechat & Meadow Pipit all at reads bottom (Ian Magness per CFBW BG)
 * Cassiobury Park: incl Little Egret by wooden bridge (Ralph Darvill tweet)
 * East End Green: 6 Stonechat (Barry Reed via Herts BC)
 * Hampstead Heath: 5 House Martins N, 50 Woodpigeons S, 4 Stock Doves N, 30 Meadow Pipits over, alba wagtail N, Little Grebe on High No.1 (Pete Mantle)
 * Hornsey (Crouch End Playing Fields): Yellow Wagtail 1w (James Palmer)
 * Horsenden Hill: west of hill - 2 Egyptian Geese W along canal (Martin Smith)
 * Island Barn Reservoir: juv Gannet arr'd from southeast & circled v low then N/NW 1430 (Dave Harris tweet w/ Tony Quinn/BirdGuides/Surrey BN)
 * Ladywell Fields: Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Warbler (Keith Chambers)
 * Leatherhead, Randalls Way: 1 Red Kite [present almost daily here now], 2 Goldcrest; Hornet again, 1 Red Admiral (Neil Batten)
 * London Wetland Centre: 10 Common Snipe, Shelduck, 19 Wigeon, Grey Wagtail, 2 Peregrine, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Meadow Pipit over S (WWT website); Stonechat f, Blackcap m, 1 Swallow (R Dunne)
 * Middlesex University: Nuthatch h from Church End Grn 0945 (Toby Mylett tweet)
 * North Mymms Park: c5 Red Kite, Peregrine, 4 Swallow, 3 Stonechat (per Herts BC)
 * Richmond Park: 2 Raven, 2 Kingfisher (S.Read per JW); Sparrowhawk, 3 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 6 Stonechat, 8 Meadow Pipit, 25 Cormorant, Shoveler, Linnet (P.Pentek)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: 5 Common Snipe & Green Sandpiper fr draper hide (Caroline Leonard tweet)
 * St James's Park: 2 Kingfisher, 3 Shoveler (Frank Nugent)
 * Trent Park: 3 Northern Shoveler 2m f lower lake, m Common Pochard, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 30+ Goldfinch feeding in alders (Robert Callf)
 * Tyttenhanger GPs: 4+ Wigeon, 6+ Little Egret, 3+ Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Peregrine, Swallow, Caspian Gull ad/nr-ad evng, Yellow-legged Gull ad/nr-ad, 2+ Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail (Rupert Evershed via Herts BC)
 * Walton Res (Knight & Bessborough): poss Greater Scaup or hybrid (Tony Quinn per Surrey BN)
 * Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit, Little Owl, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Chris Baldwin)
 * Wimbledon Common: 2 Stonechat on the Plain, 1m Kestrel nr Ranger's Office (L. Evans-Hill).
 * Woodford Green: 2 Grey Wagtails over 8.37am, Common Buzzard 8.40am, 4 Starling 8.55am [mostly irregular here], single Chaffinch N 9am, m Blackcap 10.20am, 2 Goldcrest 11.35am (Ken Murray)

Archived News
Link to previous months