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Wednesday 4rd January 2017

 * Hogsmill STW Nature Reserve: Teal, Shoveler, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Kestrel, Snipe, 13200 Black-headed Gull (12900 E), 4900 Herring Gull E, 43 Lesser Black-backed Gull (40 E), 2 Fieldfare over, 5 Redwing (Andrew Skotnicki)
 * Middlesex Filter Beds: 15 Redwing at 0830 (1 in treetop, 14 over SE), 1 Goldcrest, 3 Collared Dove (back for spring) (Alastair Dent)
 * Millfields E5: 2 Stock Dove in poplars by the orchard at 0900 (back for spring - none here over the winter) (Alastair Dent)
 * Stoneleigh KT17: 137 Herring Gull ne (Neil Batten)

Tuesday 3rd January 2017

 * Brookmill Park: Little Grebe, 4 Redwing over (John Bushell & Conrad Ellam)
 * Bullsmoor Lane Enfield: Goosander pair on New River then flew south at 8:45, Kingfisher (Deiniol Owen).
 * Chislehurst ponds: Male Mandarin (Ian Stewart)
 * Connaught Water: Redwing, 4 Goldcrest,Treecreeper, M Pintail, 08.00-10.20 (G.Gram).
 * Creekmouth: Siberian Chiffchaff (Jamie Partridge and Dante Shepherd) Pics here and here
 * East India Dock NR: 8 Shelduck, 4 Reed Bunting (Paul Hyland)
 * Finchley (Garden) (First Bird count this year 3-4:15): 60 Blue Tit, 25 Great Tit, 6 Long tailed tit, 6 Coal Tit, 25 Goldfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 15 Chaffinch, 10 Robin, 4 Dunock, 9 Redwing (into roost), 7 Ring necked Parakeet, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren, 10 Blackbird (and all the usual pigeons and crows). (Samuel Levy)
 * Hogsmill STW Nature Reserve: Kestrel, 12800 Black-headed Gull (12100 E), 1800 Herring Gull E, Kingfisher, 23 Stock Dove, 11 Redwing, 15 Linnet (Andrew Skotnicki)
 * Hornchurch - my garden this morning: 2 Waxwings (flew off North), 17 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest and 9 Fieldfare (Dave Morrison)
 * Lamorbey Park: 2 Little Grebe, Little Egret, Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, c30 Canada Geese, Egyptian Goose, Kestrel, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, small flock of Siskin (Mike Amos).
 * London Wetland Centre: 2 Bittern (main lake), 1 Water Pipit (wader scrape), probably 2 Jack Snipe (grazing marsh), 2 Mandarin (wildside), 2m 1f Pintail (main lake) (Martin Honey)
 * Lyle Park, Thames Barrier Park and by the O2: 4 Caspian Gull (3 first-winter and 1 second-winter) (Jamie Partridge and Dante Shepherd)
 * Petts Wood: 2+ Firecrest, Fieldfare, 200+ Jackdaw, Rook, Siskin (Ian Stewart)
 * Ponders End: 3 Song Thrush flew SW together mid-morning; yesterday 3 Bullfinch Yardley Hill with interesting calls (A.Middleton)
 * Richmond Park: Stonechat species, still near Hawthorn valley, near large fallen Willows 300 yards East of Cambrian Gate along horse track. being reported as aberrant Siberian stonechat or stonechat by (Birdguides).
 * Rotherhithe, Stave Hill Ecology Park: Firecrest 11:15 (Tim Rymer).
 * Ruislip Lido: 1 Jack Snipe opposite the boathouse, late morning (Roger Morton)
 * Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): 8 Fieldfare NE, Redwing (Ian Stewart)
 * Sidcup Place: 12+ Redwings, Goldfinch in grounds of Registry office by Morrison's (Mike Amos).
 * St James's Park: Rook over W at 08:35 (Frank Nugent, Jo Lawrence). - excellent for inner London (JR)
 * Stoke Newington West Reservoir: Mediterranean Gull (Chris Farthing)
 * Sutcliffe Park: Green Sandpiper (John Bushell
 * Tyttenhanger GP: 2 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, Water Rail, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Snipe, Peregrine, c20 Skylark, Red Kite (S Blake/P Elton)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 12.10 - 13.10: M Scaup and Grey Wagtail on No. 4, Meadow Pipit and Green Sandpiper flushed from No. 5, Fem. Goldeneye, 8 Shoveler and 38 Little Egret on East Warwick (Davey Leach).
 * Wanstead Flats: Stonechat, Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 7 Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest, 20 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 4 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 12 Linnet, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)
 * Wanstead Park: Firecrest, 10 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 2 Siskin, 5 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 2 Teal, 33 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk (Nick Croft)

Monday 2nd January 2017

 * Alexandra Park: Water Rail 1+ - at dusk by small pond by NW corner of Wood Green reservoir, c25 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 25+ Magpie (to roost) (Sam Jones)
 * Amwell: (f) Smew right of watch point, Woodcock flew from railway crossing towards watchpoint at 1710. Also Marsh Tit and 17 Red Kite less than a mile outside London recording area (Neville Smith).
 * Barking Bay: 3 Wigeon, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Curlew, 1 Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Caspian Gull 2cy Ad, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 14 Skylark, 30 Meadow Pipit, 4 Stonechat, Bearded Reedling, 2 Cetti's Warbler, c. 60 Linnet, 12 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting (Nick Senior)
 * Bounds Green: Marsh Tit briefly in garden am never seen in this area before (Sheila Warbus)
 * Brent Reservoir: Pair of Nuthatches clearing nest hole driven off by pair of parakeets, Water Rail, Sparrowhawk (Francis O'Sullivan); 14 Common Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler East Marsh, Chiffchaff (Roy Beddard, Steve Leeke); Black Swan and 3 Muscovy Duck still present (seen from my car as I waited to cross Cool Oak Bridge!) (Andrew Haynes)
 * Crayford Marshes: Barn Owl hunting over NE area of landfill close to Moat Lane 16.50, 2 Grey Plover at Darent mouth, 2 Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew, Stonechat (Ian Stewart)
 * Creekmouth: 1 first-winter Caspian Gull (Dante Shepherd and Jamie Partridge)
 * Colliers Wood (River Wandle): 2 Little Egret in Wandle Park, 1 Chiffchaff (Keith Bates)
 * Fairlop Waters and surrounding fields: 2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Little Owl, Common Buzzard. (Neil Twyford)
 * Grovelands Park (Southgate): 7.30 - 9.15am- Firecrest (Fem) in Laurels near Winchmore Hill Road entrance, calling but elusive, 2 Lesser Redpoll and 9 Siskin in Alders by Lake, 11 Egyptian Geese, 9m 7F Mandarin on Lake, 2 Treecreeper, 9 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Green Woodpecker and 3 G. Spotted Woodpecker drumming, large numbers of Nuthatch and Goldcrest in area, 3 Coal Tits. (DaveyLeach)
 * Gunpowder Park: Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, a few Redwings, 6 House Sparrows, 4 Reed Buntings and a pair of Bullfinches (Harry Harrison)
 * Hackney Downs 40+ Ring Necked Parakeets, 2 Mistle Thrushes (Dusk) (Sue Barry)
 * Hogsmill STW Nature Reserve: 5 Shoveler, Teal, 3 Pochard, Sparrowhawk, Snipe, 12700 Black-headed Gull (11000 E), 1040 Herring Gull E, Great Black-backed Gull N, Kingfisher, 6 Redwing, Fieldfare W (Andrew Skotnicki)
 * Hornsey (Priory Park): female type Blackcap (James Palmer)
 * Kingston upon Thames: Black Swan on River Thames opposite Charter Quay (Nigel Jackman)
 * Lamorbey Park: No sign of Firecrest late am, Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher (Ian Stewart et al)
 * Lee Valley (adjacent to King George V Reservoir): Few Redwing and Fieldfare on grazing land between Navigation canal and reservoir, also a flock of 33 Linnets; pair of Goosander on eastern branch of River Lee, adjacent to sailing club (Nick Moll)
 * London Wetland Centre: highlights included Bittern 2 (seen from Observatory looking towards Headely Hide and another looking towards WWF Hide - latter not seen by me), Water Pipit 1, Water Rail 2, Jack Snipe 1 (+ 1 other seen by other observer), Stonechat 1 (male), Peregrine (CX Hospital). (Bill Haines); 3 Pintail, 2 Peregrine, 2 Reed Bunting, several Snipe (Mat Hare)
 * Lyle Park: 5 first-winter Caspian Gull (Dante Shepherd, Jamie Partridge and Richard Bonser)
 * Pinner (HA5): Red Kite over at 12:39 & the same or another north-west at 15:06, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Redwing over, 6 Goldfinch & Coal Tit on feeders, Long-tailed Tit, Jackdaw & 2 Common Gull (Jon Ridge)
 * Regent's Park: Male Kingfisher, end of main lake by wildlife garden behind tennis courts. (Toni Piccolo)
 * Richmond Park: Presumed Stejneger's Stonechat still near Hawthorn valley, near large fallen Willows 300 yards East of Cambrian Gate along horse track. Nearby 2 Stonechats, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker heard near Sheen Gate car park early am, per visitors. (Franko J Maroevic); by pen ponds, 1 Dartford Warbler, 6 Stonechat, 1 Peregrine, c. 80 Shoveler (Oscar Dewhurst) Presumed Stejneger's showing well 15.00 in grassland beyond fallen willows. This bird reminds me of a similarly cold toned bird seen by me and Des McKenzie at Thamesmead some twenty years ago. I am trying to dig out my notes. (R.Kaye) 88 Shoveler, Little Owl, Kingfisher (Pen Ponds),3 Meadow Pipit, 7 Stonechat, probably 2 Dartford Warbler (Neil Anderson/K. Bull) Also Little owl at Bog lodge and Kingfisher on upper Pen ponds. (J.Murray).
 * Ruislip Lido: Jack Snipe seen from boathouse 9.45am (Tim Rymer).
 * Surbiton: 16 Cormorant, 10 Lapwing, 5 Little Grebe on Seething Wells Filter Beds (Nigel Jackman)
 * Swanscombe Marsh: Jack Snipe & Water Pipit on foreshore/saltmarsh, 2 Marsh Harrier, 10 Avocet, 61 Black-tailed Godwit, 82 Lapwing, 54 Redshank, 4 Stonechat, 1160 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff (Andrew Self)
 * Trent Park: Common Buzzard, 6 Pochard 3m 3f, Woodcock, fem Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinch (Robert Callf)
 * Walthamstow Marshes: 11:00 - 12:00 2 Stonechat (1m, 1f/imm) on Leyton Marsh, 1 Kestrel (f) over Bomb Crater Field, 14 Linnet on rear paddocks (Alastair Dent)
 * Walthamstow Res: Drake Scaup on No4 and 44 Little egrets roosted on East Warwick. (J.Murray)
 * Wanstead Flats:  No confimred sighting of Yellow-browed Warbler by evening, Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, Stonechat, Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 6 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 6 Teal, 4 Gadwall, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Linnet (Wanstead Birders)
 * Wanstead Park: Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, Sparrowhawk (Bob Vaughan/Tony Brown)

Sunday 1st January 2017

 * Ashley Pit: 12 Goosander (Andy Bartlett via Herts BC)
 * Brent Reservoir: 2 Cetti's Warbler, 30+ Snipe, 310 Common Gull, Chiffchaff & 9 Goldcrest included in 54 species (Andrew Self, Andrew Verrall, Roy Beddard)
 * Broxbourne Woods: Marsh Tit, 8 Siskin (Jenny Sherwen via Herts BC)
 * Canons Farm & Banstead Woods: 3 ad Great Black-backed Gull over, Collared Dove, 7 Rook, 23 Skylark, f Stonechat hither field, 20 Fieldfare, 200 Redwing, Meadow Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, 8 Bullfinch, 21 Yellowhammer broadfield - 49 spp (David Campbell via CFBW blog)
 * Charing Cross Hospital: 3 Peregrine Falcon (juvenile still around) (Nathalie Mahieu).
 * Creekmouth, Barking: Curlew, Knot, 4 Common Sandpiper, 25 Redshank, Caspian Gull 3cy, 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting (Paul Hawkins per ELBF Facebook)
 * Danson Park: 2 male Pochard, 3 Teal, Water Rail (Ian Stewart)
 * Ealing (W13): Female Blackcap in garden - 25 species recorded from house during day. (Bill Haines)
 * Foots Cray Meadows: Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Shoveler, Water Rail, Little Egret (Ian Stewart)
 * Greville Place LNR, Kilburn NW6: 20 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest (Francis O'Sullivan) TQ257833
 * Hammersmith (Wendell Park): 1 Waxwing w/ Fieldfares 1305 (BirdGuides) TQ216796
 * Harold Hill: 9 Waxwing still (BirdGuides)
 * Hilfield Park Reservoir: Red Kite, Kingfisher (Tony Blake via Herts BC)
 * Hogsmill STW Nature Reserve: 3 Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, 6300 Black-headed Gull (5500 E), 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull mainly E, 640 Herring Gull mainly E, Kestrel, 10 Stock Dove, Kingfisher, 7 Redwing, Fieldfare W (Andrew Skotnicki)
 * Holmethorpe SPs: 3 Little Egret, 5 Jack Snipe (Surrey BC)
 * Hornsey: male Blackcap, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Redwing in my garden (James Palmer)
 * Lamorbey Park: Firecrest, Siskin (Ian Stewart)
 * Leyton: 1 Waxwing flew ENE over Leyton Fire Station at 11:00. (Paul Whiteman)
 * London Wetland Centre: pr Pintail, Bittern showing well beside WWF hide, pr Peregrine perched on Charing X Hospital, Water Rail, Jack Snipe (missed by me!), Water Pipit (Neil Anderson et al); Bearded Tit reedbed (feeding on seed heads just S of bench on path to Wildside Hide), 10 Fieldfare, 11 Redwing, 4 Siskin (WWT website)
 * Lower Chingford: 3 Goosander, Redshank (James Palmer)
 * Lyle Park: 2 Caspian Gull (first-winter and second-winter), 6 Yellow-legged Gulls, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 4 Linnet (Dante Shepherd) Pictures here
 * Pinner (HA5): Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, Coal Tit & a rather 'messed up' first-winter Common Gull (Jon Ridge)
 * Rainham RSPB: - Happy New Year everyone - a.m - 2 Short-eared Owl and 1 Barn Owl, 35 Black-tailed Godwits, Grey Plover, 15 Avocet, 11 Ringed Plover, Peregrine, 14 Pintail, 2 Stonechat, 4 Rock Pipit and 1 Water Pipit, Chiffchaff, Dark-bellied Brent Goose and Kingfisher (Dave Morrison); also 3 Little Egret, 3 more Avocet, 3 Golden Plover, 1200 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 200 more Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, Knot, 700 Dunlin, Jack Snipe, 23 Snipe, Caspian Gull 1w, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, another Barn Owl, 40 Rook, 3 Raven, 14 Skylark, another Chiffchaff, 9 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 more Stonechat, 23 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 4 more Rock Pipit, 4 more Water Pipit - 87 spp (per Howard Vaughan et al via ELBF Facebook)
 * Rayners Lane, Roxbourne Park: Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Common Gull (Tim Rymer)
 * Scratch Wood, Woodmansterne: 2 Rook, 2 Firecrest [site-1st], 4 Lesser Redpoll [Gt Solom's Wd] (Dungeon Hill & Scratch Wood Birds facebook)
 * Richmond Park: Presumed Stejneger's Stonechat still near Hawthorn valley. In long grass near lower large fallen willows. 300 yards East of Cambrian Gate along horse track. From gate walk uphill on left gravel path. Cross cycle track and turn left on horse track 10 yards beyond (Franko J Maroevic)
 * Rotherhithe: Stave Hill - 2 Firecrest still around the entrance to the ecology park, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush,  Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Jay, Kingfisher, Canada Water - 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, Southwark Park - 1 f Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 13 Greylag, 6 Canada Goose, 3 Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jay, Greenland Dock - 40 Tufted Duck, 8 Great Crested Grebe (John & Janet Cadera)
 * Ruislip Lido: 1 Jack Snipe (seen mid-afternoon) (R.Middleton)
 * Rye Meads RSPB: Bittern Kingfisher_hide, Water Pipit fr Gadwall_hide (Andy Bartlett via Herts BC)
 * South Harrow: Red Kite following Piccadilly Line (Michael Robinson)
 * Staines Res: Brent Goose, m Scaup 1w, 11 Goldeneye, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Red Kite (Dominic Pia & Tony Sweetland via Twitter)
 * Stocker's Lake: 12+ Red-crested Pochard, Ring-necked Parakeet (Axel Kirby); Goosander male (Clifford Smout)
 * Tottenham Marshes: Barn Owl near allotments and canal, South Marsh c4 am (Stuart Fisher); female Stonechat in usual place, plus Kingfisher on Pymmes Brook near cafe (Quentin Given)
 * Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Little Owl, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, 11 Teal (John Colmans)
 * Tyttenhanger GP: fem Goosander, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, Peregrine Falcon, Green Sandpiper (Steve Blake)
 * Verulamium Park: Kingfisher by bridge nr Fighting Cocks (Andy Day via Herts BC)
 * Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Green Sandpiper in Flood Relief (reservoirs closed today seen from road) (Quentin Given)
 * Wanstead Flats: Yellow-browed Warbler still on Alex, Stonechat (Jonathan Lethbridge)
 * Wanstead Park: Firecrest, 3 Water Rail, 5 Little Egret (Jonathan Lethbridge/Tim Harris)

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