NewsJune2004

June 30 Kittiwake at Staines Res, also Little Gull, 3 Oystercatchers, Dunlin & 2+ Yellow-legged Gulls (Oliver Metcalf)

June 29 Curlew, 2 at Staines Res, also 2 Little Gull, 2 Oystercatchers, Ringed Plover, Green Sand, Dunlin & 10 LRPs (Tony Sweetland, Simon Buckingham, Birdguides) Little Egret at Fairlop Waters CP (Birdguides)

June 28 Little Gull at Staines Res (Birdguides) Green Sandpiper, 3 at Beddington SF (Birdguides)

June 27 Little Egret at Barnes WWT (Birdguides) Little Egret at Dagenham Chase NR (Birdguides) Mediterranean Gull, adult at Thamesmead, near outfall (Birdguides) Little Gull at Staines Res, also 2 Oystercatchers (Birdguides)

June 25 Black Kite over Goodmayes, north at 13.22 (Birdguides)

June 24 Cetti's Warbler at Bedfont Lakes CP (Adam Cheeseman)

June 23 Little Stint, 3 at Staines Res, also 3 Oystercatchers, Curlew & Dunlin (Pete Naylor)

June 22 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 at Staines Res, also Black-tailed Godwit & 3 Oystercatchers (Birdguides)

June 21 Black-tailed Godwit at Staines Res, also 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatchers & Knot (Birdguides)

June 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 at Staines Res, also Knot, Curlew, Grey Plover, 11+ Ringed Plover, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Dunlin, LRP & 10 Yellow-legged Gull (Pete Naylor, David Combes) possible Hoopoe at Bedfont Lakes CP (per Adam Cheeseman)

June 18 Red Kite over Rickmansworth, NW in morning (Birdguides)

June 14 Temminck's Stint at Staines Res, also Green Sand & Yellow-legged Gull (Pete Naylor)

June 13 Red Kite over Barnes WWT, flew south early PM (Birdguides)

June 10 Mediterranean Gull, 1st summer at Belvedere (Birdguides)

June 7 Stork sp over Finchley Church End, circled high then flew north at 08.30 (David Pye) Little Egret, 3 at East India Dock Basin NR TQ391809 (Birdguides) Little Gull at Staines Res, also Black Tern, 3 Turnstones & Dunlin (Ken Purdey, Frank Clark)

June 6 Marsh Warbler at Crossness LNR, trapped & ringed (Birdguides) Sanderling, 4 at Staines Res, also 3 Turnstones (Ken Purdey) A pair of Peregrines have bred on Luxborough Tower, opposite Baker Street Station. A public viewing station has been set up on Marylebone Green, Regent's Park from June 7-11 between mid-day and 7pm every day.

June 5 Black Tern at Staines Res, also Sandwich Tern, Med Gull, 13 Sanderling & 3 Turnstone (Birdguides) Common Buzzard over Brent Res, north at 09.15 (Andrew Self)

June 2 Black Kite over Deptford, south at 18.30, then over East Dulwich at 18.40 (John Waldon, Steven Robinson)

June 1 Grey Plover, 3 at Staines Res, also 2 Turnstones (Ken Purdey) Turnstone, 2 at Barnes WWT (Birdguides)