2014 LBR extracts

CONTENTS OF THE LONDON BIRD REPORT No.79 FOR 2014

Introduction and Acknowledgements – Pete Lambert ................................................................ 5

Rarities Committee and Recorders ......................................................................................  7

Recording Arrangements ..................................................................................................  8

Map of the London Area ...................................................................................................  9

'''Mini-gazetteer of Sites ................................................................................................... 10'''

Review of the Year – Nick Rutter ........................................................................................ 15

Contributors to the Systematic List ....................................................................................  19

 

Birds of the London Area ................................................................................................  27

Swans to Shelduck – Alex Massey .......................................................................................... 28

Dabbling Ducks – Malcolm Kendall ........................................................................................ 34

Diving Ducks – David Bradshaw ............................................................................................. 40

Gamebirds – Bob Watts ...................................................................................................... 46

Divers to Cormorant – Ian Woodward ...................................................................................... 48

Herons – Ian Ellis ............................................................................................................ 53

Raptors – Andrew Moon ..................................................................................................... 58

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Rails – Quentin Given ........................................................................................................ 67

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Oystercatcher to Jack Snipe – John Colmans and Roy Beddard .......................................................... 70

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Common Snipe to Phalaropes – Andrew Self .............................................................................. 81

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Skuas to Gulls – Richard Bonser ............................................................................................ 89

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Terns – David Campbell .................................................................................................... 100

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Auks to Cuckoo – Peter Newmark ........................................................................................ 103

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Owls to Woodpeckers – Paul Goodman ................................................................................... 109

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Larks to Waxwing – Tim Harris ............................................................................................ 116

<p class="4Contents" style="margin-left:8.5pt;text-indent:-8.5pt;line-height: 14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Wren to Thrushes – Roy Woodward, Andrew Self, Clive Herbert, Henry Wyn-Jones and Pete Lambert   124

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Warblers – Paul Whiteman ........................................................................................................ 133

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Crests to Treecreeper – Derek Coleman ..................................................................................... 141

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Shrikes to Sparrows – Alan Lewis .............................................................................................. 149

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Chaffinch to Siskin – Angela Linnell ........................................................................................... 156

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Linnet to Hawfinch – Anthony Stones ......................................................................................... 159

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Buntings – Bob Watts ............................................................................................................... 164

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Appendix I & II: Escapes and Hybrids – Pete Lambert ................................................................. 168

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Appendix III: Non-proven & non-submitted records and records in circulation ................................. 175

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">First and Last Dates of Regular Migrants .................................................................................... 178

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">Ringing Report – Paul Roper ..................................................................................................  179

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">The Breeding Bird Survey in London – Ian Woodward ............................................................  186

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''The Peregrine Falcon in Inner London - David Johnson........................................................... 189'''

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''Blyth’s Reed Warbler at Wanstead Flats, June 29th 2014 - Nick Croft ....................................... 200'''

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''Changes to the London Area List and Published Rarities - Andrew Self .................................. 203'''

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''The Bonxie Influx in London in October 2014 - Andrew Moon ................................................ 208'''

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''Reminiscences of a London Birder - Andrew Moon ................................................................ 218'''

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''The Birds of The Warren, Bexleyheath, 1988-2014 - Andrew S. Waller ..................................... 229'''

<p class="4Contents" style="margin-left:8.5pt;text-indent:-8.5pt;line-height: 14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''A Breeding Bird Survey of Barnes Common and Putney Lower Common - Jan Wilczur ......... 232'''

<p class="4Contents" style="margin-left:8.5pt;text-indent:-8.5pt;line-height: 14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;tab-stops:rightdotted497.85pt">'''Checklist of Birds of the London Area and Guide to Contributors of Records ........................ 239'''

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted498.35pt">Breeding Criteria ...................................................................................................................  248

<p class="4Contents" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly; tab-stops:rightdotted498.35pt">'''Indexes of Common and Scientific Names ............................................................................ 250'''