Bromley - Hayes Farm Trout lake: 7 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe & 1 Water Rail (Greenie). PLEASE GIVE YOUR REAL NAME
Bromley-by-Bow: 300+ Teal, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 7 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Heron, 2 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 7 Stock Dove (9 yesterday) (S Fisher)
Brookmill Park: drake Mandarin, Kingfisher, 2 Song Thrush (Conrad Ellam).
East India Dock Basin area: 180 Teal, 13 Tufted Duck, 4 Common Sandpipers, 7 Redshanks, 5 Linnets. (Gary A James).
Ewell Village: Adult Little Egret on Hogsmill at Lower Mill, Kingston Road. Also Female Kestrel and Kingfisher present (Neil Batten).
Horsenden Hill: 1 Treecreeper Horsenden Wood, 1 Pheasant Paradise Fields (both scarce here), 60+ Fieldfare, 25+ Redwing, 12 Meadow Pipit Paradise Fields, 30+ Lesser Redpolls Canal Ponds (record group size for this site - no Mealies apparent, but will take a second look), Grey Wagtail, 2 Nuthatch (Andy Culshaw).
Nazeing GPs: still 4 Goosanders (2males +2 Females) at least 6 GoldenEye again mixed sexes and a very obliging Kingfisher on canal successfully catching fish (Jean-Patrick Elmes).
Rotherhithe: female Pochard Canada Water, 12 Great Black-backed Gulls on River Thames (Richard Bonser).
Ruislip Woods & Lido: 2 Common Snipe in shallows at north end of Lido and 6 Wigeon at south end. Pair of Bullfinch, plenty of Goldcrest (8+) and 2 Treecreeper with roving Long-tailed Tit flocks at Poors Field & in Copse Wood. 2 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker and plenty of Redwing (many singing!). 3 Singing Song Thrush. 18 Ring necked Parakeets feeding in my garden in Heathfield Rise (Steve Pash).
The Ridgeway, Enfield: 11 Lesser Redpoll, feeding in Birches with 2 Goldfinch, next to 'The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints' (Robert Callf).
Thorney CP: Little Egret by wooden bridge, 20+ Siskins, Grey Heron,5 Cormorants, Chaffinch, 20+ Pochards, Flock of Long Tailed Tits. 3 Stock Doves over.(Sue Giddens)
Thursday 29th December 2011[]
Bromley-by-Bow: tristis type Chiffchaff appeared again along the Abbey Creek Path at c10am, calling repeatedly with a less inflected call than November, not seen or heard since, also 2 collybita Chiffchaff, 350+ Teal (maybe a record), 4 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Redshank, c30 Linnet (Stuart Fisher) STUART: good refind. It would be great if you could get a photo...err anyone got a spare camera? (SF)
Broadwater: (15:00 - dusk) Peregrine causing grief for the 100s of Jackdaws & Woodpigeons preparing to roost, c120 roosting Redwing and Fieldfare, Green Woodpecker, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+ singing Song Thrush, pr displaying Shoveler. (Charlie Farrell).
Canons Farm : 2 Golden Plover west 10.20am (David Campbell).
Crayford Marshes: juvenile Gannet flew past the Erith Yacht Club at 14:30. 2 Rock Pipit, Kingfisher, Little Egret, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit (Kev Jarvis).
Ewell Village: Little Egret on Hogsmill river behind Lower Mill a.m. only. Appears to be a different bird to yesterday (Neil Batten)
King George's Reservoir: Goosander 1 male on flood relief channel, visible from Lea Valley Road (Millicent Harper)
Kensington Gardens: 1 Tawny Owl, 11 Shoveler, Little and Great Crested grebes, plus family of Egyptian Geese w nearly fledged young (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin).
Larkhall Park, Stockwell: flock 8 Chaffinch, no Redwing as was for previous 2 years (Michael Mac).
Manor Park (Lewisham): Little Egret (David Lowen per James Lowen)
Rainham Marshes: probable Azorean Yellow-legged Gull on the tip, also at least one Caspian Gull (BirdGuides).
Crayford Marshes: 2 Little Owl, Yellow-legged Gull, pair of Stonechat, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Rock Pipit, Common Sandpiper, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Egret. (Kev Jarvis).
Hemans Estate Community Garden - Stockwell: 12:30am (dark) singing Wren in hawthorn (Michael Mac).
Hilfield Park Reservoir: 1st yr Little Gull back in afternoon, ad Med Gull to roost (Herts website).
Isle of Dogs: Adult-winter Mediterranean Gull on the Thames foreshore at Saunders Ness; flew downriver 11.08am. (Sean Huggins).
Ladywell fields.S.E.6.3 gt spotted woodpeckers all male.all in one tree.kingfisher. grey wagtail.mistle thrush,Terry Wilson
Lea Valley Nature Reserve, Cheshunt: Holyfield Lake (from Grebe Hide) : 5 drake and 1 female Goosander; one Great Northern Diver (Richard Moorhead)
London Wetland Centre: 1 Jack Snipe, 15 Snipe, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Bittern (main lake), 14 Redwing, 5 Cetti's Warbler (Adam Salmon)
nr South Mimms J23-J22 M25: 1 Red Kite (Nigel May).
Staines Reservoir: 1 Great Northern Diver (South Basin), 2 Black-necked Grebe (South Basin), 1 Water Pipit (North Basin, west bank), 1 Grey Wagtail (North Basin, west bank), 1 Kestrel (over causeway), 3 Little Grebe (North Basin), 80+ Lapwing (North Basin, tern raft). (A.Luscombe).
Monday 26th December 2011[]
Belair Park: Little Owl, 2 Shoveler (Dave Clark) - Hi Dave - is there a particular place in Belair Park that the Little Owl favours? Thanks - Tom Smith - send us your e.mail Tom,
Brent Reservoir: adult Mediterranean Gull flew over south at 08.00, also 5 Wigeon, 6 Snipe and Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Self, Roy Beddard)
Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 Mandarin, 1 Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
Dagenham Chase LNR: Peregrine Falcon over the slack at 2:03pm, then flew over Harrow Lodge Park. 13 Stock Dove & 8 Gadwall on the slack. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
Wanstead Park and Flats: Firecrest Bush Wood, 40+ Siskin (The Dell), Water Rail (Perch), 12 Stock Dove, 14 Egyptian Goose, 90+ Gadwall, c80 Redwing, 4 Goldcrest, singing Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, 2 Great Black backed Gull SE (Stuart Fisher, Tim Harris)
Crossness: Water Pipit, 15 Wigeon, 60 Gadwall (John Archer).
Erith Cemetery (east side): 8 Fieldfare, 1 or 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 27 Starling, 31 Ring-necked Parakeet mobbing Grey Heron over Streamway Valley before settling in cemetery tree (Chris Rose)
Grays, RM17: 12+ Kittiwake (adults) upriver at 11.01am, following ship. Also male Peregrine, Teal, Wigeon, Gadwall, Redshank (James A).
Ladywell field S.E.6: kingfisher little egret.grey wagtail.heron.mistle thrush.2 song thrush.10 mallard (Terry Wilson).
London Wetland Centre: Male Sparrowhawk, Bittern, Kingfisher, 4 Pintail (3♂, 1♀), numerous Common Snipe, 3 Stonechat and several Water Rail (Martin Honey).
Nazeing GPs: Great Northern Diver still (BirdGuides).
Ruislip: 2 Common Snipe, Water Rail and Tawny Owl (mobbed by 4 Jays) in the Local Nature Reserve (keyholders only). 60+ Redpoll, a few Siskins and 20+ Redwing in Copse Wood. Fieldfare, Bullfinch and 5+ Goldcrest on Poors Field (Steve Pash).
Seventy Acres Lakes: drake Smew from Bittern hide (BirdGuides). Also 1 Water Rail, c100 Siskin and Treecreeper singing (Ian Woodward). Holyfield Lake: three drake Goosander from Grebe hide. Amwell GP: six Goldeneye, 15 Siskin and an Egyptian Goose (Sean Huggins).
Staines Reservoir: Shag, Black-necked Grebe & Water Pipit (Birdguides).
Ten Acre Wood area: Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 22 Lapwing, 5 Skylark, thrush flocks mobile in whole area but 150+ Fieldfare, c50 Redwing (Neil Anderson).
Thorney CP: 2 Little Egrets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20+ Siskins, Grey Heron, 2 Gadwall, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Stock Doves, 2 Ring Necked Parakeets, 3 Redwing,Jay, Kingfisher was heard.(Sue Giddens).
Battersea Park: Peregrine on Gasometer and then one heading direction of Wetland Centre high-up could be different birds, 200 Woodpigeon perched round (Michael Mac)
East India Dock Basin: 3 Shelduck, 250 Teal, 14 Tufted Ducks (John Archer). plus 50 Linnet, Pintail,80 Teal Bow Creek, 13 Redshank. (Gary A James).
Crayford Marshes: 2 Rock Pipit, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, Little Egret, 10 Ringed Plover, c650 Dunlin, 36 Redshank, 2 Curlew. (Kev Jarvis).
Canons Farm: Barn Owl still in barn (cfbwbirds - see link).
Crayford Marshes: Grey Plover, Little Owl, 4 Pintail, 2 Rock Pipit, 10 Golden Plover, Kingfisher, 4 Green Sandpiper, 12 Ringed Plover, Curlew (Kev Jarvis, Ian Stewart).
Dagenham Riverside: 430 Black Tailed Godwit, 86 Lapwing, 2 Snipe and 37 Redshank.(Dave Morrison)
Greenwich Park: 1 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrests, Redwings, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker examining tree hole, Ring-necked Parakeets examining two tree holes, flocks of Long-tailed tits, at least one of which had been ringed (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin)
Horsenden Hill: Chiffchaff at Paradise Fields (Andy Culshaw).
Ladywell Fields, SE6: Kingfisher, Little Egret, Grey Wagtail, Heron, Mistle Thrush, 7 Long-tailed Tits (Terry Wilson - thanks)
London Wetland Centre: 2 Jack Snipe (from Dulverton Hide), c. 30 Common Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 3 Pintail (2m, 1f), 2 Shelduck, 10+ Siskin, 2-3 Cetti's Warbler heard (Iain Darbyshire).
East India Dock Basin: 5 Shelducks, 310 Teal, 5 Tufted Ducks, 19 Linnets, 1 Jay (John Archer).
Kew Gardens: 5 Egyptian Geese, 11 Shoveler, pr Mandarin, Sparrowhawk,120+ Redwing in woodland area, 25 Jackdaw, m Siskin (Neil Anderson)
Queen Mother Reservoir: Snow Bunting still between the car park and the pier late morning (Birdguides)
Staines Reservoir: Juv Shag (North Basin rafts) at least 1 black necked grebe (South basin). (Jim Fell)
Trent Park: c50 Fieldfare,3 Redwing, 8 Mandarin (7m,f),Tufted Duck(f),Cormorant, Little Grebe, 2 Bullfinch, GS Woodpecker. ( Pete Lowman).
West Acton, W3: 1 male Blackcap on railway scrub behind my house. (N Miller)
Tuesday 20th December 2011[]
Bankside SE1: Chiffchaff in birches in front of Tate Modern. (Simon Fogg)
Battersea Park Lake: male Peregrine within millimetre of Starling made it squeak but no talons, and let it get away, over lake. Possible Scaup/Tufted cross breed female as had white patches round base of bill but dark like Tufted, 4 Gadwall, 1 Common Gull, 70 Cormorant in roost, mating Grey Herons, 15 Shoveler, 1 singing Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk, flock of 30 finches (Michael Mac).
Canons Farm: Barn Owl in barn by derelict barn (David Campbell).
Crayford Marshes: Grey Plover, 32 Golden Plover, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, Rock Pipit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 1200 Lapwing. (Kev Jarvis).
Ewell - Hogsmill Open Space: Little Egret (Neil Batten)
Greenwich Peninsula: 2 Waters Rails in the Ecology Park (outer lake) not much else around, Chiffchaff near Anchor & Hope Lane, Goldcrest in Thames Barrier Gardens (with blue, great & Long-tailed Tit flock) Meadow Pipit inside the O2 Arena compound. (Conrad Ellam).
Grovelands Park (Southgate): Pair Firecrest, feeding in Holly; 23(15m,8f) Shoveler (probably my highest count at this site) (Robert Callf).
Little Britain Lake: 2 GC Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 33 Mute Swan, 24 Gadwall, 1 pr Wigeon. (Roger Dewey)
Nazeing GPs: Great Northern Diver on Northern Lake late afternoon TL 38676 07693 - viewable from Meadgate Lane (entrance by the block factory to the north of the village). Also 7 Goosander and 2 Goldeneye on Southern Lake, plus good numbers of Fieldfare. (Robin Sinden)
Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground (LB Bexley): 105 House Sparrows in surrounding (slightly 'grown out', largely Hawthorn) hedge. (Chris Rose)
Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: Snipe, Sparrowhawk, 2 Long-tailed Tits (Alan Hobson).
Theydon Garnon - M11/M25 junction (J25): 8.35pm 1 Barn Owl over slip road (Nigel May).
Uxbridge, Brunel University: 28 Redpoll (1 or 2 worth closer inspection in good light!), 2 Siskin, 2 Rook, 4 Goldcrest, Kestrel & Sparrowhawk in the Bicentenary garden (Steve Pash)
Wimbledon Common: Firecrest in hollies N of Queensmere (David Wills).
Monday 19th December 2011[]
Bankside SE1: Chiffchaff in birches in front of Tate Modern. (Simon Fogg)
Bexley (Park) Wood: 1 Kingfisher feeding, 1 Grey Wagtail (both on River Shuttle) (Chris Rose)
Bromley - Hayes Farm Trout lake: Female Long-tailed Duck still present + 2 Egyptian Geese & 4 Little Grebe ( Greenie )
Bromley-by-Bow: 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 210+ Teal, 30 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 Stock Dove (Stuie)
Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank along the creek a.m. pics here http://outbirding.blogspot.com/ .2 Bearded Tit calling from the yacht club reedbed. 4 Grey Plover, Golden Plover, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper. (Kev Jarvis).
Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Cormorant, 1 fem Reed Bunting, 750+ Ring-nceked Parakeet, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Long-tailed Tits, Great Spotted Woodpecker, and 27 Magpies in a flock (notable number for the scrubs) (M Bournat)
Sunday 18th December 2011[]
Beddington: 1 Water Pipit, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 200+ Teal, 90 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 45 Lapwing pics
Broadwater GPs: 3 chiffchaffs, 3 Goosander (2 on lake south of moorhall road), c.15 Goldeneye, c25 Lapwing, 2 Buzzards, c40 Siskin, Water rail heard (seen by another observer). (Joe Dickens).
Burgess Park (Glengall Road): Kestrel chasing Carrion Crow along fringe of parkland and over rooftops. (D. Greenwood)
Dagenham Chase LNR: 25 Golden Plover on Eastbrook School playing fields at 12:20 pm, with 100+ Lapwing . Adult Great Black-backed Gull flew over ( V.Halley-Frame).
East India Dock Basin / Bow Creek Ecology Park: 6 Shelduck, female Pintail, 210 Common Teal, 15 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, 2 Sparrowhawk, 10 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 3 Reed Bunting (Gary A James, Nick Tanner).
Horsenden Hill & Perivale Wood: 1 Firecrest, 7 Meadow Pipit (Andy Culshaw and David Howdon)
London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, 5 Shelduck, 56 Wigeon, 5 Pochard, 30 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 17+ Common Snipe, 15+ Lapwing, 2-3 Stonechat, 15+ Lesser Redpoll, 14+ Siskin and 5 Redwing. 2 Bittern and a Jack Snipe also reported. (Lee Dingain)
Mudchute (Isle of Dogs) 20+Monks Parakeets by Mudchute Kitchen + 2 Goldcrests & a Song Thrush nearby. (Conrad Ellam)
Redbridge Lakes and Roding Valley Park: Flock of a dozen Lesser Redpolls, Grey Heron, Song Thrush, around a dozen Goldfinches, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 2-3 Long-tailed Tits (Alan Hobson).
Ewell - Hogsmill Open Space: Little Egret and Kingfisher (Neil Batten)
Thorney CP: Little Egret by wooden bridge, Redwing, Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Ring Necked Parakeets, 10+ Siskins, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Gull, 3 Cormorants.4 Stock Doves over.(Sue Giddens).
Bromley-by-Bow (Abbey Creek): c225 Teal, 120 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, 3 Chiffchaff (S Fisher)
Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank feeding on the Thames foreshore near Erith Yacht Club a.m. 5 Egyptian Geese, Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, Little Egret. (Kev Jarvis).
East India Dock Basin: 2 Shelduck, 45 Teal, 16 Tufted Duck, Reed Bunting, Grey Wagtail (John Archer).
Thames Road Wetland, Crayford: 16 Goldfinch, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Little Egret (over from, and then back to, Stanham Farm). (Chris Rose)
West Harrow: male Blackcap in my garden 10am (Alex Massey)
Wednesday 14th December 2011[]
Barking Outfall: Curlew, Turnstone (1st record), Rock Pipit, 59 Redshank, 50 Linnet, Grey Wagtail, 3 Black Tailed Godwits and a slightly oiled Oystercatcher.(Dave Morrison)
Boxer's Lake (Enfield): 14(9m,5f) Shoveler; 11(4m,7f) Tufted Duck (Robert Callf).
Crayford Marshes: female Bearded Tit in reedbed behind the saltings. Little Owl, 4 Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Water Rail, Rock Pipit, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Yellow-legged Gull. (Kev Jarvis).
Crossness: Short-eared Owl over Norman Road Field at 08:55 (Steve Carter per JA)
Mansfield Farm flooded fields (Iver Heath): 5 Teal, 5 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper, I LBB Gull. (Roger Dewey)
Mudchute: 10 Monk Parakeets (John Archer).
Oakwood Park, N14: 2 female Siskin, feeding in Alder; 17 Goldfinch (Robert Callf).
Richmond: juvenile Brent Goose still/again on Old Deer Park playing fields, riverside end, this morning - 11th day on site (Robert Chubb)
Shoreditch: Yesterday large whitish hawk seen from the train into Liverpool Street. Thought it was a gull at first. Rapid wing beats, hybrid Sparrowhawk/? (Nick Croft)
Staines Moor: 3 Water Pipit, Kestrel, Grey Wagtail (Nigel Sluman)
Staines Reservoir: Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Green Sandpiper, c10 Teal, Stock Dove (Nigel Sluman, Bob Warden)
Stockwell: walking through saw Kestrel and Peregrine (Michael Mac).
Stone Barges: Snipe, 2 Water Pipits, 560 Black Tailed Godwits, 69 Redshank, 150 Dunlin and 18 Lapwing(Dave Morrison)
Thorney C P: Treecreeper, Grey Heron, Jay, Sparrowhawk over.(Sue Giddens)
Woodside Park: female Blackcap in gardens feeding on ornamental honeysuckle again (Ian Ellis).
Tuesday 13th December 2011[]
Bankside: 2 Peregrines on Tate Modern tower (Charlie Farrell)
Battersea Parl Lake: from 3:10pm Grey Herons more active all on nests and some minor displaying, 70 Woodpigeon in a roost, 11 Shovelor, pr Egyptian Geese, 2 pr Gadwall very quiet, 50 Cormorant in roost (Michael Mac).
Brent Reservoir: c150 Ring-necked Parakeets at pre-roost behind dam (Andrew Self)
Bromley - Hayes Trout Fishery: Female Long-tailed Duck still present (starting 4th week to my knowledge ) Greenie
Crayford Marshes: Great White Egret flew north-east over at 10:00. Adult Mediterranean Gull, 48 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Curlew, 62 Fieldfare. (Kev Jarvis).
East India Dock: 3 Shelduck, Redshank, 150+ Teal, 15 Tufted Duck (L Wormald)
Staines Reservoir: 1 Goldeneye, Female Tufted Duck with "JA" bill tag - N Basin (Steve Woolfenden)
Trent Park: 1 male Mealy Redpoll, by Lower Lake with small flock of Goldfinches; 1 Little Grebe; 16(10m,6f) Mandarin Duck; 3 male Shoveler; 3(1m,2f) Pochard; 3(2m,1f) Tufted Duck; 1 fem Kestrel; 1 Woodcock, flushed by RJ White; 60+ Fieldfare, perched in Ride Wood; 14 Goldcrest; 5 Coal Tit; 1 Nuthatch; 2 Treecreeper; 10+ Siskin; 5(1m,4f) Bullfinch, together (Robert Callf).
Wanstead Park: Old Sewage Works: 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Bullfinch, 20 + Goldfinch, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting, 20+ Song Thrush (6-10 singing), Redwing, Fieldfare (Tim Harris/Steve Thorpe/Nick Croft), f Wigeon, 4 f Shoveler (Perch) (Nick Croft)
Monday 12th December 2011[]
Banstead Downs: Firecrest still by post 1 along wooded footpath at west side of golf course at 9.50am; access best from Burdon Lane - first seen again this winter on 21st Nov, on my first check of the site of the season (David Campbell).
Blackheath: Pair of Egyptian Geese (Joe Beale).
Bromley-by-Bow: 4 Redshank, 170 Teal, drake Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, Kingfisher (along canal), 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Stock Dove (Stuart Fisher)
Brookmill Park (Lewisham) 1 drake Mandarin, 1 male Kingfisher, 1 male Great-spotted Woodpecker. (Conrad Ellam)
Shepperton Gravel pits - possible Great Northern Diver on the pit by the gravel works - seen from the M3 whilst travelling to work this morning - looked good on the short view I had but I could not be sure (Tony Sweetland).
Bow Creek and East India Dock Basin area: female Pintail, 330 Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 22 Redshank. Common Sandpiper, singing Song Thrush (Stuart Fisher)
Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe, 27 Snipe & 6 Wigeon, Jack Snipe main hide later. (Brent Birders) Water Rail (opp main hide), male Blackcap during NW London RSPB Birdwalk (Bob Husband)
Ewell, Priest Hill: Adult Great Black Backed Gull and 17 Common Gull on Glyn School/Nescot Sports fields (Neil Batten)
Grovelands Park (Southgate): 2 Firecrest, feeding in Holly; 13(8m,5f) Shoveler; 1 Little Grebe; 18(12m,6f) Tufted Duck; 2 Stock Dove; 1 Green Woodpecker; 1 Treecreeper; 19 Goldfinch, feeding in Alders; 6 Siskin, feeding in Alders (Robert Callf).
Tottenham Hale: Kingfisher on Pymmes Brook adj Millmead Road. Second time lately it's been there - I didn't realise this stream had any fish! (Quentin Given)
Wanstead Flats: 30 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Teal, 12 Egyptian Goose (north west) + 2 Alex, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 singing Song Thrush, singing Mistle Thrussh (City of London Cem)42 Ring-necked Parakeet (north), 2 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Skylark, 3 Goldcrest + Coal Tit (C of L Cem), Kestrel (Nick Croft)
Wanstead Park: Green Sandpiper north up the R Roding , Water Rail, Grey Wagtail, Teal ((Steve Thorpe), Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2-3 Kingfisher, 20+ Chaffinch, 30+ Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll (all Old Seweage Works), 20 + Siskin, Chiffhcaff, Sparrowhawk, 40 + Gadwall, 40 + Tufted Duck, 2 f Shoveler, 30 + Pochard, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 + singing Song Thrush (OSW) (Nick Croft/Steve Thorpe), Firecrest (Bush Wood), 20 Lesser Redpoll (Shoulder of Mutton) (Tim Harris)
Wormwood Scrubs: Singing Mistle Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Charlie Farrell)
Saturday 10th December 2011[]
Alexandra Park: 130 Woodpigeon,1 Fieldfare, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Little Grebe Tunnel Res (Bob Watts).
Canons Farm: Barn Owl showing well in big asbestos barn by derelict barn near Reads Rest Cottages all day then hunting over grassy field 4.45pm-4.50pm (David Campbell et al).
Staines Reservoir: 07.00-09.00 1 Great Northern Diver (S.Basin), 2 Black-necked Grebe (S.Basin), 4 Little Grebe (N.Basin), 1 Common Sandpiper (N.Basin), 3 Water Pipit (S.Basin. 2 on West Bank, 1 on causeway Bank), 47 Lapwing (over N.Basin). (A.Luscombe).
Broadwater Lakes, Harefield: 7 male and 8 female Goldeneyes displaying, c150 Fieldfares,
Fieldfares at Broadwater, Harefield 9.12.11
other photos in the wikia album (W.Marks)
Bursted Woods (Barnehurst): 72 Ring-necked Parakeet counted out of site towards dusk, heading south-west, most in 5 groups of between 10 and 16 birds. At least 13 Magpies. 1 Jay. (Chris Rose)
Crayford Marshes: Water Pipit, 2 Grey Plover, 48 Golden Plover, Kingfisher, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, 14 Ringed Plover, c 600 Lapwing, Little Egret. (Kev Jarvis).
Crystal Palace Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Nuthatch, 5 Redwing, 12 Shoveler. Also one female tufty that could possibly be part Scaup. (Martin Stevens)
Ewell Village: Juvenile Wood Duck again present on Upper Mill Pond. Also at least 2 Kingfisher on Hogsmill river (Neil Batten)
Greenwich Park: 2 male Pheasants, one of which chased a Fox away! Not sure that's what's supposed to happen... Also Kestrel over, Goldcrest bathing. (Joe Beale)
Hyde Park: RBA reports a Ring-billed Gull as not present. Has there been one there this week or was the last sighting on the 5th? Can't find any details. (P.Angus) - - - - RBA reported a 2nd Winter on Sunday 4th, then Monday 5th "on the Serpentine between Lido (cafe?) and boathouse tho mobile" - - - -
Richmond: juvenile Brent Goose still/again on Old Deer Park playing fields, riverside end, flying and foraging. First seen there last Sunday (Robert Chubb). Present on field near road bridge 12 noon (Alex Massey).
Roding Valley Park, Redbridge Lakes and scrubland: 2-3 Lesser Redpolls, Kestrel, Grey Heron, around half a dozen Long-tailed Tits, around half a dozen Goldfinches, Song Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Herring Gull, 2 Greenfinches, Sparrowhawk (Alan Hobson).
Staines Reservoir: Water Pipit, Great Northern Diver still present close to causeway on southern basin, Black-necked Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 15+ Goldeneye,. (Rob Ayers, with thanks to eagle-eyed Ken Purdey)
Thorney CP: Kestrel being chased by a magpie, Little Egret by wooden bridge, Bullfinch(f), 20+ Siskins, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, Chaffinch, Common Gull, 5 Cormorants,(Sue Giddens).
Harrow: Little Egret heading SW over West Street - local patch tick! (Alex Massey)
Rainham Marshes: Probable Pectoral Sandpiper, male Peregrine, Common Buzzard, 4 Rock Pipits, Water Pipit, 84 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Curlew and 5 Pintail.(Dave Morrison)
Wormwood Scrubs: 6 Fieldfare on Little Wormwood Scrubs briefly (Charlie Farrell)
Wednesday 7th December 2011[]
Bromley Common: Long-tailed Duck still present on Trout Lake between Rookery Lane and George Lane 13:30 - 15:00hrs (Ernie Thomason).
Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: 1 Tawny Owl on usual nest site, 1 Kestrel, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Coal Tit at Feeders, pr Shoveler on Round Pond, Pochard on Long water, 50+ Greylag Goose, 15+ Egyptian Goose, c3 winter-plumaged Common Gull (as far as I could make out - but I'm no Larophile) (Charlie Farrell)
Island Gardens: Thames opp. Greenwich - 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, one with a dead Eel chased a younger bird away, but couldn't/didn't eat Eel. 1 Cormorant spotted the commotion and swam up and swallowed Eel whole, irritating the gulls! Also 25 Monk Parakeets at Mudchute Farm nearby (Joe Beale and Yu-Hsuan Lin)
Kew Bridge: 2 Peregrine roosting on building just W of station, 15h45 (James Lowen)
Rainham Marshes RSPB: Pectoral Sandpiper on Aveley Pools 09:45-10:05 then lost to view and no further sign by 12:20, also Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff (RBA).
Richmond: juvenile Brent Goose on Old Deer Park playing fields at riverside end - also seen there last Sunday. (Robert Chubb)
Greenwich Peninsula (viewed from north bank of Thames): 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (ad + 2nd winter) on foreshore by O2, Peregrine perched on O2 (John Archer).
Hackney Marshes and Waterworks NR: Water Rail, f Wigeon (both Waterworks), 72 Teal, 10 Pochard, 5 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 47 Moorhen (including along River Lea), 2 Goldcrest (Stuart Fisher)
Island Barn Res: adult Iceland Gull & 1st/w Iceland/Kumlien's Gull (the latter the same as at Beddington) in the roost (DMH).
Staines Reservoir: Great Northern Diver showing very well mid-morning feeding close to causeway on S Basin. Also 5 Goldeneye, 3 Teal and 20 Lapwings over. No sign of Black-necked Grebe, redhead Smew or Scaup reported yesterday (Billy Dykes)
East India Dock Basin: 190+ Teal, Grey Wagtail (John Archer)
Larkhall Park - Stockwell; 1 Kestrel and 1 Common Gull with Black-headeds, still not cold enough for Redwing as must be plenty food further out of inner London (Michael Mac).
Leyton: Fieldfare flew SSW this morning 1st of the cold weather movers? (Paul Whiteman)
Bromley, Hayes Farm: Female Long-tailed Duck and a Water Rail, both on the Trout Lake (Charles Kitchen).
Brookmill Park (Lewisham): 1 Mandarin, 1 Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam).
Canons Park, (near Canons Park Stn) Edgware, Middx HA8: female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker feeding in northern end of the spinney, Fieldfare, 6 Redwings, 2 Goldcrests, 2 Stock Doves (NW London RSPB Group Birdwalk - Bob Husband et al)
Crossness: 1st-winter Grey Plover on foreshore off golf centre mid afternoon; also 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, c.1200 Dunlin (John Archer, Richard Bonser).
Dagenham Chase LNR: Flock of 75-80 Linnet, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Reed Bunting. ( V.Halley-Frame ).
Grange Waters Complex: Water Rail, 2 Bullfinch, Cetti's Warbler, 72 Gadwall, 241 Tufted, 44 Pochard, Male Peregrine, Common Buzzard, 43 Wigeon, Chiffchaff and Tawny Owl.(Dave Morrison)
Grovelands Park (Southgate): 2(m&f) Firecrest, feeding in Holly & Oaks, near Ranger's Office, 13:04 - 13:05 and 13:35 - 13:45 hrs - showing very well (Robert Callf).
Hayes, Middx (Lake Farm CP) : 46 alba Wagtails in one flock with many Goldfinches, Linnets and Meadow Pipits, 26 Redwings flew over and Gulls on playing fields included 53 Black-headed, 56 Herring and 168 Common Gulls (Peter Naylor).
Horsenden Hill: 1 Firecrest Perivale Wood, 1 Chiffchaff, 1m Teal and 1 Water Rail Paradise Fields (Andy Culshaw and David Howdon).
Leyton Waterworks NR area: Green Sandpiper, 50 Teal, 19 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 35 Lesser Redpoll over west, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff (Stuart Fisher).
River Lee Country Park, Holyfield Lake: Black-necked Grebe, drake Pintail and Goldeneye (m & f) near the weir. Peregrine on pylon no.5 and several flocks of Siskins in the alders. (S.E. Herts RSPB).
Staines Res, late afternoon: S basin Great Northern Diver, drake Scaup, drake Tufted x Pochard, four f/imm Common Scoter (three and one, widely separate), redhead Smew, two Black-necked Grebes, Dunlin (Rob Innes).
Bromley - Hayes Farm Trout Lake - Long-tailed Duck still present this morning along with a Water Rail - my first record at this site (Martin Birch)
Crayford: 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull in large gull flock on wasteground by Jolly Farmers' Pub late morning (Richard Bonser)
Cross Ness: 2 (adult and 2nd winter) Yellow-legged Gull and 500 Dunlin on Thames foreshore off golf centre early a'noon (Richard Bonser)
Greenwich: adult Yellow-legged Gull and 8 Teal off Greenwich Millenium Village/O2 late a'noon (Richard Bonser)
Harefield: 6 Snipe, c20 Linnet, 12 Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark, Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker Little Owl, Kestrel & 5 Common Buzzard (circling together) in fields west of Bayhurst Wood (Steve Pash).
Lea Valley (Fisher's Green) - Short Eared Owl being chased by Carrion Crow over 70 Acres Lake dropping down to the visitor centre/ farm at 4.00pm, several Cetti's Warblers singing (Ian Bradshaw)
London Wetland Centre: 1 Bittern (on main lake, viewable briefly from Observatory at 14:30), 1 Jack Snipe (wader scrape), 13 Little Grebe, 3 male Pintail, 1 Peregrine (Billy Dykes) 11 Common Snipe, pair Stonechat, 4 Cetti's warbler, 10 Redpoll, 30+ Siskin (Martin Honey)..
Lower Chingford (Russell Lane): 1 Water Rail, 1 female Goosander, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret (James Palmer)
Ruislip: c50 Redpoll, 2 Siskin, Pr Bullfinch, lots of Redwing and a few Fieldfare, Common Buzzard & Sparrowhawk at the LIdo & Poors Field (Steve Pash).
Staines Reservoirs, late afternoon: S basin juvenile Great Northern Diver, three f/imm Common Scoter and two Black-necked Grebes; N basin imm Shag, drake Scaup (first-winter I think [PS: on second thoughts perhaps more likely adult with retained eclipse plumage.]) and drake Tufted Duck x Pochard (Rob Innes).
Perivale (Horsenden Hill and Canal area): 2 Goldcrests, 50+ wood pigeons, 1 collared dove, 10+ long-tailed tits (Becky Powell), 1 Firecrest and 1 Treecreeper (local rarity) Perivale Wood and a male Blackcap commuting between bushes on the north side of the Grand Union Canal and Perivale Wood (Andy Culshaw).
Wanstead Flats: 34 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck, f Pochard, Little Grebe, 578 Common Gull (Tim Harris/Nick Croft)
Wanstead Park: 2-3 Firecrest (Bush Wood south of Quaker cem on westernmost path), possibly another 2 in Reservoir Wood, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff (old sewage works), f Blackcap (Reservoir Wood), feeding Redwing (Bush Wood), 8 Shoveler, 88 Gadwall, 43 Tufted Duck,c. 40 Pochard, 20 Teal, 6 Heron (Nick Croft/Tim Harris)
Friday 2nd December 2011[]
Bromley: Long-tailed Duck still showing well on Hayes Trout Farm. + lots of small stuff in the woods between Rookery Lane and the lake including a Treecreeper, a Bullfinch & several Goldcrests. (Conrad Ellam & John Bushell)
Hemans Estate Community Garden/Stockwell: 3 Common Gulls and Black-headed Gulls catching bread in mid-air (Michael Mac).
London Wetland Centre: Peregrine on the shingle island in front of the Observatory, Sparrowhawk, Bittern, 3 Common Snipe (no sign of the Jack Snipe today), great close up views of a Water Rail under the bird feeders near the Explore area (photos on the WWT London Facebook page), also Water Rail openly preening on the grazing marshes, at least 10 Lesser Redpolls around the lagoon, Shelduck (W.Marks)
Richmond Park: 1 male Pheasant by Pen Ponds plantation (not seen here before), 1 male Stonechat, flock of 47+ Chaffinch, 3 Redpoll over calling, Teal, Gadwall, Wigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, 1 Kestrel. (Louis Freeland-Haynes)
Bromley: Long-tailed Duck still on small fishing lake viewable from track between Rookery Lane and George Lane (Ian Woodward)
Cowley, Brunel University, Bicentenary Gardens: 2 Blackcaps (males), c.20 Redpolls and 6 Bullfinches this morning. Also at least 3 Blackcaps in my nearby garden. (Roger Morton)
Crayford Marshes: Short-eared Owl hunting near the flood barrier. 5 Yellow-legged Gull, female Peregrine,2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, Grey Wagtail. (Kev Jarvis).
Hemans Estate Community Garden/Stockwell: 1 Kestrel seen on chimney on adjacent factory, Great Tit singing in the am (Michael Mac).
London Wetland Centre: Bittern, mixed flock of Lesser Redpolls, Siskins and Goldfinches, Water Rails showing well, Jack Snipe showing well (W.Marks)
Staines Reservoir: 4 Common Scoter and Scaup on S basin early am (Bob Warden per FJM).
Stockers Lake: Cetti's Warbler, in reed bed bordering Bury Lake. Occasional call though nothing sustained. Probably same bird from 9/11. (Richard Francis)
Trent Park: c250 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 8 Siskin, 3 RN Parakeet, Nuthatch, 4 G S Woodpecker, 2 Cormorant, 3 Tufted Duck(f), Lesser Redpoll, Mandarin (m). ( Pete Lowman).
Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 European White-fronted Goose and Tundra Bean Goose still, plus Green Sandpiper, Snipe, c100 Lapwing, 3 Tree Sparrow, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Redpoll, Reed Bunting (Steve Blake).
