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Friday 3rd July 2020

Thursday 2nd July 2020

Alexandra Park: Red Kite NW 1155, Common Tern, 15 Black-headed Gull, 4+ House Martin, 2 Swift (APOG Birders)
Bromley BR2: 1 Sparrowhawk m juv in garden, 2 Swift above (Martin Draper)
Chiswick Business Park: Common Tern fishing on lake, brood of 6 Mallard young, Pied Wagtail (Neil Anderson)
Foots Cray Meadows: 5+ Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, 2 Kestrel, Kingfisher, 5+ Swift, 16 Mistle Thrush on Loring Hall field, 5+ Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
Forty Hall CP: 10 Mandarin Duck 8 eclipse m 2 f, 5 Swift, 6 Barn Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail ad m feeding juv, Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
Orpington BR5: Sedge Warbler singing in full view a Sycamore very scarce in Orpington especially in mid-summer (Charlie Carpenter)
Richmond Park: 2 Peregrine, 5 Common Tern, 1 probable Sedge Warbler (Alex Westenberger)
Upper College Farm "Bexley": 2 Greenfinch, 4 Skylark, 2 Kestrel, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Cetti`s Warbler, 25 Swift moving S/w, 4 Herring Gull, 4 Goldfinch (Bernie Weight); 2 Kestrel, 4+ Swift, Blackcap, 4+ Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, 3+ Bullfinch inc juv (Ian Stewart)
West Ealing W13 "garden": m Sparrowhawk sat in our prunus then flew to nearby holly where it hopped around and soon emerged possibly with prey 1015 (Irving and Terry Jones)

Wednesday 1st July 2020

Alexandra Park: Little Egret, 20+ Swift, 4 House Martin, 15 Black-headed Gull, Common Whitethroat (APOG Birders)
Brent Reservoir: 11 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, Common Tern chick (Andrew Self)
Bushy Park: 21 Barn Swallow low over grassland with many mobbing a Kestrel that came along- as soon as it appeared they flew over to it, 6 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 2 Nuthatch, 7 Reed Bunting, no sign of sixth and seventh broods of Egyptian Goose- of the 44 young within the park this year 12 have made it to adulthood, 2 Common Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 19 Swift (Spencer Neal)
Chiswick, W4: Cuckoo flew low E over garden 1130 - totally bizarre sight while I was working at my desk! (Oscar Dewhurst)
Cray Valley "TQ472696": 2 Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, 15+ Swift, Swallow, 6+ House Martin, Reed Warbler singing (Jack Headley)
Crayford Marshes: 4 Shelduck, 4+ Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Barn Owl hunting along Darent creek from 2118, 10+ Swift very low, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 4+ Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting (Ian Stewart)
Crossness: 100+ Shelduck 10+ new juv, 20+ Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 25+ Teal, Great Crested Grebe, 2+ Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, Kestrel, 3 Oystercatcher, 10+ Lapwing, 5 Common Sandpiper, ad Mediterranean Gull, 3cy Yellow-legged Gull, Barn Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sand Martin, Grey Wagtail, 2+ Blackcap, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 6+ Reed Warbler, 6+ Linnet, c10 Crossbill quite low SW 1957, Reed Bunting (Ian Stewart)
Clapham Common: Reed Warbler singing in reedbed at Mount Pond at 1100 (Nick Rutter)
Danson Park: 27 Egyptian Geese 21 juv, 10+ Tufted Duck, 5+ Great Crested Grebe, 20+ Swift, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap (Ian Stewart)
Epping Forest, Strawberry Hill Pond: 22+ Mandarin Duck [incl 18+ juvs - maybe 4 broods?], Common Buzzard, 10+ Swift, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Siskin W (Simon Papps)
Erith Riverside: 6 Egyptian Goose 5 juv, Great Crested Grebe, Peregrine, 2 Oystercatcher (Ian Stewart)
Hackney Marshes: Little Owl, Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, Jackdaw (JW Davies)
Hampstead Heath: 2 Common Terns again today, perched at the Men's Pond then later fishing successfully on the Boating Lake - otherwise pretty quiet (Pete Mantle)
Isle of Dogs: 2 Sandwich Tern over Thames just W of Saunders Ness mid-pm (Sean Huggins)
Iver Heath, Rowley Farm: 2 Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Hobby, 2 Swallow, Swift, Common Tern, Green Woodpecker, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Tufted duck (Nigel Barratt)
Kingston: Common Buzzard mobbed by 2 Peregrines over town centre (Bob Smith)
Lamorbey Park: Peregrine, Swift, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 4+ Goldcrest, 4+ Nuthatch {Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Essex Skipper} (Ian Stewart)
Margravine Cemetery: Common Buzzard mobbed by Peregrine Falcon 1040 left high N (Nathalie Mahieu)
Sidcup "Haddon Grove green chain path" aka Hollyoak Wood Park: 4 Grey Wagtail pr feeding 2 juvs, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap (Eric Brown)
Sidcup: The Hollies DA15: Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 4 Swift, Song Thrush (Eric Brown)
Sidcup DA15 (York Avenue): 2 Cormorant high SE, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Mistle Thrush SE, juv Blackcap (Ian Stewart)
Stave Hill "Southwark": 10 House Martin all the time, Swift briefly, Blackcap (Michael Mac)
Thames Barrier: 49 Common Tern, 350+ Black-headed Gull, 80+ Starling, Great Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, Oystercatcher (Ian Ellis)
Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: 4 Mandarin, Buzzard, 4 Swift, 13 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 11 Whitethroat {also small numbers of Ringlet and Marbled White} (John Colmans)
Upper College Farm: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 6+ Swift, 2+ Skylark, 3+ Blackcap, 6+ Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2+ Linnet, 1+ Bullfinch {Banded Demoiselle, Painted Lady, 2 Marbled White} (Ian Stewart)
Walthamstow Wetlands: Greenshank, 12 Common Sandpipers including flock of 9 on Lockwood, 20 Linnets, Kestrel, f Sparrowhawk, Sedge Warbler singing, 2 Common Tern chicks, 8 Black-headed Gull chicks {at least 2 Marbled White}, 2 Jay (adult feeding juvenile) (Walthamstow Birders)
WaterWorks NR: Peregrine Falcon, Sparrowhawk, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Little Owl, Pochard, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Jackdaw (G Howie) [1] Common Buzzard mobbed by Gulls (Marcin Kempa)
Waterloo: 2 Swift over Waterloo Bridge / river headed north towards Savoy Place at 1930. Looked paired up (Tony Stones).
Woodberry Wetlands (re-opens July 15th): Pochard brood of 3, 2 Common Tern, 40+ Swift, Peregrine, 2 Sand Martin, c5 House Martin (Garry James)
Wilmington "Barnend Farm": Red-legged Partridge, Black-headed Gull N, 20+ Swift, 10+ Skylark, 1+ Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat, 10+ Rook, 6+ Linnet, 6 Corn Bunting {2 Black-tailed Skimmer} (Ian Stewart) Yes, all my reports were from today. My legs hurt (Ian Stewart)

Tuesday 30th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Red Kite S 0921, 15+ Swift, 2 Little Egret, 8 Black-headed Gull (APOG Birders)
Bloomsbury,Gordon St,WC1: 2 Pied Wagtail ad feeding fledgling (Francis O'Sullivan)
Bow, Three Mills to Cody Wharf: 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Wagtail, Egyptian Goose, 14 Black-headed Gull inc juv, 7 Linnet, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Reed Warbler (JW Davies)
Brookmill Park: 40 Swift s, 6 Blackcap, Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam)
Bushy Park: Common Tern, 2 Common Whitethroat, singing Meadow Pipit, 5 Skylark, 6 Swift, Pheasant (Spencer Neal)
Clapham Common: Might be worth getting down to the Mount Pond, Clapham Common if you are localish. Last night at dusk, 20+ Swift feeding voraciously low over the reed / sedge edges at the pond on a large midge cloud up until 2150, and joined by 2-3 feeding bats also. Reed warbler singing here too. Magic ! (Tony Stones).
Clissold Park Stoke Newington: 7 broods of Pochards [incl a mixed brood with a Tufted Duckling], brood of 2 Little Grebe chicks and another pair incubating (Ian Bradshaw)
Crayford Marshes: 4+ Pheasant, 3 Little Egret, m Marsh Harrier, 3+ Kestrel, Oystercatcher, 20+ Lapwing, Redshank, 2 juv Black-headed Gull, 4+ Yellow-legged Gull, 5+ Common Tern, c10 Skylark, 4 House Martin, 4+ Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, 5+ Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler singing, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 10+ Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, 500+ Starling, 6+ Linnet, 3+ Reed Bunting (Ian Stewart)
Crossness NR: 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Heron, Shoveler, Pochard, 112 Swift in small groups moving East, 5 Little Grebe, Little Egret, 2 ad & 2 yng Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Skylark, 2 Bearded Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 13 Reed Warbler, Mute Swan, 6 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Tufted Duck, Buzzard, 2 Grey Wagtail, Lapwing, 8 Linnet, 4 ad & 19 yng Greylag Goose, 7 ad &10 yng Canada Goose (Bernie Weight). Thames and foreshore outgoing tide: Teal, Common Sandpiper, 7 Oystercatcher, 97 ad & 12 yng Shelduck, Little Egret, c500 Black-headed Gull, 3 Reed Warbler, Caspian Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 19 Common Tern, 2 Linnet, Whitethroat, 20 Cormorant, 34 Gadwall, 30 Canada Goose (Bernie Weight)
Dagenham Chase LNR: Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 8 Gadwall, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, m Sparrowhawk, 80 Black-headed Gull inc juv, 10 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, juv White Wagtail, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Steve Bacon)
Dartford Marshes: 2 Spoonbill on River Thames, east of River Darent confluence (Fraser Simpson)
Foots Cray Meadows: pr Egyptian Goose & 8 goslings, 13 Tufted Duck incl f & 4 ducklings, Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, m Kestrel, 10+ Swift, juv Green Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 15 Mistle Thrush all on Loring Hall Field, 4 Common Whitethroat, 15+ Blackcap, 12+ Chiffchaff, 3 Linnet Kelsey Fm (Jack Headley)
Grovelands Park: 2 Great Crested Grebe pr incubating, 8 Mute Swan pr & 6 cygnets, 7 Greylag Goose 5 ad, juv & yng, 6 Egyptian Goose pr & 4 juvs, m Common Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck 15m 4f & brood of 5 yng, 8 Stock Dove, Swift, Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail ad m feeding juv, 2 singing m Song Thrush, singing m Blackcap, singing m Goldcrest, 4 Treecreeper ad feeding 3 juvs [a relatively late brood, but have seen young in July before on a number of occasions] (Robert Callf)
Harold Hill: 13 Crossbill west over Station Road 1830 (Colin Jupp, posted by A Middleton)
Hollow Ponds, Leytonstone: Nuthatch, Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtails, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Common Terns, Cormorant, Heron, Great Crested Grebe (Roger Orwin).
Pinner HA5: Green Woodpecker (Nigel Barratt)
St Paul's Cray: 15+ Swift (Jack Headley)
Upper College Farm DA5: Pheasant, Kestrel, Hobby, 6+ Swift, Skylark, 2+ Blackcap, 4+ Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff all warblers singing, 1+ Linnet (Ian Stewart)
Walthamstow Wetlands: Redshank, 12 Common Sandpiper, still singing Lesser Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler (Walthamstow Birders)

Monday 29th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 5+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Swift, House Martin (Bob Watts)
Brookmill Park: Stock Dove, Swift, Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
Chelsea Bridge Wharf: juv Grey Wagtail in water garden (Neil Anderson)
Clapham Old Town: c6 Swift's, 10 House Sparrows [Orlando Road], Collared Dove over, Hobby - arrived just after I got on a bus probably for a swift (Michael Mac)
Danson Park: 3 Mute Swan ad 2 juv, 30+ Egyptian Goose inc 25+ juv, f Pochard, 10+ Tufted Duck, 7+ Great Crested Grebe 2+ juv, 2 Black-headed Gull ad & 1s, 20+ Swift, Grey Wagtail, 5+ Blackcap inc 2+ juv, 3 Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
East Dulwich: Red Kite over garden (Steven Robinson)
Dartford Marshes: 2 Spoonbill on River Thames, east of River Darent confluence (Fraser Simpson)
Hollow Ponds, Leytonstone: Common Tern, 3 Grey Wagtails (Roger Orwin)
Oakleigh Rd North, N20: m House Sparrow foraging on the ground 1200 (David Roberts)
Pinner HA5: Red Kite, 2 Goldcrest (Nigel Barratt)
Trent Park: 10 Mandarin Duck 6 eclipse m, f & 3 juvs, 13 eclipse m Mallard, Common Buzzard, ad Black-headed Gull, 6 Swift, juv Green Woodpecker, Treecreeper, singing m Greenfinch, Goldfinch (Robert Callf)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 1000+ Swift, 3 prs Reed Bunting with fledged young, 4 prs Shelduck with young, 100 Sand Martin, 60 House Martin, 1st Tufted Duck brood of the year, 1st Common Tern chick of the year, 10 Linnet, Hobby (Daniel Whitelegg/Chris Farthing)

Sunday 28th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Common Tern, 3+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Little Egret, 3 House Martin, 8+ Swift, Comon Whitethroat (APOG Birders)
Alperton "One Tree Hill": Chiffchaff heard (Barry Wilson)
Brent Reservoir: Hobby, 2 Lapwing, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Andrew Self)
Bushy Park: Red Kite flying over from Blandford Rd at 1100 (Mike Foster)
Crossness: 6 Yellow-legged Gull all 3cy, 5 Little Egret, 10 Teal (John Archer)
Dagenham Chase: Common Sandpiper still present on slack 1930 (Steve Bacon)
Dartford Marshes: Spoonbill on River Thames, east of River Darent confluence (Fraser Simpson)
Greenford "UB6": 2 Red Kite pr frequently wheeling low over garden, occasionally mobbed by Herring Gull and & Lesser Black-backed Gull (Neil Anderson)
Greenford UB6 Garden: 15 - 20 House Sparrows on feeders with begging young (Martin Smith)
Hollow Ponds: Common Tern, 20 Swift (Daniel Whitelegg)
Horsenden Hill west: Singing Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warblers, Reed Bunting, Cormorant, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Red Kite southwest of canal over warehouses. {Hundreds of Marbled Whites} (Martin Smith)
Lesnes Abbey Wood: 2 Common Buzzard pr displaying viewed from Crossness (John Archer)
Putney Heath: Hobby {Marbled White butterfly passed through the garden this morning, making the garden count 21 spp for 2020} (Les Evans-Hill)
Sanderstead (South Croydon): Red Kite being mobbed by a Common Crow, heading south around 5pm (second local sighting of the species in past 2/3 months) (Gareth Simkins)
Staines Reservoirs: 400 Swift over S basin early am, Black-necked Grebe, 2 Redshank, 130 Tufted Duck, Pochard, 2 Shelduck with 6 large ducklings still (Franko J Maroevic)
Swanscombe Marsh “Botany Marsh 1040-1155”: Buzzard, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, Sand Martin, 3 Swift, Great Black-backed Gull, {2 Four-spotted Chaser, 3 Speckled Wood, 6 Ringlet, Marbled White, Red Admiral} (Roger Keith)
Ten Acre Wood area: Grey Heron, 4 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, 12+ Stock Dove, 7+ Skylark, 3 Swallow, Rook, 2 Reed Bunting, 20 Linnet {12 butterfly spp despite blustery conditions inc 12 Marbled White, Ringlet, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, fresh Peacock} (Neil Anderson)
Thamesmead: 5 Yellow-legged Gulls [3cy, 3 2cy and 1cy - earliest ever in London], 2cy Mediterranean Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1cy Peregrine (Richard Bonser, Jamie Partridge, Dante Shepherd)
Watermeadows Open Space: Egyptian Goose, 8 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull N 14.23, 12+ Swift, 2 Grey Wagtail, Blackcap singing (Jack Headley)
Woolwich: 2cy Yellow-legged Gull on River Thames at King Henry's Wharf (Richard Bonser)
Wilmington "Barnend Farm": 10 Corn Bunting (Jack Headley)

Saturday 27th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 Little Egret, 2 House Martin, 3 Black-headed Gull, new brood of 9 Mallard ducklings (APOG Birders)
Brent Reservoir: 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper (Andrew Self)
Brookmill Park: Kingfisher (Conrad Ellam)
Bushy Park: 3 Common Whitethroat, 11 Green Woodpecker incl 2 juvs, Barn Swallow, 2 Nuthatch, 10 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting, Mandarin Duck at least 6 ducklings remain (Spencer Neal)
Crewdson Road (53) "Stockwell": Swift flew straight in hole under gutter at 2115 (Michael Mac)
Crossness: 2 Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, 3 Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, 2 Skylark, Swift, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 3 Little Egret, Grey Heron, 5 Common Tern, 5 Lapwing, 3 Whitethroat, Blackcap, Cetti's Warber, Shelduck, Little Grebe, Pochard, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck, Reed Bunting (George Kalli), 600 Black-headed Gulls (inc. 8 juvs) (Richard Bonser)
Dagenham Chase: 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Little Egret, Shoveler, 6 Lapwing, Grey Heron, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Horton Country Park 6 Herring Gull, Linnet, 4 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker (Steve Bacon)
Horton Country Park: 6 House Martin, Yellowhammer (Bob Smith)
Thamesmead: 5 Yellow-legged Gulls (adult, 4cy, 2 x 3cy, 2cy) off Greenhaven Drive (Richard Bonser)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 2 Curlew, 2 Mistle Thrush ad & juv, Common Sandpiper, 200 Swift, 20 Linnet (Rhys Evans, Daniel Whitelegg)
St Paul's Cray: Grey Heron S, Kestrel, 40+ Swift, juv House Sparrow in garden (Jack Headley)
Wormwood Scrubs:Lesser Whitethroat,4 Common Whitethroat (Francis O'Sullivan)

Friday 26th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Little Egret, 4 Black-headed Gull, 2 Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Bushy Park: 2 Common Whitethroat, 5 Reed Bunting, 6 Skylark incl adult carrying food - not in Skylark Area but elsewhere, Meadow Pipit, Pheasant, 2 Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail (Spencer Neal)
Chelsfield Village: 4+ House Martin (Jack Headley)
Clissold Park, Stoke Newington: two new Pochard broods of 2 & 3, Tufted Duck brood of 1 (Garry James)
Hampstead Heath: Siskin called twice faintly over field below tumulus 1100, 10 Black-headed Gull (Jamie Cedar)
Lancaster Road, N4: Siskin flew over calling at 1015 (Gabriel Jamie)
Mayfair: 2 Black Redstart Bonhams Auctioneers 0930 [these birds can be seen by doing a loop of Bonhams, from South Molton Street, Brook Street, Globe Yard, Haunch of Venison Yard, Blenheim Street, Woodstock Street and New Bond Street, mainly from rooftops/chimneys but occasionally at ground level] (Matthew J. Bradbury) & m Grey Wagtail and Goldfinch singing alongside. Quite an urban trio!
Northolt & Greenford CP: 5+ Red Kite incl 4 together, 15+ Swift, singing Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler {40 Marbled White, 9 Small Red-eyed Damselfly} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Orpington BR5: Red Kite low over back garden, 2 immature Green Woodpecker, Blackcap male with nesting material, second brood? (Charlie Carpenter)
Petts Wood: 2+ Pheasant, c20 Swift, Swallow skimming school fields, Grey Wagtail, 3+ Blackcap, 4+ Chiffchaff {m Beautiful Demoiselle} (Ian Stewart)
Putney Heath: {Purple Emperor this morning flew into my cottage!} (Les Evans-Hill)
Richmond Park: ad m Cuckoo in oak tree just north of Upper Pen Pond (Hugh Bradshaw)
Sidcup DA15: Kestrel, Peregrine, 3 Black-headed Gull SW early am, 3+ Blackcap 2 singing 1 juv in garden (Ian Stewart)
Swanscombe Marsh “0800-1000”: Green Sandpiper, Grasshopper Warbler 'reeling', m Marsh Harrier, 2 Sedge Warbler, Sparrowhawk, Raven, 8 Whitethroat inc 3 juvs being fed, 6 Reed Warbler inc 2 juvs being fed, Lapwing, 6 Greylag Goose, 2 Buzzard [on power poles], 2 Chiffchaff, Cuckoo, Reed Bunting, 2 Linnet, {Marbled White, 2 Ringlet, 7 Black-tailed Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser} (Roger Keith)
Victoria Park: 2 Great Crested Grebe incl juv, 2 Red Crested Pochard, 2 Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap,2 Coal Tit incl juv, 7 House Sparrow (Harry Harrison),
Wandle Meadow Nature Park "Colliers Wood": {Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Marbled White} (Keith Bates)

Thursday 25th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 Common Tern, Little Egret, 2 Black-headed Gull, new colony of Small Red-eyed Damselfly discovered Rose Garden fountain on lily pads (APOG Birders)
Battersea Park Lake: Chiffchaff singing in dead tree, 3 Blackcap, f Sparrowhawk, 2 Pochard broods [6,3 about 2 wks old], 33 Gadwall (Michael Mac)
City: Black Redstart singing from St Dunstan in the West church, Fleet Street [0730 - 0745] before briefly moving to sing from the roof of Kings College Maughan Library, 2 Swift over, 2 Dunnock in the library grounds (Tony Stones)
Gutteridge Wood: 2 Common Buzzard, Red Kite, Kestrel, family 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Swallow {20+ Marbled White, 4 Purple Hairstreak} (Neil Anderson)
Hackney Marshes: wick wood - 5 Jay pr & 3 juvs, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, adult Sparrowhawk and 3 young, 2 Muntjac Deer. Lea north of Ruckholt road - 2 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler (JW Davies)
Hampstead Heath: Kingfisher at the Men's Pond, 0700 and 2 Common Terns over Highgate No.1 pond, still a few Chiffchaffs singing too (Pete Mantle)
Hengrave Road, SE23: 2 Swift over, Dunnock actually on fat ball feeder, a first, more comfortable than the Robin which sometimes feeds above ground floor (Paul Francis)
Kings Cross: Male Peregrine hunting at Kings Cross at 20.00, had a go at one of the 2 Swifts passing overhead, but no luck (well good luck for the Swift) (Tony Stones).
Lancaster Road, N4: Common Crossbill flew over calling heading NW at 0730 (Gabriel Jamie)
London Wetland Centre: 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo (heard), 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Sand Martin, Green Woodpecker (Dan Fletcher)
Mayfair: m Grey Wagtail singing from South Molton Street 0930. No sign of Black Redstart by lunch (Matthew J. Bradbury)
Orpington BR5: Siskin over the garden calling (Charlie Carpenter)
Orpington "TQ479668": Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 4 Little Owl pr & 2 juvs, 60+ Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark singing, 2 Swallow, 3-4 Common Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 3+ Linnet, Yellowhammer singing Cockmannings Ln (Jack Headley)
Pinner HA5: 10 Swift, Pied Wagtail ( Nigel Barratt)
Raynes Park "garden SW20": Red Kite WSW at 1423, 20+ Swift at 1955, {Red Admiral, Large White} (Paula Redmond)
Shadwell: juv Peregrine perched on block of flats on Commercial Road at 2000 (Dan Fletcher)
Staines Reservoirs: 5 Avocet late pm (Edward Martin per Dave Morris &FJM)
Swanscombe Marsh ”830-1000 Botany Marsh”: Peregrine [atop of south Thames pylon], 6 Blackcap, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Buzzard, m Marsh Harrier, Song Thrush, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Greylag Goose, Lapwing, f Kestrel, 5 Chiffchaff, 9 Reed Warbler [inc 2 families of 2+ being fed], 1 Sedge Warbler, {20+ Ringlet, 2 Comma} (Roger Keith)
Totteridge Valley: Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Swallow, 4 Mistle Thrush, 24 Blackcap, 17 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat (John Colmans); {Hummingbird Hawkmoth reported by local resident in Woodridge} (Samuel Levy)
Upper College Farm DA5: Sparrowhawk with prey, Kestrel, Peregrine, 20+ Swift, 4+ Skylark, 3+ Blackcap, 5+ Whitethroat, 2+ Chiffchaff, Rook SW, Linnet, 2+ Bullfinch inc prob juv calling {2 Banded Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly} (Ian Stewart)
Yeading Brook Meadows: Grey Heron 4-5 Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Kestrel (Neil Anderson)

Wednesday 24th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 Black-headed Gull (APOG Birders)
Bow, Three Mills to Cody wharf: 3 Grey Heron, 9 Egyptian Goose, 2 Great black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, 8 Sand Martin, Linnet, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Reed Warbler (JW Davies)
Bushy Park: 3 Common Whitethroat, 6 Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Mistle Thrush incl juv, 8 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Nuthatch, Kestrel (Spencer Neal)
Clapham 10 Swift, Elms Crescent; 4 Swift Abbeville Road / Narbonne Avenue; 8 Swifts along Narbonne Avenue, Male Kestrel Clapham Common (Tony Stones)
Cray Valley "TQ472696": 2 prs Canada Goose with 2 & 1 goslings, 5 Tufted Duck, pr Gadwall, Grey Heron S, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 12+ Swift, Kingfisher, 6 House Martin, Cetti's Warbler singing, 2 Common Whitethroat singing, 2-3 Chiffchaff (Jack Headley)
Dartford Marsh: Sandwich Tern, Little Egret, Cuckoo, Barn Owl, 7 Lapwing, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (h) Results received regarding a 1st summer Mediterranean Gull seen at Dartford Marsh on 8th June 2020 bearing a readable leg ring - Ringed as a chick in July 2019 near Leipzig, Germany and was also seen on 17th Jan 2020 at Oueb Ksab, Essaouira, Morocco (Phil Thompson)
Frays Farm Meadows LWT: Grasshopper Warbler 0600 (Dan Pinkham)
Isleworth Cemetery: Hobby 1154-1200 then west over Snowy Fielder Waye, 10 Black-headed Gull toward Thames, 8 Swift, 2 Song Thrush, singing Blackcap and Chiffchaff, several Jackdaw (Des McKenzie).
Iver Heath, Rowley Farm: 3 Red Kite, Hobby, 2 Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, 3 Barn Swallow, Swift, 5 Goldfinch (Nigel Barratt)
Kelsey Park "Beckenham": Little Egret feeding 3 juveniles [someone told me its the 1st year they bred here], 3 Swifts low down, 3 juv Grey Wagtail (Michael Mac)
Lee Valley RP: Cheshunt Lake - Grande Weir area, 2 Great Crested Grebe with at least 3 juveniles, Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose, Raven, Cormorant, heard 4+ Chiffchaff, Blackcap, { >50 Common Blue Damselfly} (Barry Wilson)
Limetrees Park GC, Northolt: calling Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron [2 circling], 6 Red Kite, Common Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove {4 Small Heath, 30 Marbled White, Ringlet, 7 Four-spotted Chaser, 17 Ruddy Darter, 20 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 7 Red-eyed Damselfly} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Lullingstone CP: Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Tawny Owl, 1+ Little Owl, 3+ Skylark, 2+ Meadow Pipit, 4+ Blackcap, 3+ Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 6+ Yellowhammer {3+ Banded Demoiselle, many Common Blue Damselfly mostly away from water, 5+ White-legged Damselfly, Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, 10+ Dark Green Fritillary, 100+ Marbled White} (Ian Stewart)
Mayfair: m Black Redstart singing from chimneys of Il Pizzaiolo restaurant at corner of Blenheim St/Woodstock St [which connect Oxford St to New Bond St], W1; seen and heard well from outside Bonhams Auctioneers rear entrance with a cold pint of Asahi from Chisou restaurant, 1805. This is my first Black Redstart from Bonhams [where I work] since May 2010. Grey Wagtail and Swift over. Will update tomorrow (Matthew J Bradbury)
Northolt & Greenford CP: 7 Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 50 Herring Gull, 22 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 ad Black-headed Gull, c10 Swift, singing Reed Warbler, singing Reed Bunting {18 Marbled White, 2 teneral Common Darter, 3 Red-eyed Damselfly, 4 Small Red-eyed Damselfly} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Orpington BR5: 3-4 Little Owl 1-2ad 2juv Cockmannings Road, Skylark singing (Ian Stewart)

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 Little Egret, Peregrine, House Martin, 2cy Black-headed Gull, 4 juvenile Chiffchaff being fed by female (APOG Birders)
Barnes Common: {Dark Green Fritillary bombing around Old Goods Yard/New Orchard 1215} (R Kaye)
Brixton Hill: 14 Swifts Brixton Hill / St Saviours Road / St Josephine Avenue area plus 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. 10 Swifts Brockwell Park (northern end only) (Tony Stones).
Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Blackcap, Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam)
Bushy Park: Red Kite 1100 new hampton hill gate, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 8 Reed Bunting incl juv, 4 Barn Swallow, Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 2 Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Egyptian Goose new brood of 11 at King's River, Grey Wagtail, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap (Spencer Neal)
Coldblow DA5: 4+ House Martin (Ian Stewart)
Cornmill Gardens: Kingfisher (Tom Moulton)
Crossness NR: 10+ Cetti's Warbler, 18+ Reed Warbler, 2 Peregrine, 3 Kestrel, 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Bearded Tit, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, 6 Linnet, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, Skylark, 2 Pheasant m & f, 5 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 6 Little Grebe, 3ad & 8 yng Pochard, Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lapwing, 42 Greylag Goose, 7 Canada Goose, 4 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Swift, 8 Goldfinch, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch {3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Meadow Brown, 12+ Essex Skipper, Comma, Red Admiral, Peacock, 7 Black-tailed Skimmer 6m 1f, 3 Emperor Dragonfly} (Bernie Weight); Thames and Foreshore low tide - Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 54 Shelduck, Little Egret, 48 Gadwall, 4 Teal, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Goldfinch, 46 Common Tern, 2 Sand Martin, 16 Lapwing, Grey Wagtail, 4 Linnet, {Grey Seal}, Gulls NC (Bernie Weight)
Epping Forest, Woodridden Hill: 2 Common Crossbill W at 1215, 2 Common Buzzard, Hobby, 25+ Swift W, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper, 2+ Nuthatch, Coal Tit (Simon Papps)
Foots Cray Meadows: 8 Egyptian Geese 7 juv, Little Grebe, Kestrel, Swift, 3+ Swallow, 3+ Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, 1+ Bullfinch {20+ Banded Demoiselle, hundreds of Azure Damselfly, 10+ Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 5+ Emperor, Four-spotted Chaser, 3+ Black-tailed Skimmer} (Ian Stewart)
Highgate: Hobby dived into street past my flat, caught prey and then flew E (Jamie Cedar)
Hampstead Heath: 2 Common Buzzard, Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 ad Black-headed Gull still, 40 Herring Gull over, 3 Crested Grebe {5+ Brown Hawker, 2 Red Admiral} (Jamie Cedar)
Honor Oak Park SE23 "Lessing Street": 7 Swift (Paul Francis - 2 Swift over my road too, almost unheard of)
Pinner Green HA5: Kestrel hovering over garden (Sean Moore)
Ruislip Lido/Woods: 5 Egyptian Geese, Gadwall, Little Egret, 3 Great Crested Grebe, Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 10 Black-headed Gull plus 4 well grown juv on raft [2nd brood disappeared], 5 Common Tern + 2 small chicks, c20 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 6 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 3 Nuthatch {16 butterfly spp inc Purple Emperor [2 others seen by another observer in Copse Wood], 6 White Admiral, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 55 Marbled White, Ringlet, 2 Southern Hawker} (Neil Anderson)
Foots Cray: Hobby with prey on deck in DFS car park 21.30 then flew into Sidcup Place (Ian Stewart)
Stoneleigh KT17: at least 14 juvenile Swift fledged today. Now screaming over Stoneleigh Broadway (Neil Batten )
Swanscombe Marsh “06.30-09.45”: Grasshopper Warbler [seen short burst reeling], 3 Grey Heron (2 juv’s at nest), 4 Pied Wagtail adult & 2 juvs, 8 Chiffchaff [4h and 1 adult & 3 juvs], 2 Blackcap, 4 Reed Bunting (3m), 12 Mallard, 4 Little Egret, Buzzard, m Marsh Harrier, 2 Oystercatcher, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 28 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat h, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Cormorant, 11 Reed Warbler (6h and 2 juvs & adult), 5 Linnet, 7 Greylag Goose, 30+ Swift, 2 Red-Legged Partridge adult & juv, 5 Pheasant, 4 Sedge Warbler, Skylark, 3 Tufted Duck m & 2 juvs {2 Four-spotted Chaser, 5 Black-tailed Skimmer, Weasel} (Roger Keith)
Upper College Farm: Swift, Skylark, 3 Blackcap, 6+ Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3+ Linnet {Marbled White, Small Heath} (Ian Stewart); 3 Swift, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Song Thrush, 10 Whitethroat, Linnet {10 Marbled White, 20 Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, 6 Ringlet, Essex Skipper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Small Heath, 2 Large White, Small White, 2 Banded Demoiselle} (Eric Brown, Jim Butler)
Walthamstow Wetlands: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Peregrine, 8 Linnet, 25 Sand Martin S (Daniel Whitelegg)
Watermeadows Open Space BR5: 13 Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 5 Swift, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 singing Song Thrush, 4 singing Blackcap (Jack Headley)
West Putney SW15: {Marbled White in the garden} (R Kaye)
Wilmington (Barn End Farm): 2+ Red-legged Partridge, 4 Black-headed Gull N, 100+ Swift, 20+ Skylark, 5+ Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 4+ Linnet, 13 Corn Bunting 10 singing {Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer} (Ian Stewart)

Monday 22nd June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 House Martin, Peregrine, Common Whitethroat, Silver-washed Fritillary Anthill Meadow (FOY) (APOG Birders)
Bermondsey: 5 Swift, 2 House Martin (John & Janet Cadera)
Brookmill Park: 4 Swift, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
Bushy Park: Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Common Whitethroat, Meadow Pipit, 5 Skylark, 4 Reed Bunting, Grey Wagtail (Spencer Neal)
Clissold Park "Stoke Newington": 2 Little Grebe chicks and four broods of Pochards still [mostly flappers now] (Ian Bradshaw)
Joydens Wood: c20 Swallow inc juvs at various stables, Grey Wagtail, Blackcap, Whitethroat, 3+ Chiffchaff {Broad-bodied Chaser, Purple Hairstreak, 4+ White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Ringlet} (Ian Stewart)
Hayes Town/Common "Kent" : only 1 Swift (suprising, as a residential suburb) (Michael Mac)
Keston Common: 3 Mandarin incl f with brood of 4 & 2 separate almost fully grown ducklings, Grey Wagtail (Jack Headley)
Northolt "Grand Union Village": Common Buzzard, Red Kite, 5 Swift, Pied Wagtail, singing Common Whitethroat (Neil Anderson)
Southgate Circus "Crown Ln, N14": 3 Grey Wagtail pr feeding recently fledged juv - downy on head (Robert Callf)
South Norwood Country Park: 4 Kestrels fledged (Michael Mac)
Southwark Park: 2 Peregrine, Stock Dove, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, Goldcrest (John & Janet Cadera)
Swanley "Birchwood Corner": Sparrowhawk, 10+ House Martin (Ian Stewart)
Trent Park: 3 Mandarin Duck m f & yng, Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 4 Chiffchaff singing, m Goldcrest singing {5 Comma, Red Admiral, Ringlet} (Robert Callf); Common Tern fishing lower lake (Helen Shore per RM Callf)
Upper College Farm DA5: 2 Pheasant, Kestrel, Swift, 2+ Skylark, 2+ Blackcap, 6+ Whitethroat, 1-2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet {2 Banded Demoiselle, m Emperor Dragonfly, Essex Skipper, 4+ Marbled White, 2+ Ringlet, 10+ Small Heath} (Ian Stewart)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 4 prs Shelduck with broods, 10 Pochard broods, 2 juv Black-headed Gull plus 1st Black-headed Gull chicks, m Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine, 20 House Martin, 25 Sand Martin, Green Woodpecker, m Shoveler {Marbled White} (Daniel Whitelegg)
Wilmington "Barnend Farm": Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Black-headed Gull, c50 Swift, 20+ Skylark lots of activity today, 6+ Swallow, 1+ Yellow Wagtail, Blackcap, Whitethroat, c10 Linnet, 3+ Corn Bunting {female Emperor Dragonfly, Marbled White} also nearby at Clement Street singing Lesser Whitethroat (Ian Stewart)

Sunday 21st June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 adult Black-headed Gull {2 Marbled White one of which was caught by an Emperor Dragonfly} (APOG Birders)
Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1,200 Swift (Andrew Self)
Bushy Park: 2 House Martin, 4 Barn Swallow, 5 Common Whitethroat incl 2 juvs, Cetti's Warbler, 5 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 2 Treecreeper, Nuthatch, 3 Reed Bunting, 10 Green Woodpecker (Spencer Neal); Little Owl called at 1040 (Mike Foster)
Crossness: Mediterranean Gull 3cy off outfall (John Archer)
Darenth Valley golf course: Yellowhammer, Cuckoo (Erik Charleson)
Darlands Lake, Totteridge, 1130-1350: Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler both singing from brambles off centre path, 10 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Pheasant, 3 juv Rook (Marcus Hunt)
Dagenham Chase LNR: 4 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 1 Teal, 8 Gadwall, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Whitethroat, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher (Steve Bacon)
Greenway: Swift, 6 Sand Martin, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, House Sparrow (Harry Harrison)
Hornsey (Rectory Gardens, N8): minimum 2 pairs House Sparrow, seen disappearing under eaves (Bob Watts)
Iver Heath Rowley Farm: 8 Red Kite, one Kite carrying dead Crow mobbed by large number of crows and Jackdaws, Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, Egyptian Goose, 2 Swift, 3 House Martin, Common Tern, Kestrel diving at Red Kite (Nigel Barratt) [ was informed that Crow shooting was taking place yesterday that probably provided the Red Kite carrion]
Putney Heath: Firecrest (Les Evans-Hill)
Russia Dock Woodland: 6 Tufted Duck (including 4 chicks) on Globe Pond (Richard, Rosie & Karen Bonser)
Stoneleigh KT17: Peregrine low S, 3 Swift, Goldcrest (Neil Batten)
Swanscombe Marsh “11.00-12.15”: Little Egret, 2 Sedge Warbler, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Raven, Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat {3 Ringlet, 3 Brown Banded Carder Bumble Bee’s - Bombus Humilis} (Roger Keith)
Ten Acre Wood area: 2 Pheasant heard, 5 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Hobby sightings [possibly same bird, second time briefly mobbed by pr of Swallows], c35 Stock Dove inc flock of 27, 15+ Swift, 3+ Skylark, 3 Swallow, 3 Reed Bunting, c5 Linnet, distant flock of 13 chunky migrating finches passed through {30+ Small Heath, 8 Marbled White, 2 Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell} (Neil Anderson)
Wandsworth Common: Reed Warbler, hybrid Tufted Duck x Common Pochard (Nick Rutter)
Watermeadows Open Space BR5: 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, Cormorant, Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, 3 singing Blackcap (Jack Headley)
West Norwood Cemetery: 3 Swift, Sparrowhawk juveniles heard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Michael Mac)
Wilmington "Barnend Farm": 2 Common Buzzard, ad Mediterranean Gull, 50+ Swift, 20+ Skylark, 5 Swallow, 1+ Yellow Wagtail, 3 Whitethroat, 10+ Linnet, c10 Corn Bunting (Ian Stewart)
Yeading Brook Meadows: 3 Red Kite, 12 Swift {2 Marbled White} (Neil Anderson)

Saturday 20th June 2020

Alexandra Park/Crouch End: Goshawk, almost certainly female on size, soaring very high then drifting south across Crouch End 1730, observed from garden just S of park. Observer familiar with species (Jonathan Cooke)
Alexandra Park: 3+ House Martin, 3 Black-headed Gull, m Common Whitethroat, Little Egret, 2 Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Brookmill Park: Little Egret, 2 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
Epping Forest: 13 Crossbill [12 over Buckhurst Hill, 1 over Aldergrove Wood] (A Middleton)
Hampstead Heath: Kingfisher, 4+ Treecreeper inc 2+ juv, 4 Whitethroat 2 ad 2 juv, Reed Warbler, Collared Dove (Reuben Braddock); Common Tern, 2 ad Black-headed Gull, 5 Kestrel, Kingfisher, displaying Whitethroat {Brown Hawker, 3-4 Black-tailed Skimmer, Red Admiral, probable Small Copper, 5 Small Heath} (Jamie Cedar)
Honeydale Farm DA14: 2 Common Buzzard, Hobby, 30+ Swift, 5 Swallow, 4 Pied Wagtail incl juv (Jack Headley)
Oakwood Park: f Mallard & 4 yng, 6 Tufted Duck 2m f & 3 yng, 8 Coot 2ad juv & 5 chicks, 3 Swift, 6 Wren 3ad 3juvs {Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 27+ Small Skipper, 3 Small Heath, 27+ Marbled White, Ringlet, 3 Cinnabar, 2 Burnet Companion, 2 Orange Conch - Commophila aeneana} (Robert Callf)
Perivale Park: f Kestrel with Field Vole, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Mistle Thrush ad & recently fledged juv, 2 singing Whitethroat {8 butterfly spp inc 25 Small Skipper, 6 Large Skipper, 5 Marbled White 2 Comma, 3 Small Tortoiseshell} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Putney Heath: Hobby {Purple Hairstreak} (Les Evans-Hill)
Rainham Marshes: 5 Little Egret, 5 Marsh Harrier [3 adults, 2 juvs], Hobby, 7 Avocet [5 ads, 2 juvs], 23 Cetti's Warbler, 60 Rook (Andrew Self)
Ravenor Park, Greenford: Red Kite (Neil Anderson)
St Luke's Church "West Norwood": 2 Pied Wagtail pr feeding young in nest still (Michael Mac)
Streatham Hill/High Road: Kestrel perched on The High, 1st ever seen, Grey Wagtail have a good year, c. 4 juveniles (A La Pietra)
Totteridge Common; {Purple Emperor, 2 sightings also Brimstone and Purple Hairstreak} (Tony Clancy)
Tower Hamlets Cemetery: singing Song Thrush, first for a while {Comma} (Harry Harrison)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 2 Spoonbill (Adult and Immature) circled for 10 mins at 1830 then headed E, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Peregrine, 3 broods of Shelducks (Daniel Whitelegg)
Wood Farm, Stanmore: m Cuckoo [not singing], 10+ Linnet, 14+ Common Whitethroat inc yng birds, Kestrel, Red Kite (Reuben Braddock)
Woodside Park: possible Great White Egret between Darlands Lake and Old Finchleians (Philip Bromberg per Bob Watts)
Wormwood Scrubs: Sparrowhawk, 4 Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat {Last seen 5 weeks ago behind same bench;probably same bird as reported in Little Wormwood Scrubs in meantime} (Francis O'Sullivan)

Friday 19th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 4 Black-headed Gull (2 adult, 2 2cy), 2 Peregrine, m Common Whitethroat (APOG Birders)
Balham: 1 m Kestrel perched on wires outside Waitrose (Matthew J Bradbury)
Bushy Park: Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, Barn Swallow, 3 Common Whitethroat together incl juvenile, 5 Skylark incl four in official skylark area and one singing elsewhere, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting, Egyptian Goose new brood of 6 at triss's pond, 16 Swift, 10 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Spencer Neal)
City of London, St Dunstan-in-the-West: Black Redstart singing (Francis O'Sullivan)
Crossness: 2cy Mediterranean Gull, 400+ Black-headed Gull [inc 2 juvs - FOY here], 5 Swift (Richard Bonser)
Cray Valley "TQ472696": f Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, Cormorant SE, 3 Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 50+ Swift, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ House Martin, 4 Common Whitethroat incl 2 juvs (Jack Headley)
Enfield Town "Enfield Grammar School PF": 51 Jackdaw inc at least nine juvs [FL] (Robert Callf)
Essex St area, WC2: Black Redstart singing (Francis O'Sullivan)
Hayes (MX): Botanic Gardens, Red Kite, 3 Swift, heard Chiffchaff, Dunnock (Barry Wilson)
Mitcham Common: Meadow Pipit, 5 Whitethroat territories, 20 Swift, Kestrel, Little Grebe + 2 small young, 6 House Sparrow taking black caterpillars, 2 singing Greenfinch (Michael Mac)
Northolt & Greenford CP: Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite in two together, 5 Swift, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 singing Reed Warbler, Goldcrest, singing Reed Bunting (Neil Anderson)
Plumstead Common SE18: Peregrine over, daily 4 Common Swift together, perhaps 2 breeding pairs on south side of The Common [early to mid 90s was about 20 pairs]. Not sure now about the north side towards "The Slopes" down to Plumstead, previous summers about 5 pairs at nests. House Sparrow population generally increasing, particularly towards Plumstead (Patrick English)
Richmond Park: 11 Egyptian Geese (2 adults & 9 new goslings) at Ham Gate pond (Nigel Jackman)
Southwark Park: Peregrine, Little Grebe, Collared Dove, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Swift (John & Janet Cadera)
Three Kings Pond "Mitcham": 3 Tufted Duck pr & 1 duckling, 3 Herring Gull, 8 Mute Swan pr & 6 cygnets, 35 House Sparrow, 50 Starling, 3 Jackdaw (Michael Mac)
Yeading Brook Meadows -Ten Acre and Gutteridge Woods: 5 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Little Owl, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 5 Swallows, 6 Swifts, Stock Dove, Linnet, Greenfinch {Marbled White, Six-spot Burnet} (Andrew Peel/Toni Menezes/Shelagh Taylor)

Thursday 18th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 Little Egret, adult & 2cy Black-headed Gull, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Swift, Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
Collier Row, Romford: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldfinch (G J Francis)
Dagenham Chase LNR: Redshank, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 5 Lapwing, Lesser Whitethroat (Steve Bacon)
Darenth: Swift, Blackcap, Chiffchaff {Four-spotted Chaser} (Ian Stewart)
Dartford Marshes: 6+ Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher, 2+ Redshank, 20+ Swift, 10+ Skylark, 3+ Meadow Pipit, Blackcap, 3+ Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 10+ Cetti’s Warbler, 20+ Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Jay, 5+ Reed Bunting (Ian Stewart)
Essex St area WC2: Black Redstart singing [no sign of bird at St Dunstans] (Francis O'Sullivan)
Rotherhithe: 6 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 25 Starling, 40 House Sparrow (Richard Bonser)
St Luke's Church-West Norwood: Pied Wagtails feeding young in nest in corner of roof (Michael Mac)
Sutton-at-hone: Common Buzzard, 20+ Swift (Ian Stewart)
Trent Park: juv Green Woodpecker recently fledged [FL] - my first of the year (Robert Callf)
Walthamstow Wetlands: Hobby, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, new brood 7 Shelducklings (Lol Bodini)
Wilmington (Barnend Farm): 10+ Swift, 15+ Skylark, Swallow, Yellow Wagtail, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 4+ Linnet, 8+ Corn Bunting {Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer} (Ian Stewart)

Wednesday 17th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Common Tern briefly then SE [only 2nd record this year], Reed Warbler heard singing quietly near Balancing Pond, 2 Little Egret, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Peregrine, {m & f Purple Hairstreak perched and photographed [FOY]} (APOG Birders)
Brent Reservoir: 2 Egyptian Geese, Little Ringed Plover male calling & displaying, Lapwing, f Shoveler (Bob Husband, Mike Cawthorne)
City of London, on rooftop between St Dunstan-in-the-West and Chancery Lane: Black Redstart singing (Francis O'Sullivan)
Cray Valley BR5: 6 Gadwall, f Kestrel, 20+ Swift, Swallow, 8+ House Martin, Grey Wagtail, singing Cetti's Warbler, 2 singing Common Whitethroat (Jack Headley)
Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 7 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 little Grebe (Steve Bacon)
Fairmead, Epping Forest: Buzzard, Common Tern over, 5 Swift, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 House Martin, 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 9 Chiffchaff (Harry Harrison)
Leytonstone Hollow Ponds: 1 Common Tern (Roger Orwin)
Pinner HA5: 6 Swift (Nigel Barratt)
Richmond Park: Pair of Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Common Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk (m), Swift x 20+, Sand Martin x 20, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel (f) (Tim Vine)
Ruislip Lido/Woods: 2 Great Crested Grebe pr, 1-2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Egyptian Geese pr, m Gadwall, 2 Pochard pr, 2 Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, c15 Black-headed Gull incl 2 breeding pr on raft with 2 & 3 young, 8+ Common Tern [4 nesting pairs, 1 young seen & bird bringing in pondweed for nest], 7 Grey Wagtail [2 family groups], 8 Pied Wagtail [2-3 family groups], 20+ House Martin {White Admiral, 4 Marbled White, 2 Small Heath, 2 Small Skipper, Red Admiral & by security light Barred Straw, Treble Brown-spot & Riband Wave} (Neil Anderson)
South Harrow Station: Red Kite circling ( Nigel Barratt)
Southwark Park: 2 Peregrine over, 2 Egyptian Goose, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, 4+ Blackcap (John & Janet Cadera)
Thames Barrier: 22 Common Tern, 100+ Starling - both highest counts of year; c30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Oystercatcher (Ian Ellis)
Upper College Farm DA5: Pheasant, Common Buzzard, Swift, 3+ Skylark, 4+ Blackcap, 15+ Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, 3+ Chiffchaff, 3+ Linnet, Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
Walthamstow Wetlands: Cuckoo by no1 reedbed briefly; Shelduck 2 broods of 6 & 8 still (Lol Bodini)

Tuesday 16th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 Little Egret including one feeding on the filter beds, Peregrine, 3 Black-headed Gull, {Ringlet [FOY], White-letter Hairstreak, 2 Marbled White} (APOG Birders)
Belvue Park, Northolt: Red Kite, low Hobby (Neil Anderson)
Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Swift, Stock Dove, 4 Blackcap, Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
Chiswick W6, Dukes Meadows: Spotted Flycatcher (Nick Baker)
Cray Valley BR5: 5 Gadwall, m Tufted Duck, Grey Heron SE, 15+ Swift, 3+ House Martin, singing Cetti's Warbler, 2 singing Common Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, calling Bullfinch (Jack Headley)
City of London, St Dunstan-in-the-West: Black Redstart singing (Francis O'Sullivan)
Cremorne Gardens, SW10: Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, Egyptian Goose, all on shoreline (Oliver Flory)
Crossness NR: 13 ad & 18 yng Greylag Goose, 9 ad & 6 yng Canada Goose, 4 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, Common Buzzard, 18 Swift, 4 Greenfinch, Lesser Whitethroat, Song Thrush, 3 Reed Bunting, 13 Reed Warbler, 9 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, Skylark, Lapwing, 6 Linnet, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2+3 yng Pochard, 2 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Beaded Tit ( Bernie Weight); Thames and Foreshore high and outgoing tide - 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 46 ad & 8 yng Shelduck, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, c250 Black-headed Gull, 12 Common Tern, Little Egret 14 Gadwall, 5 Cormorant, Whitethroat, 6 Linnet, 19 Canada Goose, {Common Seal} (Bernie Weight)
Dagenham Chase LNR : 8 Little Egret, 6 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 1 Kestrel (Steve Bacon)
Embankment, WC2: Grey Wagtail on barge (Francis O'Sullivan)
Horsenden Hill West: Canal Ponds 3 singing Reed Warblers and 5/6 young (Martin Smith)
Iver Heath, Rowley Farm: 10+ Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Common Tern, 5 House Martin, 3 Swallow, 2 Swift (Nigel Barratt)
Kelsey Park-Beckenham: 2 Little Egret [nest in heronry], 4 Swift, Grey Wagtail, 2 Collared Dove (Michael Mac)
Limetree Park Golf Course, Northolt: Little Grebe heard, Grey Heron, 4 Red Kite, 2 Stock Dove, singing Lesser Whitethroat, 2 singing Reed Warbler, f Bullfinch {20 Marbled White, 8 Small Heath, 13 Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Silver-Y, 11 Emperor dragonfly, 8 Four-spotted Chaser, 9 Black-tailed Skimmer, Roesel's Bush-cricket} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
London Wetland Centre: Hobby, Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Tern (Alan Wilkinson)
Orpington BR5: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 12+ Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, singing Skylark, 4 singing Chiffchaff, c12 Linnet, calling Yellowhammer all from Hazelwood Fm (Jack Headley)
Palewell Common: Kingfisher on Beverley Brook close to allotments, 6:30pm - first seen all year (Tim Vine)
Raynes Park "Garden SW20": 6 Swift, singing Blackcap, 2 Grey Heron S at 2059, {m & f Stag Beetles - logged with PTES} (Paula Redmond)
St James' Park: Reed Warbler singing Horseguards end, 3 House Martin (Jack Hill)
Staines Moor: Firecrest near wooden boardwalk, N end, Garden Warbler, 20 Whitethroat, 20+ Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lapwing, Little Egret, Common Tern, 5 Reed Bunting, 4 Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 8 Stock Dove, Collared Dove, 6 Kestrel, Hobby, Red Kite, Common Buzzard, 4 Barn Swallow, 28 Linnet, plus many commoner birds {Roe Deer} (Nick Baker)
Stoneleigh KT17: 4 Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, 11 Swift, {Pipistrelle Bat in my garden 2200 [only the 3rd here in 8 years]} (Neil Batten)
Swanscombe Marsh “06.45-09.45”: 2 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier, Moorhen, 6 Mallard pr & 6 juvs, 2 Song Thrush, Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Bunting m, 2 Skylark, 12 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, m Linnet, 8 Greylag Goose, Mediterranean Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Blackcap, m Kestrel, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, Stock Dove, 2 m Cuckoo, 4 Shelduck, 4 Bearded Tit {Marbled White} (Roger Keith)
Trent Park: 17 Mandarin Duck 6m 4f & three broods of 4, 2 & 1 yng, 2 Tufted Duck m & f, Common Buzzard, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper {Red Amiral} (Robert Callf)
Upper College Farm DA5: 2 Pheasant, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Black-headed Gull E, 30+ Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker high on pylon, 5+ Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 3+ Blackcap, c20 Whitethroat inc 10+ juv, Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4+ Linnet, 2+ Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)

Monday 15th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Red Kite N 1144, Little Egret, Peregrine {White-letter Hairstreak [FOY], Marbled White} (APOG Birders)
Bromley BR1 "garden": Sparrowhawk (Jon Mills)
Bushy Park: Chaffinch, 3 Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 12+ Herring Gull, Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Swift, 2 Whitethroat (Ian R Watson); 2 Common Buzzard, 5 Barn Swallow, Grey Wagtail carrying food, 5 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting (Spencer Neal)
Chalk Wood DA14: 1+ Hobby, Skylark, 1+ Treecreeper (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)
City of London EC4: Black Redstart still on tower of St Dunstan-in-the-West (Francis O'Sullivan)
Epping Forest "Blackweir Pond": 4f Mandarin Duck with 2 broods of ducklings, 1 pr Moorhen with young, Grey Wagtail, Stock Dove (Daniel Whitelegg)
Essex St WC2: Black Redstart (Francis O'Sullivan) Do you think this is one or two birds? (Jack Hill) I think it is a different bird from the one at St Dunstan's as it was singing all the time I was there and when I reached St D.'s there was a bird singing there. However, when I heard the bird at St Dunstan's on Friday I did see that fly in the direction of Essex St (Francis O'Sullivan)
Grovelands Park: 2 Great Crested Grebe pr incubating, 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 8 Mute Swan pr w/ six cygnets, 7 Greylag Goose 5 ad & 2 yng, 5 Egyptian Goose m & 4 juvs, 7 Mandarin Duck 3m 2f & 2 yng, m Common Pochard, 13 Tufted Duck 10m 3f, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Dunnock, 2 Song Thrush inc singing m, 3 singing m Blackcap, Chiffchaff {m Small Skipper, 2 Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Burnet Companion} (Robert Callf)
Gutteridge Wood: Grey Heron, heard; Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit (Barry Wilson)
Hollies, Sidcup: 2 Peregrine, 9 Swift, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Stock Dove, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Large White, Essex Skipper, Meadow Brown. (Eric Brown)
Horsenden Hill: 1-2 Common Buzzard (first fairly high over Canal Pond, 2nd sighting over wood above Horsenden Lane), singing Lesser Whitethroat, 2 singing Reed Warbler, singing Reed Bunting {3 White-letter Hairstreak, 12 Marbled White, 2 Silver-Y} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Ladywell Fields: 12 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 3 Swift (Tom Moulton/Conrad Ellam)
Northolt: Kestrel flew over A40 towards C & L Country Club (Barry Wilson)
Northolt & Greenford CP: 7-8 Red Kite [low circling group of 5 by Smiths Farm/Northala], Sparrowhawk, singing Reed Warbler, singing Reed Bunting {3 Marbled White, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, Cinnabar, 6 Emperor dragonfly, 9 Black-tailed Skimmer, newly emerged Ruddy Darter} (Neil Anderson)
Raynes Park "Garden SW20": 6 Swift, Herring Gull, singing Blackcap, 3 Goldfinch pr with juvenile, Pied Wagtail, several House Sparrow and Starling families, Sparrowhawk, singing Goldcrest (Paula Redmond)
Richmond Park: Hobby (Paula Redmond)
Ruxley DA14 (Honeydale Farm): 4 Swallow, 5+ Pied Wagtail inc juv, 5 Linnet (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)
Sidcup DA15: Sparrowhawk with prey, Peregrine, c10 Swift, House Martin (Ian Stewart)
Swanley BR8: Common Buzzard, 2 House Martin seen returning to breeding site in Pucknells Close (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)
Southwark Park: Tufted Duck, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Grey Heron, {Painted Lady} (John & Janet Cadera)
Ten Acre Wood: Red Kite, Wren, Grey Wagtail, heard; Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler (Barry Wilson)
Upper Clapton: Tawny Owl calling for a few minutes (Marcin Kempa)
Wilmington "Barnend Farm": Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Hobby, 10+ Swift, Swallow, 15+ Skylark, 3+ Yellow Wagtail, 3+ Blackcap, 6+ Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 5+ Linnet, 13 Corn Bunting {2 Black-tailed Skimmer} (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)

Sunday 14th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Little Egret, 18 Black-headed Gull including flock of 16, 2 House Martin, Marbled White [FOY], {probable White-letter Hairstreak, Clouded Yellow through nearby garden} (APOG Birders)
Alperton: Cormorant over Grand Union Canal (Barry Wilson)
Auckland Hill-West Norwood: pr Swift repeated flyby on house (Michael Mac)
Brent Reservoir: Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing (Andrew Self); Green Sandpiper (Roy Beddard, Haydn Coe); 3 Little Ringed Plover, Sparrowhawk attempted to take one of 2 Pied Wagtails, Reed Bunting singing (Bob Husband)
Bushy Park: Cetti's Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 2 Barn Swallow, Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 9 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 5 Green Woodpecker (Spencer Neal)
Crossness: 60+ Shelduck incl prs & ducklings, 5 Teal, 6 Oystercatcher, 18 Lapwing, 200+ Black-headed Gull, 30+ Common Tern, Barn Owl, 2 Skylark, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3+ Sedge Warbler (Jack Headley), 1 Cuckoo (singing) and 1 Lesser Whitethroat (singing) (Richard Bonser)
Epsom Downs: 1 Red Kite, 8 Swallow, 25 Herring Gull (Neil Batten)
Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill only, 2 Red Kites and 2 Common Buzzards SW at midday, {also Painted Lady and Comma seen} (Pete Mantle); 2 Kestrel, CommonTern, Goldcrest {meadow brown, large skipper, small heath, black-tailed skimmer} (Jamie Cedar)
Horsenden Hill: Kestrel, Chiffchaff (Barry Wilson). Late evening Peregrine, 6 Lesser Black backed Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 7 or 8 Swift, 3 Little Owl adult & 2 juv (Martin Smith)
Kingston Bridge: House Martin, 2 Barn Swallow (Spencer Neal)
North Woolwich "Pier Road": 4 House Martin [3 active nests] (George Kalli)
Old Isleworth: 3 Kingfisher incl 2 juv, 6 Little Egret, 34 Mute Swan (Peter Gray)
Putney Heath: Firecrest singing (Les Evans-Hill)
Raynes Park: 6 Swift, singing Blackcap (Paula Redmond)
Richmond Park: Pair of Whitethroat, pair of Reed Bunting all in same tree, north of Upper Pen Pond (Tim Vine)
Ten Acre Wood area: 3 Pheasant (1 seen), 10 Red Kite (3 over site & 7 together in air looking east towards Northolt), Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel pr, Little Owl, 14+ Stock Dove, 10+ Swift, Grey Wagtail, 5+ Skylark, 11 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Linnet {Fox, 22 Small Heath, Marbled White, 3 Large Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-Y, 12 newly emerged Common Darter, Four-spotted Chaser} (Neil Anderson); Garden Warbler, Cuckoo (Nigel Dodd)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 5 prs nesting Common Tern, Buzzard, Peregrine (Daniel Whitelegg, Lol Bodini)
Warren Farm Meadow, Southall: 5 Skylark calling, two viewed, 3 Kestrel hunting, 1 Chiffchaff calling (observer?)
Wilmington (Barnend Farm area TQ5271 TQ5371): 2 Red-legged Partridge, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 15+ Swift, 20+ Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Blackcap, 5+ Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 8+ Linnet, 10 Corn Bunting singing (Ian Stewart)
Woolwich Ferry: Common Tern, 4 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatcher, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull (George Kalli)
West Norwood Cemetery: 8 Swift, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk carrying prey, Greenfinch, Blackcap (Michael Mac, Keith Irving)
Yeading Brook Meadows: Buzzard, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, Sedge Warbler, 5 Greenfinch pr & 3 juvs, Little Egret, Grey Heron, c50 Starling flock (Nigel Dodd)

Saturday 13th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Red Kite NW, 2 or 3 Little Egret, adult & 1s Black-headed Gull, House Martin, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Brent Reservoir: 3 Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Little Egret, 2 Swallow over (Andrew Self)
Bushy Park: Cetti's Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Shelduck, 3 Reed Bunting, 4 Skylark, displaying Meadow Pipit, Kestrel, 4 Nuthatch, 14 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 9 Great Spotted Woodpecker including newly fledged with parent, 6 Swift, Mute Swan brood of 4 at pantile bridge, 16 Mandarin Duck incl group of 8 females (Spencer Neal)
Cray Valley BR5: 3 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 ad Black-headed Gull N, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ House Martin, singing Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Common Whitethroat (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)
Colney Hatch Lane: Hobby S towards Alexandra Park 1308 (Dominic Mitchell per Bob Watts)
Crossness: 2 Bearded Tit (pair), 7 Teal, 2 Kestrel, 3 Sedge Warbler, 10+ Reed Warbler (Richard Bonser)
Dartford Marshes: Barn Owl, 2 Cuckoo, 6 Avocet, Kingfisher, Little Egret, 9 Lapwing, 10 Common Tern (Phil Thompson)
Home Park: Rook foraging in the anthills with other corvids (Charles Roscorla)
Horsenden Hill: Common Buzzard {2 White-letter Hairstreak, 2 Marbled White, 4 Comma} (Neil Anderson)
Ladbroke Grove to Scrubs Lane Grand Union Canal:f.Tufted Duck with brood of 5 (Francis O'Sullivan)
Little Wormwood Scrubs:Lesser Whitethroat (Francis O'Sullivan)
London Wetland Centre: 6 Shelduck, Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Tern, Oystercatcher (Oscar Dewhurst)
Monken Hadley Common: Tawny Owl hooting, Green Woodpecker, 4 Robin ad & 3 juvs, 2 Mistle Thrush ad & juv, 7 Goldcrest inc two singing males & pr feeding 3 juvs, 5 Coal Tit inc three singing males & 2 juvs, Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper ad & 2 juvs, Jay {2 Large Skipper, Comma, Marbled White, 8 Speckled Wood} (Robert Callf)
Orpington: 2+ Yellowhammer at Hazelwood Fm off Cockmannings Ln (Jack Headley)
Perivale: Jay Perivale station car park, Blackcap Perivale Park (Barry Wilson)
Richmond, Selwyn Avenue: 2 Red Kite flew S 11.45 (Franko J Maroevic)
Sidcup DA15: {Hedgehog in garden early hours and again c2140} (Ian Stewart)
Staines Moor: Short-eared Owl, 3 Rook (Thomas Gibson)
Staines Reservoirs: 2 ad Mediterranean Gulls on small raft N basin till early evng, Black-necked Grebe on S basin. 8 Shelduck and 6 Ducklings, 2 Gadwall, Curlew flew E 17.35,1 Oystercatcher, 3 Red Kite over causeway, Kite species very high over Heathrow, mobbed by a Herring Gull for several minutes then drifted high W 17.45 (Franko J Maroevic, Dave Morris)
Stoneleigh KT17: 11 Swift am, singing Coal Tit (Neil Batten)
Southwark Park: 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Lesser Black Back Gull, 4 Blackcap (John & Janet Cadera)
Swanscombe Marsh & river: m/f Marsh Harrier, 1f Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher (river), 1 Med Gull (river), 20+ House Martin collecting mud river margins (Rob Tomalin)
Tooting Common: Buzzard high over south c.9.15am; either the same bird or a second circling over Fontenoy Road 11.25 before being mobbed by a crow and drifting away north (Nick Moll)
Tyttenhanger GP: summer plumaged Spotted Redshank on main pit at 1230, 2 Hobby, 4 Little Egret, 2 Common Tern (Simon West)
Upper College Farm DA5: 2 Pheasant, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 2 Hobby, c10 Swift, 2+ Skylark, 5+ Blackcap inc juvs, c15 Whitethroat inc 3+ juv, Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 4+ Linnet, 1+ Bullfinch {Banded Demoiselle, Emperor, Ruddy Darter} (Ian Stewart)
Watermeadows Open Space: 4 Egyptian Goose, 10+ Tufted Duck, Coot & juvs, Grey Wagtail. Also, Kestrel behind CC Graveyard (Ian Stewart, Jack Headley)
Wormwood Scrubs: Red Kite, Kestrel,7 Common Whitethroat (Francis O'Sullivan)

Friday 12th June 2020

Alexandra Park: up to 5 Little Egret, adult and 1s Black-headed Gull, 2 Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Bushy Park: 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 2 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher, Nuthatch, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Shelduck, 5 Skylark, 90+ Starling, 12 Swift, 2 Whitethroat (Ian R Watson)
City of London: Black Redstart singing possibly on tower of St Dunstan-in-the-West maybe same bird as yesterday (Francis O'Sullivan) (try looking in New Street Square as well. My work colleagues keep reporting Song in the square - Neil Batten)
Cray Valley BR5: 5 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, 10+ Swift, 8+ House Martin, singing Reed Warbler, 2+ singing Common Whitethroat (Jack Headley)
Foots Cray: Kestrel, 3 Common Whitethroat, 30+ Goldfinch behind Tesco (Jack Headley)
Forty Hall CP: Little Egret fishing along Turkey Brook [wearing metal ring - two digits read - 59] - believed to be a bird ringed at Netherhall per P Roper, 3m eclipse Mandarin Duck (Robert Callf)
Hemans Estate Community Garden: pr House Sparrow feeding 2nd brood in nest (Michael Mac)
Lewisham: Little Egret, Grey Wagtail in the Ravensbourne outside Tesco (Tom Moulton)
Leyton Flats: 2+ Blackcap, 5+ Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5+ Common Swift, Grey Wagtail, Common Whitethroat, Stock Dove, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 2 Tufted Duck (Matt Williams)
Marble Hill (Twickenham): 8 Barn Swallow (Peter Gray)
Nonsuch Park: 6 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest , nesting Sparrowhawk (Neil Batten)
Rainham Marshes: [Rainham West & River wall] 43 Shelduck, brood of Tufted Duck, 3 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, 5 Avocet, Ringed Plover, 4 Common Tern, 2 Cuckoo, 20 Cetti's Warbler, 85 Rook (Andrew Self)
Southgate "Ivy Rd Rec Grnd": 40 Starling including juvs (Robert Callf)
Swanscombe Marsh “08.45-12.00”: 2 Blackcap h, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler h, 5 Cettis Warbler h, 3 Little Egret, 14 Mallard, 3 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Chiffchaff 1h, 3 Coot (1 Juv), 3 Water Rail h, 2 Reed Bunting m, 8 House Martin (at Least), 6 Sand Martin (at least), 5 Swift, 2 Skylark, 1 Shoveler m, 7 Gadwall, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Lapwing, 2 Shelduck, 8 Greylag Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 10 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 3 Bearded Tit, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Pheasant {2 Common Spotted and several Pyramidal Orchids, 3 probable Black Tailed Skimmers and 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Red Admiral and Buff-Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus Terrestris) nest with probable emerging Queen and several Red-Tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus Lapidarius)} (Roger Keith/Paul Larkin)
Upper College Farm DA5: Pheasant, 1-2 Sparrowhawk, 12+ Swift, 6 Skylark, singing Cetti's Warbler, singing Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Common Whitethroat, 2 Linnet (Jack Headley)
Walthamstow Wetlands: Peregrine, 2m Reed Bunting, 2 prs Shelduck with clutches, Green Woodpecker (Daniel Whitelegg)
Watermeadows Open Space: 2 Mute Swan, pr Canada Goose & 3 goslings, 2 Egyptian Goose, f Mallard & 8 ducklings, 9 Tufted Duck, 6+ Swift, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Blackcap, singing Chiffchaff, pr Goldcrest & juvs, Jay (Jack Headley)

Thursday 11th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 2 Little Egret, 2 House Martin, 2 adult Black-headed Gull, Peregrine, m Common Whitethroat (APOG Birders)
Bushy Park: 2 House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 4 Skylark, 3 Reed Bunting, Kestrel, Barn Swallow (Spencer Neal); 2 Chaffinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Shelduck, Skylark, 80+ Starling, 9 Swift, Treecreeper, Whitethroat (Ian R Watson)
City of London: singing m Black Redstart seen on top of King's College library. Bird has been present for at least 3 weeks (Jack Hill) Is this the building on Chancery Lane? Can you see the bird from street level? (Robert Ulph), I saw it from outside the Roll's building on Fetter lane. The bird was on the tops near the 'King's flag". I heard possibly another singing from rooftops of buildings opposite High Ct at corner of Essex St, unseen.
Connaught Water Epping: Hooded Merganser female, seems to have been a successful breeding season for the Mandarins (J-P Elmes)
Enfield Town: Little Egret on the New River adjacent to Southbury Road (Phil Rhodes)
Honor Oak Park SE23 "garden": Coal Tit on feeder, less regular visitor than in Jan-Mar (Paul Francis)
Mayflower Park: Common Tern at 0745 (Bob Smith)
Ravenor Park, Greenford: f Peregrine snatched Feral Pigeon that had just flown up but managed to escape - all less than 10 metres from me at 0700, Great Spotted Woodpecker, later after 1000 2 local Red Kite (Neil Anderson)
Rotherhithe: 2cy Common Gull, 25 Black-headed Gull, Sand Martin (Richard Bonser)
St Paul's Cray: 20+ Swift (Jack Headley)
Trent Park: 2 yng Mandarin Duck lower lake, m Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel 2m f, 3 Swift, Green Woodpecker, 2 juv Treecreeper {Rose Chafer} (Robert Callf/Bob Husband/Pete Lowman/Helen Shore)
Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Lake: 6 Mandarin Duck, 3 Tufted Duck (Long Pond), 13 Stock Dove, 3 Lapwing, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Red Kite, Kestrel, 34 Rook, Raven (Folly Farm), 20+ Swallow, 6 House Martin, Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 19 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Common Whitethroat, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail (Samuel Levy)
Upper College Farm DA5: Common Buzzard, Swift, 4+ Skylark, 2+ Blackcap, c10 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff, 2+ Bullfinch {Green Hairstreak} (Ian Stewart)
Wandsworth: 2 Grey Wagtail on top of wall of HM Prison (Nick Rutter)
West Kilburn,Marban Rd W9:adult House Sparrows with fledgling (Francis O'Sullivan)
Wimbledon Common: Skylark, Reed Bunting on the Plain, Common Tern at Rushmere (Adrian Podmore)

Wednesday 10th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Little Egret, Common Whitethroat, 1s Black-headed Gull, pair of Peregrine successfully hunted Ring-necked Parakeet with bird knocked out of sky into Wood Green Res, which then unsuccessfully tried to swim to bank before female plucked prey from water amidst mobbing gulls (APOG Birders)
Bow, Three Mills to Cody Wharf: 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 5 Black-headed Gull, 14 Sand Martin, 4 Reed Warbler, 6 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Mute Swan and 9 young, 2 Egyptian Goose and 7 young, 2 Pied Wagtail (JW Davies)
Brent Reservoir: 7 Common Tern, Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover (heard only), Egyptian Goose (Roy Beddard, Mike Cawthorne, Bob Husband)
Bushy Park: Reed Warbler, 5 Treecreeper incl newly fledged, Goldcrest, Shelduck, Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting, Nuthatch, 13 Chiffchaff, 13 Blackcap incl newly fledged (Spencer Neal) 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Swallow, 7 Swift (Ian R Watson)
Crossness: 2cy Mediterranean Gull [different bird to previously], Little Egret, c.300 Black-headed Gull, Ringed Plover, 4 Sand Martin, 15 Swift (Richard Bonser, Jack Headley)
Clissold Park N16: 4 Pochard broods, 5 Little Grebes (Ian Bradshaw)
Foots Cray Meadows: 9 Egyptian Geese 7 juv, Kestrel flew to Upper College Farm, 10+ Swift, Swallow, House Martin, 4+ Blackcap, 4+ Whitethroat inc juv, 6+ Chiffchaff (Ian Stewart)
Greenwich Park: 40 Swift (Ray Crouch)
Grovelands Park: 10 Swift above Inverforth Gate 0930 (Marcus Hunt)
Hackney Marshes: Little Owl in sycamore by the river this morning (Alastair Dent)
Honor Oak Park SE23 "garden": juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker on the feeders, first juvenile seen in years (Paul Francis)
Horniman Nature Trail, Forest Hill: 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush all singing (Keith Chambers)
Lamorbey "Sidcup" DA15: 10+ Swift (Mike Amos)
Mayflower Park: Red Kite south (Bob Smith)
Pepys Park, Deptford: 3 Linnet, 5 Starling (Richard Bonser)
Ravenor Park, Greenford: 5 Red Kite [1 low over park & 4 together seen from the park to the north playing in the air], Green Woodpecker, 7 Swift {Painted Lady} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Rotherhithe: 2 Sand Martin, 25 House Martin, 2 Swift, 8 Black-headed Gull (Richard Bonser)
Sidcup DA15: House Martin c1730 (Ian Stewart)
Stoneleigh KT17: 2 Blackcap, Goldcrest [all singing from gardens] (Neil Batten)
Trent Park: Egyptian Goose, eclipse m Mandarin Duck, 2 Dunnock ad & juv, 10 Wren inc nest w/ four chicks, 4 Treecreeper ad feeding three juveniles (Robert Callf)
Upper College Farm DA5: Pheasant, Kestrel, 10+ Swift, 2+ Skylark singing, Swallow distant to E, 2+ Blackcap, c10 Whitethroat inc juv, Lesser Whitethroat singing again after 3-week silence, Cetti’s Warbler, 2+ Chiffchaff, 2+ Linnet (Ian Stewart)

Tuesday 9th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Little Egret, 2 Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Aldenham Country Park: 170 Canada Geese, 13 Pochard, 13 Tufted Duck, Chiffchaff (Samuel Levy)
Battersea Park Lake: pr Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 2 brood Mandarin - 13 down to 6 and a 4, Great Crested Grebe on nest, Nuthatch no sign they bred after seen prospecting hole in April - if anyone has seen Nuthatches in this park please post here thanks (Michael Mac)
Brookmill Park: Little Egret, singing Song Thrush, Blackcap pr with recently fledged yng, juv Goldcrest (Conrad Ellam)
Finchley: "Garden N3": 12 Starling, 3 Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker, Collared Dove (Samuel Levy)
Finsbury Park: Nuthatch feeding fledged youngster (Ian Bradshaw)
Greenford to Hanwell Zoo "Brent corridor": Grey Heron, Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Owl calling inc one seen well, 5 Stock Dove, 10+ Swift (Neil Anderson)
Hampstead Heath "Parliament Hill": Hobby over ponds at 0655, Kestrel, Common Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler pr (Reuben Braddock)
Hilfield Park Reservoir: 5 Swift, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Gadwall, 5 Swift, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Coal Tit, Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Nuthatch, {Common Blue & Azure Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell} (Samuel Levy)
Kingston Town Centre: Grey Wagtail feeding fledgling on Hogsmill outside Guildhall 2 (P Davies)
Perivale to Greenford ‘Grand Union Canal’: 10 Swift, 3 Red Kite, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Greenfinch, Song Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Andrew Peel, Toni Menezes, Graeme Hutchinson, Angie Craft)
Pinner HA5: Red Kite, Coal Tit (Nigel Barratt)
Plumstead Common SE18: Common Swift, only one, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk over (Patrick English)
Russia Dock Woodland: Reed Warbler singing Downtown Pond, 3 Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 3 Swift (Richard Bonser)
Thames Barrier: 2 Tufted Duck, Grey Wagtail, 9 Common Tern, 2 Oystercatcher (Ian Ellis)
Trent Park: 5 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard, Goldfinch, Red Kite, Stock Dove, 2 Song Thrush, Common Swift, Common Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker pr [finder Helen Shore], {Chimney Sweeper, Marbled White, Ringlet, Small Heath} (Bob Husband/Pete Lowman/Helen Shore); 12 Mandarin Duck 7m f & 4 yng, 5 Tufted Duck 3m 2f, 2 Kestrel m f, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldcrest ad 3juvs, juv Coal Tit, 10+ Blue Tit 2ad 8juvs, 3 Nuthatch ad & 2juvs, 3 Treecreeper inc two juvs {29 Chimney Sweeper, 4 Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma} (Robert Callf)
Totteridge Valley: Cuckoo still {Purple Hairstreak} (Tony Clancy per Samuel Levy)
Uxbridge: Red Kite with pigeon prey mobbed along the High street 0650 (Dan Pinkham)
Worcester Park: Red Kite west (Charlie Alpera per Bob Smith)

Monday 8th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Reed Warbler singing from dense cover to rear of Filter Beds [only 2nd of the year], 3 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, House Martin, Common Buzzard W, adult Black-headed Gull (APOG Birders)
Brookmill Park: Little Egret, Peregrine, Blackcap, Chiffchaff (Conrad Ellam)
Bushy Park: Mandarin Duck f w/ 8 yng canal plantation, Common Whitethroat (Spencer Neal); Cetti's Warbler, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 3 Green Woodpecker, Reed Bunting, Shelduck, 3 Skylark, 100+ Starling [2 flocks], Swift, Treecreeper (Ian R Watson)
What happened to my Crossness report !! Bernie Weight ??? I've had them disappear from here, could be a glitch. Best thing is if it's a long post save a copy so you can repost if it disappears (Michael Mac). There's no sign of any Crossness report in the page history for today, so it can't have uploaded successfully (Andrew Haynes).
Dartford Marsh: m Marsh Harrier, 3 Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plover, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 35 Swift N, Little Egret, 4 Common Tern (Phil Thompson)
Fairlop Waters: 2 Little Owl pr (M Bhakar)
Greenford "UB6": 5 [& probable 6th bird nearby] Red Kite circling low with Kestrel & several Herring Gull [highest count of Red Kite together from garden], 6 Swift (Neil Anderson)
Harringay: 3 Crossbill flew north over the New River Path by Harringay Warehouses at 0725 (Niall T Keogh)
Northolt UB5: Red Kite over Lime Tree Park. (Barry Wilson)
Northolt and Greenford Countryside Park: 3 Red Kite circling over Marnham Fields with Herring Gulls, Red Kite over Smith's Farm, Red Kite over Rectory Park. (Barry Wilson)
Richmond Park: A few day old cygnet was seriously injured after being kicked by a jogger (a white male aged around 60, wearing black running shorts and a vest with a logo/crest on it and thought to be around 5'6", balding with grey hair) at around 5.30pm today and despite having been cared for by the experts at the Swan Sanctuary in Shepperton, is likely to die as a result of its injuries. If you have any information please call the Royal Parks police on 07920 586546 and quote ref 0705738/20 (RPBG) [UPDATE: the injured cygnet tragically died from his injuries on Wed pm (Paula Redmond)]
Southfields, SW18: family of House Sparrows [2 ad plus several juvs being fed] a garden first although there are quite a few breeding in the area (Martin Honey)
Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire: MARSH WARBLER singing at the north bank of the River Colne opposite the lake. Showed very well at 0830 this morning, and for the rest of the day flitted about the nearby trees and bushes. In the early evening it sang from the top of its main bush (Paul Frost and Kabir Kaul)
Swanscombe Marsh ”0700-0945 cloud cool N wind”: 9 Reed Warbler, 8 Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Little Egret, 7 Greylag Goose, 2 Mallard, 2 Shelduck, 2 Peregrine [atop of south cross Thames pylon], Kestrel, Cuckoo, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 21 Whitethroat, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Grey Heron inc one juv, Mediterranean Gull heard over, 3 Stock Dove, 3 Coot inc two juvs, Little Grebe, 12+ Sand Martin, 5+ House Martin, 3 Swift, Reed Bunting, Bearded Tit, 5 Canada Goose pr & juv & adult & juv, 6 Mute Swan pr & 4 cygnets, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Magpie pr & 3 juvs, Skylark, Cormorant flew over, {several Pyramidal Orchid although very small + 1 Common Spotted Orchid} (Roger Keith)
Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Lake: 2 Mandarin Duck, 2 Tufted Duck (Long Pond), 13 Stock Dove, Cuckoo still, 20+ Swift, 3 Lapwing (pair + 1 chick), Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Little Owl, 17 Rook, 10 Swallow, 8 House Martin, Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 16 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Common Whitethroat, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Starling, 16 Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Bullfinch, 3 Linnet, {Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown} (Samuel Levy)
Wanstead Flats: 5 Skylark, 2m Meadow Pipit, family of 5 Pied Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Kestrel, 3 House Martin, Sand Martin, 30+ Swift, m Pochard, Kestrel (Nick Croft)
Wanstead Park: 14 House Martin, 30+ Swift, 3 Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Buzzard, Kestrel, Water Rail still on Shoulder of Mutton, Little Egret, Kingfisher, m Gadwall (Nick Croft)
Worcester Park, Waitrose: Cormorant S over 0500 (Neil Batten)

Sunday 7th June 2020

Alexandra Park: Little Egret, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Andrew's Wood/Polhill Bank: Cuckoo, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Swift, Green Woodpecker (Jon Mills)
Brent Reservoir: f Goldeneye, 48 Pochard, 2 Teal, Lapwing (Andrew Self)
Bushy Park: 2 Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 12 Chiffchaff, 18 Blackcap incl newly fledged, singing Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting, 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Spencer Neal)
Darlands Lake, Totteridge: 0650, Cuckoo from large oak near equestrian centre, 3 Pheasant, 3 Rook, 15+ Whitethroat, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet (Marcus Hunt)
Fairlop Waters: 4 Little Grebe & 2 chicks, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Shoveler, 51 Mallard, 5 Mute Swan, 11 Tufted Duck, Common Buzzard, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, 12 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Mistle Thrush (Steve Bacon)
Finchley: Garden N3 - Red Kite (Samuel Levy)
Grovelands Park: 6 Egyptian Geese inc pair with four young, 7 Mandarin Duck [inc two broods], drake Common Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe on nest, 9 Stock Dove, 2 leucistic juvenile Moorhen, Red Kite over at 0840 pursued by Carrion Crow, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, singing male Goldcrest, 6 Nuthatch inc pr feeding two juvs, Grey Wagtail (Dominic Mitchell)
Holly Hill Farm "Enfield": m Skylark singing, m Pied Wagtail singing, Song Thrush singing, 5 Common Whitethroat 2ad 3juvs [FL], m Yellowhammer singing {Small Tortoiseshell} (Robert Callf)
Lewisham: Swallow W over Smead Way (John Archer)
Osterley Park: 50+ Stock Doves, Common Tern (Andy Roberts)
Richmond Park: 2 Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 30+ Swift, Green Woodpecker, 50+ Sand Martin, 2 Treecreeper, Reed Bunting (Tom Stewart)
Stoke Newington Reservoirs: Red Kite slowly NW 1302, 2 Common Tern (Garry James)
Teddington: Little Egret flying up Thames at 1330 (Mike Foster)
Ten Acre Wood area: 4 Pheasant, Grey Heron, 5+ Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, 18+ Stock Dove inc flock of 14 flushed by Red Kite, 2 Cuckoo [female seen in flight, male briefly calling], c20 Swift, 8+ Skylark [1 singing bird flew across from aerodrome; newly fledged bird flew up in front of me], Swallow, 2 Rook low over, 2m Reed Bunting, 4 Linnet {18 Small Heath, 2 roosting Brown Argus, Small Tortoiseshell, Large Skipper, newly emerged Ruddy Darter, Scaeva pyrastri-a migrant hoverfly} (Neil Anderson)
Totteridge Valley: Cuckoo still calling near equestrian centre c0945-1010 [see Darlands Lake above], also 2 Common Buzzard, Lapwing, 12 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 5 Swift, 5 Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail singing from TV aerial, Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Whitethroat (John Colmans)
Walthamstow Wetlands [Webs Count]: 123 Tufted Duck, 290 Coot, 78 Mallard, 45 Great Crested Grebe, 101 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 487 Canada Geese, 16 Egyptian Goose, 13 Shelduck plus 2 broods of 9 and 7, 37 Mute Swan plus 2 broods of 7 and 1, 96 Greylag Geese, 58 Pochard plus 6 broods, 21 Gadwall, 62 Herring Gull, 10 Common Tern, 60 Black Headed Gull, 2 Canada x Greylag Goose hybrids, 150 Cormorant, 36 Moorhen, 24 Little Egret, 14 Grey Heron, 8 Little Grebe, 10 Linnet inc 1 fresh juv, 2 Sedge Warbler, Green Woodpecker, Stock Dove, 7 Jackdaw, 200+ Swift, 75+ House Martin (Daniel Whitelegg)
Wanstead Flats: 100+ Swift, Swallow, 5 House Martin, 4 Skylark, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 broods of Lesser Whitethroat, brood of Chiffchaff (Wanstead Birders), Hobby at dusk (WB)
Wanstead Park: Great Crested Grebe with 2-3 chicks (Bob Vaughan)
Warren Farm "Osterley": 6 Skylark, 4 Mistle Thrush, Whitethroat (David Jeffreys)

Saturday 6th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 3 Litle Egret, House Martin, adult Black-headed Gull, 2+ Swallow, 3+ House Martin (APOG Birders)
Beddington Farmlands: Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 300 plus Swifts, 2 Swallows, 3 House Martin, Common Whitethroat, m Shoveler, Pochard, 2 Goldcrest juvs (Martin Parker)
Brent Reservoir: Dunlin, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing (Brent Birders)
Crossness: 2cy Mediterranean Gull, 400 Black-headed Gull, 50 Common Tern, Little Egret, 20 Swift (Richard Bonser)
Dagenham Chase LNR: 25 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 4 Common Tern, 4 Lapwing, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great Crested Grebe, Kingfisher (Steve Bacon)
Greenford to Ealing Hospital "Brent corridor": Red Kite, Common Tern over, 2 Little Owl calling inc one showing well, 4 singing Stock Dove, juv Grey Wagtail (Neil Anderson)
Little Wormwood Scrubs:Lesser Whitethroat,Blackcap,Common Whitethroat,Chiffchaff(Francis O'Sullivan)

Ravenor Park, Greenford: Red Kite (Neil Anderson)
Stoke Newington: Red Kite
Thamesmead: 2cy Caspian Gull, 2 2cy Yellow-legged Gull, 300 Herring Gull, 50 Lesser Black-backed Gull off Greenhaven Drive (Richard Bonser)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 1000+ Swift (Jon Agar)
Yeading Brook Meadows-Ten Acre and Gutteridge Woods: Cuckoo, Skylark, 5 Kites, Buzzard, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Greenfinch, Linnet, Swifts, Swallows, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Andrew Peel, Toni Menezes, Margaret Blackburn)

Friday 5th June 2020

Abney Park Cemetery: Common Buzzard over S 12.26 (Garry James)
Alexandra Park: Little Egret Wood Green Res (Bob Watts)
Brent Park: Swift, Collared Dove, Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff, Coal Tit (Samuel Levy)
Brookmill Park: Stock Dove, 2 Song Thrush, 3 singing Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest juvs (Conrad Ellam)
Bushy Park: Little Egret, Kestrel, 2 Barn Swallow, 3 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 5 Swift, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 14 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Reed Bunting, 11 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Green Woodpecker, 8 Chaffinch (Spencer Neal); Cetti's Warbler calling in woodland gardens (Mike Foster)
Charing Cross Hospital: Kestrel, 3 Peregrine Falcon (Nathalie Mahieu)
Finchley "Garden N3": 9 Starling 5ad 4juv record count and first on the deck for over a year (Samuel Levy)
Grovelands Park: 2 Great Crested Grebe pr incubating, 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 8 Mute Swan pr & 6 cygnets, 6 Egyptian Goose pr & 4 yng, 16 Mandarin Duck 8m 4f & 2 broods of 2 each, eclipse m Gadwall, m Common Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck 8m 7f, 10 Stock Dove 7ad 3juvs, Green Woodpecker (Robert Callf)
Lea Valley "Netherhall/Glen Faba": 6 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Buzzard, 20 Swift, 25 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, 20m Whitethroat, 20m Blackcap, m Garden Warbler, 5m Cetti's Warbler, 12m Chiffchaff, m Willow Warbler, 5 m Sedge Warbler, Cuckoo, Grey Wagtail, 5 Greenfinch (Nigel May)
Lower Clapton "E5": Common Buzzard over low NW (Alastair Dent)
Oakwood Park, Southgate: Red Kite (Catherine Gilbert)
Richmond Park: 3 or 5 Red Kite, 2 Common Terns, male Red-crested Pochard, Willow Warbler (P Davies)
Rotherhithe: Common Buzzard, Swallow, 4 Swift over Rope Street (Richard Bonser)
Victoria Park: 6 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin (pool in East Park) (James Palmer)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 1 Swallow, 1 Hobby, 1000+ Swift, 1 juv Pied Wagtail (Rhys Evans)
Wanstead Flats: 7 Pochard inc 6m, 20+ Swift, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2m Skylark (Wanstead Birders)
Wanstead Park: m Reed Warbler, Great Crested Grebe (Sean Kerrigan)

Thursday 4th June 2020

Alexandra Park: 3 Little Egret, 2+ House Martin, Peregrine, c40 Swift (APOG Birders)
Brent Reservoir NR: Little Ringed Plover, also reported, Common Ringed Plover (Bob Husband)
Chelsea "Albert Bridge": 10 Swift (Michael Mac)
Churchill Gardens "Pimlico": c35 House Sparrow - no nests in the usual hedge but pr feeding chicks in nest in metal tubular pipe (Michael Mac)
Fulham Reach "Thames": 2 Oystercatcher, Sand Martins, Little Egret (Nathalie Mahieu)
Greenford UB6 "Garden": 2 Greenfinch pr on feeders - first in years (Martin Smith)
Hampstead Heath: Common Tern, Peregrine caught a Mistle Thrush at 0630, Kestrel (Matt Evans)
Horsenden Hill west: 8 Whitethroat singing and display flight, 2 Greenfinch, 3 or 4 Reed Warbler Canal Ponds (Martin Smith)
Horton Country Park: Little Owl (Bob Smith)
Purfleet: Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover, 48 Swift (Fraser Simpson)
Pymmes Park: Little Grebe, 5 Egyptian Goose pr & 3 yng, m Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Swift, m Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch 2 ad 2 juvs (Robert Callf)
Rotherhithe: Grey Wagtail, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Black-headed Gull (Richard Bonser)
Ruislip Lido/Woods: 56 ad & 2 young Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese pr, 4 Gadwall, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, Red Kite, 3 Common Buzzard 10 Black-headed Gull [2 pr on raft with brood of 3 young], 8 Common Tern on raft [also at least 1 chick], c100 Swift, 15+ House Martin, 4 Grey Wagtail inc family of three, 7 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Greenfinch (Neil Anderson)
St Paul's Cray: pair Great Spotted Woodpecker seen continuously returning to presumed nest site in Normanhurst Rd (Jack Headley)
Sunbury "Grand Junction Reservoir": dozens of Swift circling over the reservoir (sorry I couldn't count them, passing in car) (Paula Redmond)
Swanscombe Marsh “07.00-10.00 cool cloudy ENE wind”: 2 Little Egret, 3 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Shelduck, 9 Reed Warbler 6h, 2 Cettis Warbler h, 2 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose, 2 Mediterranean Gull (over), 23 Whitethroat, 5 Cormorant (over), 2 Blackcap h, 2 Little Grebe 1h, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting m, 1 Grey Heron (Juv), 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker h, 2 Shelduck (Roger Keith)
Thames Barrier: 14 Common Tern (max count this year) on rocks at low tide, 20+ Black-headed Gull (Ian Ellis)
Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Cuckoo singing east of Darlands but very mobile (Sue Widdowfield), 2 Mandarin Duck, Cuckoo still, 34 Swift, 2 Lapwing, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 3 Common Buzzard, 15 Rook, Coal Tit, 9 Swallow, 12 House Martin, Willow Warbler, 17 Chiffchaff, 15 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Common Whitethroat, 5 Goldcrest, 6 Nuthatch, 6 Starling, Mistle Thrush, 6 Linnet (Samuel Levy)
Twickenham: 2 Common Buzzard soaring high over Strawberry Hill golf course at 1100 (Mike Foster)
Upper College Farm "Bexley": 19 Swift in small groups all heading NW, 7 Swallow, 3 Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 12 Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Skylark, Greenfinch, Pheasant (m), 3 Chiffchaff, 11 Herring Gull (Bernie Weight)
Walthamstow Wetlands: 250+ Swifts, c100 House Martin, 3prs Shelduck with young, 4prs Common Tern nesting, Kingfisher (Walthamstow Birders), juv Grey Wagtail nearby at Ferry Lane (Rhys Evans)
Wanstead Flats: 5m Skylark, 2m Meadow Pipit, 10+ Swift (Nick Croft)
Wanstead Park: 12+ House Martin, 40+ Swift, Reed Warbler, Little Egret, Red Kite, Peregrine Falcon (Wanstead Birders)

Wednesday 3rd June 2020

Alexandra Park: Red Kite, 3 Little Egret fishing Wood Green Res 0730 with 4th bird 1229, Peregrine with Starling prey (APOG Birders)
Bushy Park: Red Kite 0930, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, Nuthatch, 3 Swift (Spencer Neal)
East Dulwich: Red Kite over garden (Steven Robinson)
Mundania Rd East Dulwich: 1 Swift (went to check on Swifts coming to roost. Last 2 years 60-70, maybe more. This evening, a solitary bird.) Paul Francis)
Enfield Town "Chase Green Grdns": 2 Nuthatch ad feeding juv (Robert Callf)
Forty Hall CP: m Kingfisher perched, Chiffchaff singing, m Goldcrest singing, 5 Nuthatch pr & 3juvs, juv Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
Guy Lodge Farm: f Kestrel, 9 Stock Dove 5ad 4juvs, Barn Swallow, ad Pied Wagtail, 2ad Mistle Thrsh pr, 8+ Rook 7ad & 1+ juv begging, m Greenfinch singing, Linnet (Robert Callf)
Hampstead Heath: single Crossbill E over Mens pond 0830 (Jamie Cedar)
Hollies, Sidcup: 3 Red Kite 1040 one, then two more towards Eltham, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Stock Dove, 8 Swift, Song Thrush (Eric Brown)
Isle of Dogs: Red Kite low NW over garden 0955 (Sean Huggins)
Mudchute Farm: Reed Warbler singing (Sean Huggins)
Pinner HA5: 6 Swift (Nigel Barratt)
Raynes Park "Garden SW20": Greenfinch (Paula Redmond)
Rainham Thames: 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Sanderling on mud east of mouth River Darent, 30 Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Avocet Aveley Bay (Steve Bacon)
Sidcup DA14 Garden 14.15: Peregrine, Swift (Bernie Weight)
Sidcup DA15: 6 Red Kite 3W 1026 1SW 1115 2W 1412, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk with prey, 4 House Martin, Blackcap singing also another Red Kite W over Marechal Neil Parade 1540 (Ian Stewart)
Teddington: Common Tern by Stevens Ait, Kingfisher ditto (Mike Foster)
Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Cuckoo singing 0900 until at least 0930 in area between Darlands Lake and Finchley Nurseries garden centre (Tom Stewart); Cuckoo still between 1100 and 1300 but very mobile, also 4 Mandarin Duck, 40+ Swift, 2 Lapwing, 2 Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 5 Red Kite, Hobby, 6 Rook, 15 Swallow, 11 House Martin, Willow Warbler, 19 Chiffchaff, 17 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Common Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Nuthatch, 4 Starling, 5 Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtail, 5 Bullfinch, 6 Linnet inc pair with two recently fledged young (Samuel Levy & Bob Husband)
Twickenham: Red Kite flying quite low north-west over Stanley rd/Hampton rd at 1515 (Mike Foster)
Wanstead Flats: 4-6 Red Kite [judging by the numbers above–probably at the higher end!], 3 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, 47 Black-headed Gull through inc flock of 36 east, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3m Skylark, 2m Meadow Pipit, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin north, 2 Sand Martin, 40+ Swift (Wanstead Birders)

Tuesday 2nd June 2020

Alexandra Park: Little Grebe Wood Green Res, House Martin, 35+ Swift, Peregrine (APOG Birders)
Barnes Cray: Cuckoo still singing, Blackcap, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2+ Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting {Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, several Blue-tailed Damselfly, Hairy Dragonfly} (Ian Stewart)
Battersea Bridge: 200 Starling- 2 hour period trickle of birds going into long-established roost (Michael Mac)
Berrylands garden: Kestrel, c.300 Ring-necked Parakeet NW, 56 Stock Dove NW, 8 Swift {pipistrelle sp. hunting low over garden at dusk, no Bat Detector but vocal Robin in adjacent garden} (Nick Tanner)
Bromley "Shortlands": 14 Red Kites [all singles apart from one group of 4] all moving north-west between 5pm and 7pm - presumably part of the movement through Kent earlier in the day (Martin Birch)
Bushy Park: Cetti's Warbler, Chaffinch, 4 Chiffchaff, Dunnock, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Reed Bunting, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 17+ Swift, 2 Whitethroat (Ian R Watson)
Chelsea: Red Kite [high up looked very black apart from white patches] briefly mobbed by Peregrine, 3 Swifts (Michael Mac)
Dartford Marshes: 2+ Gadwall, 3 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 2 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 12+ Lapwing, summer plumaged Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 10+ Redshank, 2+ Common Tern 1 flying down Darent towards Thames with food, 2-3 Cuckoo, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15+ Skylark, 3+ Meadow Pipit, 4+ Blackcap, 15+ Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 10+ Cetti’s Warbler, 15+ Reed Warbler, 6+ Chiffchaff, 5+ Reed Bunting {Blue-tailed Damselflies, Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer} (Ian Stewart)
Finchley "Garden N3": 2 Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard, 8 Swift, Collared Dove. (Samuel Levy)
Finchley Golf Club: Red Kite, Kestrel (Samuel Levy)

Greenford UB6 "Garden": 2 fledged juv Goldfinch begging food (Martin Smith)
Hampstead Heath: Parliament Hill, 3 Crossbills NW at 0930, 2 Red Kites over (Pete Mantle)
Limetrees Park golf course, Northolt: 5 Red Kite, Common Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove 2pr, Reed Warbler, m Reed Bunting {2 Marbled White, 5 Large Skipper, 3 Brown Argus, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, 2 Cinnabar, 2 Mother Shipton, 12 Black-tailed Skimmer, 17 Four-spotted Chaser, 11 Emperor Dragonfly} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Longfield: 4 Nuthatch [3juvs with ad], Red Kite over W, 4 Buzzard over (Roger Keith)
Mayflower Park: Peregrine heard, 30 + House Sparrows (Bob Smith)
Mill Hill NW7: Red Kite low W over Mill Hill Broadway, M1 and Mill Hill Station (Andrew Haynes)
Northolt & Greenford CP: 4 Red Kite, 2 Reed Bunting pr {Clouded Yellow at Marnham Field-my first in London for c4 years} (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Sewardstone Marsh: Red Kite, Cuckoo singing 0930-1030, 3 Swift, 13 Sand Martin, 2 Song Thrush, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 21 House sparrow, 14 Greenfinch (Gatekeepers, Small Tortoiseshell) (Harry Harrison)
Shoreham: 2 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 2 Yellowhammer (singing), Tawny Owl along Filston Lane (Richard Bonser)
Tottenham Marches: Peregrine Falcon on pylon 1300 (ADH)
Totteridge Valley/Darlands Lake: Cuckoo singing continuously 0730 to at least 0845 but very mobile, Mandarin fem+2 ducklings, Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap, 13 Whitethroat, Little Egret, 3 Swift, Rooks around nesting site (John Colmans) m Cuckoo still at 17:00 at Totteridge Green, Red Kite {Small Tortoiseshell, Holly Blue, Red Admiral} (Samuel Levy); Long Pond - 10 Swift, Collared Dove, Blackcap {Azure, Blue-tailed & Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer} (Samuel Levy); Belmont Farm - 3 Blackcap, 11 Rook, 50 Swift, Common Buzzard, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff {Speckled Wood, 15+ Meadow Brown, Large Skipper} (Samuel Levy); Oakfields - Hobby, Common Buzzard (Samuel Levy)
Trent Park: m Cuckoo singing Triangular Wd (Helen Shore per RM Callf)
Wanstead Flats: 5 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, Sparrowhawk, 30+ Swift, 6 House Martin, Sand Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Nick Croft)
Wanstead Park: Water Rail [first June record], 2 Little Egret, 2 Reed Warbler, 40+ Swift, 8 House Martin, Swallow, Sparrowhawk (Wanstead Birders)
West Putney SW15, Garden: 6 Red Kite all S, 7 Buzzard including pair displaying, m and f Kestrel. (R. Kaye)

Monday 1st June 2020

Barnes Cray: Cuckoo singing near Thames Road Wetland, Blackcap, 2+ Cetti’s Warbler, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting {3 Banded Demoiselle, 20+ Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser} (Ian Stewart)
Brent Reservoir: Little Egret (Andrew Self)
Brookmill Park: 2 Stock Dove, 2 Swift, 3 Blackcap (Conrad Ellam)
Bushy Park: Red Kite at 1000 hampton hill newgate, 3 Common Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Barn Swallow, 4 Skylark - Can anyone coming to see or take photos of the Skylarks please do so from recognised paths as they are ground-nesting birds and you could well be stepping on their eggs or fatally scaring them off their eggs by leaving the paths in the Skylark Area. Thanks, SpN (Spencer Neal)
Dartford Marshes: Egyptian Goose, 3+ Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 2 Oystercatcher, 9 Ringed Plover, 16 Lapwing, 5 Redshank, 2-3 Cuckoo, Barn Owl, Swift, 10+ Skylark, Swallow, 4+ Meadow Pipit inc juv, 4+ Blackcap inc juv, 15+ Whitethroat 5+ juv, Sedge Warbler, 15+ Cetti’s Warbler, 10+ Reed Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 4+ Reed Bunting {Azure Damselflies, 50+ Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor} (Ian Stewart)
Epping Forest: Cuckoo (H), Kestrel, c20 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler - Insane numbers of squirrels, the place is literally overrun... (ADH)
Ewell: BEE-EATER heard calling several times as it drifted eastwards over farmland between Priest Hill and Howell Hill at 1445 (Steve Gale)
Finchley: Garden N3 - Common Buzzard, Red Kite, 8 Swift, f House Sparrow {Meadow Brown, Green-veined White} (Samuel Levy)
Greenford "UB6": daily 2+ Red Kite, circling Kestrel [unsual over garden], 6+ Swift (Neil Anderson)
Greenwich, Vanbrugh Park area SE3: Osprey north at 1400 (Joe Beale).
Millfields Park; 2 Hobby over at 0900 (J-P Elmes)
Perivale Park: singing Lesser Whitethroat, Moorhen with at least one young on nest Coston's Brook.(Martin Smith); Red Kite mobbed by Crow Argylle Rd side of park, 13 Swift (Neil Anderson/Kathryn Bull)
Purfleet: Sanderling, 8 Ringed Plover (Fraser Simpson)
Sidcup DA15: Tawny Owl hooting 2356 (Ian Stewart)
Stoneleigh KT17: Kestrel, Blackcap, Chiffchaff (Neil Batten)
Thames Barrier: m Tufted Duck [foy] flew downriver 1840; ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1cy Great Black-backed Gull, Swallow, 11 Common Tern (Ian Ellis)
Totteridge Valley/ Darlands Lake: f Mandarin Duck + 5 ducklings, 3 Collared Dove, m Cuckoo (Hawfinch Hill), 10 Swift, Grey Heron, 3 Common Buzzard, 15 Rook, Swallow, 2 House Martin, Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Common Whitethroat, Greenfinch, {15+ Meadow Brown, 15+ Large Skipper, 15+ Speckled Wood, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Holly Blue, Comma, 4 Spot Chaser (Hawfinch Hill), 3m Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure & Blue-tailed damselfly, also a large Grass Snake} (Samuel Levy)
Uxbridge Golf course: Cuckoo (Dan Pinkham)
Walthamstow Wetlands: Osprey over at 1730 then N, 1 possibly 2 Spoonbill flew onto No1 at 1600, 30 Black-headed Gull, 27 Gadwall, 3m 1f Teal, 2pr Shelduck with broods of 5 and 9, 3 Pochard broods of 1, 3 and 6, Lesser Whitethroat, Swallow, Song Thrush singing (Rhys Evans, Daniel Whitelegg)
Wanstead Flats: Red Kite, Buzzard, Hobby, 6 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, lots of fledged Whitethroat, 50+ Swift, 6 House Martin (Nick Croft)
Worcester Park: Hobby flew north (Bob Smith)

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 =='''Thursday 2nd July 2020'''==
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 *Foots Cray Meadows: 5+ Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, 2 Kestrel, Kingfisher, 5+ Swift, 16 Mistle Thrush on Loring Hall field, 5+ Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Bullfinch (Ian Stewart)
 *Forty Hall CP: 10 Mandarin Duck 8 eclipse m 2 f, 5 Swift, 6 Barn Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail ad m feeding juv, Treecreeper (Robert Callf)
-*Orpington BR5 '''Sedge Warbler''' singing in full view''' '''a Sycamore very scarce in Orpington especially in mid summer (Charlie Carpenter)
+*Orpington BR5: '''Sedge Warbler''' singing in full view''' '''a Sycamore very scarce in Orpington especially in mid-summer (Charlie Carpenter)
-*Richmond Park: 2 Peregrine, 5 Common Tern, 1 Probable Sedge Warbler (Alex Westenberger)
+*Richmond Park: 2 Peregrine, 5 Common Tern, 1 probable Sedge Warbler (Alex Westenberger)
-*Upper College Farm "Bexley" : 2 Greenfinch,  4 Skylark, 2 Kestrel, 3 Mistle Thrush,  2 Song Thrush,  8 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Cetti`s Warbler, 25 Swift moving S/w, 4 Herring Gull, 4 Goldfinch (Bernie Weight); 2 Kestrel, 4+ Swift, Blackcap, 4+ Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, 3+ Bullfinch inc juv (Ian Stewart)
+*Upper College Farm "Bexley": 2 Greenfinch,  4 Skylark, 2 Kestrel, 3 Mistle Thrush,  2 Song Thrush,  8 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Cetti`s Warbler, 25 Swift moving S/w, 4 Herring Gull, 4 Goldfinch (Bernie Weight); 2 Kestrel, 4+ Swift, Blackcap, 4+ Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet, 3+ Bullfinch inc juv (Ian Stewart)
 *West Ealing W13 "garden": m Sparrowhawk sat in our prunus then flew to nearby holly where it hopped around and soon emerged possibly with prey 1015 (Irving and Terry Jones)