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October 2 2007

  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 9 Cormorant, 70+ Black-headed Gull, 12 Tufted Duck, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaff, 15 Goldfinch, 8 Chaffinch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
  • Rye Meads RSPB: female Hen Harrier south over car park at 10:10; also seen over Sewardstone (Birdguides).
  • London Wetland Centre: three juvenile Little Stints plus Jack Snipe, Fieldfare and adult Kittiwake through (Birdguides).
  • Leyton (viz mig 07:45-08:15): just 1 Swallow E, 4 Swallows E @ 11:30, 3 Mistle Thrushes E and a Jackdaw W p.m. (Paul Whiteman).
  • Kensington Gardens: 7 Egyptian Goose (Paul Bruty).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 15 Wigeon, 20+ Redwing. Clissold Park: 3 Swallow over. (TeRNS).
  • Trent Park Area: 2 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Skylark (4 Vicarage Farm, 2 Parkside Farm), 1 Grey Wagtail, 14+ Swallow, 15+ House Martin, 11 (5 males, 6 females/immatures Stonechat at Vicarage Farm, 54 Redwing, 7 Mistle Thrush, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 1 singing male Firecrest (North edge of Rough Lot - in Laurel and Holly, 11.10-11.25 BST), 2 Nuthatch, 1 female/imm Reed Bunting at 'Barracks', Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
  • Tower Hamlets Cemetery (viz mig c1230): 6 Mipits, 12 Redwings (40th sp at site this year) (Bob Watts) but no sign Firecrest.
  • Leyton Flats: 81 Redwing, 58 Swallow, 14 Redpoll, 18 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch (all over), 4 Chiffchaff (Gary A James).
  • Thames at Millenium Bridge: 2 ad Common Gull, 1 2nd-winter Great Black backed Gull (Gabriel Jamie).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 1 Female Pintail, 5 Wigeon, possible Garganey ( bins only),7 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing,3 Common Snipe and 1 Grey Wagtail. ( Vince Halley-Frame).

October 1 2007

  • Eastcote: 10 fieldfare, 1 grey wag oh, 1f sparrowhawk (Pete Jones)
  • Wormwood Scrubs: c2 Swallow, 1 calling Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail over, c50 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat, c2 Redwing, 2 Stock Dove & 1 Jackdaw. (David Lindo).
  • Leyton viz mig 08:15-08:45 5 Meadow Pipits, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Chiffchaff all S. 2 (poss 5) Chaffinches E. (Paul Whiteman)
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 1 Little Grebe, 9 Shoveler, no change in other ducks, 1f Sparrowhawk, c.12 Lesser Black-back, 3 Common Gull, no change in other gulls, 4 Stock Dove, 5 House Martin high W, 12 Pied Wagtail (together), c.6 Chiffchaff (scattered), 1 Nuthatch (Geoff Hawthorn)
  • Streatham Common 09.30-10.30: steady trickle of small groups of swallows (total 35 birds) and house martins (15 birds) low over E. (Peter Newmark)
  • Trent Park Area: 2 Kestrel; 1 Kingfisher, Lower Lake; 3 Green Woodpecker; 1 male Great Spotted Woodpecker; 5 Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 42+ Swallow; 20+ House Martin; 1 Yellow Wagtail, on ploughed field, Vicarage Farm; 11 ( 5 males, 6 females / immatures ) Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 8 Song Thrush, ( 6 at Vicarage Farm ); 7 Redwing; 2 Mistle Thrush; 1 Lesser Whitethroat, in 'The Clump' at 'Old Golf Course'; 3 ( 2 males, 1 female / imm ) Blackcap; 4 Chiffchaff; 2 Goldcrest; 4 Nuthatch; 24 Goldfinch, at 'Old Golf Course'; 30+ Linnet, at Parkside Farm; 1 Brambling, heard calling, amongst Chaffinches (Robert Callf).
  • Brent Reservoir: 20 Swallows over at 07.15 (Andrew Self)
  • Horsendon Hill & Paradise Fields: 3 Swallow (W), 1 Redwing (W), c8 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Reed Bunting, 15+ Song Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Stock Dove, f Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Mipit, 1 Grey Wag, 1 Pied Wag, Tawny Owl (heard), several Common Gull, 1 Siskin (over). Also, 2 House Martin (S) over Castlebar Park, Ealing @ 15:30 (Bill Haines).
  • Aldenham Estate. 2 Buzzards. (Steve Blake)
  • Elstree Areodrome: 3 Redwing, 2 Song thrush, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldfinch 1 Swallow. 4 Pied Wag. 1 Yellowhammer (Steve Blake)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 9 Common Snipe, 1 Male Stonechat and 1 Female Blackcap. ( Vince Halley-Frame).

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