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Wednesday 3rd December

  • Esher: Red Kite over c08:20hrs (SBC).
  • Hampstead Heath: second-winter Ring-billed Gull on Hampstead No.2 Pond 11:30hrs-12:15hrs at least but becoming mobile (Birdguides).
  • Rainham Marshes: Serin; 300 Greylag Goose, 160 Canada Goose, 400 Wigeon, 130 Gadwall, 220 Teal, 22 Pintail, 127 Shoveler, Water Rail, 88 Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 600 Lapwing, 47 Common Snipe, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 105 Redshank, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 8 Stonechat, 30 Blackbird, 5 Fieldfare, 21 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, 2 Bearded Tit, Corn Bunting (ELBF).
  • Thorndon CP: 60 redpoll, mostly Mealy (ELBF) - no sign of Arctic Redpoll today.
  • Beddington SF: fem Peregrine, 3 Long-eared Owl, ad Yellow-legged Gull (Dip or Glory).
  • Queen Elizabeth II Res: fem Red-breasted Merganser late p.m., Peregrine (SBC).
  • Mill Hill NW7: Woodcock Landed on patio this morning (Steve Blake) SHOCKED!!!
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 2 Chiffchaffs, 205 Coot, 28 Common Pochard, c35 Goldfinches, 4 Goldcrests, 12 Greylags (Mark Pearson & Tony Butler Hackney Wildlife).
  • Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: German-ringed ad Mediterranean Gull at Round Pond 10:10hrs at least but mobile, no sign of recent Brent Goose; 259 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Gadwall, 11 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 99 Coot, 54 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, Tawny Owl showing well at day-roost, Green Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit on Parade Ground, Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 7 Fieldfare west, 3 Redwing on site, 2 Siskin west (Des McKenzie).
  • River Thames, Tower Bridge: Rock Pipit flew upriver @ 12:10pm (John Archer).
  • East India Dock area (a.m.): 1W Black Redstart (copse), Water Rail (west reedbed), 2 Goldcrests (Bow Creek Ecology Park), 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (in front of Dome), 250+ Teal, 5 Little Grebes, 15 Moorhens. (David Callahan)
  • South Norwood Country Park: Stonechat (f) (Steven Robinson).
  • Walton Res: 15 Goosander (SBC).
  • London Wetland Centre: 2 Sparrowhawk (fem took Goldfinch), m Peregrine, 6 Common Snipe flew off the reserve and headed south, Skylark east, 4 Fieldfare north, 2 Redwing, 35 Long Tailed Tit, 8 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 11 Siskin (LWC website).
  • Connaught Water (Epping Forest): 14 Mandarin, Red-crested Pochard, 2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Nuthatch (ELBF).
  • Mardyke Valley-Stifford Davy Down: 6 Mute Swan, 7 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 33 Mallard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 20 Moorhen, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit, 15 Wren, 12 Dunnock, 18 Blackbird, 19 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, Chiffchaff, 9 Goldcrest, 28 Blue Tit, 29 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Great Tit, 5 Jay, 16 Jackdaw, 14 Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 32 Goldfinch, Bullfinch (ELBF).
  • Abney Park Cemetery: 3 (poss 4) Firecrests, together (1 male singing briefly), eastern end of Yew Walk by the bench near the SE perimeter, to 1540 at least (Mark Pearson Hackney Wildlife).
  • Banstead Downs GC: Firecrest (SBC).
  • Holyfield Lake (LVRP): Wigeon, Gadwall, Pochard, Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Water Rail, Green Wodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tits, Treecreeper, Siskin (ELBF).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 18 Cormorant, 12 Tufted Duck, 60 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 17 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 House Sparrow, 5 Jay (John Watson).
  • Brent Res: Adult Med Gull back after 2 week absence, Tawny Owl hooting from ivy-covered trees, 16 Snipe (Andrew Verrall).
  • Lavender Hill Cemetery, Enfield: 1 Chiffchaff; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
  • Whitewebbs Wood and Forty Hall, Enfield: 2 Green Woodpecker; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 14 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 2 Treecreeper; 1 Song Thrush; 1 female Bullfinch (Robert Callf).
  • Regents Park: 1f Firecrest feeding in the Avenue Gardens in Lime trees 8.30am, 1 juv male Peregrine over at 8.20am, 8 Redwings (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park: Goosander (f) (lower lake), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Animal Sanctuary trees), 5 Ring Necked Parakeet (Church Wood), 2 Common Gull (Lime Avenue) (Pete Lowman).

Tuesday 2nd December

  • Staines Res: Great Northern Diver (SBC).
  • Isle of Dogs: regular adult Ring-billed Gull c100yds NE of Glenaffric Avenue slipway at low tide mid-morning (London Birders yahoo group).
  • Thorndon CP: ad m Arctic Redpoll (exilipes) again with large mixed flock of 400+ redpoll 07:40hrs (Birdguides).
  • Bloomsbury: probable Raven seen in plane trees with Carrion Crows a.m. (direct size comparison made, heavy bill and wedge-shaped tail noted), flew off west (John Edgington per DMc).
  • Amwell GP's: redhead Smew on pool just north of Hardmead Lock this afternoon (Birdguides).
  • Nazeing GP: 1w Mediterranean Gull (HertsBirders yahoo group).
  • Cheshunt GP: 7 Goosander over, 2 Cetti's Warbler; also, pr Red-crested Pochard, Peregrine (HertsBirders yahoo group).
  • London Wetland Centre: m Pintail, m Peregrine, 2 Tawny Owl calling at dusk near the entrance lake, fem Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in trees along the sheltered lagoon, fem Stonechat, 5 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest - 10 around the reserve (LWC website).
  • Bowyers Water: 252 Wigeon, 150 Gadwall (HertsBirders yahoo group).
  • Holyfield Marsh GP: 275 Gadwall, 'few' Ruddy Duck, 955 Coot (HertsBirders yahoo group).
  • Beddington SF: fem Peregrine, 3 Long-eared Owl (Dip or Glory).
  • Richmond Park: Short-eared Owl hunting Lawn Field (grassland E of Lower Pen Pond); 15.40-16.00; present for 6th day. NB: Park vehicle gates close at 16.00, pedestrian gates open until 20.00. Please view from edge of field. Also Red Kite appeared to drop into adjacent Spankers Hill Wood at 16.15 (Jan Wilczur et al).
  • Brent Res: 89 Ring-necked Parakeets flying SW to roost (Andrew Self).
  • Sydenham Hill Woods: Firecrest (Dave Clark).
  • Banstead Downs GC: 1 female Firecrest showing very well 16:50 c80 metres along the wooded footpath (David Campbell).
  • Tyttenhanger GP's: Water Rail, 11 Snipe, 63 Cormorant (Steve B).
  • Mudchute Farm: 5 Redwing, 4 Goldcrests, 10 Monk Parakeets, Sparrowhawk taking a Starling in mid-air. (David Callahan)
  • Trent Park Area: 1 Sparrowhawk; 1 Common Buzzard; 1 fem Kestrel; 1 Kingfisher, perched, Lower Lake; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 44 Fieldfare, (1 Vicarage Farm, 18 Parkside Farm, 25 South Lodge Farm); 2 Song Thrush, at Parkside Farm; 2 Redwing,(1 Vicarage Farm, 1 South Lodge Farm); 1 Mistle Thrush, at Parkside Farm; 17 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 5 Treecreeper; 1 Coal Tit; 1 Redpoll, Williams Wood; 25 Goldfinch, at Vicarage Farm; 5 Bullfinch,(2, male & female, Vicarage Farm, 3, 2 males, 1 female, by Lower Lake) (Robert Callf).
  • Southgate, N14: 2 Fieldfare, flew W, calling, 09:15 GMT (Robert Callf).
  • Osterley Park: Common Buzzard 1, Common Teal 3 (Keith Fisher).
  • Clapton Common: Ad Med Gull again (PR per MJP)
  • East India Dock: 4 Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail, 100+ Teal (Richard Harrison).
  • Donkey Lane Plantation (Warley): c10 Redwing, Coal Tit, several Siskin heard (Des McKenzie).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck, 14 Cormorant, 50 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 12 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, (John Watson).
  • Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).

Monday 1st December

  • Staines Res: Great Northern Diver still on South Basin this a.m. (Birdguides).
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 ad Caspian Gulls, Dartford Warbler (new bird), 2 Bearded Tit; also 11 Ringed Plover, 126 Golden Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 512 Dunlin, 98 Black-tailed Godwit, 112 Redshank, 2 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 150 Linnet, 4 Corn Bunting (ELBF).
  • Thorndon CP: ad m Arctic Redpoll (exilipes) with c400 Mealy Redpoll at c11:00hrs (very pale grey and white with a touch of pale pink on upper breast. White rump tinged pale pink. Upper flanks lightly streaked grey, clean white on rear flanks. Undertail coverts unmarked white, wing and tail feathers edged white. Prominent white greater-covert bar and narrow white lesser-covert bar. Buff tinge on throat and ear-coverts. Bill stubbier than 'Mealies' present; a possible fem Arctic is also present but wasn't conclusively identified); from Lion Gate use second car-park and walk SW, in birches; also a possible female Arctic Redpoll (EssexBirders yahoo group).
  • Beddington SF: ad Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Long-eared Owl no directions (Dip or Glory).
  • William Girling Res: 20 Black-necked Grebe (no general access here), couple of Little Egrets (HertsBirding)..
  • East India Dock Basin: 4 Little Grebes, Goldcrest, c60 Teal, pair Kestrel (David Callahan, Gary A. James). Afternoon visit: 6 Little Grebe, c140 Teal, Water Rail (showed well preening in the open at front of western reedbed for 5 minutes), Chiffchaff, 8+ Long-tailed Tit and a Magpie carrying nesting material (Nick Tanner).
  • Bow Creek Ecology Park: 30 Redshank in high tide roost, Chiffchaff, Firecrest (vocal but elusive, frequenting scrub on eastern side by main pond) (Nick Tanner).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Woodcock, Firecrest (ELBF).
  • Laleham Park: 12 Redwing (David Combes).
  • London Wetland Centre: Meadow Pipit SE, 2 Fieldfare NW, 2 Redwing NW, 6 Chiffchaff (including one pale and brown individual resembling abietinus), 6 Siskin (LWC website).
  • Queen Elizabeth II Res: fem Red-breasted Merganser, Peregrine (SBC).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Cormorant, 15 Tufted Duck, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing over, 2 Pied Wagtail, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Ring-necked Parakeet (John Watson).
  • Stoke Newington (Abney Park): 1 Tawny Owl (H, dusk). (TeRNS).

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