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November 11 2207

  • Bookham Common: male Firecrest feeding and calling in small stand of holly trees south of the main lake and to the east of the bridleway at 12:30 (Adam Cheeseman)
  • Isle of Dogs: the regular adult Ring-billed Gull again present at Thames foreshore at the end of Glen Affric Avenue to 09:30hrs at least, but mobile (RBA).
  • East India Dock NR: 2 Kingfisher, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 5 Chaffinch, Common Gull, GBB Gull (Paul Hyland).

November 10 2007

  • QE2 Res Walton: pale phase adult Pomarine Skua still present @9.30 (RBA), see Photos, then flew to Bessborough Res/Walton @12; also another early morning at Queen Mother Res (per RBA).
  • Richmond Park: c30 Redwing, 9 Stonechat, 2 Siskin (Neil Anderson).
  • South Norwood Lake: 4 Cormorant, 10 Tufted Duck, 100+Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, 10+Goldfinch, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
  • Canon's Farm (Banstead): 1 adult female Peregrine, 6 Brambling (Steve Gale).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 50 BH Gull, Tufted Duck (Pete Lowman).
  • Wanstead Park: 2 Mute Swan, 21 Tufted Duck, 30+ Mallard, 16 Pochard, Wigeon, 18 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, 9 Little Grebe, 12 Moorhen, 40+ Coot, 49 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 30+ Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, Song Thrush, 3 Robin, Wren, 13 Blackbird, 5 LT Tit, Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 17 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow (J Lethbridge).
  • Walthamstow Res (N side): 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Green Sandpipers, 15 Teal (Quentin Given).
  • Alexandra Park: Siberian Chiffchaff (Tristis) in cricket scrub. First seen and heard, briefly, on 8th, but not observed on 9th. Only positively identified later from call and song (Gareth Richards, Andrew Gardener).

November 9 2007

  • Leyton: 14:10; Brambling over also 3 Skuas, almost certainly Poms, fly in fairly high from the NNE, one circled round a bit and all three flew off SSW, at least one a light phase. (Paul Whiteman)
  • Bookham Common: Firecrest (Birdguides)
  • East India Dock NR: Kingfisher, 4 Little Grebe, 200+ Teal, 200+ BH Gull, 2 Shelduck, 0 Tufted Duck! (Paul Hyland) - one more Kingfisher for a total of 2 (seen together). Also Chaffinch, GS Woodpecker, and 2 Pied Wagtail (J Lethbridge)
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, LBB Gull, 50 BH Gull,Kestrel, GS Woodpecker. ( Pete Lowman)
  • Staines Res: 16 Kittiwakes flew W (a mixed-age group of 12 through at 1530hrs, then four adults through at 1545hrs); also three Black-necked Grebes still on the S basin (Rob Innes).
  • Mayesbrook Park: 5 Little Egrets (highest count for me, not bad for an urban park!) 5 Shoverler,3 Gadwall,1 Teal, 7 Pochard,G S Woodpecker.(Paul Hawkins)

November 8 2007

  • Hackney Marshes: Firecrest (at least 1 still present, though mobile), 15 Common Gull, 1 GBBG, 64 Teal, 2 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 M.Pipit, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail. (Paul Cook)
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: vis mig - 14 Fieldfares, 18 Redwings, 13 Woodpigeons, 28 Starlings, 2 Meadow Pipits. Also 2 Water Rails & 2 Sparrowhawks (Mark Pearson, Laurence Pitcher)
  • Walthamstow Marshes: 2 Skylarks, 8 Meadow Pipits, 9 Fieldfares, 22 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Linnets, c30 Pied Wags, 3 Grey Wags (Mark Pearson)
  • Clissold Park: 2 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 3 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
  • Regents Park: fBrambling feeding with 25 Chaffinches, 14 Fieldfares, 18 Redwings, 1 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll (Tony Duckett)
  • Grovelands Park, Southgate: 1 Little Grebe; 86(60 males, 26 females) Mandarin Duck; 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Robert Callf).
  • Trent Park: 2 resolute Stonechats struggling in the rain..late afternoon. ( Pete Lowman)

November 7 2007

  • London Wetland Centre: adult Ring-billed Gull reported low south at 11:40; also, Short-eared Owl flew northeast at 08:45 (Birdguides).
  • East India Dock Basin / Leamouth: 14 Redshank in high tide roost, 140 Teal, 3 Com Sands, 2 Shelduck, Kingfisher, male Sparrowhawk, 3 Grey Wags, 7 Goldfinches, Long-tailed Tit (my first for the site!) (David Callahan).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoir: 8 Redwing, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 2 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 10 Starling, 1 Siskin (all WNW), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Rail (H) (Laurence Pitcher). also Kingfisher, 2 Redwings, c400 Black-headed Gulls, 18+ Common Gulls, p.m. (Mark Pearson)
  • St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney: Green Woodpecker (Paul Hyland).
  • South Norwood Lake: 20 Tufted Duck, 14 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Redwing, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Goldfinch, 15 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
  • Bookham Common: male Firecrest in scrub between main pond and road (Birdguides)
  • Walthamstow Marshes: 12 Fieldfares, 1 Redwing, c25 Mistle Thrushes, 6 Meadow Pipits, 1 Brambling, 5 Linnets (Mark Pearson)
  • Abney Park Cemetery: 2 Redwings, c7 Goldcrest, c15 Long-tailed Tits (Mark Pearson)
  • Clissold Park: 3 Redwings, 1 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 3 Goldcrests, 2 Little Grebes (Mark Pearson)
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, 2 Redwing, 3 GS Woodpecker. ( Pete Lowman).
  • Mayesbrook Park: 3 Little Egrets, 6 Shoverler, 3 Gadwall, meadow pipit, fem Sparrowhawk. (Paul Hawkins)

November 6 2007

  • Amwell GP: Knot from the viewpoint (still at 16.30); also Jack Snipe and Barn Owl (Birdguides)
  • Clissold Park: m Blackcap, 2 Goldcrests, 5 Pochards (Mark Pearson)
  • South Norwood Lake: 11 Cormorant, 25 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron,15 Ring- necked Parakeet, 75 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull,2 Herring Gull, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker,3 Nuthatch, 20 Long-tailed Tit,1 Goldcrest,20 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 House Sparrow, (John Watson)
  • East India Dock: 1 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck; 123 Teal, Grey Wagtail, 2 Common Gull, Kingfisher (Richard Harrison).
  • Staines Res: 1 Short-eared Owl over the north basin 3.10pm (Ken Purdey).
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: 3 Little Egret roosting on the slack, 2 Water Rail and a Cetti's Warbler seen by Hooks Hall Pond, 5 Reed Bunting, pair of Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail. (Vince Halley-Frame)
  • Valentines Park: ad Med Gull, 2 Shoverler. (Paul Hawkins)
  • Trent Park Area: 3 Sparrowhawk; 1 Commmon Buzzard, over Moat Wood; 1 female Kestrel; 1 Kingfisher, near Dew Pond; 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 Skylark; 3 Song Thrush; 1 Redwing; 1 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; 1 Goldcrest; 37 Magpie, at Vicarage Farm; 1 male Brambling, with Chaffinch flock, Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).

November 5 2007

  • London Wetland Centre WWT: Mealy Redpoll still; 56 Brambling west (Birdguides) also Common Snipe, 5 Fieldfare north (4 of which dropped in before continuing north), 2+ Siskin (West Bank/ Castelnau), 50-60 Goldfinch, Water Pipit (island opposite Dulverton Hide). Duck numbers down following 'fireworks weekend' but seems to have affected some species more than others: 119 Shoveler, 80 Gadwall, 126 Teal, 63 Wigeon, 14 Pochard, 61 Lapwing (Matthew Palmer).
  • Brent Reservoir: drake Red-crested Pochard in North Marsh (Andrew Verrall)
  • Bedfont Lakes CP: 69 Wigeon, 48 Gadwall, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Fieldfares, Redwings, (Bittern present but not seen today) (Adam Cheeseman).
  • Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Woodcock treetop height heading NE - site tick! Also 1 Skylark, 25 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, c4 Stonechat, 3 Jackdaw, c30 Meadow Pipit, c350 Woodpigeon over & c250 Starling (David Lindo).
  • West Ealing (W13): 1 Brambling over N with Chaffinches and 3 Linnet @07:15 (Bill Haines).
  • South Norwood Lake: 2 Mute Swan, 10 Tufted Duck, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 100 Black-headed Gull, 16 Ring-necked Parakeet, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 15 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 12 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 100+Woodpigeon, 6 House Sparrow (John Watson).
  • East India Dock: 3 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck; 60+ Teal, Grey Wagtail (Richard Harrison).
  • Stoke Newington Reservoirs: 3 Teal, 5 Wigeon, Great Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, drumming GS Woodpecker (TeRNS).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit. ( Pete Lowman).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 7 Redpoll near green bridge(Shaun Harvey)

November 4 2007

  • London Wetland Centre WWT: Yellow-browed Warbler still present (Bird Guides).
  • Richmond Park: Dartford Warbler, 300m SW of Isabella disabled car park in bracken with Stonechats (Jan Wilczur).
  • Isle of Dogs: Kittiwake (adult) on the River Thames just downstream of Glenaffric Avenue mid morning (Richard Bonser).
  • Littlebrook Lake, Dartford: 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls early a'noon plus 2 Wigeon (Richard Bonser)
  • Brent Reservoir: 1 Brambling, c540 Woodpigeons SW, 1 Jackdaw, 20 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing, 2 Skylarks, 4 Siskin & 160 Starlings (Andrew Self)
  • Dagenham Chase: 1 Jack Snipe, 10 Common Snipe, 10+Sisken, 1+ Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff (inc 1 singing) Green and Greatspot, Grey Wag, 1 Little Owl.(Paul,Roger Hawkins)
  • Canon's Farm, Banstead: 1 Woodlark (calling, circling then headed east), 1 Golden Plover (NW), 270 Chaffinch, 5 Brambling (Steve Gale)
  • Rainham RSPB: Yellowhammer with Greenfinch along cycle path opposite tip, c80 Redshank ave bay.(Paul Hawkins)
  • Wormwood Scrubs: c5 Skylark, c35 Redwing, c3 Stonechat, c25 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stock Dove & c400 Woodpigeon (Kim Dixon, David Lindo & Roy Nuttall)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 9 Common Snipe, 8 Water Rail, Bittern, 8 Cetti's Warblers, Kingfisher, 2 Woodcock, Brambling in with Chaffinch flock, Red Legged Partridge, 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, 8 Siskins, 16 Redwing, 950 Wood Pigeon South to South West, 14 Yellowhammers and 164 Golden Plover.(Dave Morrison)
  • Horsenden Hill/Paradise Fields p.m. :Common Buzzard 1 SW, Fieldfare 4, Redwing 26, Stonechat 2, Goldcrest 11, Chiffchaff 2, Kingfisher 1, Brambling 7, Bullfinch 3, Linnet 3, Reed Bunting 4. (Nick Senior)
  • Kempton NR: Pintail drake, Chiffchaff 1, Siskin one over (Rob Innes).
  • Staines Res: Common Scoter f/imm S basin, also three B-n Grebes S basin, Goldeneye 9, Dunlin one through, Great Black-back 52 N basin by dusk, Rock/Water Pipit one (Rob Innes). Kittiwake (1st w) mid morning, 2 Green Sandpiper (Ken Purdey). Thanks Ken, forgot to include the Green Sands! (Rob)
  • Trent Park Area: 1 male Gadwall, Lower Lake; 1 Kestrel; 1 Kingfisher, caught a fish, Lower Lake; 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 13 Skylark, together, Vicarage Farm; 2(m,fem/imm) Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 3 Redwing, flew over, Lower Lake; 9 Goldcrest; 2 Nuthatch; 2 Treecreeper; 2 Bullfinch, (1 female, responded to imitated call, near Triangular Wood, 1 Vicarage Farm) (Robert Callf).

November 3 2007

  • Harringey Green Lanes: Waxwing (H) flying over Homebase a 12.05 (John Murray)
  • Brent Reservoir: c2020 Woodpigeons SW, also 13 Jackdaws, 12 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing & 205 Starlings plus Speckled Wood & Common Darter (Andrew Self)
  • East India Dock: Kingfisher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 70+ Teal, 4 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, f Chaffinch, + a Fox (Paul Hyland).
  • Aldenham CP: 5 Ring-necked Parakeet over Haberdashers School. (Steve Blake)
  • Rainham RSPB: Brent goose, 3 Little Egret, 6 Pintail, 150 Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 6 Fieldfare, Redpoll, several Siskin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Bearded Tit, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Water Pipit, 10 Rock Pipit, Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail. (Paul Hawkins, Shaun Harvey)
  • Greenwich Millenium Village: 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull plus 11 Teal (Richard Bonser)
  • Regents Park: Merlin female seen chasing a Chaffinch at 7.20am and then flew NE at 8.10am, 2 Grey Geese( probably Bean) high NE at 7.25am, 1100 Wood Pigeons, 1 Rook, 65 Chaffinches, 1 Meadow Pipit (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park Area: 42 Stock Dove,(32 Vicarage Farm, 8 Ferny Hill Farm); 11 Meadow Pipit, Vicarage Farm; 2(m,f/imm) Stonechat, 'Old Golf Course'; 4 Mistle Thrush, Ferny Hill Farm; 2 Fieldfare, Ferny Hill Farm; 15 Redwing, Trent Park; 12 Long-tailed Tit, Ferny Hill Farm; 13 Goldcrest,(12 Trent Park, 1 Ferny Hill Farm); 1 Nuthatch; 3 Treecreeper; 32 Magpie,together, Vicarage Farm; 1 female Siskin, Water Grdn (Robert Callf).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 10 Redwing, Meadow Pipit, 12 Starling, Mistle Thrush.(Pete Lowman).
  • Corbets Tey: 2 Siskin, 700 Wood Pigeon SW, 38 Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 female Goldeneye, 4 Wigeon and Ring Necked Parakeet.(Dave Morrison)
  • Horsenden Hill: 4 Brambling (inc 2 'down' in Perivale Wood), 10 Siskin, 37+ Redwing, 36 Chaffinch, 15 Goldcrest, c435 Woodpigeon SW, 2 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Skylark, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Tawny Owl; also 1 Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Holly Blue (inc. one roosting on ivy flower after dark) (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon and (in part) LNHS field trip group). + 0700-0900 Woodcock 1, Woodpigeon 640 SSW, Fieldfare 8w, Brambling 2 W, Siskin 8 s, Bullfinch 4 (Nick Senior)

November 2 2007

  • KGV Reservoir: 1 Goosander (male, flew south), 5 Goldeneye, 4 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 1 MPipit, 4 Fieldfare, 82 Redwing, Vis.Mig: 5 Skylarks (S), 1 Siskin (S) (Paul Cook).
  • William Girling Res (from Mansfield Park): 3 Black-necked Grebes, 162+ Teal, 2 Goldeneye (Paul Cook).
  • East India Dock: Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 100+ Teal, 3 Little Grebe, Kingfisher (Paul Hyland).
  • Stoke Newington reservoirs: 2 drumming GS Woodpecker (TeRNS).
  • Staines Res: 3 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Goldeneye (Ken Purdey).
  • Clissold Park: 14 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Little Grebes, 3 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, Red Admiral (Mark Pearson).
  • Regents Park: 4 Skylarks, 1 Meadow Pipit, 16 Redwings, 2 Fieldfares, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 1 Siskin, 80 Chaffinches, 70 Starlings, 1900 Wood Pigeons, 2 Jackdaws (Tony Duckett).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, 15 Siskin, 11 Redwing, 2 Goldfinch, Cormorant, 2 GS Woodpecker. (Pete Lowman)

November 1 2007

  • London Wetland Centre WWT: Yellow-browed Warbler still present; Red Kite over at 12:40 plus 14 Bramblings over (Birdguides)
  • Hackney Marshes: mid-a.m. No sign of the Firecrests. 3 Little Grebes and a Kingfisher on the R. Lea by the Pitch & Putt course. A (possibly Large)White Butterfly from the house at mid-day, don't recall seeing one of those in November before.(Paul Whiteman)
  • Horsenden Hill/Paradise Fields: 0700-0900 - Shoveler 7, Teal 2, Snipe 4, Woodpigeon 240 SW, Redwing 16 + 7 dropped in, Song Thrush 5 dropped in, Starling 700+ w, Skylark 8 wt, Meadow Pipit 4 West, Bullfinch 5, Brambling 9 west, Chaffinch 41 west, Lesser Redpoll 4, Mealy Redpoll 1 South. (Nick Senior)
  • Walthamstow Marshes: 12 Meadow Pipits, 1 Skylark, 4 Linnets, 1 Jackdaw (Mark Pearson)
  • Lake Side, Oakwood, N14: 1 female Kingfisher, perched; 1 Goldcrest (Robert Callf).
  • Bermondsey: 10 Greylag Geese over,male Sparrowhawk,3 Chaffinch and a Red Admiral.(Dave Morrison)
  • Dagenham Chase LNR: Short-eared Owl flushed from long grass by a Golden Retriever at 3.25pm,( there's a good dog !), then mobbed by Crows before circling high South. 2 Little Egrets on the Slack then flew up the Rom valley towards the YMCA, pair of Stonechat,Cetti's Warbler heard by Hooks Hall Pond.( Vince Halley-Frame ).
  • Trent Park: 2 Stonechat, c 20 Siskin ( Over Moat Wood and then Ride Wood), 5 Redwing, 12 Mistle Thrush, 50 BH Gull, 2 GS Woodpecker, 2 Goldfinch. ( Pete Lowman).
  • Trent Park Area: 1 Kestrel; 11(5 ads., 6 '1st-winters') Moorhen; 32 Stock Dove, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Grey Wagtail, Lower Lake; 1 female/imm Stonechat, at Vicarage Farm; 8 Goldcrest; 3 Nuthatch; 1 Treecreeper; Siskin, heard calling; 18 Linnet, Hog Hill (Robert Callf).


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