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===Saturday 8th March===
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*Greenford CP: 45 Redwing, c10 M'Pipit, 4 Pied + 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Linnet (Neil Anderson)
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*Staines Res: 8 Black-necked Grebe - south basin, Scaup 2 imm drakes - north basin, 3 Smew - south basin, flew off SE at 2.40pm (Ken Purdey).
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*Wormwood Scrubs: 1 singing Chiffchaff (our first for the year), c10 Meadow Pipit including c4 singers, 1 Stock Dove, c8 Linnet & 7 Redwing. (David Lindo & Roy Nuttall). Firecrest @ 4.30pm in the eastern edge of the 'Back Passage' with is the bit of woodland between Chats Paddock and Scrubs Lane. (Mathew Bournat)
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe (2 pr displaying), 3 Grey Heron, 5 Egyptian Goose, pr Red-crested Pochard, 23 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, [http://www.dartfordwarbler.com/2008/03/tawny-owl-kensington-gardens-again.html Tawny Owl], 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Pied Wagtail (Paul Bruty).
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*Rainham Stone Barges: 1 Short-eared owl, Peregrine, Caspian Gull (3w), 1 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, 30+ Redshank, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Corn Bunting, 4+ Stonechat, singing Chiffchaff, 10 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 2 Little Egret.(Paul Hawkins,Les Harrison)
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*Trent Park Area: 1 Little Grebe, at Parkside Res;1 Kestrel, Cuckolds Hill; 2 Greylag Goose, circled lakes, 13.20 GMT ( year tick - March is usually a good month to see this species locally ); 2 Green Woodpecker; 9 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 3 Skylark; 7 Pied Wagtail, together, at South Lodge Farm; 3 Song Thrush, at Park Farm; 2 Mistle Thrush, at Parkside Farm; Redwing & Fieldfare, flock at Park Farm; 5 Goldcrest, (4 together in Moat Wood); 1 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 1 Coal Tit; 20+ Linnet, at Parkside Farm; 1 female Bullfinch, at Park Farm; 1 male Yellowhammer, at Vicarage Farm (Robert Callf).
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*Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Redshank. 3 Ringed Plover 2 Grey Partridge. 25+ Red-legged Partridge 1 Snipe. 5Fieldfare. (Steve Blake)
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===Friday 7th March===
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*Wanstead Flats: 29 species recorded, including 8 Skylark, singing Reed Bunting, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Mistle Thrush, and about 35 Shoveler, mostly males (J Lethbridge).
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 pr Mandarin (Paul Bruty).
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*Paddington Green: Common Buzzard SW at 13:00hrs (Des McKenzie).
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*Tyttenhanger GPs: 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Shellduck, 2 Wigeon, 2 Siskin, 2 Buzzard, 10 M/Pipit, 6 Skylark, 3 GS Woodpecker, 1 Grn Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush (Steve Blake).
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*Tower Hamlets Cemetery: male Firecrest still singing in West Grove at 12:45pm, 1-2 Chiffchaff (Bob Watts).
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*Walthamstow Marshes: pr Linnets, 6 Meadow Pipits, 7 Stock Doves, 1 Fieldfare, 40+ Common Gulls (Mark Pearson).
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*Abney Park Cemetery: Red Admiral, displaying male Sparrowhawk, 3 Redwings, 5 GS & 2 Green Woodpeckers (Mark Pearson).
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*Oakwood Park, N14: 1 Stock Dove; 1 Green Woodpecker; 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 2 Song Thrush; 38 Redwing, on Pitch & Putt Course (Robert Callf).
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* London Wetland Centre. Male Garganey,1 Dunlin ,1 Water Pipit, 4 Pintail & 2 Shelduck( Y.Simmonds)
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===Thursday 6th March===
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*Rainham Marshes RSPB: juv '''Iceland Gull''' at Wennington Marsh late morning, viewable from public footpath (Birdguides); also, 2 Short-eared Owls over silt lagoons mid-late afternoon, 1 m Goosander flew south over reserve near dusk (Paul Whiteman, Andy Tweed).
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*Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 52 Mute Swan, Emperor Goose, pr Mandarin, 7 Gadwall, 32 Shoveler, m Red-crested Pochard, 3 Little Grebe, imm Peregrine (probable m) flew at gulls on moored boats at Serpentine at 14:17hrs before moving off in direction of Round Pond, 85 Common Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, c20 Ring-necked Parakeet (inc 3prs at potential nest-holes), Tawny Owl at day-roost, 4 Green Woodpecker, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, singing Song Thrush, Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtail, 2 Treecreeper (1 singing), 3 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch (1 singing), Siskin (Long Water alders), Linnet over Serpentine 14:38hrs (Des McKenzie, Paul Bruty).
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*London Wetland Centre: m Garganey still on Grazing Marsh, Bittern still present (Birdguides).
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*Beddington SF: 3 Shelduck, m Mandarin, Little Egret, 3 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, ad Mediterranean Gull, Water Pipit (Dip or Glory).
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*East India Dock / Bow Creek Ecology Park: 12 Redshank, 17 Shelduck, m Linnet, m Sparrowhawk, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Grey Wagtails (David Callahan). 
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*Staines Res: 8 Black-necked Grebe - south basin, Scaup 2 imm drakes - north basin (Ken Purdey).
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*Hackney Marshes: 3 Jack Snipe, 6 Snipe (Waterworks NR), 6 Pochard, 10 Gadwall (Gary A James).
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*Whitewebbs Wood: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (& Green + GS's), 1+ Marsh Tit, Siskin, 5+ Bramblings with c40 Chaffinches, c10 Mandarins, 2 Goldcrests, c7 Nuthatches (Paul Cook, Laurence Pitcher, Mark Pearson).
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*South Norwood Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Goldfinch, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
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*Tyttenhanger GPs: 1 Oystercatcher (HertsBirding).
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*Trent Park Area: 1 Little Grebe; 3(2m,1f) Mandarin Duck, Lower Lake; 1 female Sparrowhawk; 1 Kestrel; 3 Green Woodpecker; 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Rough Lot; 5+ Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 78 Redwing, at South Lodge Farm; 4 Mistle Thrush; 4 Nuthatch; 4 Treecreeper; 1 Chiffchaff, near Water Grdn; 5 Goldcrest; 2 singing male Coal Tit, Williams Wood; 9+ Siskin, Williams Wood (Robert Callf).
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*Barking Outfall: Curlew, 41 Redshank, Grey Wagtail and 93 Shelduck (Dave Morrison).
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*West Thurrock Marshes: 16 Curlew, 18 Avocet, 4 Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, 211 Redshank, 4 Oystercatchers and 800 Dunlin (Dave Morrison).
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*Thames nr City Hall (mid morning): 1 adult YL Gull, 1 adult Caspian Gull (Nick Senior).
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*Mayesbrook Park: 2 Little Egret, pr of Teal, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant (Paul Hawkins).
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===Wednesday 5th March===
 
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*Alexandra Park: 4 Brambling (dark headed male and female along stream in wood behind conservation pond & light headed male and bright female around deer enclosures) (J.Murray): Bramblings still present behind conservation pond at 1.30pm (Mike Benyon).
 
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*Tower Hamlets Cemetery: singing Firecrest still, ranging from Turning Circle over to Lockhart Street favouring rhododendrons and ivy, until 0945 at least; also, male Blackcap, singing Chiffchaff, 2 Great Spots, Green WP (David Callahan).
 
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 5 Egyptian Goose, 10 Gadwall, pr Mandarin, pr Sparrowhawk, 2 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, singing Song Thrush, 2 singing Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldfinch (Paul Bruty).
 
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*Rainham Stone Barges: Ad '''Iceland Gull''' flew from river towards tip at c08:15am; also, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 38 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Water Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 40 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 1 Short-eared Owl over silts at 07:15 (Paul Hawkins).
 
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*Mayesbrook Park: 1 Little Egret, 4 Great-crested Grebe (Paul Hawkins).
 
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*St. John's Wood: pr of Sparrowhawk displaying at 16:30hrs (Des McKenzie).
 
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*South Norwood Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 20 Tufted Duck, 1m pochard, 60 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 20 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Siskin, 8 Chaffinch (4 singing), 3 Dunnock, 6 Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
 
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*Trent Park Area: 3 Little Grebe, at Parkside Res; 3(2 ads, 1 '1st-winter') Mute Swan, at Parkside Res; 1 male Kestrel; 13 Stock Dove, at Vicarage Farm; 1 Green Woodpecker; 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker; 1 singing male Skylark, at Vicarage Farm; 6 Song Thrush; 30+ Redwing, Icehouse Wood; 1 Chiffchaff, by Lower Lake; 1 Goldcrest; 3 Nuthatch; 6 Treecreeper; 5 Coal Tit, (including 4 singing males); 3 Bullfinch, together, at Park Farm (Robert Callf).
 
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*Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Rail, 2 Wigeon, 1 Snipe, 4 M/Pipit, 4 Skylark (Steve Blake).
 
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*Wanstead Park: 31 species sighted, including at least 6 Green Woodpeckers, 5 Redwing (rare here), and Meadow Pipit (J Lethbridge).
 
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*East India Dock: 8 Mute Swan (including mating pair) My previous site max was 3 (Richard Harrison).
 
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*London Wetland Centre:Bittern showing in the open on Grazing Marsh,Dunlin,Sparrowhawk, Yellow legged Gull& Perigrene(YSimmonds)
 
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*Ingrebourne Valley: Woodcock flushed near paddock/green bridge 3 Snipe (Shaun Harvey)
 
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===Tuesday 4th March.===
 
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*Beddington SF: Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, Dunlin, 8 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
 
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*Tower Hamlets Cemetery: singing male Firecrest at 09:00, vocal but difficult to see well, just west of the turning circle; also, a couple of Great Spotted Woodpeckers and a Green Woodpecker (Paul Whiteman).
 
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*Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
 
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*Walpole Park (Ealing): Goldcrest, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20+ Redwing (Jim Fell).
 
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*London Wetland Centre: Garganey, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Water Pipit (SBC).
 
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*Alexandra Park: 2 Bramblings (1m, 1f) still in tall trees by deer enclosure, later flew off into flowering trees nearby. Plus lots of Chaffinches, Redwings and 1 GS Woodpecker (Reuben Braddock).
 
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*South Norwood Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 80 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 20+ Redwing, 6 Siskin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 3 Dunnock, 4 House Sparrow (John Watson).
 
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*Valentines Park: 3 Siskin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wag, 8 Jackdaw.(Paul Hawkins)
 
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*Tyttenhanger GPs: 2 Shelduck. 2 Wigeon. 3 Snipe 1 Ringed Plover. (Steve Blake)
 
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*Walthamstow Marshes: Little Owl, 1 Jackdaw west, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Siskin over, c60 Fieldfares, c30 Redwings, 6 Meadow Pipits (Mark Pearson)
 
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*Trent Park: Chiffchaff (apparently the earliest ever Park record?), 5 Redwing, 3 Goosander (2m,f),Cormorant, GS Woodpecker.( Pete Lowman).
 
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*Stocker's Lake/Farm: 1 Sand Martin, 1 Little Egret. (Richard Francis).
 
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*Trent Park: 3(2m,1f) Goosander; 1 male Kestrel; 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker; c100 Redwing; 3 Goldcrest 1 Nuthatch; 5 Treecreeper; 3 Coal Tit; 14 Long-tailed Tit,(2's and 3's); 1 '1st-winter' male Brambling, edge of Moat Wood, 17:15 - 17:30 GMT (Robert Callf).
 
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===Monday 3rd March===
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*Barnes Bridge: seal sp. reported (BBC Radio London).
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*Tower Hamlets Cemetery: highly vocal male Firecrest still present in Monument Glade feeding in privet @ 1250; also, Chiffchaff, 10+ Chaffinches, Goldfinch (Bob Watts).
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*Beddington SF: 2 Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, 5 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper (Dip or Glory).
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*Mayesbrook Park: m Peregrine hunting at 10am, 2 Little Egrets, 21 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail (Paul Hawkins).
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*South Norwood Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 10 Tufted Duck, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Redwing, 4 Dunnock, Goldfinch, Chafinch, 3 Siskin, 2 House Sparrow (John Watson, Gavin Hawgood).
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*Queen Elizabeth II Res: Peregrine (SBC).
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*Green Park: 1 Siskin over at 08.00 (Andrew Self)
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*Staines Res: Great Northern Diver 1, Black-necked Grebe 4, Scaup 2, Peregrine 1 (Ken Purdey).
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*Trent Park: 3 Goosander (2m,1f),2 Tufted Duck (m),Cormorant ,5 Fieldfare,Green Woodpecker.( Pete Lowman).
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* London Wetland Centre: Bittern ,Garganey,Chiffchaff& Sand Martin (Y.Simmonds)
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===Sunday 2nd March===
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*Island Barn Res: Great Northern Diver (SBC).
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*Wandsworth Park: 1w Caspian Gull on Thames (SBC).
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*Staines Res: 2 Scaup, 3 Black-necked Grebe (SBC).
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*Beddington SF: 4 Little Egret, 4 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipit (Dip or Glory).
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*Alexandra Park: 3 Brambling inc 2 males by deer enclosure, 2 singing Blackcap in birch wood beyond rose garden (thanks Bob), 6 Siskin over farmers market (John Murray, Bob Watts).
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 7 Egyptian Goose, 8 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, Little Grebe, Water Rail (again in SW reedbed at Longwater at 07:30hrs), Tawny Owl at day-roost, Green Woodpecker, 2 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, singing Dunnock, Goldcrest, 4 Coal Tit, pr Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2 Jay (Des McKenzie, Paul Bruty).
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*London Wetland Centre: 1 m Garganey (scrape), 4 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 2 Caspian Gulls (2nd wtrs), 2 YL Gulls, 1 Kittiwake west, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Water Pipit, 1 littoralis Rock Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Siskin (DM,SF,NPS); also, 3 Stonechat (grazing marsh), Bittern (in reeds at western end of Sheltered Lagoon) and Peregrine perched on distant flats (Martin Honey).
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*Lee Valley (Fishers Green-Hall Marsh Scrape): Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pintail, Shelduck, 100+Gadwall, 40 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 60+ Shoveler (Mike Benyon).
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*Walthamstow Reservoirs (North side): 2 Kingfishers, 4 Goldeneye (1 adult m), 30 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 1 Kestrel - (South side: No 1 and East Warwick): 1 Little Egret on island No1, 4 Gadwall (Quentin Given).
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*Stockers Lake: 3 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 2 Goldeneye, 30 Wigeon, 10 Pochard, 40 Lapwing, at least 10 pairs Grey Heron (John Palmer).
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* Horsenden Hill: 4 Fieldfare over, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Sparrowhawk (Andy Culshaw).
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===Saturday 1st March===
 
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*Hampton Court Park: 68 Wigeon, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 60 Pochard, 58 Tufted Duck, 10 Gadwall (Andrew Skotnicki).
 
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*Alexandra Park: 1 male Brambling with Chaffinch around deer enclosure (J.Murray). 
 
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*Kew Gardens:Pr Egyptian Geese, 40+ Redwing, c10 Siskin, 30+ Chaffinch (Neil Anderson)
 
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*Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, Red Kite in from the west at 09:50hrs (c100ft over Round Pond) before gaining height and moving off north - last seen at 09:57hrs, 40 Herring Gull, 18 Stock Dove, Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Mistle Thrush (2 singing), singing Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, Nuthatch, 2 Treeceeper, singing Goldfinch (Des McKenzie, Nick Tanner); also, 2 Little Grebe (male trilling briefly), Water Rail flushed by fox in SW Longwater reed bed, showed well for 20 minutes (11:45-12:05) (Paul Bruty).
 
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*London Wetland Centre, Barnes: 1 Sand Martin (08.50 but present all morning), 2 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 4 Common Snipe, 4 Siskin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 1♂ Sparrowhawk (Martin Honey).  Also: 2 Water Pipit from WWF Hide, 50 Herring Gulls on main lake mid afternoon (Jonathan Dean).
 
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*Lake Side, Oakwood, N14: 1 male Blackcap, sub-singing, in Holly 16:00 GMT (Robert Callf).
 
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*Park Farm and Parkside Farm, Enfield: 4 Bullfinch ( a pair at each site ) (Robert Callf).
 
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*Dagenham Chase LNR: Pair of Shelduck, 1 singing Cetti's Warbler and 1 singing Chiffchaff. ( Vince Halley-Frame ).
 
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*Amwell GP: Sand Martin (Birdguides)
 
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*Horsenden Hill: 1 Little Owl, 1 Stonechat, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Tawny Owl (Perivale Wood), 2 Teal, 2 Sparrowhawk (Andy Culshaw, David Howdon).
 
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