Thursday 30 August 2012

MIND BLOWING MEGA.

Black Skimmer 4-20100215
Black Skimmer
MEGA (BLACK SKIMMER) Mayo Annagh Head probable adult flew south past at 11.24.
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Walthamstow (LOCKWOOD RES).

After nearly a month with no patch ticks i managed today to get this WOOD SANDPIPER,sorry about the small image but it was a wood sandpiper.PATCH LIFE 133.

Monday 27 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

Curlew Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Staines Reservoir: 06.20-08.45 1 Curlew Sandpiper 06.25-06.30 (N.Basin, west bank), 2 Black Tern (S.Basin), 5 Little Gull (S.Basin).Wanstead Flats: Wryneck showed well briefly at 10am, male Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail over.Richmond Park:1 Honey Buzzard flew very low S over Thatched House Lodge being mobbed by Jackdaws.Brent Reservoir: 2 Sandwich Tern over at 09.15.King George V Res: 11 Arctic Tern south, 2 juv. Black Tern.Rainham RSPB Reserve: 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Ruff. Walthamstow:LOCKWOOD RES.Little Gull,Buzzard.(kjm).
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Sunday 26 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

Juvenile Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus), ...
Juvenile Montagu's Harrier
Rainham Marshes: Montagu's Harrier and Spoonbill.Wanstead Flats: Wryneck showing again on SSSI at c09:30 also Redstart, 6-9 Wheatear, Whinchat.Wormwood Scrubs: 2 female Common Redstart.Hextable: Osprey south-east 13:10Greenwich Park: 1 Pied Flycatcher just N of ranger's House.Fairlop Waters: Wood Sandpiper.
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Saturday 25 August 2012

Wanstead Flats


Here's some shots of birders waiting on the WRYNECK and the bush it was in.Poor richard is in the foreground who left early and dipped the bird.

LONDON NEWS

English: Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) taken...
 Honey Buzzard
Canons Farm/Banstead Woods: Honey Buzzard circled then gained height & slowly drifted SE over border with Banstead Woods 10.20am-10.25am. Osprey flew SW over Banstead Woods then Canons Farm 3.34pm-3.38pm (DC) & 1st-winter male Common Redstart still along Slangs (gravel track running from Reads Rest Lane near Lunch Wood, to railway).Wanstead Flats: 8.30 - 9.15 Wryneck in scrub in SSSI just south of Lake House Rd (Tony Brown), still showed briefly at 11:20 frequenting Hawthorn between path near Lime trees and Lake House Road, this is on the west side north-east of Jubilee Pond and not near the Centre road side on a grid ref of approx (TQ403866). Also here 1 juv Pied Flycatcher, 1m & 1f Common Redstart , Whinchat , Spotted Flycatcher, also noted several hirundines heading SW, mostly House Martins, Long wood: at least 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 11 Mistle Thrush, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Lesser Whitethroat. 20 Greylag (Alexandra lake) and 2 Egyptian Geese (Model Yacht Lake).Staines Moor: 10.00-11.30 3 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 2 Northern Wheatear, Hobby, Common Whitethroat, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk.Bentley Priory: 1f Common Redstart, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.Brent Reservoir: 3 Arctic Terns to 08.30 only, Crossbill over.
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Walthamstow

English: Wryneck
 Wryneck
Today i was meant to take richard around walthamstow but as we were in the hide at east warwick res the news broke that there was a WRYNECK at wanstead flats so off will went.After waiting hours the bird showed well at 2.18  by this time richard had left.Also in the same bush was a common redstart and a garden warbler.
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Thursday 23 August 2012

Walthamstow

Turnstones on the harbour arm in Hastings
Turnstone
Black Kite, (Milvus migrans), taken in Kathman...
Black Kite, (Milvus migrans)
Things are slowly getting better at the patch with a calling TURNSTONE which done a small loop around the southern end of lockwood before flying off south and the same with the GREENSHANK.No sign of the crayford black kite after spending all day looking for it.
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Monday 20 August 2012

Barking Bay

English: Tawny Pipit, 28th November 2006
 Tawny Pipit
Today i had a quick run out to barking bay to look for the TAWNY PIPIT which was found yesterday but no sign.
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Saturday 18 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

English: European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia tu...
 Turtle Doves
Brent Reservoir: Turtle Dove south at 08.40.KGV Reservior: Corn Bunting 0915-0930hrs- north west corner of north basin.Regent's Park: 1 Pied Flycatcher at 08:00 in Cricket Pen.
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Wednesday 15 August 2012

Walthamstow

Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Greenshank
After 13 days of trying find some birds at the patch i did managed to hear a calling GREENSHANK going over lockwood res today.

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Sunday 12 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

A Black Tern flying in Iceland.
A Black Tern 
Alexandra Park: Wood Warbler on southern edge of Top Field late am (this isolated former playing field is situated at the most northerly part of the Park, below the boating lake. The nearest car park, adjacent to Alexandra Palace and the boating lake, is probably closed, so best park in The Avenue or Alexandra Park Road). Also Treecreeper and Garden Warbler here.Staines Reservoirs: 12 Black Terns on S basin late am.Richmond Park: 2 Whinchat (1 riding ring, 1 "hawthorn valley").Woodside Park: a Crossbill flew over calling at 11:45.
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Wednesday 8 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher 
English: Wood warbler Polski: Świstunka leśna ...
 Wood warbler
Alexandra Park: 1 Wood Warbler (near the middle platform at 5.55 p.m.).Crossness: Bearded Tit again in protected area but very elusive.Lee Valley: Wood Sandpiper still at Cornmill Meadows for 5th day.Wanstead Flats: 2 Spotted Flycatcher - Long Wood.
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Tuesday 7 August 2012

Walthamstow

Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Wheatear
Still very quiet today with only the 1st returning WHEATEAR on east warwick res.
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Monday 6 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

A male Pied Flycatcher at Wood of Cree Nature ...
A male Pied Flycatcher.
Alexandra Park: Honey Buzzard 4.47.Lee Valley: Wood Sandpiper still at Cornmill Meadows for 3rd day.Regent's Park: 1f Pied Flycatcher (in silver birches at NE end of Cricket Pen, area 31 at 09:25.
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Sunday 5 August 2012

Walthamstow

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Lesser Whitethroat
English: Sylvia borin (Garden Warbler in Tybbl...
Garden Warbler
Movement is still slow today at the patch but i did get my second GARDEN WARBLER with a lesser whitethroat on low maynard res.And also a increase of common sandpipers 20+.
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Saturday 4 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola), Laem Phak Bi...
Wood Sandpiper.
Lee Valley: Wood sandpiper (adult) 2 Green sandpiper & 15 Lapwing at Cornmill meadows.Horsenden Hill: 5 Crossbill E/SE at 10.10.King George V Res: 50+ Common Sandpiper ( 1 flock of 18 birds flew south together).
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Friday 3 August 2012

Walthamstow

Red Crossbills at home-21
 Crossbill
More movement at the patch today with a CROSSBILL flying south over lockwood res. It was also calling as was a REDSHANK  over the res. Later on in the day i also had a hunting HOBBY at the northern end of lockwood.
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Thursday 2 August 2012

LONDON NEWS

adult Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis), ...
Adult Yellow-legged Gull.
Wanstead Park: Spotted Flycatcher.Hampstead Heath: 3 Crossbills SW at 7.25am.Crayford Marshes: 36 Yellow-legged Gull, Whimbrel, 4 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpiper, 4 Corn Bunting, 19 Dunlin.
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