Saturday 25 August 2012

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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