Monday, 30 January 2012
LONDON NEWS
Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank on foreshore near Yacht club. 2
Water Pipit, 2 Avocet, 2 Little Owl, 52 Golden Plover, 2 Rock Pipit,
Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper,3 Stonechat.Stockers Lake: 2 Male Smew in bay NE corner, 13 Red-crested Pochard,Bury Lake.
Walthamstow
Over the last few days there have been
daily sightings of an adult peregrine perched on the top of the gasometer at the
NW of the West Marsh. Now Michael has sent me a text saying there
were two peregrines there today This raises the possibility once again of
peregrines trying to breed locally. Please do keep a lookout for peregrine
on the gasometer. If people want to send me details of their sightings,
I'm happy to collate them and circulate. This is the gasometer on which a
pair of kestrels fledged young in 2011 and 2010, so maybe
competition!
Does anyone know who owns the
gasometer? Centrica? LB of Enfield or Haringey?
Pete
UK BIRDING
Parrot Crossbill (female) still E.Sussex at Black Down, 1st English
record since a male near Fordingbridge, Hants on 5th-15th March 2000.
UK BIRDING
On this Day, rarities which have turned up in Britain and Ireland on 30th Jan #birding #birds #otd http://twitpic.com/8dkrqv
Sunday, 29 January 2012
LONDON NEWS
Holmethorpe SPs 2.redhead.SMEWS still this morning: 1.at Water Colour
Lagoon.1. +1.at Mercers West Pit. GOLDENEYE at Mercers West Pit still.Banstead Woods 2.Woodcocks flushed near Piddly Pond at 12.30pm.Beddington Farm male.CETTI'S WARBLER by west side of main lake still early afternoon.Beddington Farm ad.Med Gull flew over main lake late morning.Beddington Farm 2.Water Pipits at 100.Acre late morning.Canons Farm GREY WAGTAIL still near Legal & General. Staines Res shag still & GN Diver, 2 B-n Grebes, Scaup & Ruddy Duck.3 Smew Cheshunt GP at Hooks Marsh, Bittern at 70 Acres Lake & 13 Goosander Turnford Marsh GP.
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
LONDON NEWS
Ad Med Gull Beddington SF on main lake & 3 Water Pipits on 100 Acre.Bittern Thamesmere West, Thamesmead, still this a.m. (view from Morrisons car pk); 2nd 2w Iceland Gull Beddington SF.Yesterday male Firecrest greenwich park.Holmethorpe SPs redhead.SMEW at Water Colour Lagoon.1.still this morning. fem.GOLDENEYE at Mercers West Pit still.Spotted Redshank on Thames foreshore nr Erith Yacht Club, imm Marsh Harrier over the Thames.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
UK BIRDING
Red-breasted Goose Turf Devon, Old Hall Marshes Essex; Dark-eyed Junco Hawkhill Inclosure Hants; Spanish Sparrow Calshot Hants.Western Sandpiper Cley Norfolk; Lesser Scaup Slimbridge Somerset; Pallid Harrier Lake Corrib Galway.Lesser White-fronted Goose Buckenham Marshes Norfolk.Spotted Sandpiper Plym estuary Devon, Lyme Regis Dorset; Bufflehead Helston Loe Pool Cornwall.Wood Duck Arranmore Galway; Ross's Gull Ardglass Down. Buff-bellied Pipit Treraven Meadow Cornwall.
LONDON NEWS
Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank on foreshore near yacht
club.adult Mediterranean Gull, 60 Golden Plover, 124 Black-tailed
Godwit, Cetti's Warbler, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 2 Stonechat.Thamesmere West Lake: Bittern still in reeds to right of steps by
Morrisons at 10am but no sign of Ferruginous Duck by 10.15am. Also
Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, Sparrowhawk, 30+ Linnets.Wraysbury GP: 4 Smew (3 m, 1 f), c20 Goldeneye, 3 f Goosander, Kingfisher, c50 Redwing, 14 Fieldfare.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Walthamstow
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 12:23
Started well with a single Redwing calling
in the trees at the north of East Marsh which was my first record in 2012 here,
as well as four Fieldfare calling from these trees. Possibly all these had
been roosting overnight, as I didn't see them as I returned through the area
going home. 2 Greylag Geese west over here too. Goosander briefly over NE
from Lockwood Reservoir plus a second bird that might have been a Merganser or
Goosander. Met Terry here and both saw little Egret fly NW from Res.
Terry also saw Reed Bunting here which I missed. Little Grebe in channel
north of Green Bridge plus Teal and Tufted Ducks. Rest of Marshes
generally quiet, male Reed Bunting at Stinebridge Wood, just one Grey Wagtail in
Pymmes Brook from Cetti Bridge and Chiffchaff plus Goldcrest near
Gasometer. Female Goosander in channel by Banbury Res (just east of East
Bridge). On Banbury Res (no access to public) Red-breasted Merganser, four
Goosander. Counted 15 different Song Thrushes singing as I walked round
Marshes between 8am and 10.15.
Pete
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
ID
guardianscience Guardian Science
Mystery bird: Fan-tailed raven, Corvus rhipidurus |@GrrlScientist gu.com/p/35v4f/tf
Monday, 23 January 2012
ID
LondonBirder69
kjmcmanus
Mystery bird: Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis | @GrrlScientist http://gu.com/p/34qpa/tw
via @guardian
UK BIRDING
Ross's Gull Ardglass Down; Dark-eyed Junco Hawkhill Inclosure Hampshire; Spanish Sparrow Calshot Hampshire.Bufflehead Helston Loe Pool Cornwall; Western Sandpiper Cley Norfolk; Desert Wheatear Bempton East Yorkshire.Lesser White-fronted Goose Buckenham Marshes Norfolk; Lesser Scaup Lough Gill Kerry; Gyr Falcon Stromness Mainland Orkney.Norfolk pretty hot at the mo: 3.Coues's Arctic Redpolls Western Sand,
Lesser White-front GG Shrike R-l Buzzard Shorelark Snow + Lap Buntings.
Walthamstow
MERLIN falls to me for 2012,it would have been a good year tick if i was doing a year list.Plus today a male&female goosander and a green sandpiper.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
ID
Walthamstow
Still very slow at the patch just 12 goldeneye.LONDON NEWS:Mealy Redpoll Muswell Hill in private garden. Male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Beddington SF on park side with tit flock, Goldcrest and Chiffchaff. Great Northern Diver KGV Res at S end of N basin, 12+ Black-necked Grebes William Girling Res.Canons Farm BARN OWL still at 8.30am; park by Canons Farmhouse, walk
330yds east +left 60yds at derelict barn to view thru large barn door.Holmethorpe SPs reported 1w.drk.Scaup y'day at Mercers West Pit (+still present today) is thought to be a hybrid.
UK BIRDING
Ross's Gull Ardglass Down; Red-breasted Goose Tollesbury Wick Essex.Red-breasted Goose Cardurnock Cumbria. Bonaparte's Gull Cardiff Bay Glamorgan.Possible (Short-toed Treecreeper) Bradwell-on-sea Essex.
Saturday, 21 January 2012
ID
LondonBirder69
kjmcmanus
Mystery bird: Chestnut-breasted malkoha, Phaenicophaeus curvirostris | @GrrlScientist http://gu.com/p/34pkt/tw
via @guardian
Walthamstow
The patch has been very lame lately. All i had today was a (f)goosander and a (f)goldeneye.
LONDON NEWS
Holmethorpe SPs 1w.drk.SCAUP at Mercers West Pit still at 3.45pm +2.fem.SMEW still +fem.GOLDENEYE still (+Green Sand).w Iceland Gull Crayford Marshes at Virador tip off University Way & ad Med Gull.Staines Reservoir: Great Northern Diver and Black-necked Grebe on south basin. Shag and drake Scaup on north basin.Wraysbury GPs: 3 drake, 1 red-head Smew on pit just south-west of the Station, also 15 Goosander on various other pits, Blackcap calling.Bedfont Lakes: 5 Smew (2 drakes, 3 red-heads) on the lakes
immediately east of Ashford station - only seen from the train heading
to London from Ashford.
UK BIRDING
Lesser Scaup Slimbridge Gloucestershire.
Western Sandpiper Cley Norfolk; Lesser White-fronted Goose Cantley Marshes Norfolk; Hume's Warbler Wyke Regis Dorset.
Desert Wheatear Bempton East Yorkshire; Spanish Sparrow Calshot Hampshire; Ross's Gull Ardglass Down.Bufflehead Helston Loe Pool Cornwall.MEGA Brünnich's Guillemot - photographed in Burghead Harbour Moray & Nairn 17th November.
Friday, 20 January 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
ID
guardianscience
Guardian Science
Mystery bird: Orange-chinned parakeet, Brotogeris jugularis | LONDON NEWS
Croftdown Road NW5: Red Kite drifting over Dartmouth Park, going North at 12.30pm.Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank feeding on the foreshore near
Erith Yacht Club. 3 Avocet, 2 Grey Plover, 104 Golden Plover, 568
Black-tailed Godwit, c500 Dunlin, Curlew, Cetti's Warbler.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
UK BIRDING
Reported Ross's Gull Ardglass Antrim.Glossy Ibis Newport Wetlands Gwent, Chapel Amble Cornwall, Exminster
Marshes Devon, Marloes Pembrokeshire, Fingringhoe Wick Essex.Blue-winged Teal St Marys Scilly. Spanish Sparrow Calshot Hampshire.Desert Wheatear Bempton East Yorkshire.Northern Long-tailed Tit Luddendon Dean West Yorkshire. LB Dowitcher 2 The Cull Wexford. LWF Goose Cantley Marshes Norfolk.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Walthamstow
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 20:08
A very cold morning when I started out at
7.40am. Started well when I caught up with the female( Red-breasted
Merganser) that Terry and Kevin have both seen recently. It flew up (with 2
male Goosander) from the channel that runs west of the Banbury Res but was south
of the path there, so inside Walthamstow Res. Didn't see it close but from
Terry and Kevin's description it does have the distinctive dark patches round
the eyes so is the "usual" bird. This has been returning every winter
since at least 24 Dec 2005. But it may have been coming here longer than
that.
Very cold with most of the Lee Navigation
frozen, so not many birds on that, but Teal and Tufted Duck in the
channels. Probably two Water Rails, as I saw one just east of Stonebridge
Lock at 8.30 and then one at the Green Bridge at 10am (thanks to Terry who had
seen this one earlier). As I walked on to Stonebridge Wood, a large falcon
flew NW over my head. When I got to the NW of the West Marsh there was an
adult Peregrine sitting on the Gasometer, which I presume was this bird.
it flew off NE.
Had a shouting conversation across the Lee
Navigation with Terry - he'd seen a couple of groups of Fieldfare that I didn't
see (27 in total?).
When I left at 10.30, the (Red-breasted
Merganser) was asleep on the west edge of the Banbury Res with four
Goosander. A Lapwing flew south over Banbury and then Walthamstow Res as I
left.
Pete (Nice to see that you got up early for a change). lol kjm.
LONDON NEWS
london news:London Birds: 2+ Short-eared owl, west end rainham this evening.Stone Barges: 1w Caspian Gull, 6 Yellow-legged Gull, Water pipit, 2 Water Rail.
Walthamstow
Not much today just a RUDDY DUCK.No sign of any goosanders.LONDON NEWS:- 2w Iceland Gull Beddington SF , Smew Holmethorpe SP , Spotted Redshank Erith Yacht Club.
Monday, 16 January 2012
ID THIS BIRD
LondonBirder69
kjmcmanus
Today's mystery bird for you to identify | @GrrlScientist gu.com/p/34yqx/tw
via @guardian LONDON NEWS:Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank feeding along the creek; adult Caspian Gull on the foreshore near the creek barrier; 14 Dark-bellied Brent Geese flew upriver; Grey Plover, Little Owl, 2 Avocet, 2 Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, 62 Black-tailed Godwit, Rock Pipit.Wraysbury GPs: three drake Smew on Heron Lake mid-afternoon; also 14 Goosanders.
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Friday, 13 January 2012
Walthamstow
ID THIS BIRD
LondonBirder69
kjmcmanus
Today's mystery bird for you to identify | Walthamstow
Had a great day at the patch today.Getting my 1st patch tick for the year.(RED-BREASTED MERGANSER)(F). with 3 goosanders. Walthamstow life 116.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Walthamstow
No sign of the whitethroat today but did have 2 pair of goosanders. Walthamstow life 115.I am not doing a yearlist this year.
UK BIRDING
PMBirding
A Hartley PMBirding
Spanish sparrow and drk-eyed junco visit now written up at: http://oxfordbirder.blogspot.com/
- don't expect any photographic masterpieces tho! #birding
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
UK BIRDING
16:00 Spanish Sparrow Calshot Had been elusive & not seen btwn 1155
am & 330 pm Then had excellent views as it was perched in a tree.
UK BIRDING
HANTS MALE SPANISH SPARROW 11:55 SE/OF HYTHE AT CALSHOT ON FEEDER & IN HEDGE BY B3053. USE BEACH C/PK.
Walthamstow
Today i finally got to grips with the overwintering (WHITETHROAT).Showed very well just up from the dusky warbler site.Also today had 3 more (GOOSANDERS) one being a male.On lockwood was 5 goldeneye,4 shelduck and 3 green sandpipers on lockwood channel.
Monday, 9 January 2012
UK BIRDING
birdmega
Bird Mega
REPEAT: HANTS SPANISH SPARROW HYTHE AT CALSHOT ON FEEDERS - PRESENT SEVERAL WEEKS. NO ACCESS CU... Read more at bit.ly/xvKS6g
Walthamstow
It was a bit better today at the patch.Getting a fly over goosander (f), 4 goldeneye,green sandpiper.(f)Goosander
Sunday, 8 January 2012
Walthamstow
I never seen a overwintering whitethroat before so i must try and see this bird which is at the patch.(SEEN AGAIN TODAY).
LONDON BIRDING
Went to the deepest wilds of surrey today to look for the GREY PARTRIDGES that david my mate told me about but did not see them.But i did manage to see 2 red-legged partridges.After this poor show we went onto canons farm for the BARN OWL but no sign of it.(A day to forget).
Saturday, 7 January 2012
UK BIRDING
Northern Waterthrush St Marys Scilly. Possible adult Thayer's Gull Lough Swilly Donegal. Greater Yellowlegs Loch Fleet Highland. Hume's Warbler Wyke Regis Dorset. Dark-eyed Junco Hawkhill Inclosure Hampshire. Western Sandpiper Cley.Norfolk.Lesser White-fronted Goose Buckenham Marshes Norfolk. Desert Wheatear
Bempton East Yorkshire. Bufflehead Helston Loe Pool Cornwall. LB Dowitcher Wexford Wildfowl Reserve Wexford, Wigtown Cumbria. Ross's
Goose Holkham Norfolk. Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay Glamorgan.BW Teal Longham Lakes Dorset. Spotted Sandpiper Plym Estuary Devon. Lesser Yellowlegs Burnham Somerset.Bonaparte's Gull Ballygalley Antrim.
Walthamstow
Still very poor at the patch today just a GREEN SANDPIPER, and 3f goldeneye.LONDON NEWS:Canons Farm Brambling at Ruffett Wood/Green Belt Field with Chaffinches c12.45pm.Yesterday 2w Iceland Gull Island Barn Res at 14:50, 1w Little Gull Hilfield Pk Res still, 2 Bitterns Amwell.1w Kumlien's Gull Beddington SF on Main Lake this am. 2 ad Kittiwakes flew upriver at Rainham, then 1w flew downriver at 10:30.
Friday, 6 January 2012
RARE BOOK
World's most expensive book, Birds of America, set to fetch $10m http://gu.com/p/34g5v/tw
LONDON BIRDING
I am off to the surrey sector of london on sunday to try and tick this bird for london.[Grey Partridge]
UK BIRDING
HANTS DARK-EYED JUNCO 14:30 2.5MLS W/OF BEAULIEU IN NEW FOREST N/OF B3055 BEAULIEU ROAD AT HAWK... Read more at http://bit.ly/yZdEPt
Walthamstow
No whitethroat today just a couple of male goldeneye.LONDON: Snow Bunting Rainham on sea wall in Aveley Bay, 1w Kumlien's Gull Beddington SF.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
LONDON BIRDING
1w Caspian Gull Beddington y'day. Common Whitethroat Walthamstow from public footpath opposite 33 Waterfall Close E17 (PL).1w Kittiwake Crossness W past golf centre at 11: 10, ad & 1w
Kittiwakes W at Rainham RSPB by 09:30 & 7+ Yellow-legged Gulls.
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
UK BIRDING
04/1 08:15 : D-E. Junco : Hawkhill Inclosure. Showed on & off from 1st light in & around fallen fir tree.
LONDON BIRDING
Beddington Farm 2.ICELAND GULLS (1w.of form kumlieni +2w) on main lake this morning (+1w.Caspian Gull).
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Monday, 2 January 2012
UK BIRDING
CAMBS POSS JUV NORTHERN HARRIER c11:15 OUSE FEN RSPB & OVER FAR FEN LAKE REEDBEDS AT MIDDAY.
Sunday, 1 January 2012
LONDON BIRDING
Marsh Harrier thru Ingrebourne Valley, 2 Water Pipits Beddington SF.Ad Caspian Gull Crossness on Thames foreshore off golf centre & 2 Brent Geese in Barking Bay.