Lockwood res.

Just had a nice RED KITE go over higher maynard.And later on in the day i had another one which was much lower giving stunning views.

MEGA

Western Orphean Warbler (male in center) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

MEGA: ORPHEAN WARBLER at Cleveland,Hartepool headland in memorial garden by st.hilda's church.

LOCKWOOD RES.

Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Found my 1st spring record of SANDWICH TERN which was trying to land on the tern raft on lockwood but gangs of common terns were stopping him.In the end he just flew off high north.The yearlist is now on 123.

MEGA

Bird News Extra

MEGA

A much needed ORPHEAN WARBLER is at cleveland.

Lockwood res.

A Black Tern flying in Iceland. 

Today i had my 1st spring record of black tern (3 birds).

LONDON NEWS

Black Kite, (Milvus migrans)

Galley Wood, Lea Valley: Black Kite over.Crossness: 1st-summer Bonaparte's Gull (now rapidly advancing with a mottled black hood) 8.50am-9.40am off the incinerator outfall. Also adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose in Barking Bay early morning, then drifting east off incinerator outfall 9.30am. Grey Plover in Barking Bay 10.15am. Brent Res: Little Tern briefly at 08.15 then flew East.

Walthamstow

(Live at the patch) so far 2 redshank,2 green sandpiper.

LONDON NEWS

Marsh Harrier (Photo credit: Sergey Yeliseev)

Crayford Marshes: immature male Marsh Harrier flew north-east, 2 little Ringed Plover, Hobby, Corn Bunting, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Common Sandpiper.Beddington SF: 1st Sum Iceland Gull and Common Buzzard over.

LONDON NEWS

Bonaparte's Gull (Photo credit: I Bird 2)

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - MARCH 27: A Red Kite hovers over the river during the Women's University Boat Race on March 27, 2011 in Henley-on-Thames, England. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Crossness: 1w Bonaparte's Gull again off sludge outfall up to 3 pm at least.Crayford Marshes: Red Kite circled low over the marshes then flew south 08:00; 2 male Corn Bunting, Little Owl, 8 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin.

LONDON NEWS

Crossness: 1w Bonaparte's Gull again off sludge outfall at 12:10-13h15 at least.Hatch Wood, Chingford (Epping Forest): singing Hawfinch.Wood Green: Red Kite NE over Birdwatch office at 2.35 pm. You seem to spend a lot of time looking out of your windows. How do you get the work done?.

UK NEWS

 English: Cream-coloured Courser (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

MEGA:BRADNOR HILL GC:CREAM-COLOURED COURSER @4.00 Adult still showing well in bracken beyond trig point, on slopes northwest of 8th fairway at 4.00. Please keep a respectable distance from bird. From the A44 at Kington take the B4355 at roundabout to Presteigne, then turn immediately left and uphill to golf course, go past clubhouse and park off the road carefully near the no cars beyond this point sign. Walk up to area around trig point and beyond if necessary to 8th fairway. SO2858 Please do not obstruct golfers.Crossness: Bonaparte's Gull on Thames off Golf Centre at 12.55, Wood Sandpiper one in west paddock.

A 1ST FOR LONDON

Here's a very small image of the bonaparte's gull at barking bay.The left hand bird.

A 1ST FOR LONDON

Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte's Gull) adult non-breeding plumage. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Had a great day at the thames today when i connected with BONAPARTE'S GULL at greenwich.I would like to thank the birder i met on the thames foreshore for putting me straight on to the bird.LONDON LIFE 265.The bonaparte's gull is back at crossness @5.00.

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Walthamstow

 Oystercatcher

Not much doing today just a single oystercatcher north over lockwood.

LONDON NEWS

Sanderling

Leyton: Melodious Warbler singing occasionally in scrub opposite Lyttelton Road to 11am at least.Queen Mother Res: Sanderling.

LEYTON

Here's some shots of the leyton melodious warbler.

MELODIOUS TWITCH

Here's pinky & perky trying to find the melodious.

LEYTON A TOP PLACE FOR MEGAS.

Hypolaïs polyglotte Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I had been at the patch just ten minutes when i got a text from lol saying that a MELODIOUS WARBLER was at oliver road leyton.I went straight out of the patch onto a bus and twenty minutes later i was on the bird.(LONDON LIFE 264).

WALTHAMSTOW

Here's one of the 'BIRDING BUNKER' common terns.

LONDON NEWS

European bee-eaters.

7 TH MAY NORTH CHINGFORD 10 BEE-EATERS HIGH NE @C12.00 (TONY WHITE).

LONDON NEWS

 Alpine Swift

Temminck's Stint

Upminster: Alpine Swift flew north low over Cranham Golf Course with Swallows.Brent Reservoir: probable Temminck's Stint flew twice around East Marsh at 08.20 then off.

Walthamstow

It was a good day for raptors and i did find some but not the ones i was looking for.I had 2 RED KITES,2 COMMON BUZZARDS,and a single yellow wagtail. WALTHAMSTOW YEARLIST 122.

Walthamstow

Here's my GARDEN WARBLER not showing well.Walthamstow life 131.Yearlist 122.

LONDON NEWS

Staines Reservoir: 2 Little Terns on N basin prior to 07.15 at least. 1 Knot.Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Short-eared Owl hunted for around 10 minutes over the grassland at 0740. Was eventually chased off north by crows.

LONDON NEWS

Roseate Tern portrait.

Queen Mother Reservoir: 1 Roseate Tern ad prior to 09.00 at least. Also 1 Knot. Permit access or pedestrian access up to clubhouse. Park outside only.Crossness: drake Common Scoter flew E along Thames at 09:10.

LONDON NEWS

   Roseate Tern still showing well at 2.50 best viewed from QE2 res.Rainham Village: Marsh Harrier  South at 8:25.Amwell GP: Osprey south at 10.55.
Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 3 Spotted Flycatcher (2 in Cricket Pen/ area 31.

LONDON NEWS

Garganey

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Staines Reservoirs: 1 Wood Sandpiper half way along causeway on N basin 07.45-08.00 Again at 09.55.Garganey relocated on no 1 res then after 15 mins went back onto east warwick. (Lol.Cumming&K J Mcmanus). Woodland's Farm: Female Pied Flycatcher in Clothworker's Wood.Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park: female Ring Ouzel showing well from east hide.Regent's Park: Pr Common Shelduck, Common Sandpiper, pr Common Terns, ad Yellow legged Gull, Cuckoo.

Walthamstow

I would like to thank lol for relocating the GARGANEY which is yet another patch tick for me.WALTHAMSTOW LIFE 130,The walthamstow YEARLIST is now on 121.

Walthamstow

More on the turnstones on low maynard.

Walthamstow

The walthamstow yearlist jumps up by one when (pl) finds a HONEY BUZZARD 120.

LONDON NEWS

Turtle Dove

Common Crane pair in flight.

Romford: 2 Common Cranes east over town centre at 2.12.Tooting Common: Pied Flycatcher.Greenwich Ecology Park: Female Ring Ouzel still present.Crossness: Turtle Dove north 1245.
Barking Bay: Common Redstart (male), 2 Whinchat, 8 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Cuckoo, 17 Bar-tailed godwit.Crayford Marshes: 3rd Calendar year Iceland Gull flying between Viridor recycling centre and flooded field off University Way; female Garganey flew down the creek; Spotted Redshank on the Thames foreshore.

Canons Farm

Heres some more pictures of the DOTTERELS at canons farm.

UK NEWS

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory.

MEGA CALANDRA LARK SANDWICH BAY.One just east of the Bird Observatory flew north over The Haven at 13:35