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Brent Reservoir: male Bearded Tit in east marsh by Heron Hide at 11.30.Crayford Marshes: Dark-bellied Brent Goose flew upriver at 11:34: Spotted Redshank near the Erith Yacht.Sunbury: 1 Waxwing again along Brooklands Close, outside Intertek Sunbury Technology Centre.Wanstead Park: Bush Wood: Firecrest.Snaresbrook Crown Court: 3 (ad male, ad female, 1st winter) Firecrest east of Eagle Pond near Hollybush Hill.

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Short-eared Owl

Sunbury: 7 Waxwing along Brooklands Close (near Sunbury Cross Tesco) until around 08:25 and then flew towards the Staines Road West/ Sunbury Cross area.Crayford Marsh Short-eared owl.Staines Reservoir: 2 Scaup, Green Sandpiper, 150+ Wigeon, 4 Gadwall (all N basin).Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park: Woodcock low SE 1225, also 20 Fieldfares flew E at 08:15.London Wetland Centre: 2 Pintail, Shelduck, Peregrine, Skylark W, 30 Redwing flew SW, 1 Mealy Redpoll, 10 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin – south route, 10 Cetti’s Warbler (Website). 1+ Bearded Tit on Marsh, 4 Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 2  Stonechat. Shirley, Croydon (3.30pm): >30 Waxwings in Rowan tree in Myrtle Road at junction of Myrtle, Broom & Gorse Roads. Quite a few berries left, so could well be there tomorrow!.Hilfield park res:Common Scoter.

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Red-necked Grebe.

Long-tailed duck.

Queen Mother Res.  Long tailed Duck and Red necked Grebe still present in lee of north bank looking right from sailing club.Barking Bay: 16 Curlew, 2 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin, 120 Linnet, 112 Lapwing, 94 Redshank and 23 Black Tailed Godwits.
Golders Green, NW11: c17 Waxings feeding on sorbus in front garden of No.82 Hamptead Way at 14.27hrs with Blackbirds. (not many berries left to keep them there much longer!).Island barn res: 2 Velvet scoters.

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 Yellow-legged Gull

Crayford Marshes: 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Spotted Redshank, 121 Golden Plover, 146 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Greenshank, 2 Rock Pipit.Hampstead: 12.50: 12 Waxwing feeding on small sorbus outside 82 Hampstead Way NW11 7XY.Richmond Park: Yesterday, the Great White Egret that was at LWC flew over SW at c10.15.

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Great White Egret.

London Wetland Centre: Great White Egret on main lake then flew SW 1010.Queen Mother Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck west of the sailing club, also Red-necked Grebe.Wimbledon: Waxwing by the green at the south end of Wimbledon Common at 11:00.East India Dock Basin: Brambling in the Copse (3rd site record and 1st since 2007).Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 28 Golden Plover, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 54 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Lesser Redpoll, pair of Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, 150 Fieldfare, 64 Redwing.

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Waxwing.

Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe & Water Pipit.Rainham RSPB: 11:18am Waxwing.Regent's Park: 1 1st-winter Waxwing feeding in ornamental crab apple tree in front of yews next to shelter in Avenue Gardens.Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe still on Manor Lake.

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Guillemot

Crayford Marshes: Guillemot drifted downriver late morning, Spotted Redshank still off Erith Yacht Club.Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe still.Banstead Downs Golf Course: 2 Firecrests along wooded footpath on west side, by post labelled '678'.Osterley park: Barn Owl hunting in daylight (presumably due to last nights weather), 1 Goosander.

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 Scaup

Beddington SF: Brent Goose.Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 118 Golden Plover, 8 Yellow-legged Gull, 75 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, 380 Dunlin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 140 Redshank, 26 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew. Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe still in front of the sailing club; also Water Pipit between the car park and the pier.Staines Reservoir: pair of Scaup still; also Black-necked Grebe.

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 Male Merlin

Cetti's Warbler

Wanstead Flats: m Merlin high and fast over flats east, 2-4 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, Snipe.Queen Mother Reservoir: Red-necked Grebe.Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank ,115 Golden Plover, 9 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Rock Pipit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 350 Dunlin.

Lockwood res.

 Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit,

While doing the grind at lockwood there was a ROCK PIPIT on west warwick, it's so funny ALL my news go's straight out but with this bird not a mention.I am thinking of taking on board the 'NEW WAY' of birding.

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Firecrest

Beddington SF: Corn Bunting on the mound, 2 Jack Snipe.King George V Reservoir: 2 Common Scoter on the south basin.Osterley Park: 06.35 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 17 Reed Bunting.Streatham Common: Firecrest near Community Garden at 11.15.William Girling Reservoir: Long-tailed Duck 11.30.

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Snow Bunting

Queen Mother Reservoir: Snow Bunting on bank beyond pier, also drake Common Scoter.Crayford Marshes: 2 Bearded Tit calling from the Yacht club reed-bed, Spotted Redshank, 86 Golden Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper.Regent's Park: Woodcock flushed 10.35am, 2 poss 3 Firecrests.Brent Reservoir: Crossbill over at 07.50.

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Amwell GP: 2 female Bearded Tit in front of viewpoint.Beddington SF: Kittiwake.Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, juvenile Marsh Harrier, 90 Golden Plover, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Little Owl, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher, 2 Rock Pipit, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper. Staines Moor: Short-eared Owl.Wanstead Flats: 3 Chiffchaff, 18+ Goldcrest, 15+ Meadow Pipit, flock of 10 Pied Wagtail (police scrape), 7 Mitle Thrush, 6 Fieldfare, 15 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, pr Pochard, 9 Gadwall, Little Grebe, 6 Siskin, Reed Bunting, 3 Grey Heron, Kestrel. Unconfirmed report of Yellow-browed Warbler in the SSSI on Sunday.

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Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus).

Crayford Marshes: Bearded Tit calling along the Creek; Spotted Redshank, 97 Golden Plover, Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Rock Pipit, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 70 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing.KGV Reservoir: 2 Common Scoter still on the south basin.Thorpe Park: Slavonian Grebe still.

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Yellow-browed Warbler  Phylloscopus inornatus.

 Waxwing

Sidcup: 2 Waxwings flew S over York Avenue at 7.20am.Alexandra Park: 2 Firecrests, vocal and visible, in with Long-tailed Tit flock between platforms 2 and 3 by Wood Green Res, between 07.50 and 08.00 at least.London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 29 Fieldfare W+NW.Wanstead Flats: Ring Ouzel  very elusive - first in brooms, later in Long Wood, Brambling (SSSI). Whitewebbs Wood: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, feeding in Field Maples, along Cuffley Brook, c150 yrds downstream from Flash Lane Aqueduct, 11:54 and 15:10 - 15:26 hrs - not heard calling, hovered once, gleaning insects from underside of leaves, also 1 Common Crossbill, flew N, calling.

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Great Grey Shrike

Rye Meads RSPB: Great Grey Shrike on wires by toll road though elusive.London Wetland Centre: Bittern, Jack Snipe, 14 C.Snipe.Wormwood Scrubs: Fem Goshawk flew low SSW over Scrubs at 07.15.Walthamstow:Lockwood 4 Goldeneye. (KJM LC).