Danson Park Bexleyheath: Ferruginous Duck.Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: both Bearded Tit still present in Diana Memorial reedbed.Rainham Marshes: Iceland Gull ad
flew west along river towards landfill 1320 (James Lowen), 20 Curlew, 1
Grey Plover among 1000s birds on Purfleet etc at high tide; also (from
logbook) 1 Bittern (near cordite), drake Garganey (Butts Hide), 1 Waxwing.Sevenoaks Wildfowl reserve: First winter Kittiwakeon island in east lake till 16.30 at least.
Stanmore, Middx: Great White Egret reported.Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: both Bearded Tit still present in Diana Memorial reedbed.Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, Turnstone, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Lesser Redpoll, Cetti's Warbler, 174 Fieldfare.Carshalton - Waxwings. approx 12 on corner of Wrythe Lane and
Surrey Grove, flying over road to feed on berries in private front
garden 15.00.
South Croydon: 25+ Waxwings feeding in bush by front door of
a private house in Selsdon Road (opposite Upland Road) - appear to have
been in the same general area since January 13th at least (Croydon
Birders).
South Ealing Station, W5: 8 Waxwings still present 0830.
Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank,
Turnstone, Grey Plover, Golden Plover, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher,
Green Sandpiper, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 12 Curlew, 70
Fieldfare.Ealing South: Waxwings still.Staines Moor: 1 Water Pipit along banks of Colne, before flying
high to KGV reservoir. Brief, distant views of pale Owl sp. in tree line
on E side of moor, most likely Barn Owl. 2 Bullfinch, 1 Common Snipe, 15 Linnet, 5 Skylark (including 3 in song-flight), 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel.Amwell NR: 1w Glaucous Gull in roost between 3.45 - 5.00 p.m. at least from viewpoint. Also Bittern flew into large reedbed to roost. Denham: 2 Red Kites over Harefield Place golf course.
Queen Mother Res.HEN HARRIER (F) Flew low over Res heading West & Black-t Diver.1w Kittiwake Crossness off golf centre at 09.45.William Girling Res 5 Slavonian Grebes from Mansfield Park.William Girling Res: now being rptd as 1 Slavonian & 5 B-n Grebe. Plus Long-tailed Duck.Brent Reservoir: juv Marsh Harrier 08.40-08.45 circling in front of hide.Hyde Park:Bearded Tits.Here's some shots of the birds taken by Lol Cumming.
Leyton Sidmouth Park: Common Whitethroat seen twice at west end of Park near the childrens play area, presumed ad female.Greenwich Ecology Park: Firecrest.Hyde Park (very brief a.m. visit): both Bearded Tit showing well in Diana Memorial reedbed.Staines Moor: ringtail Hen Harrier again at 14:00, 5 Short-eared Owls and Water Pipit.
Rye House Marsh: 1 Bittern - seen flying twice but presumably the same bird. Stocker's Lake: Bittern.South Ealing: 8 Waxwings (26th day).Hampstead Heath: Red Kite flew N over Parliament Hill at 1245.Gallions Reach: 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Grey Plover, 5 Common Snipe, Oystercatcher,35 Lapwing, 4 Gadwall. Chingford: Still 4 Waxwings feeding on rose hips in garden opp school on Kings Rd 9.30-9.40 then flushed. seen again briefly on Larkshall Rd at 10.50.
M25, Cobham: Common Crane flew down into small reedbed on south
side of M25, approx. 2 miles east of Cobham Services. A Buzzard was
flying just above it which must've flushed it.M25 J12: Red Kite.South Ealing Station, W5: 8 Waxwings still present, 0830.London Wetland Centre: 2-3 Bittern on main lake, redhead Smew by Dulverton Hide.Crayford Marshes: Bar-tailed Godwit, 17 Grey Plover, 18 Pintail, 6
Yellow-legged Gull, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Owl, 3 Rock
Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, c230 Fieldfare.Connaught Water, Epping Forest: 79 Mandarin Duck.
Crayford Marshes: Slavonian Grebe on the Thames; Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Spotted Reshank,
2 Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Grey Plover, 12 Pintail, 45 Black-tailed
Godwit, Little Owl, Lesser Redpoll, male Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, Green
Sandpiper 170 Fieldfare. Spotted Redshank showing
well about 150m east of Erith yacht club on foreshore 14.30, 6 Grey
Plover, 10+ Black-tailed Godwit, 300+ Dunlin, Common Snipe on foreshore,
Curlew, Rock Pipit near Erith yacht club, Little Egret along creek,
c200 Fieldfare, Kestrel, 6+ Yellow-legged Gull, poss first winter
Caspian Gull flew east along Thames.Brent Reservoir: Bearded Tit (main hide 11:15).Rainham. Stone Barges. 1 Jack Snipe, 25 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Caspian Gull (ad and 3rd w), ad Med Gull, 2 Corn Bunting.South Ealing Station W5: 8 Waxwings still present, 0830.Sydenham Hill Wood LNR: 1 Firecrest at Cresent wood Road entrance feeding on cherry laurel oppsite on housing estate.Collier Row, Romford: 34 Waxwings on telephone wire, corner of Lawns Way/Mashiters Hill, also feeding in garden at 9:20.Gallions Reach: 5 Gadwall, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, 12 common Snipe.
Beddington: 500 Fieldfare W, 100+ Skylark W, 3 Grey Plover, 1ad 1 1st win Caspian Gull, 1 ad Med Gull.Alexandra Park: Woodlark north with 23 Skylarks at 09.39.Brent Reservoir: male Bearded Tit showing & pinging left of main hide 9.15.Crayford Marshes: male Merlin along Moat Lane & the creek; Jack Snipe on the foreshore below the Radar Tower, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose down river; Spotted Redshank
on the foreshore near Erith Yacht Club; 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Grey
Plover, Turnstone, 22 Pintail, 31 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Golden
Plover, 3 Lesser Redpoll, male Stonechat, Kingfisher.Dartford: Littlebrook: Slavonian Grebe still on small pool by fast-track plus Bittern in reeds behind management centre.Harefield Village: 2 Red Kite.Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: both Bearded Tit showing well in Diana Memorial reedbed a.m.
Wormwood Scrubs: 3 White-Fronted Geese over west at 07.55. Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens (a.m.): 8 Golden Plover over (1 & 7 - the first appeared to come down onto Parade Ground but not refound there), Dunlin low west over Serpentine (from Fisherman's Keep area), Common Snipe flushed from edge of Round Pond, Woodcock flushed from Buck Hill, 4 Meadow Pipit over, 11 Fieldfare, c.10 Redwing, both Bearded Tit still in situ and showing well.Sydenham Hill Wood: Firecrest with Goldcrests Crescent Wood Road End.Mitcham Common: bizarrely a Gannet over in the heavy snow over Carshalton Road.Staines Reservoir: 08.45-10.25 1 Jack Snipe (S. Basin, causeway
bank), 1 Common Redshank, 1 Black-necked Grebe (S. Basin), 2 Reed
Bunting, 25+ Fieldfare, 5 Meadow Pipit, 50+ Goldeneye. Brent Reservoir: Knot, Dunlin & Turnstone over this morning, also Bearded Tit seen from main hide & 3 Pintail in North Marsh.Gallions Reach: 1 Kittiwake 1W, 4 Grey Plover, 43 Lapwing, 2
Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-taiked Godwit, 80 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher,
21 Common Snipe, 10 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, Kingfisher, Firecrest, 55 Fieldfare.Crayford Marshes: Woodcock, Spotted Redshank, 11 Grey Plover, 11 Pintail, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, Little Owl, 6 Yellow-legged Gull.
Possible1 SIBERIAN THRUSH reported at Tolworth, London yesterday.Queen Mother Reservoir: BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT.Brent Reservoir: m Bearded Tit (left of main hide).Walthamstow Reservoirs: 8.15-8.40 am M & F Long-tailed Duck on
Lower Maynard Reservoir and 1 Redhead Smew on Upper Maynard Reservoir
(Distant) - both viewed from Forest Road 10:50-11:50 am
(Lockwood end) 9 (1 drake 8 fem) Goosander, 10 Goldeneye, drake Wigeon, 5
Fieldfare.Staines Moor: 14:40-16:30 Bittern
flew from reedbed off pathway leading to moor (viewed from the large
metal gate), appeared to land in reedbed viewable from the wooden
boardwalk just before the moor. 3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Water Pipit,
2 Goosander (m & f on river), 9 Snipe, 84 Lapwing, Dunlin, 16
Skylark, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch, 13 Teal, 2 Wigeon, Little Egret
Beddington SF: 1st w Glaucous Gull and ad Mediterranean Gull.Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: both Bearded Tit showing superbly from dawn in the Diana Memorial.London Wetland Centre: 1 redhead Smew, 82 Wigeon, 5 Mandarin, 2 Pintail.Alexandra Park/Wood Green: Hawfinch flew N over Western Road N22 at 12:03.Wormwood Scrubs: 1 Ruff circled the grassland gliding low as if it wanted to land before disappearing NW.Canons Farm:
Red Kite circled and drifted west 1.55pm, 14 Lapwings, Red-legged
Partridge; yesterday Golden Plover flock reportedly grew to 20 and were
joined by 40 Lapwings but no sign of any Golden Plovers today (David
Campbell).
Crayford Marshes: 4 Pintail, 4 Curlew, 16 Fieldfare, Little Egret, 400 Dunlin.William Girling Reservoir: M & F/1st Winter Long Tailed Duck, 2 Black Necked Grebes on Chingford Side.Horton:2 Buff-b-pipits still.Queen Mother res:Black-t-diver,Long-t-duck still.
Horton Gravel Pits: two Buff-bellied Pipits still on puddles at Kingsmead Quarry east of the B376 north of Sunnymeads Station early afternoon.Gallions Reach: 1 Sanderling, 46 Lapwing. 10 Redshank, Firecrest.Beddington SF: Glaucous Gull & Capian Gull.Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: both Bearded Tit present again from dawn in reedbed by Diana Memorial.Crayford Marshes: Ruff, Turnstone, Spotted Redshank, 136 Golden Plover, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, Goldcrest.Queen Mother Res: Black-throated Diver still just south of pier at 10:00.South Ealing Station, W5: 8 Waxwings still present 0830.
Queen Mother Reservoir : 2 Buff-bellied Pipits
briefly birds had moved to Horton GPs in pm and showed
well up to 15:40. Also Slavonian Grebe and Long-tailed Duck (the later
seen by others) at QMR.Pipits are on puddles at
Kingsmead Quarry east of the B376 north of Sunnymeads Station this
afternoon, as well as grebe and l.t.duck, also 2 peregrine & red
kite at QM Res.Staines Moor: 5 Short-eared Owl and Water Pipit.Stoke Newington: 6 Waxwings on tree in Town Hall Approach at 2.45pm.Whitewebbs Wood: 1 female Firecrest feeding in Holly near Ornamental Lake.
Bearded Tit, Hyde Park (Tony Duckett)
Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens: 2 female Bearded Tit showing well from dawn in reedbed close to Diana memorial as yesterday (first seen 11/12/12).Dartford: 3 Waxwings at Holiday Inn Express on University Way in car park late morning.Crayford Marshes: Dark-bellied Brent Goose flew down the Thames; Spotted Redshank, Turnstone, 136 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Yellow-legged Gull.Brent Reservoir: Bearded Tit heard calling by main hide.Coulsdon: Raven over gardens flying south at 10:15 mobbed v aggressively by crows. London Wetland Centre: Red-head Smew and Bittern on main lake.
Hyde Park: 2 female Bearded Tit (both wearing a ring) showed well
at dawn while feeding on Phragmites in Diana Memorial reedbed (south
side of Serpentine, not far from the Lido.Crayford Marshes: 2 Whooper Swan flew over high south; Little
Owl, 4 Golden Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, Green
Sandpiper. (Kev Jarvis, Nigel Sluman). Also 24 Waxwing outside entrance to Erith Yacht Club.Brent Reservoir: The elusive Bearded Tit showed
well but silently for one minute at 12:30 in Phragmites near three
sawn-off willows from mown area to left of main hide, c25 Snipe, c20
Redwing dropped in, 1 Green Sandpiper, Chiffchaff.Queen Mother Reservoir: 1 BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT still (BirdGuides). Access to Queen Mother Reservoir:
Berkshire Ornithological Club has arranged access to Queen Mother
Reservoir from 08:00 to 16:00 on Saturday 12th January. Day permits may
be obtained, £2 donation recommended, at the BOC gate at TQ018771
from 08:00 to 15:00. All visitors must leave the site by 16.00.South Ealing Station, W5: 9 Waxwings still present 0830.Wanstead Park (Bush/Res Wood): 27 Gadwall, 2 Egyptian Goose, Nuthatch, Firecrest again behind Belgrave Heights, 5 Goldcrest. Beddington SF: 1st/w Glaucous Gull.
St. John's Wood: Peregrine Falcon south over Lord's Cricket Ground 13:12 (D. McKenzie).
Staines Moor: 3 Short-eared Owls showed very well for
most of the day along the east side. Also 2 Water Pipit along the Colne,
22 Common Snipe on the south flood, 5 Stonechat, 2 Little Egret, 12
Siskin, 2 Treecreeper, 1f Bullfinch, 1 Peregrine, 3 Little Grebe and 4+
Reed Bunting. (Lee Dingain - a few pics here )
The Queen Mother Reservoir There is a sailing club based at the reservoir. The club house is at the top of the bank at reservoir level.
Queen Mother Reservoir: 2 BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT @11:50 (Nigel Sluman) 1 BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT still on east side (Twitter). Long-tailed Duck & Slavonian Grebe09.00 - (BirdGuides). Access to Queen Mother Reservoir:
Berkshire Ornithological Club has arranged access to Queen Mother
Reservoir from 08:00 to 16:00 on Saturday 12th January. Day permits may
be obtained (£2 donation recommended) at the BOC gate at TQ018771 from 08:00 to 15:00. All visitors must leave the site by 16.00.Berwick Ponds: Bittern.
Queen Mother Reservoir: 2 BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT. It's back!!! (Birdguides). Also Long-tailed Duck and Slavonian Grebe.Hextable Park : c60 Waxwings. Flock of 40 joined by two other groups around 10.30.South Ealing: 9 Waxwings present at 9.10am in trees near tube station exit.Beddington Sewage Farm: Glaucous Gull.Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, Corn Bunting, 165 Golden Plover, 4
Black-tailed Godwit, adult Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Cetti's
Warbler, Green Sandpiper, 1000 Dunlin, 300 Redshank, 3 Curlew.
Hextable Park: c60 Waxwings 9.30 (LA). 30 Waxwings still present, 10.30 quite nervous flew N to Home Hill.South Ealing Station, W5. 10 Waxwings still present, 0830.Walthamstow: Lockwood 4 goosanders (KJMcmanus).
Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 66 Golden Plover, 8 Yellow-legged
Gull, 2 Green Sandpiper, Rock Pipit, 4 Curlew, c270 Redshank, c800
Dunlin, Chiffchaff.Dartford: 62 Waxwings in Holiday Inn Express car park off University Way at midday.London Wetland Centre: Red Kite west 11.50-12.00, Common Buzzard east 12.55.Sidcup: 6 Waxwings directly opposite Ruxley Manor Garden Centre - Maidstone Road 0945.
