Saturday 12 January 2013

LONDON NEWS

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 Reedling 2
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.

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