Thursday 23 May 2013

LONDON NEWS

English: A photograph of Lake Alexandra, a par...
English: A photograph of Lake Alexandra, a part of Wansted Flats. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Wanstead Flats: Large buzzard sized raptor circling high over Bush Wood, being mobbed by crows at first then west, straight flat winged with kink at wrist apparent sometimes, Kestrel, 3 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 50 + Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 2 Little Egret north (Nick Croft) (Flat wing! sounds like a Honey). Was hoping someone on the Lockwood might have seen it and confirmed what it was! When it was avoiding the crows it did look somewhat owl like in the way it flew. KGV res: 1 female Black Redstart by sailing club.Woodford station (IG8): 2 Red Kite drifting NE over Woodford station.Staines Reservoir: 4 Ringed Plover through early am. 2 Arctic tern  c 6 Common Tern, 2 Black-necked Grebe.Queen Mother Reservoir: Sanderling, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ringed Plover.
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