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fulmars (Photo credit: stuant63)

English: Common Guillemots in Reykjanes, Iceland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hungerford Bridge: Guillemot on Thames 08.40am.Crossness: Fulmar off golf centre again at 12:35pm then appeared to drift downriver.Brent Reservoir: Great White Egret flew ENE 9.35 from dam over South Bank & off - flying into the wind.

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Rufous-tailed Robin (Luscinia sibilans), Khao Yai National Park, Pak Chong, Thailand (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN 1 this morning (seen by three observers) at Overstrand, Norfolk.Leyton, Jubilee Park/Orient Way area: 3-4 Whinchat in Ive Lane former Sports ground.Brent Reservoir: Jack Snipe seen Heron Hide after 11am.Rainham Marshes RSPB: Avocet 6, Dunlin 2, Black-tailed Godwit 6, Wheatear 1, Redwing 3, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Barn Owl, Garganey, Spotted Redshank 1, Marsh Harrier 2 (imm/f & male) Tree Pipit 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Hobby 1, Common Buzzard 1.

Long-tailed Duck (Photo credit: Fred Hochstaedter)

Walthamstow Reservoirs: Banbury - Long-tailed Duck.Staines Reservoirs: 1 Rock Pipit [London season-1st] early am only.Beddington: 1 m Redstart, 1 Rock Pipit over, 1 Ruff, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Pintail, 7 Wigeon.

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honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus Image from http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/birds/regengl.htm. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Holyfield Marsh: Honey Buzzard south low over 3.45.Brent Reservoir: 2 Little Egrets, 1 juv Garganey.

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A good day at the patch with a double whammy that's two patch ticks RINGED PLOVER, COMMON REDSTART now just 3 birds away from 150.And this is how i am doing with my patchbirding score 103 sp / 124 points.

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English: Common Cranes (Grus grus) at Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon District of Haryana, India. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Beddington Farmlands: 2 Common Cranes circling over lake 2.00 - 2.15pm then flew east.Rainham Marshes: 2 Raven 1st record on deck.Wanstead Flats: Pied Flycatcher briefly then flew to Coronation Copse, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 40+ Chiffchaff, 3 Whinchat.Alexandra Park: Northern Wheatear Pitch 'n' Putt, Spotted Flycatcher Conservation Pond.

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English: An Elegant Tern fishing at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in southern California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(MEGA Co.Kerry ELEGANT TERN still early evng 10mls NNW of Listowel on south side of Shannon Estuary at Beale Point off car park.) Beddington SF: Lapland Bunting.Brent Reservoir: 2 juv Garganey.Rainham Marshes: Knot, 3 Spotted Redshank, 11 Greenshank, 3 Black Tailed Godwits.
 

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 spoonbill (Photo credit: Hiyashi Haka)

Ruislip Lido: 1 Wood Sandpiper flushed from in front of 'Waters Edge' cafe 07:30.Brent Reservoir: juv Garganey.Wanstead Flats: Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Whinchat.Richmond Park: 6 Spoonbills flew WSW over Pen Ponds at 14.23.Walthamstow: High Maynard - 22 Little egrets; Lockwood - 3 Wheatear,Snipe,Common Tern N (KJMcmanus).

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Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus, adult on breeding grounds, Barrow, Alaska. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

London Wetland Centre: 1 Pomarine Skua, adult flew WSW 12.18, 5 Arctic Skua,( 3 flew SW 11.10, 1 adult pale morph and 2 juvs. 1 juv flew SW 12.20, 1 juv flew SW 13.40).Beddington SF: Little Gull.Regent's Park: Common Sandpiper, 2 Whinchats, Common Redstart.Tyttenhanger GP: 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, Little Egret, Red Kite, Peregrine.Wanstead Flats: 6 Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Yellow Wagtail.Wimbledon Park Lake: 1 Hobby, 4 House Martin, 2+ Chiffchaff.

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English: Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Wormwood Scrubs: The immature Common Rosefinch was still present and showing well on occasions up until at least 0940. Please sign a petition to protect the Scrubs here.
Surbiton: Wood Sandpiper & Green Sandpiper still on small scrape at Berrylands- viewable distantly from station, but well from hide.Brent Reservoir: juv Garganey, 4 Wigeon, juv Ruff.

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English: Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), Common only within its native range, it is a scarce migrant in Britain. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

COMMON ROSEFINCH 1 this morning at Wormwood Scrub, on north-west embankment then flew off (7:40am).Wanstead Flats: Wryneck still present til 9am at least, ranging between the enclosure at the east end of Long Wood and the broom up to 250m south along centre path. Also 3 Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler.Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: f Firecrest Old Golf-Tennis area 39 with tit flock but elusive 9.20am.Brent Reservoir: Little Egret, juv Garganey.Barking Outfall: Barn Owl seen crossing A406.

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Osprey in flight (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Petts Wood: Osprey flew SW at 12:45.Wanstead Flats: Pied Flycatcher (pub scrub), 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Whinchat.West Putney, SW15: Buzzard over at 10.45 drifting SW towards Richmond Park.

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Canons Farm/Banstead Woods: pale morph juvenile Honey-buzzard circled around Perrotts Farmhouse/west side of Banstead Woods 11.40am-12.00pm when it gained height and drifted west (David Campbell).Enfield EN2 (Vicarage Farm): 1 fem/imm Common Redstart 09:00-11:00 at least.Osterley Park: 5 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Skylark.Tottenham Marsh: 1 Spotted Flycatcher. Walthamstow:Lockwood - Osprey,2 Common Buzzard (KJMcmanus). Wanstead Flats: 2 Common Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 5 Spotted Flycatcher.