LONDON NEWS

Wraysbury Reservoir: 1 Gannet adult mid am. No public access.

PATCHWATCH CHALLENGE

London area mini leagues. http://patchworkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/london-area-mini-leagues.html?m=1
At the patch tomorrow but the main blitz will not start until august. 

LONDON NEWS

LONDON MEGA:Oxleas Woods: Black Kite drifting N 10.00-10.05.Rainham Marshes: 2 Spoonbill still.

UK NEWS

Northumberland: adult BRIDLED TERN again on the Farne Islands on Inner Farne on rocks near jetty at 12.46pm. BRIDLED TERN

MORE BRIDLED TERN

http://farnephoto.blogspot.co.uk/

MEGA

W.Isles: WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL still on Harris at Tarbert on south side viewable from cliff above harbour at 6.30pm.SWIFT MEGA PIC
Here's a link to photographs that can not be beaten:http://joshrjones.blogspot.co.uk/ TODAYS NEWS:26/6/2013. Incredibly sad news that the White-throated Needletail has been picked up dead after apparently colliding with a wind-turbine.I have just received these pictures from David k Campbell who is on the western isles twitching the White-throated needletail and was sadly watching the bird when it flown into the wind turbine.(A VERY SAD SIGHT).The fate of the swift as also gone national on radio & tv here's a radio link:Needletail swift
Some more great info on the swift with one of london's top blogs:Devilbirders blog

LONDON NEWS

Staines Reservoirs: 06.00-08.20 1 Drake Scaup & 2 Black-necked Grebe (S. Basin).Walthamstow Reservoirs, Lockwood:FULMAR North at approx 3:45.Ten Acre Wood area: 2 Red Kite, Buzzard.

PATCHBIRDING

Now that my team are in the premiership thats crystal palace i am trying to emulate that by being no1 in the patchbirding league and here's how i am doing.

TRIMLEY MARSH

I don't go twitching much these days so to connect with the PACIFIC SWIFT at trimley was great.Also that day had marsh harrier & spotted redshank.

UK NEWS

Apus pacificus

MEGA:PACIFIC SWIFT 1 pic at Trimley Marshes SWT. Showing well over Levington end of reserve from far hide.http://www.birdingtoday.co.uk/online_bird_news_2.html
 https://twitter.com/jrmjones/status/345883537704103936/photo/1

LONDON NEWS

Wood Sandpiper 

Rainham Marshes: Spoonbill on Aveley Pool, flew off N 12.05, also Wood Sandpiper, at least two Caspian Gulls (2nd-summer and at least one 1st-summer) on the tip east of the stone barges late morning.

LONDON NEWS

Roseate Tern

Staines Reservoirs: 1 Red-throated Diver landed on N basin 08.04 - still present late am, 1 Roseate Tern feeding on S basin 10.00-10.53 when flew off NW.Greenwich Park: Two spotted flycatchers still.

LONDON NEWS.(MEGA).

Edmonton (Enfield): Adult Rose-coloured Starling in private garden, present for 'around 3 hours'. http://www.birdguides.com/iris/pictures.asp?gallery=0&r=1&contid=105788&off=399952

The fun continues.

The mega lesser whitethroat still showing well in devon