UK MEGA

English: Regulus calendula (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Description: Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

County Cork RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET Cape Clear trapped/ringed mid a/noon will be released in Cotter's Garden soon.
Image by M. Cadogan of the RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET trapped at Cape Clear, County Cork https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/q71/s720x7

UK MEGA

Photograph taken by Devilbirder.

The 'mythical' Cape May warbler finally makes a UK appearance after 36 years | Nature | News | Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/438754/The-mythical-Cape-May-warbler-finally-makes-a-UK-appearance-after-36-years …

Cape May Warbler on Unst: couple more photos added showing all kinds of angles ;) @shetlandnature http://birdingfrontiers.com/2013/10/23/cape-may-warbler-on-unst/ …

LONDON NEWS

Gannet (Photo credit: Richard Towell)

South Norwood CP: juv Gannet flew SE at 8.33am.Staines Moor: Gannet juv flew over then SE 10.50.Staines Reservoirs: adult Little Gull and Black-necked Grebe.Brent Reservoir: 07.00-09.30 vis-mig - male Ring Ouzel 08.46 low over Dump SW.Tyttenhanger GP: Great White Egret.Lockwood:Rock Pipit,No 5 res: Long-tailed duck.(KJM).

LONDON NEWS

English: Juvenile red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Staines Reservoirs: 1 Red-throated Diver on S basin till 15.20 at least.Tyttenhanger GP: Great White Egret.Rye Meads: Short-eared Owl, 152 Common Snipe.Rainham Marshes: Woodcock in gloom and drizzle, 4 Common Scoter.Wormwood Scrubs: Tree Pipit flushed 4 times in the grassland.

LONDON NEWS

 Water pipit - Anthus spinoletta (Photo credit: ferran pestaña)

Staines Moor: Common Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, ringtail Hen Harrier flew off from ground when approached and headed low south 1245.Tyttenhanger GP: Great White Egret on scrape and 2 Raven over.Wanstead Flats: Adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Ring Ouzel plus one fly over.Wormwood Scrubs: m Ring Ouzel present in grassland till 0900 at least.Walthamstow Reservoirs: f Goldeneye (W Warwick), 30+ Shoveler (E Warwick), f Long-tailed Duck (No 5 res - presumed Banbury bird), 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Meadow Pipits over.Lockwood:Water pipit (KJMcmanus). Staines Reservoirs: 3 Little Gull, adults, 5 Goldeneye, 1 Greenshank, 3 Northern Wheatear.London Wetland Centre: 2 Jack Snipe, 11 Water Rail, 1 Tawny Owl, 1m Ring Ouzel,1 Rock Pipit.

LONDON NEWS

English: Short-eared Owl(Asio flammeus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Walthamstow:Lockwood - Short-Eared Owl (KJMcmanus Lol Cumming). Tyttenhanger GPs: Great White Egret still.Rainham Marshes: Kittiwake W, 2 Little Gulls also Common Scoter.London Wetland Centre:  6 Pintail  , 6 Rock Pipit, 1 NW 09.50, 5 NW 13.50,13 Brambling N/NW, 1 Hawfinch low 12.25.Amwell: 7 adult Whooper Swan on lake, then flew S towards Rye Meads
Wanstead Flats: m Ring Ouzel still broom fields early morning showing well.

PATCHBIRDING

My score so far is 106sp/128 points. @Patchbirding

LONDON NEWS REDWING EDITION

A picture of a Redwing Turdus iliacus I took in Iceland (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Regent's Park/Primrose Hill: 12 Shoveler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2750 Redwing W/SW 0920-1100 (peak 0950-1050) most along south side of Park, 43 Fieldfare low W 1025-1040.Thorpe Park: c1700 Redwing over till 10.30 hrs.Brent Reservoir: 13 Herons, Jack Snipe, 10 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, 2 Chiffchaff, big Redwing movement 07.00 to after 12.00 with vis-mig - 753 Redwing W, 5 Fieldfare W.Holborn: 400+ Redwing over new oxford st 7.40-8.30am.Paddington Green: c375 Redwing SW prior to 08:00 Rainham Marshes: 300 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Water Pipit, Marsh Harrier.Richmond Park: c880 Redwing flew WNW-WSW 11.00-12.00 after which passage ceased.Staines Reservoirs: 2 Brent Goose till 07.20 when flew off NW, 2 Black-necked Grebe, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper.Wanstead Flats: Ring Ouzel pitched down south of Long Wood 07:50, 1650+ Redwing, 30+ Fieldfare, 10+ Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 5 Brambling.Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - 1100+ Redwing, 3 Fieldfare (KJMcmanus). Wimbledon Common: c220 Redwing W in 15 mins c9.30.

LONDON NEWS

Firecrest (Photo credit: Sergey Yeliseev)

Tyttenhanger GPs: Great White Egret flew off S 7.15 (Alex Lewis Herts site); seen again at 11.30 with 3 Little Egrets and Heron.Brent Reservoir: Vis-mig 07.00-08.45 - Hawfinch W.London Wetland Centre: 1 Garganey juv, 2 Jack Snipe.Grovelands Park: 2 Firecrest male & female displaying, calling & feeding in Holly near Ranger's Hut 11:27-11:35hrs.Snaresbrook/Leyton Flats: Firecrest in hollies n of Gilberts Slade early am.Walthamstow Reservoirs: Lockwood - 27 Little Egret, Snipe (KJMcmanus).

LONDON NEWS

English: Rock Pipit, Bangor A rock pipit on the Eisenhower pier in Bangor.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Tyttenhanger GPs: Great White Egret, Little Egret present 09.30 at least.Walthamstow Res (Banbury):Lockwood - Rock Pipit,15+Redwings W,(KJMcmanus). f Long-tailed Duck still present 11am.London Wetland Centre: 1 Bittern (middle reedbed channel).Wanstead Flats: 140 + Redwing south and west.

LONDON NEWS

Common Crane in flight (Grus grus) (Photo credit: vaidyarupal)

Hanwell W7: 4 Common Buzzard 2 West @ 13:20 & 2 East @ 13:34, Common Crane gliding North at a good height @ 13:45.Richmond Park: 1 Short-eared Owl over Pond Slade at 7.50am, first saw it when overhead and was heading north, then cirlced before turning back and flying off south.Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher (different bird to yesterday), Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail.

LONDON NEWS

English: GUILLEMOT (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Crossness: Guillemot on Thames off Golf Centre at 8.30am then swan/drifted upriver, 2 Sandwich Tern downriver at 8.05am, Ruff on forshore off Golf Centre.Gallions Reach: Guillemot on Thames at 14:00.Portobello Rd, W10: Marsh Harrier south at 1350.

UK & LONDON NEWS

A Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) perched in the branches of a Weeping Holly tree.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

MEGA Shetland THICK-BILLED WARBLER Mainland at Geosetter this afternoon.Late news: CEDAR WAXWING 1 1st-winter on Sunday 29th September on Tiree in a private garden (for 9th day).Gallions Reach: Guillemot flew upriver at 8:54am, Little Tern, 2 Little Gull, Arctic Tern all on Thames between Gallions and the Woolwich Ferry early afternoon .