PATCHWORK CHALLENGE

As you can see a slow start to my patchwork challenge only in 9th position.

LONDON NEWS

English: Glaucous Gull  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Beddington Farmlands:Adult Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull flew towards south lake early pm. 1st winter Caspian Gull on tip.Link

LONDON NEWS

Ring-billed Gull (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 Queen Mother Reservoir AD RING-BILLED GULL. http://www.berksbirds.co.uk/
Beddington Farmlands: Glaucous Gull 2nd-winter, juvenile/1st-winter Iceland Gull and adult Caspian Gull.

LONDON NEWS

Shag (Photo credit: Sergey Yeliseev)

Adult Shag still on Longside lake near Thorpe fishing the east bank nearest motorway.Kittiwake on wanstead flats. Kittiwake
Staines Reservoir: Slavonian Grebe on north basin. 

UK NEWS

BRÜNNICH’S GUILLEMOT 1 still this PM at Portland harbour, Dorset. Also Black Guillemot 1 & Black-throated Diver 1.And a photo of the WHITE BILLED DIVER taken on the 27th at Brixham harbour.

LONDON NEWS

London WWT:GLOSSY IBIS over at 3.50.

LONDON NEWS

Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) (Photo credit: ajmatthehiddenhouse)

Walthamstow reservoirs: Great Northern Diver on West Warwick.Walton Res: GN Diver on Bessbrough.Sydenham Hill Wood LNR: 2 Firecrest in same area as the 19/12.Crayford Marshes: Ruff, 6 Yellow-legged Gull, 58 Golden Plover, Little Owl, 2 Rock Pipit, Common Sandpiper, 37 Fieldfare, Curlew, c500 Dunlin, Little Egret.

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Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides hvidvinget måge Måge (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Beddington: 1st winter Iceland Gull (south lake) at 12:50 then flew SW.Crayford Marshes: immature Marsh Harrier, Grey Plover, Rock Pipit, 34 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, Kingfisher, 52 Fieldfare, c650 Dunlin.

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White-fronted Goose (Photo credit: Sergey Yeliseev)

RSPB Rainham: 2 White-fronted Goose behind Purfleet scrape late pm.London Wetland Centre: Bearded Tit (calling from grazing marsh), Bittern, Pintail, Mandarin.Middlesex Filter Beds: Firecrest again at 13.30, in the scrub to the left of the Hackney Marshes.

UK & LONDON NEWS

Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) (Photo credit: almiyi)

3 IVORY GULLS in the uk and here is two of them.IVORY GULLS 2
Swanscombe Marsh: ringtail Hen Harrier over 12.10, Raven on pylons 12.05, Curlew, c150 Dunlin, c160 Lapwing, 5 Knot, Curlew, Little Egret, adult & 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Wigeon & 2 Stonechat.Middlesex Filter Beds: one Firecrest at 12.00, close to the towpath entrance, in the further of the two beds from the canal .Crayford Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull, 42 Golden Plover, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 3 Curlew.London Wetland Centre: probably 3 Bittern (main lake), 4 Pintail (2m, 1f grazing marsh; 1f wader scrape).

UK & LONDON NEWS

Raven (Photo credit: Sergey Yeliseev)

IVORY GULL 1 juvenile on North Uist, at Baleshare on shore by the coastal car park.
Richmond Park: 3 Ravens - one at Upper Pen pond 9.15, later seen at Ham Cross flew towards north of park 10.55.WWT london:Four bittern were seen from the Headley Hide today, in the sunshine.Rainham Marshes , Stone Barges 370 Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff & Water Pipit.Great White Egret SE over Orsett 1.38 pm.

UK NEWS

Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea), adult plumage. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

MEGA Co.Durham IVORY GULL juv Seaburn flew north over beach at 11.25am.BAIKAL TEAL 1 drake of unknown origin at RSPB Marshside.

KGV RESERVOIR

Had a short trip out to KGV res today to see the BLACK-THROATED DIVER which showed really well.And also had a quick look over william girling res
getting 12 BLACK NECKED GREBES and 5 goosanders.