LONDON BIRDER

London Bird Club

2010-09-22T10:28:00.001-07:00

LatestNews
- - Regent's Park: 2 Ospreys SW at 12.10pm, 1 Honey Buzzard SW at 1.35pm, 1,000's of Swallows, 800 House Martins, 4 Grey Wagtails, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chiffchaffs
  - Hatton Fields Farm, Hatton Cross: Goshawk SSW high and fast at 15.20
    Image by qmnonic via Flickr

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LatestNews

2010-09-21T09:05:00.001-07:00

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LatestNews
- Crayford Marsh: 3 Avocet,2 Knot Thames foreshore, 5 Common Buzzards, 2 Peregrine, Hobby, 2 Little Owls, Curlew, 3 Black-Tailed Godwits, 2 Stonechats, Greenshank, 2 Snipe, Kingfisher, Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warblers.

Lapland Bunting Beddington Farm 15th September 2010

2010-09-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-09-20T08:05:00.000-07:00

My Sightings today: 2 Black Tailed Godwit, 20 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, Stonechat, JAY.

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Pectoral Sandpiper at Beddington Farm

2010-09-19T09:58:00.000-07:00

Wryneck at Wanstead Flats

2010-09-19T09:54:00.000-07:00

CANONS FARM

2010-09-17T10:23:00.000-07:00

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Two possible LAPLAND BUNTINGS flushed from quail field, I am hoping these birds will come back and then i can twitch them.?

Canons Farm

2010-09-17T09:22:00.000-07:00

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Devilbirder scores with GRASSHOPPER WARBLER which is a 1st for the site. Well done david you will kill me off soon ?.

LatestNews - London

2010-09-17T08:18:00.001-07:00

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LatestNews - London
- - Crayford Marshes: Red Kite north-west, 7 Black Terns west, 2 Knots, Curlew, Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Greenshanks, Kingfisher (Kev Jarvis, Steve Carter, KJM).
  - Crossness: Red Kite east, Little Gull at outfall mid-p.m., second-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 9 juv Black Tern

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Crayford Marsh

2010-09-16T11:15:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: Knot, 20 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, Rook, Kingfisher.The Rook that i found today was my 100th bird for crayford.

Lapland Bunting Beddington Farm 15th September 2010

2010-09-15T12:26:00.000-07:00

LatestNews - London Bird Club

2010-09-15T10:22:00.001-07:00

Horsendon Hill: 2 Lapland Bunting south-east 09:15

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Crayford Marsh

2010-09-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

Had a very good day scoring with MANX SHEARWATER a massive patch tick.My second for london and also this bird was seen flying around must of the time giving stunning views. Also Hobby, Wheatear, and Skylark.

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DUNGENESS

2010-09-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

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Now 16 glossy ibis at denge marsh road.

LatestNews - London Bird Club

2010-09-14T09:51:00.001-07:00

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Bromley-by-Bow: Red-footed Falcon 11:45 (presumed juv male) soared over 3 Mills before heading west, male Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wags, 350 Starling, Stock Dove, Great-spotted WP, 2 Chiffchaff

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Dungeness

2010-09-14T01:27:00.000-07:00

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11 Glossy ibis from denge marsh road, what a sight.

Lapland Bunting

2010-09-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

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Adult Male lapland bunting.

Crayford Marsh

2010-09-13T00:32:00.000-07:00

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A RAVEN flew over at 6.40am going south east, this bird was a 1st for crayford.

Dungeness

2010-09-12T15:37:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: 2 Lapland Buntings, 40+ Yellow Wagtails, 10+ Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, Lots of chiff/willow warblers, 8+Whitethroat, 4 Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, 2 Peregrine,Little Egret, 10+ Golden Plover, Greenshank. 4 Red Legged Partridge. Again no sign of Wryneck or Pied Flycatcher.

Crayford Marsh

2010-09-11T10:21:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 2 Black Tern, 2 Knot, 3 Greenshank, Redshank, 20 Ring Plover, 20 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 280 Greylag Geese.

Image by Maggie.Smith via Flickr

LatestNews - London Bird Club Wiki

2010-09-10T09:28:00.001-07:00

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LatestNews - London Bird Club Wiki -
- Crayford Marshes: Tree Pipit over calling, Ruff feeding on Thames foreshore at 06:30, 3 Yellow wagtails, 2 adult Yellow-Legged gulls, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, c500 Swallows, c100 House Martins, c40 Sand Martins.

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Red-backed Shrikes nest on Dartmoor

2010-09-10T03:52:00.001-07:00

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Red-backed Shrikes nest on Dartmoor -
- Red-backed Shrikes nest on Dartmoor
  
  September 10, 2010
  
  For the first time since the early 1990s a pair of Red-backed Shrike have successfully nested and raised young in England. The birds, at a secret location on Dartmoor, have been under close watch to guarantee their safety: RSPB staff and volunteers from the Dartmoor Study Group and Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society spent more 2,600 hours working on site around the clock. The protection scheme has also been supported by Forestry Commission, Natural England, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and Dartmoor National Park Authority. Congrats to the RSPB et al, but all that effort to protect one nest? Sadly the UK’s scummy egg-collectors visited the site several times…time for a ’shoot on sight’ conservation policy perhaps?

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Reservoir cats: Brown Flycatcher string topples Grey Catbird from throne

2010-09-09T08:47:00.001-07:00

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http://reservoircatz.blogspot.com/2010/09/brown-flycatcher-string-topples-grey.html

LatestNews - London Bird Club Wiki

2010-09-09T08:41:00.001-07:00

LatestNews - London Bird Club Wiki
- Crayford Marshes: Whinchat, Yellow wagtail, 2 Greenshanks, Stonechat, 20 Ringed Plovers, 20 Dunlin, 2 Redshanks, Willow Warbler.

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Crayford Marsh

2010-09-08T07:47:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: Black Tailed Godwit, 30 Ringed Plover, 30 Dunlin, Redshank, Greenshank, Little Grebe (juv), 6 Gadwall, Mistle Thrush, 2 Lesser Whitethroat

Avocet

2010-09-06T05:53:00.000-07:00

Knot

2010-09-05T12:47:00.000-07:00

Dungeness

2010-09-05T12:29:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings: 3 Marsh harrier, 2 Artic Skua, 25+ Common Scoter, Gullimot, Black t diver, Lots of gannets, Lots of common terns, black terns, sandwich terns, A few artic tern, 1500+ Pochard, 2000+ Swallows and Sand martins, 3 Cetti's warbler, 4 Little egrets, Wheatear. No sign of the Wryneck.

Crayford Marsh

2010-09-04T11:57:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: 3 Knot, Black Tailed Godwit, 40 Dunlin, 30 Ringed Plover, 10+ Redshank

Crayford Marsh

2010-09-03T15:05:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: 3 Knot, 8 Black Tailed Godwit, 30+ Ringed Plover, 20+ Dunlin, 10+ Redshank, 6 Greenshank, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Buzzard, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, Peregrine, Little Owl,

Crayford Marsh

2010-09-02T12:03:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: Spotted flycatcher, 5 Black terns, 3 Avocet, 3 Black tailed godwit, 2 Knot, 6 Greenshank, 20 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 14 Redshank, Hobby.

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Crayford Marsh

2010-09-01T13:10:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: 3 Avocet, 3 Knot, 2 Black Tailed Godwit, 24 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 8 Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Hobby, 2 Wheatears, 2 Sparrowhawks (F), 2 Little Egrets.

Lizard

2010-08-31T07:57:00.000-07:00

CRIME CAN WE STOP IT ?

2010-08-30T10:23:00.000-07:00

Stabbings in london are on the increase.Today at stringville a CORNCRAKE got well stabbed up.The police are looking for a grey heron by the name of Harry (THE BLADE). Anyone with any information please ring crimestoppers.

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Crayford Marsh

2010-08-30T09:43:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: Knot, 3 Black Tailed Godwit, 4 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper.

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Black Tailed Godwit

2010-08-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

(Lizard) My little mate

2010-08-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

Hail The Quail

2010-08-29T09:27:00.000-07:00

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A major lifer for me today at canons farm a QUAIL. My lists: Life 402, London 260, canons 89.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: Black Necked Grebe, Knot, 10 Egyptain Geese, 2 Sandwich Tern, 5 Black Tailed Godwit, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 3 Greenshank, 7 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank.

New Name

2010-08-27T07:23:00.000-07:00

Just in case i found something at the barrier this is it's new name.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-26T13:52:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: 2 Turnstone, 5 Black Tailed Godwit, 20 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 4 Greenshank, 6 Common Sandpiper, Peregrine

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-25T09:35:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: Marsh Harrier, 21 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 5 Black Tailed Godwit, 10 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 3 Redshank, Little Owl.

Sightings - Canon's farm

2010-08-24T15:51:00.001-07:00

Sightings - Canon's farm
- SPOTTED FLYCATCHER showing well 5.08pm-5.55pm at least at Lunch Wood by tarmac dumping area. Also Rook, Bullfinch, Treecreeper, 2 Chiffchaffs, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ Green Woodpeckers, Linnet, c.28 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Stock Dove, 2 Yellowhammers (1+ juv), c.30 Swallows

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Canons Farm

2010-08-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

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Spotted flycatcher showing well at canons farm.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-24T09:13:00.000-07:00

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My Sightings Today: Sanderling, 7 Black Tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 11 Dunlin, Bullfinch.

London Bird Club

2010-08-23T12:51:00.001-07:00

london
- Crayford Marshes: Sandwich Tern on the deck ,Sanderling, 3-5 Green Sandpipers, c100 Redshank, 100 Common Terns west, 3 Greenshanks, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 Dunlin, 38 Ringed Plovers

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London News

2010-08-23T01:30:00.001-07:00

london
- 2-3 Com Redstarts Wanstead Flats in hawthorns east of Alexandra Lake

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Red Backed Shrike

2010-08-22T22:54:00.000-07:00

Red Backed Shrike

2010-08-22T20:06:00.000-07:00

Dungeness

2010-08-22T13:17:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 9 Artic Skus, 3 Bonxie, 50+ Gannet, Fulmar, 50+ Black Tern, Lots of common tern with these birds a few artic tern, 10+ Sandwich Tern, 4 Sanderling, 5 Curlew, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtails, Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, Little Egret. I have saved the best till last. (RED BACKED SHRIKE). Juv.

Blk t Godwits & Redshank

2010-08-22T12:40:00.000-07:00

Black Tailed Godwits

2010-08-21T20:54:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-21T09:11:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 4 Sanderling, Turnstone, 6 Black Tailed Godwit, 23 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, Little Egret.

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Turnstone

2010-08-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-20T10:59:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: Turnstone, 8 Black-Tailed-Godwit, 21 Ringed Plover, 7 Greenshank, 5 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 11 Common Sandpiper.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-18T09:57:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: Avocet, Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, Black-t-Godwit, Curlew, Greenshank, Whimbrel, 10+ Common Tern.

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Crayford Marsh

2010-08-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 5 Sanderling, 21 Black-tailed-godwit, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ruff, 4 Redshank, Sandwich Tern, 40+ Common Tern.

Bird News

2010-08-16T02:46:00.001-07:00

Twitcher's info.
- SYKES'S WARBLER in Northumberland today, only Britain's 11th and the first mainland record since one in Sussex in 2002.

LONDON

2010-08-16T02:30:00.001-07:00

- Fem Common Scoter on Thames in Barking Bay still at 10.00am

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-15T11:42:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: Marsh Harrier, Black Tern (juv), 3 Sandwich Tern, 4 Avocet, 7 Greenshank, 10+ Common Tern, 6+ Common Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-13T09:01:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 4 Avocet, Black-t-Godwit, 5 Greenshank, Curlew, Redshank.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-12T08:21:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: Avocet, 2 Whimbrel, 5 Ringed Plover, Lesser Whitethroat.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-11T10:49:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 3 Avocet, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, 4 Oystercatcher, 6+ Common Tern.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-10T10:41:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 3 avocet,Turnstone,4 Greenshank,6 Ringed Plover,6 Common Sandpiper,2 Whimbrel,Curlew,Dunlin.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-09T13:23:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-09T10:30:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: Avocet,3 Curlew,2 Whimbrel,4 Greenshank, 4 Ringed Plover,Redshank

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Today i spend the day with roy weller doing some birding at crayford marsh and this is what we found. 2 marsh harrier one of which flew straight over going sw at 1.55,common buzzard, peregrine,hobby,avocet,turnstone,5 whimbrel,2 greenshank,ringed plover,curlew,2 oystercatcher,11 common sandpiper,2 little egret,3 tufted duck,great-c-grebe,3 yellow legged gulls.

Twitter

2010-08-07T22:54:00.000-07:00

Remember you can follow me on twitter @londonbirder

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-07T10:33:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 3 Turnstone, 2 Ruff, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, Black-t- Godwit,Curlew,Ringed Plover, 4 Little Egret.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-06T10:17:00.000-07:00

My sightings today: Marsh harrier,Peregrine,Curlew,Whimbrel,Redshank,Avocet,2 Greenshank,7 Common Sandpiper,Wheatear.

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-05T13:16:00.000-07:00

My Sightings Today: 2 marsh harriers, (f), Curlew, Whimbrel, Greenshank, 8 Common Sandpiper

Crayford Marsh

2010-08-05T00:08:00.001-07:00

This am: MARSH HARRIER (F), Green sandpiper, 3 Little Egret. (KJ).

See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8cwt

LONDON MEGA

2010-08-04T08:08:00.001-07:00

Black Stork flew south west over 12.30pm (Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve).

See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/8c3k

2010-08-04T00:55:00.001-07:00

Regents park wood warbler still at 8 30 http://amplify.com/u/8bp0

Hobby

2010-08-03T18:19:00.000-07:00

Banstead Wood

2010-08-03T18:16:00.000-07:00

Two nice shots of hobby at banstead woods.

Rare bird returns to Norfolk after three centuries

2010-08-03T09:13:00.001-07:00

Rare bird returns to Norfolk after three centuries
- Rare bird returns to Norfolk after three centuries
  
  Last updated: 03/08/2010 15:49:00
  
  Spoonbills at Holkham
  
  The first colony in three centuries for one of Britain's rarest breeding birds has been established on a North Norfolk nature reserve.
  
  The spoonbill, which has bred only four times in Britain in the last 300 years, has achieved what is described as “stunning success” at Natural England's Holkham reserve and, for the first time since the early 1700s, the UK has its own breeding colony of these beautiful crane-like birds.
  
  Careful monitoring has confirmed that four nesting pairs have now fledged a total of six young, with at least a two further pairs feeding their young in nests.
  
  Not since the early 1700s has more than one spoonbill bred in the UK and conservationists are hoping that the breeding success at Holkham is not a one-off.
  
  Interest was aroused when a total of nine spoonbills - mostly adults in full breeding plumage - arrived this summer in the freshwater marshes at Holkham. The spoonbills established themselves in the mixed breeding colony of cormorants, grey herons and little egrets already on site.
  
  Michael Rooney, Natural England's senior reserve manager at Holkham NNR said: ”A lot of careful work has gone into creating and managing ideal habitats for a range of nesting birds at Holkham, so it is very exciting and a stunning success that the reserve has become a safe haven for a breeding colony of spoonbills.”

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WHO'S THE CAT ?.

2010-08-03T07:52:00.001-07:00

Google Reader
- I am not the Reservoir Cat
  
  Shared by you
  
  A lot of people keep asking if it's me behind the very amusing Reservoir Catz blog:
  
  http://reservoircatz.blogspot.com/
  
  I've had lots of calls and emails asking me about it - it's not me!
  
  Apparently all of the Shetland birders think it's me (all four of them!), I saw on someone's blog the other night a link to Tom McKinney's new Reservoir Catz blog [insert many exclamation marks], and I bumped into LGRE on Wednesday at Chasewater and Lee wanted to know if it was me as well.
  
  Well I know its impossible to prove, but honestly, I swear it isn't me. Do you honestly think I have the faintest idea what a word like stochastic means? I've had nothing to do with the world of birdy blogging (or any other kind of blogging) since I signed off two years ago.
  
  Reservoir Catz is very very funny and I enjoy reading it, but in case someone takes offence to something written on it in the future and decides to hit me, I'm stating now that I've got absolutely nothing to do with it. So don't hit me - I don't like being hit, I'm an exceptional coward.

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Dungeness

2010-08-03T03:06:00.001-07:00

Dungeness

2010-08-03T03:05:00.000-07:00

Late pics & video

2010-08-03T03:02:00.000-07:00

Here are some belated photos of the (GREAT WHITE EGRET) at dungeness 18th july, and a video of 4 whimbrel a crayford marsh 29th july.

4 whimbrel

2010-08-03T02:24:00.000-07:00

Holkham

2010-08-02T08:05:00.001-07:00

- Amazing news: A Spoonbill colony has been established at Holkham NNR in Norfolk. 6 young raised already +possibly more to come

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Rainham

2010-08-02T03:41:00.001-07:00

- Juv Arctic Tern Rainham fishing off Coldharbour Point 11:30-11:38 at least

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Regents Park

2010-08-02T02:04:00.001-07:00

Wood Warbler Regents Park in enclosure at NE end of lake

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Crayford Marsh

2010-08-02T02:00:00.000-07:00

My sightings yesterday:Avocet,3 greenshank,6 oystercatchers,6 common sandpiper,whimbrel

Canons Farm

2010-07-31T15:46:00.000-07:00

I would like to thank Roy d Weller for letting me use his excellent drawing of the Canons Farm (GOSHAWK).Which is a much needed london tick, its on my list.(cheers roy).

Avocet

2010-07-31T15:27:00.000-07:00

Greenshank

2010-07-31T15:25:00.000-07:00

Common Sandpiper

2010-07-31T15:23:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-07-31T10:59:00.000-07:00

My sightings today: Marsh Harrier (f), 3 Whimbrel, 3 Greenshank, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Avocet, 9 Greylag Geese, Great C Grebe, Blackcap.

Cattle Egret

2010-07-30T10:19:00.001-07:00

Ingrebourne Valley: Cattle Egret on Albion Pool at 09:35 then flew off perhaps 250m east at 10:30 with 4 Little Egrets, no longer visible but still in area,but no further sign by 12:15pm. Still no sign by 14:25

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Crayford Marsh

2010-07-30T09:48:00.000-07:00

My sightings today: Avocet 2,Whimbrel 2,LRP 3,Green Sandpiper 2, Common Sandpiper 7, and a little grebe.

Whimbrel

2010-07-29T12:34:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-07-29T11:36:00.000-07:00

My sightings today: 2 Avocets, 8 black-tailed godwits, 3 LRP (juv), 4 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 11 common sandpipers, Little egret,2 Stonechat, (juv), 2 Stock dove.

Crayford Marsh

2010-07-28T16:01:00.000-07:00

Crayford marsh

2010-07-28T15:56:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-07-28T15:54:00.000-07:00

Crayford Marsh

2010-07-28T10:56:00.000-07:00

My sightings today: Marsh Harrier (f), 14 Black-tailed godwits, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 10 common sandpipers, Ad med gull, Little egret, Garden warbler.

Crayford Marsh

2010-07-27T09:53:00.000-07:00

My sightings today: Avocet, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 3 Common sandpipers, 4 Oystercatchers, 10+ Common Terns, Stonechat,12 Meadow Pipits.Also a GREY SEAL.