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To be report your news email sightings@birdguides.com or calidris@tiscali.co.uk. Below is a round up of the more interesting daily sightings. For more detailed reports for the UK, including the London area use the BIRDGUIDES website. For more bird news details in other parts of London use the following links: East London, Lee Valley, Hertfordshire, Surrey, and Beddington SF. Please note there is no public access to Rainham Marsh until around September 2004 (see Rainham Marsh RSPB). In addition for access to the following Reservoirs a Thames Water birdwatching permit is required: King George V (Lea Valley), Queen Mother (Berks), Queen Mary & Walton (Surrey) and Walthamstow (Lea Valley). There is no general public access to Island Barn, King George VI Res Queen Elizabeth II & Wraysbury Reservoirs (West London) or Wm Girling (Lea Valley). December 2003 Bird News Round Up for London & surrounding areas December 31st Beddington SF - Gannet, Little Egret, Pintail, Mediterranean Gull & Caspian Gull Beech Farm- Short-eared Owl Belhus Woods CP - Smew (3) Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Fairlop - Jack Snipe Great Warley - Firecrest (2) Rainham Marsh - Black-tailed Godwit (17) Sevenoaks NR - Bittern Weald CP - Firecrest (2) December 30th Barking Bay - Avocet Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - Bittern Beddington SF - Pintail & Mediterranean Gull Beech Farm- Short-eared Owl Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Great Warley - Firecrest (6) Rainham Marsh - Short-eared Owl Rye Meads - Firecrest Staines Res - Merlin December 29th Bedfont CP - Smew (7) Beech Farm- Short-eared Owl Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck Morden Hall Park - Little Egret Staines Res - Brent Goose Wraysbury GP - Smew (11) December 28th Amwell GP - Little Egret (2) & Smew (3) Beddington SF - Little Egret & Jack Snipe (2) Black Park - Waxwing Cheshunt GP - Bittern (2) Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Great Warley - Firecrest (4) Hooks Marsh - Smew (7) King George V Docks - Caspian Gull Ockenden GP - Black-necked Grebe Rainham Marsh - Water Pipit (2) Seven Kings Park - Waxwing (4) Sevenoaks NR - White-fronted Goose Stocker's Lake - Mediterranean Gull December 27th Amwell GP - Little Egret (2) & Smew (3) Broadwater GP - Little Egret (20) & White-headed Duck Broxbourne Woods - Hawfinch (9) Cheshunt GP - Bittern Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver King George V Docks - Caspian Gull Sevenoaks NR - Bittern & White-fronted Goose Thorpe Park - Red-necked Grebe & Smew (5) Wraysbury GP - Smew (9) December 26th Belhus Woods CP - Smew (4) Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Honor Oak Park - Waxwing (4) King George V Docks - Caspian Gull Thorpe Park - Red-necked Grebe Watford - Waxwing December 25th Amwell GP - Bittern, Little Egret (5), Smew (7), Mediterranean Gull & Caspian Gull Beddington SF - Pintail & Water Pipit (4) Belhus Woods CP - Smew (2) Dagenham Chase - Smew King George V Docks - Caspian Gull Watford - Waxwing (2) December 24th Amwell GP - Smew (2) Horton GP - Bittern & Jack Snipe Queen Mother Res - Kittiwake (2) Rainham Marsh - Grey Plover Thorpe Park - Red-necked Grebe (2) December 23rd Bedfont CP - Smew (6) Dagenham Chase - Firecrest Great Warley - Firecrest (2) Warley Gap - Firecrest Woolwich Common - Ring-billed Gull December 22nd Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - Bittern Beddington SF - Little Egret, Water Pipit (4) & Bearded Tit (2) Dagenham Chase - Firecrest Thorpe Park - Red-necked Grebe Wraysbury GP - Smew (10) & Red-breasted Merganser December 21st Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - Bittern (2) & Jack Snipe Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Beddington SF - Little Egret, Pintail, Buzzard, Jack Snipe & Water Pipit (2) Beech Farm- Short-eared Owl Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Hooks Marsh - Smew (10) Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck South Ockedeon - Smew (8) Thorpe Park - Red-necked Grebe & Smew (6) December 20th Bedfont CP - Bittern & Smew (4) Beddington SF - Water Pipit (3) Cheshunt GP - Bittern (2) Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Lemsford Springs - Little Egret (4) Staines Res - Black-throated Diver Thorpe Park - Red-necked Grebe (2) December 19th Amwell GP - Little Egret (6) Beckton STW - Black Redstart Beddington SF - Little Egret, Pintail, Water Pipit (3) & Bearded Tit (2) Dagenham Chase - Firecrest Wraysbury GP - Smew (12) & Red-breasted Merganser December 18th Bedfont CP - Bittern & Smew (8) Beech Farm- Short-eared Owl (2-3) December 17th Beckton STW - Black Redstart & Bearded Tit Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck Rainham Marsh - Pintail (4), Merlin (2), Black-tailed Godwit (25) & Water Pipit Weald CP - Firecrest (2) December 16th Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - Bittern & Cetti's Warbler Beckton STW - Merlin Cheshunt GP - Bittern (2) Holyfield Hall Farm - Merlin Richmond Park - Bittern December 15th Amwell GP - Smew (3) & Jack Snipe Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - Bittern Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck December 14th Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Bushy Park - Mediterranean Gull Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Grays, River Thames - Black-tailed Godwit (144) & Turnstone (14). Hooks Marsh - Smew (7) Rainham Marsh - Black-tailed Godwit Weald CP - Firecrest (2) Wraysbury GP - Smew (6) December 13th Bedfont CP - Smew (12) Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Cheshunt GP - Bittern December 12th Beckton STW - Black Redstart Bedfont CP - Smew (4) King George VI Res - Red-necked Grebe Rainham Marsh - Barn Owl December 11th Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - Bittern Beddington SF - Smew Bedfont CP - Bittern & Smew Broadwater GP - Little Egret (17) Thorpe Park - Red-necked Grebe Stockers Lake - Smew (5) Woolwich - Ring-billed Gull December 10th Beddington SF - Smew, Caspian Gull & Mediterranean Gull Beckton STW - Black Redstart Bedfont CP - Smew (7) Berwick Ponds - Bittern Cheshunt GP - Bittern (2) December 9th Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - Jack Snipe Beddington SF - Smew Great Warley - Firecrest (2) Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck Queen Elizabeth II Res - Black-necked Grebe Twickenham, River Thames - Caspian Gull December 8th Amwell GP - Smew (9) Beddington SF - Smew Cheshunt GP - Bittern Great Warley - Firecrest (3) Hooks Marsh - Smew (5) King George VI Res - Red-necked Grebe South Ockendon - White-fronted Goose (12) Weald CP - Firecrest (2) December 7th Beddington SF - Pintail, Smew, Mediterranean Gull (2) & Water Pipit (4) Broadwater GP - Little Egret (12) & White-headed Duck Cheshunt GP - Penduline Tit Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck Weald CP - Firecrest (2) December 6th Amwell GP - Bittern Beddington SF - Pintail, Smew & Mediterranean Gull Cheshunt GP - Bittern Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Grays - Kittiwake (4) South Ockendon - Little Egret Woolwich - Caspian Gull December 5th Amwell GP - Little Egret (5) Beddington SF - Smew & Caspian Gull Bedfont CP - Bittern Cheshunt GP - Bittern Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck King George VI Res - Slavonian Grebe Stocker's Lake - Smew (4) Thorndon CP - Crossbill December 4th Beckton STW - Water Pipit Beddington SF - Pintail & Smew Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Queen Mother Res - Caspian Gull Sewardstone Marsh - Red Kite Staines Res - Slavonian Grebe December 3rd Amwell GP - Bittern Beddington SF - Smew Essex Arena Pts, Thurrock - Great Northern Diver Island Barn Res - Long-tailed Duck King George VI Res - Slavonian Grebe Stocker's Lake - Smew (4) December 2nd Beddington SF - Little Egret (2) & Kittiwake Belvedere - Mediterranean Gull Cheshunt GP - Bittern (2) King George VI Res - Slavonian Grebe Queen Mother Res - Storm Petrel, Peregrine (ate the previous bird), Caspian Gull & Snow Bunting Regent's Park - Hawfinch (2) Stanwell Moor - Waxwing December 1st Beddington SF - Pintail Bury Lake - Red-crested Pochard (2) King George VI Res - Red-necked Grebe Queen Mother Res - Brent Goose |
