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January 2005 Bird News Round Up for London & surrounding areas

January 31st                                                                                                                                       Banstead Heath - Waxwing (59)                                                                                               Belhus Woods - Smew (3)                                                                                                          Broxbourne Woods  - Mealy Redpoll (3) & Hawfinch                                                                     Dartford - Waxwing (15)                                                                                                                      Hilfield Park Res - White-headed Duck                                                                                              Islington - Firecrest                                                                                                                   Nazing GP - Caspian Gull                                                                                                                  St Albans - Waxwing (20)                                                                                                          Staines - Waxwing (40)                                                                                                                       Waltham Cross - Waxwing (60)                                                                                                     West Thurrock Marshes - Avocet (7), Knot & Black-tailed Godwit (60)                                 

January 30th                                                                                                                                       Amwell GP - Little Egret (7) & Smew (2)                                                                                         Banstead Heath - Waxwing (59)                                                                                                    Beech Farm - Short-eared Owl                                                                                               Blackpark  - Waxwing (10)                                                                                                           Broadwater GP - Little Egret (28)                                                                                                  Broxbourne Woods  - Mealy Redpoll (2)                                                                                        Cheshunt  - Waxwing (36)                                                                                                             Cheshunt GP  - Cetti's Warbler                                                                                                  Collier Row, River Rom - Little Egret                                                                                        Island Barn Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                   King George V Dock - Caspian Gull (2)                                                                                              Perivale Wood - Firecrest                                                                                                               Queen Elizabeth II Res - Black-throated Diver & Mediterranean Gull                                       Rainham Marshes - Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit (42), Short-eared Owl (2) & Water Pipit       Rye Meads RSPB  - Waxwing (14)                                                                                   Sevenoaks NR - Shag                                                                                                                         St Albans - Waxwing (21)                                                                                                                   Staines - Waxwing (65)                                                                                                                    Thorpe Park - Smew (11)                                                                                                                Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                  Valentines Park - Mediterranean Gull                                                                                               West Thurrock Marshes - Avocet (14) & Black-tailed Godwit (63)                                          Weald Park - Firecrest (2)                                                                                                                Woolwich - Caspian Gull                     

January 29th                                                                                                                                       Amwell GP - Little Egret (11), Smew, Jack Snipe & Mediterreanean Gull                               Banbury Res - Red-breasted Merganser                                                                                Banstead Heath - Waxwing (40)                                                                                                    Cheshunt  - Waxwing (4)                                                                                                                     Cheshunt GP  - Bittern & Cetti's Warbler                                                                                     Highbury  - Waxwing (20)                                                                                                             Island Barn Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                    King George VI Res - Great Northern Diver                                                                                     Queen Elizabeth II Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                              Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (4) & Pintail (6)                                                                              Staines - Waxwing (80)                                                                                                                 Stockers Lake - Smew (5)                                                                                                                  Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                  Waltham Cross - Waxwing (43)                                                                                                     Weald Park - Firecrest (2)                                                                                                              Welwyn Garden City - Waxwing (11)                                                                                             Wraysbury GP - Smew (7)                                                    

January 28th                                                                                                                                       Banstead Heath - Waxwing (40)                                                                                                   Enfield - Waxwing (10)                                                                                                                       Ingrebourne Valley - Bittern                                                                                                                South Weald (private wood) - Hawfinch                                                                                          Staines - Wawing (107)                                                                                                                Stockers Lake - Smew (2)                                                                                                         Waltham Cross - Waxwing (24)                                                                                                     Weald Park - Firecrest                                                                                                                      Welwyn Garden City - Waxwing (52)                                                                                            Woolwich - Caspian Gull                                                                                    

January 27th                                                                                                                                       Hilfield Park Res - White-headed Duck                                                                                       Island Barn Res - Black-necked Grebe (2) & Red-crested Pochard                                                    King George VI Res - Great Northern Diver                                                                                     Lemsford Springs - Little Egret                                                                                                         Rainham Marshes - Water Pipit (4)                                                                                                   Trent CP - Firecrest                                                                                                                     Welwyn Garden City - Waxwing (2)

January 26th                                                                                                                                       Beech Farm - Short-eared Owl                                                                                                    Belhus Woods - Smew (6)                                                                                                                 Hilfield Park Res - White-headed Duck                                                                                     Langleybury - Great Grey Shrike                                                                                                 Rainham Marshes - Pintail (9), Grey Plover (5), Jack Snipe & Black-tailed Godwit                  Waltham Cross - Waxwing (13)                                                                                                    Welwyn Garden City - Waxwing (31)

January 25th                                                                                                                                       Ewell - Waxwing (22)                                                                                                                  Langleybury - Great Grey Shrike                                                                                                 Rainham Marshes - Grey Plover (4), Caspian Gull & Short-eared Owl (4)                                        Welwyn Garden City - Waxwing (31)

January 24th                                                                                                                                      Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Bittern                                                                                     Holyfield Lake - Smew (5)                                                                                                                  Langleybury - Great Grey Shrike                                                                                                 Maple Lodge NR - Firecrest (1)                                                                                                       Staines - Waxwing (4)                                                                                                           Stocker's Lake - Red-crested Pochard & Smew (7)                                                                           Waltham Cross - Waxwing (38)                                                                                                      Walthamstow Res - Whooper Swan (10)                                                                                     Wm Girling Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                              Wraysbury GP - Smew (4) & Cetti's Warbler                                 

January 23rd                                                                                                                                      Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Bittern                                                                                Ingrebourne Valley - Little Egret & Cetti's Warbler (2)                                                              London (Barnes) WWT - Jack Snipe                                                                                      Perivale Wood - Firecrest (2)                                                                                                     Rainham Marsh -Little Egret, Pintail (39), Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwit (5) & Short-eared Owl (3)                                                                                                                                                 Stubbers OPC - Long Tailed Duck                                                                                                  Thorpe Park - Smew (14)                                                                                                              Waltham Cross - Waxwing (18)                                                                                                      Wraysbury GP - Black-throated Diver, Red-crested Pochard & Smew (4)                                 

January 22nd                                                                                                                                      Amwell GP - Little Egret (6) & Smew (4)                                                                                             Chafford Hundred - Lesser Whitethroat                                                                                      Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Bittern                                                                                     Iver Heath - Waxwing                                                                                                                       King George VI Res - Great Northern Diver, Black-necked Grebe (2)  & Water Pipit (3)         Rainham Marshes - Marsh Harrier, Short-eared Owl (3) & Water Pipit (4)                                Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3) & Water Pipit                                                                      Stocker's Lake - Red-crested Pochard & Smew (3)                                                                   Thorndon CP - Mealy Redpoll & 'Northern' Bullfinch (3)                                                                  Waltham Cross - Waxwing (13)                                                                                                    Warley CP -  Northern Bullfinch (3)                                                                                               Wraysbury GP - Black-throated Diver & Smew (4)                                       

January 21st                                                                                                                                      Cheshunt GP - Bittern                                                                                                                    Holyfield Lake - Smew (8)                                                                                                          King George VI Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                        Stanwell Moor - Little Egret (3)                                                                                                 Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                          Waltham Cross - Waxwing (10)             

January 20th                                                                                                                                      Greenwich Ecology Park - Shag                   

January 19th                                                                                                                                      Beech Farm - Short-eared Owl                                                                                                    Bowyers GP - Smew (4)                                                                                                                 Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Bittern (2)                                                                              Hainault Forest - 'Northern' Bullfinch                                                                                         Harold Wood - Waxwing                                                                                                                   Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (4), Marsh Harrier & Water Pipit (2)                                                Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3) & Water Pipit (5)                                                      Wraysbury GP - Smew (2)                   

January 18th                                                                                                                                      Amewll GP - Smew (2)                                                                                                                   Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (3) & Water Pipit (3)                                                                     Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3) & Water Pipit                                                                      Turnford Brook - Bittern                                                                                                                     Warley area - Firecrest                                                                                                           Wraysbury GP - Smew (2)                                                                                       

January 17th                                                                                                                                      Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                                                Thorpe Park - Smew (9)                                                                                                

January 16th                                                                                                                                 Amwell GP - Smew (3)                                                                                                                Barking Bay - Black-tailed Godwit (110)                                                                                        Beech Farm - Short-eared Owl (2)                                                                                                   Berwick Pond - Bittern & Bearded Tit (2)                                                                                            Cheshunt GP - Little Egret & Smew (3)                                                                                      Grange Waters - Smew (3)                                                                                                               King George VI Res - Great Northern Diver & Little Egret (2)                                                      Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (7), Pintail (32), Marsh Harrier, Grey Plover & Bearded Tit (3)          Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3) & Water Pipit (6)                                                                Thorpe Park - Smew (16)                                                                                                    Tyttenhanger GP - Jack Snipe (3)                                                                                                Valentines Park - Mediterranean Gull                                                                                     Walthamstow Res - Mediterranean Gull                                                                                              Warley CP -  Northern Bullfinch (5)                                                                                              Weald Park - Firecrest

January 15th                                                                                                                                 Amwell GP - Little Egret (4) & Smew (5)                                                                                             Brent Res - Mediterranean Gull                                                                                                         Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Cetti's Warbler                                                                        Holyfield Lake - Smew (5)                                                                                                          Islington - Waxwing (20)                                                                                                                     Rainham Marshes - Little Egret, Marsh Harrier & Redstart                                                        Staines Moor - Water Pipit                                                                                                       Stocker's Lake - Smew (2)                                                                                                                 Thorpe Park - Smew (17)                                                                                                               Waltham Abbey - Waxwing (7)                                                                                                    West Ham Park - Firecrest                                                                                                             Wraysbury GP - Smew (4) & Firecrest                                                                                      

January 14th                                                                                                                                 Beech Farm - Short-eared Owl                                                                                                Belhus Woods - Smew                                                                                                                 Hatfield - Waxwing (12)                                                                                                                     King George VI Res - Great Northern Diver & Black-necked Grebe (2)                                 Shepperton GP - Smew (3)                                                                                                               Thorpe Park - Smew (14)                                                                                                        Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                       Waltham Abbey - Waxwing (7)                                                                                                   Warley CP -  Northern Bullfinch (7)                                                                                          

January 13th                                                                                                                                      Bedfont Lakes CP - Smew (4) & Cetti's Warbler                                                                              Berwick Pond - Merlin                                                                                                                       Hatfield - Waxwing (12)                                                                                                                     King George VI Res - Great Northern Diver                                                                                      Osterley Park - Dartford Warbler                                                                                          Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (3) & Bearded Tit (3)                                                                       Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                             Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                         

January 12th                                                                                                                                      Beam Valley NR - Bittern                                                                                                                   Bedfont Lakes CP - Smew (2) & Cetti's Warbler                                                                            Fairlop Waters CP - Scaup (3)                                                                                                    Hatfield - Waxwing (11)                                                                                                                    Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (4) & Pintail (21)                                                                    Sewardstone Marsh - Little Egret (2)

January 11th                                                                                                                                      Dagenham Chase - Little Egret                                                                                                        Harold Wood  - Waxwing (4)                                                                                                   Hatfield - Waxwing                                                                                                                        Stocker's Lake - Red-crested Pochard & Smew (2)                                                                   

January 10th                                                                                                                                 Holyfield Lake - Smew                                                                                                         Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (6)                                                                                         

January 9th                                                                                                                                      Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Smew (2)                                                                                   Hooks Marsh - Smew (4)                                                                                                              London (Barnes) WWT - Bittern & Cetti's Warbler                                                                      Mercers GP - Dartford Warbler                                                                                                 Rainham Marshes - Little Egret                                                                                                         South Weald - Waxwing                                                                                                                      Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                                      Stocker's Lake - Red-crested Pochard & Smew (4)                                                                       Stubbers OPC - Long-tailed Duck                                                                                              Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                        Walthamstow Reservoir - Bewick's Swan                                                                                         Warley CP -  Northern Bullfinch (9)                                                                                          

January 8th                                                                                                                                      Amwell GP - Little Egret (9) & Little Gull                                                   

January 7th                                                                                                                                      Beddington SF - Iceland Gull                                                                                                                                      

January 6th                                                                                                                                   Beddington SF - Iceland Gull                                                                                                                                                   Iver Heath - Waxwing (6)                                                                                                              London (Barnes) WWT - Jack Snipe                                                                                         Rainham Marshes -Pintail (11), Merlin & Grey Plover                                                                Staines Res - Long-tailed Duck                                                                                                           Trent CP - Firecrest (2)                                                                                                                

January 5th                                                                                                                                   Amwell GP - Little Egret (7), Smew (2) & Mediterranean Gull                                                    Beddington SF - Iceland Gull                                                                                                                                           Broxbourne Woods  - Hawfinch                                                                                                   Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Smew                                                                                      Holyfield Lake - Smew (2)                                                                                                                 King George VI Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                        Rainham Marshes -Little Egret (3), Pintail (25), Merlin & Bearded Tit (4)                           Sevenoaks - Little Egret (3)                                                                                                                  Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                                           Thorpe Park - Smew (5)                                                                                                              Warley CP -  Northern Bullfinch (8)                                                                                          

January 4th                                                                                                                                   Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull (6), Caspian Gull & Iceland Gull                                          Fairlop Waters CP - Scaup (3)                                                                                                    Harold Wood Park - Little Egret                                                                                                Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                Stubbers OPC - Long-tailed Duck                                                                                            Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (5)                                                                                          Waltham Cross - Waxwing (3)                                                                                                           Warley CP - Mealy Redpoll & Northern Bullfinch (3)                                                                      West Thurrock Marshes - Firecrest

January 3rd                                                                                                                                   Amwell GP - Smew (3) & Mediterranean Gull                                                                                     Beddington SF - Iceland Gull                                                                                                                                           Belhus Woods - Smew (4)                                                                                                              Fairlop Waters CP - Scaup (3)                                                                                                    Holyfield Lake - Smew                                                                                                                  Hooks Marsh - Smew                                                                                                                 Horsenden Hill - Firecrest                                                                                                               London (Barnes) WWT - Bittern                                                                                                   Stocker's Lake - Little Egret (7) & Smew (5)                                                                               Stubbers OPC - Long-tailed Duck                                                                                             Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                    Warley CP -  Northern Bullfinch (11)                                                                                           Wraysbury GP - Smew (7)              

January 2nd                                                                                                                                   Amwell GP - Bittern, Little Egret (10), Smew & Glaucous Gull                                                    Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Bittern                                                                                      Fairlop Waters CP - Scaup (3)                                                                                                    Gillespie Park - Firecrest                                                                                                                   Grange Waters - Smew                                                                                                           Holyfield Lake - Smew                                                                                                                  Ingrebourne Valley - Little Egret                                                                                                      King George V Res - Red Crested Pochard                                                                                    London (Barnes) WWT - Jack Snipe                                                                                             Mollands Lane GP - Smew (2)                                                                                                  Rainham Marshes - Pink-footed Goose, Pintail (11), Grey Plover (2), Black-tailed Godwit (3) & Water Pipit                                                                                                                                  Staines Moor - Water Pipit (8)                                                                                                       Stubbers OPC - Long-tailed Duck                                                                                             Thorpe Park - Smew (8)                                                                                                               Trent CP - Waxwing (3)                                                                                                               Warley CP - Mealy Redpoll & Northern Bullfinch (5)                                                                      West Thurrock Marshes - Black-tailed Godwit (16)                                                                       Wormwood Scrubs - Redstart                                                                                                          Wm Girling Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                     Wraysbury GP - Smew        

January 1st                                                                                                                                   Amwell GP - Little Egret (8), Smew (5) Mediterranean Gull & Cetti's Warbler                               Belhus Woods - Smew (6)                                                                                                           Bowyers Water - Smew                                                                                                               Broadwater GP - Little Egret (34)                                                                                                    Broxbourne Woods  - Crossbill (2)                                                                                                 Fairlop Waters CP - Scaup (3)                                                                                                          Staines Moor - Water Pipit (8)                                                                                                       Stanwell Moor - Little Egret (2)                                                                                                       Stocker's Lake - Smew (7)                                                                                                              Sutcliffe Park - Little Egret                                                                                                              Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (6)                                                                                      Tyttenhanger GP - Greenshank                                                                                                  Warley CP - Mealy Redpoll & Northern Bullfinch (4)                                                                   Wormwood Scrubs - Redstart                                                                                                          Wraysbury GP - Smew (3)              

                                                                                                        

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