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March 2005 Daily News Highlights for London & surrounding areas

March 31st
Grays - Waxwing (31)                                                                                                                    Lake Farm Urban CP - Redstart                                                                                                     Minet CP - Merlin & Willow Warbler (3)
St James's Park - Scaup
South Ockenden - Waxwing (100)
Walthamstow Res - Whitethroat                                                                                                Watford - Red Kite (2) 

March 30th
Aldenham Res - Common Tern (3)                                                                                                     Barnes (London WT) - Short-eared Owl                                                                                     Beddington SF - Red-crested Pochard                                                                                      Bedfont CP - Waxwing ( 6) & Willow Warbler (2)                                                                              Rainham Marsh - Little Egret ( 6), Pintail ( 6), Common Scoter ( 4), Black-tailed Godwit & Swallow (4)                                                                                                                                               Regent's Park - Ring-necked Duck
St James's Park - Scaup & Willow Warbler
South Ockenden - Waxwing (130)
Walthamstow Res - Common Tern & Swallow 
                                                                                                                                                             March 29                                                                                                                                             Amwell GP - Little Egret (2)                                                                                                              Barnes (London WT) - Marsh Harrier                                                                                          Bedfont CP - Waxwing ( 27)                                                                                                              Queen Elizabeth II Res - Osprey
St James's Park - Scaup                                                                                                         
South Ockenden -  Waxwing (134) 
Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                                                Stoke Newington -Waxwing (35)
Walthamstow - Red Kite                                                                                                           Walthamstow Res - Little Egret 

March 28th
Brent Res - Common Tern & Yellow Wagtail
Beddington SF - Avocet                                                                                                              Bedfont CP - Willow Warbler (2)
Croydon - Waxwing ( 25)                                                                                                                   King George VI Res - Red Kite                                                                                                  Queen Elizabeth II Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                          Rainham Marshes - Short-eared Owl (2)                                                                                         South Ockenden - Waxwing (36) 
Walthamstow Res - Black Redstart
 
March 27th
Beddington SF - Red-crested Pochard, Jack Snipe & Water Pipit (2)                                          Bedfont CP - Little Egret (5)                                                                                                               Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver & Red Kite                                                                    Rainham Marsh - Little Egret (5), Brent Goose, Pintail (8), Grey Plover & Black-tailed Godwit (88)  Sewardstone Marsh - Jack Snipe                                                                                                        South Ockenden - Waxwing (49) 
Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3), Yellow Wagtail & Water Pipit (5) 
Troy Mill Lake - Swallow & Sedge Warbler
Wraysbury GP - Willow Warbler 
                                                                                                                                                             March 26
Aldenham Res - Common Tern 
Amwell GP - Red Kite
Beddington SF - Red-crested Pochard & Water Pipit (4)                                                          Blackheath - Waxwing (2)                                                                                                         Dagenham Chase - Marsh Harrier                                                                                                  Hoddesdon - Waxwing (25) 
Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver
Molesey Heath - Willow Warbler                                                                                                       Potters Bar - Waxwing ( 16)                                                                                                              Rye Meads - Waxwing (5)                                                                                                         Staines Res - Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit ( 5) 

March 25th
Barnes (London WT) - Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit (7), Caspian Gull, Water Pipit, Redstart & Ring Ouzel (2)
Beddington SF - Water Pipit (3)                                                                                                  Brent Res -Swallow                                                                                                                           Hampstead Heath  - Little Egret                                                                                                      Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver
Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3), Oystercatcher & Spotted Redshank
Stanwell Moor - Firecrest                                                                                                                 Wraysbury Res - Common Scoter (3)

March 24th                                                                                                                                          Barnes (London WT) - Little Egret, Sand Martin & Siberian Stonechat                                              Brent Res - Little Egret                                                                                                                Dagenham Chase - Garganey (4)                                                                                                  Ingrebourne Valley - Little Egret & Cetti's Warbler (7)                                                                        Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                     Orpington - Waxwing (20)                                                                                                                 Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe, Oystercatcher & Water Pipit (4)                                          

March 23rd                                                                                                                                         Beddington SF - Little Egret & Water Pipit (2)                                                                             Dagenham Chase - Willow Warbler                                                                                              Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                      Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (5),Oystercatcher (2) & Glaucous Gull                                            Staines Res - Common Tern                                                                                                       Stanmore - Waxwing (16)                                                                                                     Walthamstow Reservoirs - Pink-footed Goose                                                                         

March 22nd                                                                                                                                         Beddington SF - Little Egret                                                                                                              Hertford - Waxwing (14)                                                                                                                      Ingrebourne Valley - Garganey (2)                                                                                                    Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                       Rainham Marshes - Oystercatcher (4) & Black-tailed Godwit (140)                                                   Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3) & Water Pipit (2)                                                              Weald Park - Firecrest (2)                                                                                                        

March 21st                                                                                                                                          Barnes (London WT) - Iceland Gull                                                                                                Beddington SF - Little Egret & Water Pipit                                                                               Hertford - Waxwing (13)                                                                                                                      Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                       Queen Elizabeth II Res - Sanderling                                                                                        Staines Moor - Water Pipit (9)                                                                                                      Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                                          West Thurrock Marshes - Little Egret & Black-tailed Godwit (150)

March 20th                                                                                                                                          Amwell GP - Cetti's Warbler                                                                                                          Barnes (London WT) - Garganey, Merlin, Grey Plover & Yellow Wagtail                                          Beddington SF - Brent Goose (18), Red-crested Pochard, Jack Snipe (2) & Water Pipit (4)                Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                               Hilfield Park Res - Brent Goose (37)                                                                                        Ingrebourne Valley - Little Egret & Cetti's Warbler (6)                                                                      Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                        Osterley Park - Dartford Warbler                                                                                                Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (3), Brent Goose (36), Pintail (16), Red Breasted Merganser (2), Oystercatcher (3), Grey Plover, Black-tailed Godwit (6) & Water Pipit (2)                           Sevenoaks - Waxwing (40)                                                                                             Tyttenhanger GP - Avocet                                                                                                                                                                                                          

March 19th                                                                                                                                          Cheshunt GP - Cetti's Warbler                                                                                                       Chingford - Rough-legged Buzzard                                                                                                    Hayes Hill Farm - Waxwing (6)                                                                                                        Holyfield - Pintail                                                                                                                                Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                     Northfleet - Waxwing (70)                                                                                                           Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (3), Pintail (21) & Black-tailed Godwit (3)                                     West Thurrock Marshes -  Jack Snipe & Black-tailed Godwit (213)    

March 18th                                                                                                                                         Bedfords Park - Red Kite                                                                                                                 Chafford Hundred - Lesser Whitethroat                                                                                             Cheshunt GP - Cetti's Warbler                                                                                                           Hertford - Waxwing (4)                                                                                                                 Holyfield - Pintail                                                                                                                                Hornsey - Waxwing (25)                                                                                                                  Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                      Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (3)                                                                                                     Sidcup - Waxwing (7)                                                                                                                Staines Res - Water Pipit (2)         

March 17th                                                                                                                                          Barnes (London WT) - Little Ringed Plover                                                                                   Beddington SF - Little Egret                                                                                                              Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                      Isle of Dogs - Common Scoter & Ring-billed Gull                                                                           Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (2)                                                                                            Tyttenhanger GP - Jack Snipe                                                                                                        Walton Res - Osprey                                                                                                                           Warley Place EWT - Firecrest                                                                                                   Weald Park - Firecrest                                                                                                                    

March 16th                                                                                                                                          Amwell GP - Bittern                                                                                                                        Barnes (London WT) - Wheatear                                                                                                Beddington SF - Little Egret (2) & Mediterranean Gull (2)                                                                 Dagenham Chase - Wheatear                                                                                                           Dartford Marshes - Wheatear (2)                                                                                                  King George VI Res - Wheatear                                                                                                     Minet CP - Wheatear                                                                                                                   Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (2)                                                                                                   St Albans - Waxwing (4)                                                                                                             Staines Moor - Water Pipit (5)                                                                                                 Stanwell Moor - Little Egret & Little Ringed Plover (2)                                                               Totteridge - Waxwing (15)                                                                                                            Walthamstow Reservoir - Wheatear (2)       

March 15th                                                                                                                                         Amwell GP - Bittern, Little Egret (12) & Cetti's Warbler                                                              Bedfords Park - Firecrest                                                                                                                  Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck                                                                                              Creekmouth - Oystercatcher (2) & Black-tailed Godwit                                                                   Dartford - Waxwing (12)                                                                                                              Holyfield - Pintail                                                                                                                               Ingrebourne Valley - Little Egret (2) & Cetti's Warbler (5)                                                              Norbury - Waxwing (16)                                                                                                                Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                      Westerham- Waxwing (13)                                                                                         

March 14th                                                                                                                                        Amwell GP - Little Egret                                                                                                                   Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe & Firecrest                                                                              Cassiobury Park - Little Egret                                                                                                 Regent's Park - Waxwing (15)                                                                                                            Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3)                                                                                           Stocker's Lake - Smew (5)                                                                                                          

March 13th                                                                                                                                        Beckton - Black-tailed Godwit (4)                                                                                                 Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                   Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (2), Pintail (24), Jack Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit (150), Turnstone, Water Pipit (3),Waxwing (12), Firecrest & Bearded Tit                                                                 Sevenoaks - Waxwing (60)                                                                                                            Sevenoaks NR - Firecrest                                                                                                      Stocker's Lake - Smew (2)                                                                                              Tyttenhanger GP - Jack Snipe (2)                                                                                             

March 12th                                                                                                                                         Beddington SF - Little Egret (2), Jack Snipe & Mediterranean Gull (2)                                          Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                   Cheshunt GP - Cetti's Warbler                                                                                                       Horsenden Hill - Jack Snipe                                                                                                         Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                        Kennington - Waxwing (3)                                                                                                           Rainham Marshes - Pintail (16), Black-tailed Godwit (150), Short-eared Owl& Bearded Tit       Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                          Stocker's Lake - Smew (6)                                                                                                          

March 11th                                                                                                                                        Barnes (London WT) - Jack Snipe                                                                                    Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck                                                                                                 Chertsey Meads - Waxwing (16)                                                                                                Ingrebourne Valley - Bittern                                                                                                      Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                       London (Euston - Warren St) - Waxwing (132)                                                                                  Queen Elizabeth II Res - Mediterranean Gull (3)                                                                           Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (2), Oystercatcher (2) & Water Pipit (3)                                     Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                              

March 10th                                                                                                                                       Dartford - Waxwing (17)                                                                                                                Hayes Hill Farm - Merlin                                                                                                          Ingrebourne Valley - Bittern                                                                                                     Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver                                                                                      London (Euston - Warren St) - Waxwing (111)                                                                                 Queen Elizabeth II Res - Mediterranean Gull (2)                                                                         Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (4), Oystercatcher (2) & Water Pipit (4)                                    Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                         

March 9th                                                                                                                                       Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                   Cassiobury Park - Waxwing (59)                                                                                              Croxley Green - Waxwing (25)                                                                                              Highbury - Waxwing (22)                                                                                                             Horton GP - Red-crested Pochard                                                                                              Ingrebourne Valley - Bittern (2) & Cetti's Warbler                                                                              London (Euston - Warren St) - Waxwing (52)                                                                                   Maple Cross - Ruddy Shelduck & Jack Snipe                                                                                     Queen Elizabeth II Res - Mediterranean Gull (2)                                                                         Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (2), Pintail (11), Black Tailed Godwit (11)  & Water Pipit (3)            Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                                Stanmore - Waxwing (30)                                                                                                                   Stanwell Moor - Little Egret                                                                                                                 Stocker's Lake - Smew (3)                                                                                                           Weald Park - Firecrest (2)                                                                                                              West Thurrock Marshes - Avocet (22) & Black Tailed Godwit (30) 

March 8th                                                                                                                                       Amwell GP - Smew (4)                                                                                                                     Beddington SF - Little Egret, Mediterranean Gull, Caspian Gull & Barn Owl                                         Croxley Green - Waxwing (35)                                                                                                   Dartford - Waxwing (100)                                                                                                              Ingrebourne Valley - Bittern                                                                                                       Island Barn Res - Black-throated Diver & Black-necked Grebe                                                     Selhurst - Waxwing (40)                                                                                                             Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (2) & Water Pipit (2)                                                        Stanmore - Waxwing (30)                                                                                                                Walthamstow Reservoirs - Pink-footed Goose                                                                          Watford - Waxwing (70)                                                                                                                

March 7th                                                                                                                                      Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull (5)                                                                                        Cassiobury Park - Waxwing (59)                                                                                              Croxley Green - Waxwing (25)                                                                                               Croydon - Waxwing (30)                                                                                                               Dartford - Waxwing (100)                                                                                                             Greenhithe - Waxwing (150)                                                                                                            Highbury - Waxwing (22)                                                                                                                  Island Barn Res -  Knot                                                                                                          Stanmore - Waxwing (30)                                                                                                               Walthamstow Reservoir - Merlin                                                                                                Warley Place EWT - Firecrest (2)                                                                                                 Weald Park - Firecrest                                                                                                                     West Thurrock Marshes - Oystercatcher (2),  Avocet (22), Jack Snipe, Black Tailed Godwit (52), Turnstone, Water Pipit & Dartford Warbler 

March 6th                                                                                                                                     Addlestone - Waxwing (60)                                                                                                              Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull                                                                                                 Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                   Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck                                                                                                Cassiobury Park - Little Egret                                                                                                           Dartford - Waxwing (100)                                                                                                               Island Barn Res - Black-necked Grebe & Knot                                                                            Rainham Marshes - Pintail (30), Grey Plover (3), Black-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe (2), Water Pipit (2) & Bearded Tit                                                                                                                            Sevenoaks NR - Waxwing (17)                                                                                                        South Weald - Hawfinch                                                                                                                    Stanmore - Waxwing (30)                                                                                                              Stocker's Lake - Smew (6)                                                                                                           Warley Place EWT - Firecrest (3)     

March 5th                                                                                                                                     Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit                                                                           Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                  Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck                                                                                              Cassiobury Park - Waxwing (26)                                                                                              Sevenoaks NR - Waxwing (27)                                                                                                      Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (2)                                                                                              Stocker's Lake - Smew (1)                                                                                                             Warley Place EWT - Firecrest      

March 4th                                                                                                                                     Barnes (London WT) - Kittiwake & Waxwing (4)                                                                       Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull & Caspian Gull (2)                                                          Ingrebourne Valley - Bearded Tit                                                                                               Rainham Marshes - Pintail (43) & Black-tailed Godwit (6).                                                                South Weald - Hawfinch                                                                                                                     Staines - Waxwing (47)                                                                                                              Stocker's Lake - Smew (10)                                                                                                            Warley Place EWT - Firecrest (3)   

March 3rd                                                                                                                                   Brent Res - Black-necked Grebe                                                                                                  Dartford - Waxwing (51)                                                                                                               Hendon - Waxwing (30)                                                                                                               Rainham Marshes - Little Egret, Oystercatcher (2), Grey Plover (3), Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit (2).                                                                                                                                              St Albans - Waxwing (12)                                                                                                                Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (3) & Smew                                                                            Warley Place EWT - Firecrest (3)

March 2nd                                                                                                                                    Croydon - Waxwing (20)                                                                                                                     Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (2), Black-tailed Godwit (50) & Water Pipit                                       St Albans - Waxwing (43)                                                                                                                Staines - Waxwing (30)                                                                                                              Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (6)                                                                                             Stanborough Lakes - Firecrest           

March 1st                                                                                                                                   Staines Res - Black-necked Grebe (4)                                                                                             Weald Park - Firecrest