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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). November 2004 Daily News Highlights for London & surrounding areas November 30th Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Island Barn Res - Black-necked Grebe (2) & Scaup Rainham Marshes - Little Egret & Pintail (7) Trent Park - Firecrest Warley Place EWT - Firecrest (2) Wraysbury GP - Smew (2) November 29th Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull (2) Fairlop Waters CP - Scaup Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (4), Pintail (15), Black-tailed Godwit & Bearded Tit (11) Stubbers OPC - Long-tailed Duck Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (5) November 28th Beddington SF - Jack Snipe & Dartford Warbler (2) Broadwater GP - Little Egret (14) Fairlop Waters CP - Scaup Panhshanger Park - Little Egret Rainham Marshes - Little Egret, Pintail (9), Avocet (2) & Firecrest Stubbers OPC - Long-tailed Duck Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (6) Wraysbury GP - Red-crested Pochard (7) & Smew (2) November 27th Berwick Ponds - Bittern Broadwater GP - Little Egret (11) & White-headed Duck Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Horton GP - Red-crested Pochard Queen Elizabeth II Res - Smew Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (4), Pintail (6), Avocet (2), Grey Plover (2), Black-tailed Godwit (83), Short-eared Owl (2), Water Pipit (2), Firecrest (3) & Bearded Tit (3) Staines Res - Barn Owl Stockers Lake - Red-crested Pochard (2) Stubbers OPC - Long-tailed Duck Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (4) Weald Park - Firecrest Wraysbury GP - Smew (4) November 26th Amwell GP - Smew Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull (3) Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit London (Barnes) WWT - - Long-eared Owl Rainham Marshes - Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit (2) Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (2) Weald Park - Firecrest November 25th Amwell GP - Little Egret Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull (3) & Caspian Gull Broxbourne Woods - 'Northern' Bullfinch (1) Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Horton GP - Red-crested Pochard King George VI Res - Black-necked Grebe (4), Slavonian Grebe (2) & Common Scoter Rainham Marshes - Little Egret (2) & Short-eared Owl (3) Staines Res - Black-tailed Grebe & Black-tailed Godwit Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (4) November 24th Beddington SF - Jack Snipe Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Ingrebourne Valley - Bittern, Cetti's Warbler (5) & Firecrest Queen Mother Res - Little Egret & Caspian Gull Rainham Marshes - Pintail (7), Avocet (13) & Bearded Tit (3) Staines Res - Pintail (3) & Black-tailed Godwit Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (4) Valentines Park - Mediterranean Gull November 23rd Amwell GP - Smew (2) Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit London (Barnes) WWT - - Common Scoter Rainham Marshes - Pintail (7) Rickmansworth - Little Egret Staines Res - Little Egret, Pintail (2) & Black-tailed Godwit Weald Park - Firecrest November 22nd Amwell GP - Little Egret Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Hatfield - Firecrest Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit London (Barnes) WWT - Common Scoter Rainham Marshes - Little Egret, Pintail (10), Grey Plover (2) & Black-tailed Godwit (70) Staines Res - Pintail (2) & Black-tailed Godwit Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (2) November 21st Beddington SF - Short-eared Owl, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit & Dartford Warbler Broadwater GP - Little Egret (8) & White-headed Duck Broxbourne Woods - 'Northern' Bullfinch (7) Friday Lake - Smew (2) Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit London (Barnes) WWT - Common Scoter, Knot, Jack Snipe, Long-eared Owl & Cetti's Warbler Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (3) Welwyn Garden City - Firecrest November 20th Beddington SF - Jack Snipe, Water Pipit (2) & Dartford Warbler Broadwater GP - Great White Egret & White-headed Duck Broxbourne Woods - 'Northern' Bullfinch (7) Hayes Hill Farm, Lea Valley Park - Waxwing (2) Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Valentines Park - Mediterranean Gull November 19th Bedfont Lakes CP - Cetti's Warbler Friday Lake - Smew Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit London (Barnes) WWT - Common Scoter Staines Res - Pintail (2) & Black-tailed Godwit Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (2) November 18th Beddington SF - Jack Snipe & Mediterranean Gull (2) Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Ingrebourne Valley - Bittern, Cetti's Warbler (2) & Firecrest (2). Rainham Marshes - Grey Plover (3) & Black-tailed Godwit (32) Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (2) November 17th Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull (2) Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Rainham Marshes - Grey Plover (3) Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (2) November 16th Beddington SF - Jack Snipe & Mediterranean Gull (2) Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Staines Res - Black-tailed Godwit Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (2) Weald Park - Firecrest November 15th Beddington SF - Water Pipit Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Hamley Street - Pied Flycatcher Holyfield Farm - Black Redstart Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Rainham Marshes - Grey Plover (3), Jack Snipe, Short-eared Owl & Bearded Tit (3) Regent's Park - Firecrest Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (3) West Thurrock - Black-tailed Godwit (35) & Turnstone (6) Wraysbury GP - Smew November 14th Amwell GP - Little Egret (7) Beddington SF - Jack Snipe & Water Pipit Bedfont CP - Cetti's Warbler & Firecrest Broadwater GP - White-headed Duck Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit Holyfield Lake - Merlin & Short-eared Owl King George VI Res - Black-necked Grebe (3), Common Scoter (3) & Water Pipit (2) London (Barnes) WWT - - Merlin & Jack Snipe Rainham Marshes - Little Egret, Pintail (3), Grey Plover (5), Jack Snipe (3), Barn Owl, Water Pipit (3) & Firecrest (3) River Thames, Purfleet to Grays foreshore - Grey Plover (2), Black-tailed Godwit (11) & Turnstone (3) Thorndon CP - 'Northern' Bullfinch (6) West Thurrock - Dartford Warbler Wraysbury GP - Smew November 13th Beddington SF - Jack Snipe & Water Pipit Fishers Green - Cetti's Warbler Holyfield Goosefield - Black-tailed Godwit King George VI Res - Black-necked Grebe (4), Common Scoter (3), Water Pipit (2) & Yellow Wagtail Rainham Marshes - Merlin, Grey Plover (2), Black-tailed Godwit (70) & Water Pipit (2) Tyttenhanger GP - Red-crested Pochard November 12th Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit (2) Broadwater GP - Little Egret (2) & White-headed Duck Hooks Marsh - Smew London (Barnes) WWT - Jack Snipe Rainham Marshes - Little Egret, Grey Plover (2), Black-tailed Godwit (78), Water Pipit & Bearded Tit (2) Raphels Park - Firecrest November 11th Beddington SF - Red-crested Pochard, Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit Broadwater GP - Little Egret (3) Cheshunt GP (Bittern watchpoint) - Bearded Tit London (Barnes) WWT - Merlin Rainham Marshes - Short-eared Owl November 10th Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull & Water Pipit (2) Bowyers Water - Red-crested Pochard Headley Common - Firecrest (2) London (Barnes) WWT - Cetti's Warbler Rainham Marshes - Brent Goose (25), Pintail, Hen Harrier & Merlin November 9th Beddington SF - Jack Snipe & Mediterranean Gull King George VI Res - Black-necked Grebe (4), Common Scoter (3), Water Pipit (3) & Yellow Wagtail London (Barnes) WWT - Red-crested Pochard Rainham Marshes - Pintail (4), Hen Harrier, Grey Plover (4), Black-tailed Godwit (73) & Dartford Warbler November 8th Beddington SF - Mediterranean Gull, Short-eared Owl & Water Pipit Bedfords Park - Firecrest Bowyers Water - Red-crested Pochard (2) & Smew London (Barnes) WWT - Long-eared Owl |
