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2004 Major Highlights

Winter 2004                                                                                                                             Hume's Warbler - 11th January to 25th April at Fairlop Waters CP - 1st record.                     Spring 2004
White Stork - 1st April at  Wraysbury GP (B), Egham (S) & Leatherhead (S) - 19th record.
White Stork - 24th April at  Whipps Cross (E) - 20th record.
Serin - 28th April at Chingford (E) - 18th record.
Bluethroat - 29th April to 3rd May, with 2 reported on 30th April at Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - 16th record. 
Hume's Warbler - 1st May at Brent Res - (the Fairlop bird).
Night Heron - 5th May at Barnes (London Wetland Centre) - 12th record.
White Stork - 9th May Amwell GP (H), 11th at Amewll GP & Stanstead Abbots (H), and 18th Stanstead Abbots (H)  - 21st record.
White Stork - 16th May at Frogmore (H)  - 22nd record (or the Amwell bird).
Montagu's Harrier - 17th May at Barnes (London Wetland Centre) (S) - 22nd record.
White Stork - 18th May at Whipps Cross (E)  - 23rd record (or the Amwell bird).
Crane (2) - 29th May at Whipps Cross (E)  - 8th record.
Black Kite - 25th June at Ilford (E) - 6th record.
Autumn 2004
White Stork - 1st until 4th July at New Denham (B)  - 24th record.
Kentish Plover - 30th July at Sevenoaks (K)  - 24th record.
Ortolan Bunting - 27th August at Beddington SF (S)  - 22nd record.
Long-tailed Skua - 9th September at Staines Res (S)  - 12th record.
Melodious Warbler - 1st October at Fairlop Waters (E)  - 9th record.
Alpine Swift - 17th October at London Wetland Centre (Barnes) (S)  - 17th record.
Red-throated Pipit - 19th October at London Wetland Centre (Barnes) (S)  - 12th record.
Serin - 30th October at Regent's Park (GL) - 19th record.
Pallas's Warbler - 31st October at St. Albans (H) - 2nd record.
Winter 2004
Green-winged Teal - 5th December at London Wetland Centre (Barnes) (S) - 10th record.
Richards Pipit - 11th December at Staines Moor (S) - 20th record.
Crane - 19th December at Theydon Bois (E) - 9th record.
Penduline Tit (3) - 29th December at Rainham Marsh (E) - 4th record.                                

Bird news roundup index