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2005 Major Highlights

Spring 2005                                                                                                                              Siberian Stonechat  - 24th March at Barnes (London WT) (S) - 1st record                         Ring-necked Duck - 30th March at Regent's Park (M) - 18th record                                   Great White Egret - 16th April at Staines Res (M) - 4th record.                                              Green-winged Teal - 23rd until 27th April at Staines Res (M) - 12th record.                            Alpine Swift -  30th April at Walton Res (S) - 18th record.                                                 Green-winged Teal - 1st until 2nd May Beddington SF (S) - 13th record.                             Montagu's Harrier - 1st May at Amwell GP - 23rd record.                                                            Woodchat Shrike - 3rd May at London Wetland Centre (Barnes) (S) - 13th  record.                                                                                                                                         Roseate Tern - 19th and 20th  May at Queen Elizabeth II Res (S) - 18th record.              Whiskered Tern - 22nd until 25th May at King George VI & Staines Res (M) - 4th record.                                                                                                                                        Roseate Tern - 26th  May at Staines Res (M) - 19th record.                                                Montagu's Harrier - 6th June at Cricklewood (M) - 24th record.                                     Montagu's Harrier - 8th June at Kingsbury School (M) - 25th record.                              Woodchat Shrike - 12th June at Richmond Park (S) - 14th  record.                                       Autumn 2005
White Stork - 2nd July at Redhill (S) - 25th record.
White Stork (2) - 22nd July at Hanworth (M) - 26th record.
Purple Heron - 22nd July at Staines Res (M) - 22nd record.
Purple Heron - 18th August at Beddington SF (S) - same as above.
Spoonbill (2) - 6th September at Staines Res (S) - 30th record.
Red-necked Phalarope - from 18th until 21st September at Staines Res (S) - 24th record.
Alpine Swift - 4th October at Denham CP (B) - 19th record.
Penduline Tit - 9th October at Rainham Marsh (E) - 5th record.
Red-throated Pipit - 10th October at Barnes (London WT) (S) - 13th record.
Richard's Pipit - 15th October at Regent's Park (IL) - 20th record.
Purple Heron - 1st November at Stockers Lake (H) - 23rd record.
Grey-cheecked Thrush - from 13th until 25th November at Northaw Great Wood (H) - 1st record.
Sociable Plover - from 4th until 31st December at Rainham Marshes (E) and 9th December at Dartford Marsh (K) - 2nd record.
Penduline Tit (3-5) - from 18th December into 2006 at Rainham Marsh (E) - 6th record. (if not same as October)                        

Bird news roundup index