Hi all, Two Crossbills flew low over Finsbury Park railway station at 7:05 h this morning (Sat. 28), in northwesterly direction. Kind regards, Jan Hein...
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I seem to recall saying recently that Med Gull is surprisingly scarce at Crossness, and indeed it was a patch tick for me last month. That remark seems to have...
Hello Seeing as its a bit quiet, cast your minds back to August 2007. Does anyone remember the weather conditions towards the end of the month which drove good...
There strong wind from the east with light rain and showers. Steve Conners once told me you needed three days of strong winds from the east to produce the...
not quite Thames-side but no small gulls at St James's Park yet. I may have to check the Thames at Westminster as have just moved office today and I'm now...
I'm starting to see a few Black-headed Gulls around Tower Bridge - the first ones since early May at the end of last week - but still very few. At Crossness...
Med Gull number are building up in the Thames at the moment I yesterday they had 54 at Southend, I also saw one a week ago at Lowestoft which is there first...
Perhaps not unrelated to this I had a Med Gull west over the wetland centre yesterday: apparently they're remarkably infrequent at the site and it's certainly...
Hi John I was at Rainham on Saturday morning and also noticed quite a few juv Black-headed Gulls with plenty of returning adults; we've also had them from the...
All, I had about20-30 black-headed Gulls at Walthamstow Res (Lockwood) on Saturday, c30% juvs. Also 3 Redshanks, 2 Lapwings and 2 Common Sandpipers. At least 3...
Hi all, I'm close to submitting all the Middlesex Ornithological records for 2006, so if there's anyone who hasn't done their homework yet.... Also, there's...
... and likewise for any 2006 Inner London records please, by the end of the weekend at the latest. Des. ... sector ... records ... summary=6 ... summary=6> ...
Hello I am planning to go to Beddington SF this weekend for Tree Sparrow, and a general poke around as I have never been. This will be on Saturday morning. Are...
Jonathan There is a public footpath along the western edge of the site, accessed from MIle Road, just north of Hackbridge station - this provides views over...
RBA is reporting 2 flocks of Crossbills over the tennis this lunchtime - 7 over Centre Court at 12.05 and 11 over Court 8 at 12.25! What with past Black Stork...
Jonathan, I have been a number of times this year, and have been lucky enough to have been let in by a key/permit-holder, they are a friendly bunch if you see...
Hi Jonathan. Paul's right, often someone around, always helpful. You could also have a look at Johnny Allan's Dip or Glory site for more info. LNHS also have...
Hi Jonathan, if you bump into one of the regulars (myself included), I'm sure they'll let you in to have a look. However you can usually see Tree Sparrows from...
Have the honour of being the only observer of Spot Fly this year at Ally Pally in May albeit brief. It flew in, landed and hawked for a few minutes before...
Hi All Thanks for all the info. I've had a look at the site from Satellite images (couldn't see any tree sparrows) and can see exactly where you mean, so I'll...
For moth watchers: one of our committee reports a Hummingbird Hawkmoth near Allens Gardens, Stoke Newington, TQ333872 on Wednesday evening. Kindest etc, g....
Jonathan, If you fail to see Barn Owl at Beddington there's always the (secure) Crossness bird/s. I'm not up to speed on the current viewing situation but John...
No Barn Owls at Crossness this year, I'm afraid, which is very disappointing after they fledged 10 young in 2 broods last year. Apparently the nest box may be...
If anyone would like to see their bird photograph on the homepage of this group then please feel free to email me your shot (thanks to those who have supplied...
Well, I made it. Took 2 hours from Wanstead through the mire of South London traffic. Once there the Tree Sparrows were easily heard, but not very easy to see...
