After being completely dead last weekend, Crossness had something of a return to form this weekend. I didn't bother to go on Saturday till Rich called me mid...
Hi John, Mandarins are come in that area with birds in Whitewebs Park and Forty Hall plus the usual Groveland Parks birds. David Darrell-Lambert Bird Brain UK ...
John, There was a regular Ruddy Shelduck that passed through in the Spring and hung out with the Shelduck on the Thames. I have a feeling it was a male. I will...
Hi Paul I remember seeing a Ruddy Shelduck on the Thames at Barking over 10 years ago - that may be the one you're referring to? I don't recall hearing of it...
Nice one Des, hopefully these pages will not now be clogged with Painted Ladies, though the influx seems to have peaked for now anyway. Personally I still...
Hi Paul, Thanks. The LondonBirders Yahoo group welcomes news of other London wildlife, be that Painted Ladies (or a Common Seal) and at this time of year leps...
Just had a text from Kev Jarvis. The Ruddy Shelduck has moved east a bit, and is now off Erith. Any Rainham listers keen to see it for insurance, it should be...
I've just uploaded a couple of rather poor record shots of yesterday's bird to my album on the Yahoo group. Dave Morrison has some rather better ones. John...
Hi Des, There was some sort of hybrid around in the 1990's. Just a quick look at the draft of my "birds of Dartford Marsh" says : 1993:. The hybrid, possibly...
I had a Ruddy Shelduck with a group of Common Shelduck at Aveley Bay, Rainham, on the first London bird race I did back in May 1993 - it was presumably the...
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I am sure I recall talking to various Rainham and Kent birders about this bird who said it was a hybrid. I think Ken Barrett was one of them. It was a shame...
But I've not heard of any knocking around London in the last few years, other than the Tyttenhanger bird earlier this spring. It would be interesting to know...
I have attached a photo of the Tyttenhanger bird. Its interesting to read that the "Thames" bird is being seen feeding and "hanging out" with the Shelduck! -...
Hi Steve The e-group doesn't accept attachments, so you photo hasn't circulated. Please can you upload it to your photo album, or send us a link to it if it's...
Hi, Have entered it into my Photo Album on "Londonbirders" Yahoo. Sorry, should have made it clear that I have not seen it since 26th, but the only days I have...
I'm pretty sure that's not the Barking bird, unless its head and neck have significantly faded/bleached since your photo was taken. The Barking bird has a much...
Hi John. I cant remember the exact date but in the spring of 2007 during a really heavy downpour three birds dropped down on to the open spaces and stayed for...
Hi all, Saw the bird in question this evening, tried from the west end of the seawall at Rainham, on the assurance that high tide was late this evening, only...
These Ruddy Shelduck populated the filter beds on Green Lanes along with a regular pair of Bar headed geese, all escapees from Clissold Park. The best wild...
Added Tufted Duck yesterday evening, after a tipoff from Paul Whitemen that there were 5 on St Katherine's Dock (of which I could find 4). Total now 32. John...
Apologies for late posting, Black Tern yesterday afternoon with some 20+ Common Terns also quite a few Canadas & Greylags but failed to locate the Bar-Headed...
I added Common Tern yesterday afternoon heading downriver over Southwark Bridge. Total for my Bankside patchlist now 34. John, not sure if you already have...
I had a totally unexpected (though seriously overdue) London tick yesterday evening, when 3 Crossbills flew over while I was playing cricket in Burgess Park!...
