November 1st 2004. Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens. Great Crested Grebe > 28. Ruddy Duck > 6 (all on East end of Serpentine). Ring-necked Parakeet > 4-6 in...
hi to all, just posting my latest outings. went to my patch yesterday,saw 27 species. highlights were: Willow tit, 1 Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Grey wagtail, 1 ...
Hi, I don't know if any of you are BTO members like me - even if you're not, they now have an important on-line bird recording project called BirdTrack. It has...
Central London RSPB Local Group holds monthly indoor meetings and field trips. For details see http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~janja/rspb/ or email me on ...
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Thanks Micheal, Sadly im busy on thursday, but i will make an effort to get to one, maybe a feild trip. Chris ... field trips. For ... on...
Hi everbody Im Boaby, I live in west London and do most of my birding around the Grand Union canal & the river Brent Ok till later, Happy Birding. ... ALL-NEW...
Now the breeding season is well and truly a distant memory, does anyone have any news or information about whether any new species colnonised London for the...
Hi, I'm not sure on figures but perigrines sucsefully breed at a new location, i will get mor einfo on them for you. Is there any perticular speices you want...
Hi Chris, Im new to birding in London so I'm just trying to get a better feel of what's about in the surrounding area. Is the Richmond Park the 1 site where...
In response to the request for information regarding any new London breeding successes: Ring-necked Parakeets have now colonised Inner London and are a regular...
Des Do you know anything about black redstarts breeding in london. as the numbers have (or seem to have) greatly declined. They no longer breed at brimsdown. ...
I'm Midlands based but come to London 1-2 times a month with work, and often have lots of spare time before/after work commitments so I've done Richmond, ...
November 2nd 2004. Chris, Re: breeding Peregrine Falcons. You mentioned that you are aware of a 'new site' where Peregrines bred this year and I suspect it's...
Craig, a good point of reference for you may be to get hold of the latest London Bird Report from The London Natural Society ~ this details sites and numbers...
Thanks for that Des, i never was able to get down to the veiwing piont to see them, i think ill make an effort for the tate birds. Chris ... nested ... ...
Hi all, I haven't got the latest LBR but have been told theres mistakes in it, such as Alan Bell's Raddes Wabler being credited to someone else. Also there was...
Chris, afraid I can't comment on the latest London Bird Report as I haven't yet received my recorders copy but if you are personally aware of any errors these...
Chris, the two mistakes you have highlighted are odd ~ Raddes Warbler is a BBRC bird and they would have adjudicated on the record so not sure how an error...
Hi Craig, Have you been to the WWT London Wetland Centre at Barnes? Well worth a visit at any time of year - avoid weekends & school holidays as the hides can...
Hi Des, I agree its strange how that could happen. The birder who told me was Andy (Middleton), but i have not seen the report. When i get a copy i will look...
Just a thought following a birding chat I had the other day - whats the easiest bird to elude you so far? I been birding for 20 odd years but disgracefully...
Hi, I actually have a copy of the 2000 LBR. The contributors (not necessarily the person who found it) of the Radde's Warbler record are given as (AB,KB). In...
Mine's a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - not particularly easy perhaps, but I've visited some of its known haunts early in the year many times without success -...
This doesnt have much practical info in I'm afraid, but for what its worth I've been to several sites in the Midlands where L.s Woodpecker are meant to be ...
I have the same problem with lesser spot's. Alexander par is meant to be dead easy to get them. I'm going to another known location soon which ive forgot the...
