1st March 2008. Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens. My first site visit since early January - added two species this: 53. Red Kite > Picked up on by Nick Tanner...
2nd March 2008 Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens. Added two more species this morning: 55. Water Rail > the bird found yesterday by Paul Bruty called briefly and at...
Hi Dominic, Thanks again for your help with the Bramblings. I finally got down there today and, just as stated, they were in the tall trees between the two...
Glad you and some others caught up with the Bramblings, Reuben - they're not always on show, so you did well. Bob Watts had three indiiduals on Sunday, so it's...
Hi, Have you booked your ticket for this year's conference The 'Herts Bird Club half day conference is on Saturday 15th March from 2pm-6pm at Rothamstead...
Flushed a woodcock this evening on the patch which was a patch tick aswell.I must of admit was not so chuffed at first when the bird flew out and sh-t the life...
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6th March 2008 Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens. Added two today: 58. Mandarin > male asleep under Long Water willows. 59. Linnnet > one heard passing over the...
Hi to all, Bashed the patch this morning at West Thurrock and had 3 additions. 66.Stock Dove - 2 flyovers 67.Little Grebe - 1 on the pond 68.Canada Goose - 2...
Not a 'big bird' these days in many areas around London but always a decent one in here in the centre - a typically marked Common Buzzard went SW over my flat...
Hi Paul If you have a minute, could you populate your page on the wiki site with your Rainham 2008 list. As a Rainham lister many many species behind you, I...
we had an interesting hybrid falcon at Brent Res this morning. It was about the size and shape of a male Peregrine but was basically a pale grey-brown colour,...
hello all ,its a pleasure to join this group ,ive been birding for 25 years now and recently got invovled in photographing birds which is just brilliant ,bird...
Today I went for the Water Rail in Chelmsford town centre which showed very well once I found out where it was hiding, I even managed to get it come and take...
Unfortunately, wasn't me either Garry ... but then the Lapland Bunting observer has been mining a particularly rich seam of late at LWC. A comparable purple...
2 Crossness additions yesterday - Water Rail and Pheasant - total now 72. Still good numbers of ducks and waders on the Thames - 650 Dunlin still - but no...
Hi, I work in one of the office buildings around the Bedfont Lakes CP and, during a meeting on Thursday, had what I think were good views of 2 Lesser Spotted...
Had a great day there yesterday, starting at 6.30 at the Stone Barges, where I added Fieldfare, Oystercatcher and Dunlin, and then on the reserve, Bearded Tit...
13 March 2007 Hyde Park/Kensington Gardens. Had about 3 hours spare today; produced one new for the year for the site: 60. Meadow Pipit > a single north over...
I had a good day today too - pair of Dunnocks chasing each other, flock of Greenfinch in leaf yard, Emperor Goose, pair of Manderins, Little Grebe, as well as...
Hi Noel, Goldcrests as follows : Hyde Park: Holocaust Memorial - 1 singing. The Dell - 2 (1 singing). Rangers Lodge - 1. Hudson Memorial - 2 along east side. ...
... along Long Water without luck. Did you see the Med? There was one Little Grebe on about 50 yards from Italian Gardens at about 11, did not see it later...
Thanks Noel, Checked both bodies of water today ... one pr Mandarin were on Hudson Memorial pool (bird sanctuary) - recent sightings have been of up to 2 pair...
Hi all, Bit of a blatent plug for a forthcoming volume which will interest many of us. 'Dragonflies and Damselflies of Hertfordshire' is due for publication in...
Its getting light enough for birding at around 6.15 at the moment, which means I get upto 90 minutes on various local patches every morning before work which...
