Hi All 3 Green Sandpiper,5 Shelduck,2 Swallow,1 Sand Martin Bretts Gravel pIts Cheers Steve Bacon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
RBA is reporting that one of the Icelnad Gulls is still at Crossness, off the golf centre, at 7.50 this morning. RBA also reported that there was one there...
Just heard from Ian Miller that it's the paler of the two iceland Gulls which is present this morning John Archer Mail to: john.archer@... ... From:...
Hi, 5 first winter Herring Gulls on playing pitches + 1 Greylag on Lake in Dulwich Park early a.m. gives another 2 to the list. Cheers, Dave Clark [Non-text...
... I too had a response from Peter Adriaens, this time regarding the recent putative Kumlien's Gull at Rainham (not heard back from KMO yet). It should be...
afternoon all, Thankfully timed a full day off today with the high pressure, sunshine and easterlies, and after a circuit of local sites, camped out in the...
Hi to all, Well done on the Osprey and Goshawk Mark, still need Osprey for the Valley and Rainham for that matter. A few sightings from today on the Raptor...
Thanks Dave; a pretty special couple of hours under the circumstances (less than 4 miles north of St Paul's in the urban sprawl of central north London)..... I...
Hi all, If anyone is, per chance, at a loose end this coming Saturday morning (4th April) you'd be welcome to join me for an LNHS field trip to Hyde...
Hi all, Back alive from the G20 protests and riots. It was great fun. Photos here: http://peteralfrey.blogspot.com/ One dead, 80+ arrested and I lost one...
It was a mixed group there- some moderates, some extremists. I doubt the true anarchists were drinking starbucks- they wouldn't be able to afford it on benefit...
True enough, probably spend it all on cheap grog and un-thumbed copies of Statism and Anarchy. Really, they should be out birding - mind you, so should I. Des....
what a difference a day makes - three hours skywatching in the park today produced an enviable list of exactly one Sparrowhawk. Still, our first five House...
Hi all had a dark phase buzzard over the garden in hornchurch heading north at height.Also off topic is anybody trapping moths yet as wanting to get my...
Hi to all, A very murky morning still provided 3 updates in the shape of 69.Siskin - a flyover calling, 70.Blackcap - 1 singing very briefly and 71.Little...
Hi Shaun. I'm trapping down here in deepest Kent. Mainly Hebrew Characters, Common Quakers, Clouded Drabs and Early Greys, with the odd March Moth, Twinspot ...
Similar over here in West London (Molesey, Surrey) but no oak beauties, March moths or twinspots. Can add small quakers and double-striped pugs, but not in...
Ian Miller has texted me to say that the paler of the two Iceland Gulls was still at Crossness this morning - it flew east past the Incinerator at 10am. I had...
I wasn't aware that BBRC assessed Snow Goose - not that anyone's ever likely to submit a London one. Assuming wild Snow Geese arrive with Pinkfeet, Greenland...
Pretty sure Snow Goose has never been a BBRC bird, nor Siberian Chiffchaff. The latter was part of a study for the last year or two to ascertain what the...
Dear all Some of you may be interested in a photo competition being launched by London Underground. Photos of birds taken within a 5 minute walk of a Tube...
morning all not sure what time we arranged for this eve's drinks at the White Swan, but I'll be getting there for hopefully about 8 (be good to see veterans...
Added president Obama to my patch/home list yesterday evening as Marine 1 and 2 flew over Leyton. Paul Probably rarer than a London Snow Goose Sent using...
Can top that Paul, had Pressers Obama (recent) and Bush (last year) in Marine 1 & 2 over my pad; plus good views of Ronnie 'we start bombing in 5 minutes'...
