

After last years record breaking year, we were two species behind on 120. I managed to see all apart from Honey Buzzard and Lapwing. You may think this total indicates a good number of passage migrants. In fact weather conditions on the whole were unfavourable. Below is a pick of the best sightings.
Hawfinch: 2 birds flew over the leaf yard wood 29/1.
Common Snipe: 1 by the edge of the lake 7/2 and another in the wetland 21/12.
Waxwing: 1 dropped in during a heavy downpour 3/3.
Water Rail: One over wintered and two birds were present in March.
Mediterranean Gull: 1 put in a brief appearance on the 7/3.
Reed Bunting: Two pairs were present, with breeding confirmed in one location.
Woodcock: 2 birds were present in two locations from 10/3 until 14/3.
Grey Heron: Young were in the nests from February until October.
Honey Buzzard: 2 singles were seen by Dave on 1/6 and 28/8.
Common Buzzard: A record year with birds recorded on seventeen dates.
Red Kite: 4 birds recorded on three dates from 6/4 until 14/4.
Marsh Harrier: Two singles, a female 14/4 and a male 10/10.
Jack Snipe: One was flushed from the wetland 14/4.
Tawny Owl: 1 pair raised 1 youngster, another pair was present in Queen Mary's.
Little Owl: 1 pair bred, the first record ever in Central London.
Stone Curlew: 1 bird flew low over the open spaces 25/4.
Little-ringed Plover: 1 flew south-west 28/4.
Turtle Dove: The only record involved 1 bird on 25/4.
Ring Ouzel: 1 female 28/4 and then 3 over on 8/10.
Arctic Tern: 1 over on 30/4.
Bar-tailed Godwit: 1 flew south-east 1/5.
Sandwich Tern: 1 north 3/5.
Cuckoo: Birds were recorded on three dates, the best year since 1980.
Hobby: A very god year with birds recorded on sixteen dates.
Kingfisher: One seen in February, then up to two from 27/7 until the years end.
Nuthatch: A scarce visitor, 1 was present from 15/7 until 25/7.
Little Egret: 1 flew east 19/7.
Firecrest: 1 male 10/10 by the bandstand.
Rock Pipit: 1 flew over 11/10.
Nothern Lapwing: The only record for the year was a sinlge bird 20/10.
Merlin: A male was present 3/11, when seen chasing finches.
Siskin: For the first time for many years birds have been present since October.