3rd September

on

Regent’s Park

Northern Wheatear (greenland race): Four birds were reported this morning. When I got home from work there were three birds were on the Cricket Squares. There size, colouration and stance pointed towards this race.

Spotted Flycatcher: six birds at least were present today, with four showing well around a dying copper leaved Maple tree on the Holford House site, by area 39.

Garden Warbler: two birds were present.

Blackcap: ten present in area 39 and 41.

Common Whitethroat: 4 present.

Chiffchaff: twelve birds scattered about the park.

Willow Warbler: six in area 39.

Bushy Park

Common Buzzard: one took off from the ground in the Brewhouse Fields this morning.

Hobby: present.

Sparrowhawk: a male over the Woodland Gardens.

Kestrel: a male feeding in the Brewhouse Fields.

Swallow: twenty-two migrants flew west.

Tree Pipit: one flew in to the area south of Upper Lodge Road at 7.20am.

Meadow Pipit: six in the south-east section of the park.

Whinchat: two birds on the bracken in the same area.

Stonechat: male also present here.

Common Whitethroat: twelve birds present on the western side of the park, mostly by the entrance to Dukes Head Passage.

Garden Warbler: one present in the same area.

Blackcaps(14), Chiffchaffs(6) and Willow Warblers(6) also present here and along the western side of the park.

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Swallows are now starting their journey southward.

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The juvs have to run the gauntlet whenever they take to the air.

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Comments

Helen Speak said…
Finally found a garden warbler! (first of the year can you believe?!) In the cricket pen. No flycatchers though sadly, I'll take binoculars tomorrow just in case :)
8:10 PM
birdman_euston said…
Thanks for correcting my IDs on the Wheatears, Tony. The one you didn't see this p.m. was the one I pegged as a male 'Greenland' Wheatear in the morning: black mask but so ruddy in plumage it looked like it was having a fit of apoplexy! I've amended my Wiki post accordingly - speaking of which, since this appears to be a peak migration day across London I've taken the liberty of adding your Bushy Park finds to the London Wiki under your name; I hope you don't mind.

I began this morning cycling (courtesy of Barclays Bike Hire) to Primrose Hill at 6:30am but drew a blank; tomorrow I intend to end my daily circuit there with a skywatch from the lookout, in hopes of spotting my first buzzard!
9:10 PM
birdman_euston said…
I forgot to add that the the lovely female Wheatear I saw at close range in area 39 just after 7am (when it was presumably so flagged out still from its long-distance journey across the Atlantic that it was loathe to fly away from me) is the one in pics 2 and 5 in your post above.
9:21 PM
Billy Dykes said…
Hi Tony,

Regarding the Whinchats in Bushy Park, when you say bracken in the south-east section of the Park, do you mean the area south of Upper Lodge Road, or the area nearer Heron Pond? I had a look in the grassland around Upper Lodge for migrants the other day, but not even a smudge!

Had a nice encounter with a few Whinchats here back in the spring, but would love another session with them before they head off.

All the best, Bill
10:17 PM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
Bill they are on the area south of the Leg of Mutton Pond
4:36 AM
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