Regent’s Park
Swift: 2 today over the open spaces at mid-day.
Whinchat: present since yesterday in area 39.
Lesser Whitethroat: 3 still in area 39.
Common Whitethroat: at least 7 present; 3 in areas 31 and 4 in area 39.
Willow Warbler: yesterday; 12 in area 31 & 32.
Chiffchaff: yesterday; 14 in areas 31 & 32.
Spotted Flycatcher: one in area 39 today.
Bushy Park
I only had time to check the area just east of Chestnut Avenue. There was a small number of common migrants.
Swallow: 40 perched and feeding in the area.
House Martin: 2 birds were with the Swallows.
Common Whitethroat: 8 in the bracken area close to the channel that feeds the boating lake.
Sedge Warbler: I was surprised to see one appear in one of the Hawthorn trees.
Willow Warbler/ Chiffchaff: at least 10 in the same area.
Reed Bunting: 8 present here, often the phylloscs chased them away.
Whinchat: one was perched on the bracken south of Upper Lodge Road.
The top Whinchat is from Bushy Park the other is the Regent’s Park bird.
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