Regent's Park (vismig 05:45-07:45): 4 Stock Dove N, 47 Woodpigeon N, 3 Redwing over, 5 Meadow Pipit NW, 7 Goldfinch NW. Also 3 Wigeon 2m f. #londonbirds

Regent's Park (vismig 06:05-08:05): 4 Woodpigeon N, 10 Redwing over, 10 Meadow Pipit NW/W, 14 Goldfinch NW; also Cetti's Warbler h area-5 reedbed, 7 Chiffchaff, ♂︎ Reed Bunting a2 reedbed. #londonbirds

Regent's Park: A.M. vismig was a nullity, predictably, but I flushed a calling Common Snipe (foy) from the ditch area by London Zoo as I arrived at 05:30, so it was worth the early start.

Regent's Park (a.m. vismig 'in splendid isolation'): still poor as recently bar a few raptors later on. 1-2 Red Kite 1S 10:25 & 1NW 10:50, 2 Buzzard S 10:25 & 11:25, 2 Peregrine N in chase, 14 Woodpigeon N, 4 Meadow Pipit 2N 11:10 & 2h earlier, 18 Chaffinch NE 11:20. #londonbirds

Primrose Hill early-am: Willow Warbler sang twice 0615, 3 Redwing still, Meadow Pipit W, 3 Chaffinch ENE, 4 Linnet N.

Primrose Hill early-am: Swallow N, 5 Redwing high N, 3 Meadow Pipit NW, 2 Linnet N.

Primrose Hill early-am: 2 Swallow N, 2 Fieldfare (v flighty), 2 Chaffinch NE.

Primrose HIll early-am (dead calm): Redwing briefly then N.

Hampstead: Buzzard SE 1250.

Regent's Park: 3 Common Whitethroat (pr Chat Bushes & m flight-displaying Triangular Pen).

Regent's Park at dawn: first time I've heard two different Cetti's Warblers singing - one in area 1 (vociferously), the other in area 32 (once).

Regent's Park: warbler update - apparent fledgling Cetti's Warbler and Whitethroat in areas 1 & 34 respectively (also two males of the latter species singing, the second in area 36). 8+ male Reed Warbler but Reed Bunting & Sedge Warbler appear to have left after failing to breed.

Regent's Park: finally saw my first House Martin of the year over the boating lake (missed till now partly because I'm only birding at dawn currently; poor year for them locally it seems).

Regent's Park/Primrose Hill this morning: incl Shelduck, pr Teal, ♂︎ Sparrowhawk, ♂︎ Kestrel, 2 Jackdaw N, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Greenfinch.

Regent's Park/Primrose Hill this morning: incl Shelduck, ♂︎ Teal wetland pen (area 32), pr Collared Dove (a35), Water Rail (a2), 3 Kestrel incl juv ♂︎ N, 60 Starling, Mistle Thrush SW, 18 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare [oo], 10 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin NW.

Regent's Park y'day (6 Feb): ♀︎ Grey Wagtail [foy] feeding in empty basin of Children's Boating Pond (area 3) 09:15. A species often absent here in winter.

Regent's Park y'day (23 Feb): 2prs Gadwall, pr Great Crested Grebe, Cetti's Warbler alarm-calling by wetland pen (area 32) 11:00.

Primrose Hill: 4 Jackdaw N, Fieldfare. Regent's Park: Little Owl in usual black poplar.

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