Steve Blake

Fri 8 Nov. Stocker's Lake [TQ049936] 1 Goldeneye, male viewed from causeway (Anna Marett)

Come on @CALAHOMES, another Herts planning application in St Albans, where you are ignoring your own Urban Wildlife Strategy by proposing an unspecified number of pretty useless Sparrow Terraces instead of the promised one Swift brick per house? You can do better! #hertsbirds

Tring Reservoirs - Wilstone Res 1 Spotted Flycatcher, in tall trees along f/p from cemetery corner to waddesdon gate. c11am #hertsbirds

Nice to see a couple of yellowhammers near Bramfield this afternoon. @Hertsbirds @HMWTBadger @Natures_Voice @RSPBEngland

Ring Ouzel and Redstart, both males. Totteridge Valley. (Wheatear Corner). Failed to hear the Grasshopper Warbler though (not surprising for me) #londonbirds

12.40 many Arctic Tern still at Wilstone Reservoir. Too many for me to count!! #hertsbirds

Brent Reservoir. 2 Dunlin + Redshank on North shore, dam wall end till 1pm at least. #londonbirds

St Albans Cathedral 11:10am Black Redstart still on south side. #hertsbirds

11+ Waxwing Graham Park Way Mill Hill NW7 1.30pm. c38 reported at 11.55am #londonbirds @RareBirdAlertUK c

20+ Waxwings still. Graham Park Way Mill Hill NW7. #londonbirds @RareBirdAlertUK

@RareBirdAlertUK 17 waxwing still @ 19 Graham Park Way Mill Hill NW7

20+ Waxwing still, Mill Hill NW7. But mobile. View from Graham Park Way, Bunns Lane end. 100/150 mtr south of the Orion School #londonbirds

One of c10 Waxwing. 19 Graham Park Way Mill Hill NW7. 1.30 pm #londonbirds

At least 7 Waxwing on berries. Front of 19 Graham Park Way Mill Hill NW7. 11.30am #londonbirds

One of 2 Waxwing still 13.30 Tennyson Road Mill Hill. Constantly harassed by this Mistle Thrush, protecting its own larder! #londonbirds

2 Waxwing feeding on rowan berries, front garden of 23 Tennyson Road Mill Hill. And resting on surrounding aerials. 11:30 #londonbirds

@birdmanuk68 @LondonBirdClub This excellent specimen Carp rescued from the Reservoir today

@blakey9 @LondonBirdClub Many thanks much appreciated 👍

The ongoing draw-down of water at Brent Reservoir has created excellent new feeding opportunities for the local wildlife. #londonbirds

@birdmanuk68 @LondonBirdClub I hope this article explains the work to repair the sluice at the dam wall…a 4-5 month project. Also, promises to deliver further projects to enhance the site for wildlife and local people. Massively needed after many years of neglect canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/document…

@blakey9 @LondonBirdClub What’s the story here regarding the draw down of water is this for site management works? Just interested thanks 👍