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davholla · Nov 27, 2015

This worth reading in case you are ever near Hyde Park
http://kensingtongardensandhydeparkbirds.blogspot.com/

It is a really good blog and you ask questions about where to go etc.

Allen S. Moore · Nov 27, 2015

davholla said:
This worth reading in case you are ever near Hyde Park
http://kensingtongardensandhydeparkbirds.blogspot.com/

It is a really good blog and you ask questions about where to go etc.

Many thanks for sharing it with us. I would guess that lots of BF members and other birders go there on occasion. I walked through Hyde Park myself once a few years ago. I do remember seeing a few species of birds there, but not as many as the blogger! There must be lots of fish in the lake, too!

It was interesting to see the pigeon-eating lesser black-backed gull. I've seen yellow-legged gulls eating feral pigeons in Barcelona, but never other species.

On my walk which, eventually, took me through Hyde Park I saw a great black-backed gull by the Thames and the blogger has seen them in the park, too. Do many get recorded in London?

honeym · Dec 1, 2015

Allen S. Moore said:
On my walk which, eventually, took me through Hyde Park I saw a great black-backed gull by the Thames and the blogger has seen them in the park, too. Do many get recorded in London?

Hi
Yes, quite a few. Several adults are regular on my local patch (London Wetland Centre), plus juveniles in the winter. According to the Breeding Birds of the London Area (2002) they didn't breed in London - but that was more than 13 years ago.
Martin

Digbert Doobrey · Dec 5, 2015

I've seen GBB Gulls on the barges near Cleopatra's needle in the Thames.

Hyde Park can be an exceptional place for birders who've got an hour or so to spare in that part of London. Initially you will feel the place is too crowded but this makes the birds there far more tame than usual and therefore it's ideal for photographers. I've stood and watched a Treecreeper move up and down a tree from just 10 feet away for example. Also the park has a good record for rarities. The long staying juvenile White winged Black Tern from a few years ago is probably my rarest UK bird.

davholla · Dec 7, 2015

Digbert Doobrey said:
I've seen GBB Gulls on the barges near Cleopatra's needle in the Thames.

Hyde Park can be an exceptional place for birders who've got an hour or so to spare in that part of London. Initially you will feel the place is too crowded but this makes the birds there far more tame than usual and therefore it's ideal for photographers. I've stood and watched a Treecreeper move up and down a tree from just 10 feet away for example. Also the park has a good record for rarities. The long staying juvenile White winged Black Tern from a few years ago is probably my rarest UK bird.

I agree you can see little owls quite easily if you do your research.

kb57 · Apr 23, 2016

Male pied flycatcher in Hyde Park early afternoon today, in low trees between bridge and Henry Moore sculpture

davholla · Apr 23, 2016

kb57 said:
Male pied flycatcher in Hyde Park early afternoon today, in low trees between bridge and Henry Moore sculpture

They are quite easy to see in Hyde Park, however still always a nice bird to see. Did you manage to see the green woodpeckers? Apparently first thing is the best time.

kb57 · Apr 23, 2016

No green woodpeckers, then we weren't that early...but we did connect with one of the little owls, saw my first treecreeper of the year, great views of a blackcap, while my wife had great tit and robin feeding out of her hand - well impressed with the urban birding here!

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