Busy day but kept my eyes open as I travelled around. The best sighting was a female House Sparrow which disappeared beneath the roof tile of a house where presumably it is nesting. Once the commonest bird in our gardens it is now something of a rarity in this area. There have been many suggestions for the decline including loss of potential nest sites and the decline in natural food due to changes in gardens and gardening practice.
For more details of work being done by RSPB in London re House sparrows visit
http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/projects/details/235650-london-house-sparrow-parks-project
Day list
Greylag Goose [sp] (Anser anser)
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet [sp] (Psittacula krameri)
Eurasian Magpie [sp] (Pica pica)
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major)
Eurasian Blue Tit [sp] (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Long-tailed Tit [sp] (Aegithalos caudatus)
Common Starling [sp] (Sturnus vulgaris)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
House Sparrow [sp] (Passer domesticus)
European Greenfinch [sp] (Carduelis chloris)
Pete's Favourite Things 