Site Report: London

Scott at Greenwich Meridian

Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - Female

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)

Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) - Female

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Juvenile

Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

A very large city without many natural areas.

2010-12-31: We started our journey with a two hour stopover in London. We took the tube to Hammersmith Bridge where we spent our time at a pub before returning to the airport for our flight to Cairo.
2011-02-01: We escaped the Egypt revolution, and we landed in Birmingham Airport early in the morning. From there, we had to take a train into London. We visited a friend of ours, and we walked around a bit in the center of London before catching our flight back the next day.

Kingdom: Animals (51 records)

Phylum: Chordates (51 records)

Class: Birds (48 records)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
- Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Order: Parrots (1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Order: Pelicans (5 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
- Family: Herons
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Order: Perching Birds (16 records)
- Family: Accentors
- Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
- Family: Bushtits
- Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
- Family: Kinglets
- Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (4 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
- Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
- Common Gull (Larus canus)
- European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Class: Mammals (3 records)

Order: Rodents (2 records)
- Family: Squirrels
- Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Black Rat (Rattus rattus)