February 12, 2009

February 12th 2009

Roding Valley Park:
  • the northern section, from Woodford Bridge, to Luxborough Lane (although the last 100 yards were not accessable due to flooding.)
  • 12 Mallard and 12 Moorhen.
  • 1 beautiful Grey Wagtail, and 2 Snipe along the riverbank
  • finchfest: 1 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch and 18 Lesser Redpoll in the trees along the river...and...
  • 3 Brambling near the Thames Water Treatment Works, also 3 Pheasant there and a Green Woodpecker.
  • 3 Fieldfare and a Redwing (over) and another 10 Redwing around a frozen puddle.
  • two separate parties of Long Tailed Tits, with 8 in each... Also, Blue Tits and Great Tits a plenty.
  • Common Gulls and Black Headed Gulls on the playing fields opposite
  • 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Magpies, Carrion Crow, Jay and Wood Pigeon complete the tally.
Wanstead Park:
  • 10+ Little Grebe, 6 Canada Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 16 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwall, 50+ Tufted Duck & 18 Pochard, also hybrid Gadwall x something. (JL)
  • pr Red-Crested Pochard still present!
  • Meadow Pipit, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch. Flooded alongside River Roding (JL)

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