February 8th 2009

Hainault:

• Greenfinches flitting from roof to roof between Tomswood Hill and Fencepeice Road.
• Jay flying accross Tomswood Hill.

Chadwell Heath:

• 30+ House Sparrows in a bush at the south end of Chadwell Heath Lane

Fairlop Waters:

• 2 Mute Swan, 20 Teal, 5 Gadwall, Coot, and Moorhen on the southern works.
• 3 Green Sandpipers, a Snipe on the southern works site.
• 5 Skylark 1 Green Woodpecker and 3 Meadow Pipit around the site.
• a flock of over 40 Carrion Crows with a few Magpies
• 4 Pheasants, 2 being chased by a fox.... also Brown Hare present.
• Large Gull flock including over 200 Black Headed Gull, 50 Common Gull, 30 Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 20 Herring Gulls and a Yellow Legged Gull.
• Pochard, Tufted Duck, Teal and Coot on the northern works site
• Grey Heron flying over the field towards Hainault forest
• Kestrel on a lamp column on Hainault Road.
• flock of over 100 Lapwing on the fields east of Hainault Road
• flock of over 50 Redwing and Fieldfare at the northern end of Hainault Road.
• Great Crested Grebe on the main lake, with Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, and Canada Geese.
• Grey Heron on the farm pond, and a Shelduck that took off, presumably to toward the landfill site.
• 6 Little Grebe on the fishing lake with a load of Coot, Gadwall and Tufted Duck.
• 2 Skylark calling on the field behind the fishing lake.
  
• Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Blackbird all present.
• Sparrowhawk along the stream. (DEH)
• Kestrel
• 34 Fieldfare
  
• Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit (Tony Leaderman)
  

Hainault Forest:

• Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard, Pochard, Coot, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, Wren, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Great Tit, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch. (James Anderson)

Woodford Golf Course:

• 2 Egyptian Geese still on the fairway