March 15, 2009

March 15th 2009

Fairlop, Aldborough Riding School:
  • pair of Little Owls seen copulating in their usual tree 6pm (Tim Harris)
Fairlop Waters CP:
  • Kestrel
  • Reed Bunting,
  • Chaffinch, Greenfinch, (Tony Leaderman)

Wanstead Flats:

  • male Wheatear, along the pipeline near Alexandra Lake at 6.45am. This is the first reported Summer Visitor or passage migrant this year! (Jonathan Lethbridge)
  • 2nd male Wheatear at 12.20, near the section of Faiurground Flats being dug. (This was not the same bird, its plumage was brighter). (JL)... see picture in the album (top right)
  • Buzzard over SW at 11.50 (JL)
  • female Sparrowhawk (JL)
  • 2 pairs of Shoveler on Alexandra Lake (PF)
  • 2 Greylag Geese on Alexandra Lake, and another 2 on Jubilee Pond. (PS)

Wanstead Park:

  • Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker and a pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Peter Ross)
  • 3 Grey Heron, Mute Swan (PR)
  • Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, Long Tailed Tit (PR)

M11 Loughton: (just outside the borough)

  • 2 Buzzards (PF)

Eagle Pond:

  • 2 Greylag Geese (PS)

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