March 18, 2009

March 18th 2009

Woodford Green:
  • pair of Jay and 4 Greenfinch in the allotments on Chigwell Road.

South Park:

  • pair of Mute Swan, 93 Canada Geese, 6 Greylag Geese, c30 Tufted Duck, c30 Mallard, Coot and Moorhen.
  • 1 Grey Wagtail around the pond.
  • 1 Green Woodpecker and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
  • pair of Great Tit and a pair of Blue Tit, also 1 Chiffchaff singing in the treetops.
  • 1 Ring Necked Parakeet in the trees at the north end, then flew off north.
  • 3 pairs of Stock Dove surprisingly, also Collared Dove, Feral Pigeon and Wood Pigeon in good numbers.
  • pair of Mistle Thrush and a small Starling flock on the field.
  • 20+ Greenfinches.
  • 1 very fat Rat!

Knighton Wood:

  • pair of Shoveler still present with the Mallards and Moorhens, also 2 Mandarin.
  • 2 Nuthatch, Great Tits, Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Greenfinch, Chaffinch
  • 10+ Song Thrush in song, and lots of Blackbird and Robin
  • 2 Stock Dove,
  • male Sparrowhawk.
  • Also: Carrion Crow, Wood Pigeon, Magpie

Whitehall Plain:

  • very quick dusk visit (while my son walked his Ferret)
  • Very noisy Song Thrush, a Robin and several Blackbirds

Leyton Flats: (just outside the borough)

  • Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff, Skylark, 2 Lesser Redpoll (Gary James)

Wanstead Park:

  • Chiffchaff singing in between Perch and Heronry ponds (JL)

Valentines Park:

  • U3A Birdwatching Group meet.
  • Little Grebes on both lakes
  • Grey Heron on the small lake
  • 2 Mute Swan and a Greylag Goose
  • less Canada Geese than usual, the swans are chasing them off.
  • Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck and 4 Gadwall,
  • Moorhen and Coot
  • Green Woodpecker, and Great Spotted Woodpecker heard druming.
  • Grey Wagtail showing well
  • Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, 4 Goldcrest, Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Jay, House Sparrow, Starling
  • Jackdaw (heard only)
  • Also: Black Headed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Carrion Crow. (JMillea)

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