April 29, 2009

April 29th 2009

Wanstead Flats:
  • 6 Skylarks including 3 singing birds (am) (Tim Harris)
  • Hobby (TH)
  • 11 Skylarks later in the day
  • Grey Wagtail, singing Meadow Pipit,
  • Singing Reed Bunting
  • Singing Lesser Whitethroat, also Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Blackcap (TH)

Roding Valley Park:

  • Little Egret, near Woodford Bridge (Alan Hobson)

Fairlop Waters:

  • Male Whinchat, 3 Wheatear and Grasshopper Warbler (Alan Bell)

Valentines Park:

  • U3A Birdwatching walk report: (Jacqui Millea)
  • Little Grebe on both lakes,
  • Great Crested Grebe on boating lake,
  • Mute Swan on boating lake found both hen sitting on nest . We were told there are 8 eggs.
  • Canada Geese on small lake a few on the bank of boating lake,
  • Mallard with young,
  • Pochard on small lake,
  • Tufted Duck, Moorhen,
  • Coot still no young lots sitting on nests,
  • 2 Herring Gull & 2 Lesser Black-Back Gulls on boating lake, No Black Headed Gulls,
  • Feral Pigeons, Wood Pigeons, Collared Dove,
  • Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush,
  • Goldcrest we wonder if they are breeding in the park,
  • Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit,
  • Magpie, Carrion Crow Starlings, House Sparrows,
  • Chaffinch, Greenfinch lots near the Perth Road entrance.

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