April 05, 2009

April 5th 2009

Ilford Golf Course:

  • Great White Egret flew high over Ilford Golf course this morning (This is the first reported sighting of a Great White Egret in the borough). (birdguides)
  • 1 male Bullfinch (SFisher)

Woodford Bridge:

  • Yellow Legged Gull on the grass outside Broadmead Baptist Church with 2 Herring Gulls.
  • Chiffchaff calling from near St. Pauls Church.

Bush Wood:

  • Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay (Jonathan Lethbridge)
  • Willow Warbler (borough's first of the year), also, male Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff

Fairlop Gravel Works:

  • 3 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 1 male Shoveler, Mallard, Canada Geese, Mute Swan, Moorhen and Coot.
  • 2 Grey Heron, pr Lapwing (displaying), 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank
  • 30+ Pied Wagtail still, pair of Linnet, pair of Meadow Pipit, and 2 Skylark
  • Pheasant calling in a few places, and a Green Woodpecker calling from Hargreaves Scout Camp
  • pair of Stock Dove (over)
  • 6 Lesser Black Backed Gulls (including a pair in an impressive areal display)

Fairlop Waters:

  • Willow Warbler and 6 Chiffchaff (Bob Jenner)
  • 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Reed Bunting, (Peter Ross)
  • 18 Tufted Duck, 1 pair of Great Crested Grebe (PR)
  • Lesser Redpoll, 4 Chiffchaff, and Swallow (PR)
  • Buzzard (over) and Blackcap (Alan Bell)
  • Skylark
  • Great Crested Grebe,
  • Greenfinch, (Tony Leaderman)

Hainault Forest:

  • James Anderson:
  • House Sparrow, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Dunnock
  • Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Coot, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe
  • Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Jay, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove
  • Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
  • Nuthatch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch,
  • Grey Heron, Pheasant
  • Chiffchaff, Blackcap
  • Fieldfare

Wanstead Park:

  • Peregrine over the park at 10am
  • 1 Buzzard over at 1pm (SFisher)

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