April 8th 2009

Eagle Pond:

• The usual several Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Mallard, Tufted Duck, and Coot.
• 1 male Pochard, and 1 Great Crested Grebe
• Great Tit and Greenfinch singing.

Wanstead Flats:

• 07.50-08.00 brief stop at Alexandra Lake (DEH)
• pair of Mute Swan, many Canada Geese, pair of Greylag Geese, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot and Moorhen on Alexandra Lake.
• 1 pair of Little Grebe.
• Greenfinch singing.
• Starlings collecting nesting material by the lake, then flying with it up Wanstead Park Avenue.
• Skylark singing between Alexandra Lake and Capel Road
• Buzzard flying south becuase it was being mobbed by a large number of Jackdaws and Carrion Crows.
• 3 House Sparrows near the lake.
• Pied Wagtail heard, and 1 Linnet flying over. (DEH)
• 1 Little Owl, Willow Warbler, Swallow and 3 Chiffchaff (Jonathan Lethbridge)

Wanstead:

• Cormorant flying over at 7.30am

Leyton Flats: (just outside the borough)

• Buzzard over at 10.00am (flying north)
• 1 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler 2 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff (Gary James)

Wanstead Park:

• 2 Egyptian Geese by Heronry Pond (Alan Hobson)
• 2 Little Grebe (AH)
• Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Stock Dove, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap. (AH)
• Sparrowhawk (AH)
• several Jays (AH)

Wanstead Flats:

• Mistle Thrush (PF)