May 09, 2009

May 9th 2009

Gants Hill:
  • Heard Green Woodpecker 'yaffle' from our garden (Alan Thomas)
  • Jay flying over the roundabout (DEHull)

Ilford:

  • many Swifts flying over Valentines Park

Hainault:

  • 2 Swifts flying over Tomswood Hill

Barking: (just outside the borough)

  • 8 Sand Martin by the River Roding
  • Swifts over Longbridge Road/Barking Park

Wanstead Park:

  • 6am-9am
  • male Garden Warbler singing.
  • 2 singing Lesser Whitethroat
  • pair of Whinchat in Broom
  • 1 Turtle Dove flew North
  • Skylark and Meadow Pipit displaying
  • 1 male Reed Bunting
  • male Reed Warbler singing from Hawthorn by the River Roding near the Cemetary (SF via London Birders)
  • 3 Sand Martin over Heronry Pond (PF)

Woodford Green:

  • 4 Goldfinches on Broadmead Estate
  • Pied Wagtail

Fairlop Waters:

  • male Corn Bunting
  • female Whinchat (AB via ELBF)

Fairlop Waters:

  • Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen
  • Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe
  • Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit,
  • Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Starling,
  • Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap
  • Green Woodpecker,
  • Magpie, Carrion Crow, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove,
  • Skylark in the surrounding fields,
  • Reed Bunting,
  • also Common Lizzard near the stables. (Neil Twyford)

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