February 24, 2010

February 24th 2010

weather: slightly warmer, up to 10C but still overcast and rainy


Ilford, garden:

  • 2 Grey Wagtail
  • 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit
  • 2 Robin, Wren
  • Goldfinch
  • Grey Heron on the roof (cue check of the Koi pond!)
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • 8 Starling (Barbara J)

Valentines Park:

  • 19 Tufted Duck, 35 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan on Long Water/Fish Pond
  • Green Woodpecker and Greater Spotted Woodpecker both heard (TLachhar)
  • Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant
  • Valentino the Mediterranean Gull still present with the Gull Flock
  • 6 male Shoveler, 2 (pair) of Shoveler
  • 2 Mistle Thrush
  • Jackdaw
  • 3 Greenfinch
  • 4 Long Tailed Tit
  • Cricket Pitch: 9 Pied Wagtail, Stock Dove with the Wood Pigeons, 2 Fieldfare (Barbara J)
  • female Peregrine Falcon SE at 3.48pm! (PHopkins)

Wanstead Park:

  • Water Rail (The Dell),
  • 1 Greylag Goose
  • 50 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 8 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 110 Coot,
  • 2 Little Grebe (The Basin)
  • 3 Ring Necked Parakeet,
  • 4 Stock Dove,
  • male Coal Tit (golf course), (SFisher)

Wanstead Flats:

  • 13 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing,
  • 6 Greylag Goose,
  • 500+ Common Gulls, 600+ Black-headed Gulls, 12 Lesser Black-backs,
  • 2+ singing male Skylark (S Fisher)
Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:
  • 32 Feral Pigeon
  • 2 Pied Wagtail
  • Blackbird
Woodford Green, garden:
  • 3 Siskin
  • 2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker
  • 5 very active Dunnock
  • 1 female Blackcap
  • 10 Greenfinch
  • plus the usual Blue Tits, Great Tits, Blackbirds and Starlings (PWarne)

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