February 6th 2010

Fairlop Waters CP:

• Little Grebe x2
• Cormorant x2
• Mute Swan, Greylag Goose x18, Canada Goose x15
• Mallard, Gadwall x6, Wigeon x2, Tufted Duck x40
• Coot, Moorhen
• Kestrel x1 female
• Common Gull x25, Black-Headed Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull x2, Herring Gull x3
• Wood Pigeons
• Green Woodpecker x1
• Pied Wagtail, Skylark x1
• Fieldfare x30, Redwing x40, Blackbird, Robin, Wren
• Blue Tit, Great Tit
• House Sparrow, Starling x300
• Magpie, Jackdaw x2, Carrion Crow (MBraun)

Gants Hill:

• garden sightings (Alan Thomas)]
• Sparrowhawk - Female in our garden which tried and failed to capture any birds, surprising considering the sheer numbers there were that day.
• Greenfinches - 15, House Sparrows - 10, Chaffinches - 6, Goldfinches - 4
• Blue Tits - 10, Great tits - 3
• Blackbirds - 2, Robin - 1, Dunnock - 1
• Starlings - 5, Feral Pigeons - 7

Roding Valley Park, South:

• in the South Woodford area
• Green Woodpecker
• 3 Jays
• c20 Redwing
• mixed flock of Great Tits, Blue Tits and Long Tailed Tits
• Robins, Blackbirds, Carrion Crows, Magpies (PGordon)

South Woodford:

• Sparrowhawk (over) (PGordon)
  

Wanstead Flats:

• 3 Snipe,
• 2 Mistle Thrush,
• 13 Skylarks (several males in song) (S Fisher)
• 16 Goldfinch by Angel Pond
• 604 Common Gulls, 244 Black Headed Gull, 10 Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls (THarris)
  

Wanstead Park:

• 46 Redwing in Resevoir Wood (THarris)
  

Forest Gate, Forest Lane Park: (just outside the borough)

• 1 Chiffchaff, Pair of Blackcap, Great-spotted Woodpecker, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Mallard, Coot, Pied Wagtail, 7+ Greenfinch, 5 Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll (S Fisher)

Roding Valley Park: (just outside the borough)

• Red Crested Pochard
• 110 Redwing (BJ)