April 11th 2010

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• Green Sandpiper
• 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail
• female Black Redstart (this is the first record if this species in the borough since at least 2008) (ABell)

Fairlop Waters:

• 2 Herring Gulls
• Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat,
• Wren
• Green Woodpecker
• Skylark
• 1 Long Tailed Tit
• Reed Bunting (Tony Leaderman)

Fairlop, April WEBS count: (Totals for Fairlop Waters & Gravel Works)

• 13 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe,
• 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron
• 7 Mute Swan, 24 Greylag Geese, 39 Canada Geese,
• 6 Shelduck, 11 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 36 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck
• 14 Moorhen, 21 Coot
• 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper,
• 1 Lesser Black backed Gull (SBacon)

Hainault Farm:

• male Pheasant
• Skylark

Hainault Forest CP: (April WEBS Count)

• 2 Great Crested Grebe,
• 3 Mute Swan, 1 Grelag Goose, 59 Canada Geese,
• 29 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 16 Tufted Duck
• 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, (SBacon)

Roding Valley Park, Central:

• Chiffchaff, Blackcap
• 2 Jays (AHobson)

Roding Valley Park, South:

• As I was returning home this evening from Wanstead, about 6.30, a male pheasant flew over the A12 in front of me, this was close to Tesco at Charlie Brown's r/a. (TLeaderman)

Valentines Park:

• Chiffchaff and Blackcap holding territories, as are 2 Song Thrushes.
• And by way of a 200 metre exclusion zone around their nesthole to anything Mallardlike, the Egypian Geese are holding their own very effectively. (PHopkins)
• 1 Little Grebe
• 2 Great Crested Grebe
• 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron still on nest
• 4 Mute Swan, 1 Grelag Goose, Canada Geese,
• Mallards, 1 male Pochard, Tufted Ducks, Moorhen Coot,
• 3 Black Heded Gulls, 3 Common Gulls,
• Feral Pigeons, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeons, Collared Dove
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker
• 3 Pied Wagtail,
• Wren, Dunnock, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Robin
• 2 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff
• Blue Tits, Great Tits, 1 Long Tailed Tit
• Magpie, Carrion Crow, Srtarling, 6 House Sparrow,
• 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (MCondon)

Wanstead Flats:

• Whitethroat, first of the year, 3 Blackcap, 5+ Chiffchaff, Swallow, and the escaped White-cheeked Turaco (photos here) (J Lethbridge)

Wanstead, Windsor Road:

• 2 House Martin, Sand Martin,
• Sparrowhawk, and....White-cheeked Turaco! (J Lethbridge)