May 14, 2010

May 14th 2010


Aldersbrook, Northumberland Avenue:

  • The escaped White Cheeked Turacao in Northumberland Avenue today. (J Charter)

Fairlop Gravel Works:

  • 2 Shelduck
  • 17 Tufted Duck, pair of Gadwall
  • still no Canada Goslings, (7 nests still occupied)
  • 3 Coots nests
  • Trilling Little Grebe
  • 8 Lapwing, Redshank, Snipe, 4 Little Ringed Plover
  • 3 Swallow, 2 Linnet,
  • Singing Song Thrush (DEH)

Ilford, garden:

  • Goldfinch
  • 3 house sparrows
  • 2 greenfinches
  • still singing dunnock and blackcap (Barbara J)

Valentines Park:

  • 10 Goldfinches feeding on dandelion seeds
  • 5 Stock Dove
  • about 40 Starlings in two groups feeding in cut grass
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker calling
  • 5 Swifts
  • 2 Great Crested Grebes and nest
  • Song thrush, blackcap (Barbara J)
  • Egyptian Goose (Kathy Hartnet)

Wanstead Flats:

  • 13 Skylarks, 8 Meadow Pipits, Male Reed Bunting
  • still lots of Whitethroats (THarris)
  • Alexandra Lake: 6 broods of Coot, with parents (total of 14 or 15 chicks seen), 7th Coot still on nest
  • 7 broods of Canada Geese (broods of 7, 1, 1, 2, 10, 4 and 4 goslings)
  • 2 Little Grebes trilling
  • 2 Chiffchaff calling from the island
  • 44 adult Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 36 adult Coot, 44 adult Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Goose, Mute Swan (DEH)

Wanstead Park:

  • Heronry Pond: 2 Common Sandpiper on Heronry (1 found by Jonathan L. soon after 6:00, and then I had 2 together from 7:15 to 7:45)
  • 17 Common Swift, 1 House Martin,
  • 5 Little Grebes
  • Shoulder of Mutton: 4 Little Grebe, Mute Swan still on nest, and mate nearby
  • Mallard ducklings have now disappeared.
  • 2 Tufted Duck, 9 Coot, 1 Moorhen (THarris)

Woodford Green, Sunset Avenue:

  • overlooking Woodford Golf Course:
  • I regularly hear a chiffchaff singing outside my flat
  • We overlook the forest and Woodford Golf club. Also have heard a blackcap this week in Sunset Ave plus dunnock, songthrush, great tits, robins, greenfinches and chaffinch.
  • We get lots of wood pigeon, of course and several magpies.
  • Sometimes we see jays. Have seen 3 at one time. (Ann Westland)

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