May 30th 2010

Fairlop Waters:

• Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen
• Herring Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull,
• Collared Dove, Woodpigeon
• Pied Wagtail
• Sand Martin, Swallow, Swift
• Skylark
• Blackbird, Robin, Wren
• Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler,
• Blue Tit, Great Tit
• Carrion Crow, Magpie, Starling, House Sparrow
• Chaffinch, Greenfinch
• Reed Bunting, (Tony Leaderman)

Valentines Park:

• Mute Swans - 2 on Long water, family of 2 ad & 8 juveniles on the boating lake
• Grey Heron with 3 juvenlines on or around the nest, juvs nearly as big as the adult now.
• 1 Greylag Goose (hybrid), Canada Geese, Mallards, Tufted Ducks, Moorhens, Coots
• 3 Pochard on the baoting lake (2m, 1f)
• 2 Cormorant,
• 1 Egyptian Goose foraging
• Feral Pigeons, Woodpigeons, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Stock Dove
• 5 Swift
• Great Spotted Woodpecker actively feeding young
• Wren (many singing), Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush
• 2 Blackcap
• Great Tit, Blue Tit, 2 Long Tailed Tit
• Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starlings (not as many as last week, but still buzzing everywhere)
• 7 House Sparrows
• Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (MCondon)