July 24th 2010

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• female Teal, Gadwall, c10 Pochard, c10 Tufted Duck
• c100 Black Headed Gull, few Lesser Black Backed Gulls and Herring Gulls
• Kestrel hovering...
• c160 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper (3 south side, 1 north side), 3 Common Sandpiper (2 south side, 1 north side), Redshank (north side), 4 Little Ringed Plover (2 adults with 2 young now flying on the south side).
• 2 Grey Heron, Little Egret
• c10 Stock Dove,
• 3 Swallow, c10 House Martin
• male Reed Bunting, 2 Reed Warbler (north side)

Valentines Park:

• 7 Little Grebe (including 3 young)
• young Great Crested Grebe sitting on mothers back, who is sitting on 3 eggs! (partner around somewhere
• 12 Mistle Thrushes (PHopkins)

Wanstead Park:

• Common Tern over the Basin (J Lethbridge),
• Reed Warbler by the sluice (River Roding)
• 110 Swift (mostly in the Redbridge direction),
• 2 Willow Warbler (adult with juv). (SFisher)

Wanstead Flats:

• Common Sandpiper on Alexandra Lake,
• Hobby over Alexandra Lake, Kestrel,
• Lesser Whitethroat, Goldcrest, 14 House Martin, 7 Mistle Thrush together,
• Common Gull and the usuals (S Fisher)