July 19, 2010

July 19th 2010

Roding Valley Park, central:

  • Woodford Bridge section:
  • Common Tern on the private fishing lake again,
  • 2 Goldfinches in the surrounding playing field (AHobson)
Valentines Park:

  • 100+ Black Headed Gulls on the boating lake now
  • Great Crested Grebe family doing well (Barbara J)

Wanstead Flats:

  • After the highs of the weekend its back to the humdrum - 30+ Ring-necked Parakeet going North (JL/NC) including one group of 17,
  • 100+ Black-headed Gull (50 each in 2 roosts), 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull (including one that looked good for a YLG, but I couldn't make out the legs before a jogger put it up), Grey Heron (Jub),
  • 3 Kestrel, f Sparrowhawk,
  • 16 House Martin, 1 Swallow, c. 10 Swift,
  • Stock Dove,
  • 6 Green Woodpecker, Little Grebe with chicks (Alex), eclipse Shoveler (Alex),
  • Meadow Pipit (one group of 10), 35 Cormorant (over) and others (44sp) (Nick-didn't even have to phone a friend-Croft).

Wanstead Old Sewage Works area:

  • 3 Green Woodpecker,
  • Kingfisher (heard),
  • Wren, Robin, f Blackbird + juv, 4+ Song Thrush, 2 Garden Warbler, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, f Mallard + 6, 3 Moorhen, 5 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch, Chaffinch. No sign of yesterday's Sedge Warbler. (J Lethbridge)
Woodford Green:


  • 18 Ring Necked Parakeets over the garden (flock of 16, and another 2) (Tony Brown)

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