December 20, 2010

December 20th 2010

Roding valley Park:



  • north of chigwell road: Water Rail, 3 Little Grebes, 2 Linnets, Redwing, Grey Heron, Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinches
  • south of chigwell road: Tufted Duck [very rare on this stretch of the river], Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, at least 3 Common Gulls, at least 3 Greenfinches, (AHobson)

Wanstead Flats:

  • 4 Woodlark (north along centre road and then on over SSSI c.09:00), 16 Skylark (west, bar 1 on Jub),
  • 41 Lapwing (south c. 15:32),
  • Snipe flew on to Alex,
  • 7 Reed Bunting (SSSI), 6 Goldfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 6 Fieldfare (n), 3 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush (s),
  • Goldcrest,
  • Sparrowhawk, Cormorant.
  • Jubilee still virtually all frozen but still accommodating 9 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, 20 Canadas, 3 Coot and attending Common and BH Gull. Bit more of a squeeze at Alex where 100+ geese, 50+ Coot, 15 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 15 + Moorhen and Gulls are playing sardines (36sp NC oh! and patch tick tick)

Wanstead Park:

  • 5 Snipe (2 R Roding, 2 Dell, 1 Res Wood),
  • 13 Little Grebe (6 Roding, 6 Heronry, 1 Ornamental Water),
  • 1 Water Rail (Roding),
  • 5 Teal (4 Roding, 1 Dell), 20 Tufted Duck (Heronry), 23 Shoveler (8 Heronry, 15 OW), 170+ Mallard (100 + Heronry, 60+ Roding, 10 + OW), 39 Pochard (Heronry), 32 Gadwall (28 H, 4 OW), 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan,
  • 3 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant,
  • pr Bullfinch (old allotments east of Roding),
  • 30 + Siskin, 2 Coal Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Redwing (45 sp Nick Croft).
  • Wanstead Park: 8 Ring Necked Parakeets, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 5 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Shovelor, Teal, Gadwall, Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard (Mark Wilson)

Woodford Green:

  • Snakes Lane East - 4 Redwings, Mistle Thrush (AHobson)

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