February 12th 2010

Aldersbrook

• Tree Sparrow in the garden today (JCharter)
  

Ilford, Ingleby Road:

• 2 Goldcrest still in my garden (JCrick)

Valentines Park:

• Valentino the Mediterranean Gull chillaxing on an upturned boat mid-morning (PHopkins)
• Lunch Time - very busy park: Little Grebe, 4 adult Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose - not ringed, Coot, Moorhen, Common Gull, Blakc Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Wren, 4 Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, 30 Redwing, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, 7 Long Tailed Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jay, Starling, 9 House Sparrow in/along the Brisbane road hedges, 4 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin (cheers - Mike Condon)

Wanstead Flats:

• adult Mediterranean Gull (JL),
  
• adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly, 40 Herring Gull (NC/BirdGuides),
  
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (calling and in flight between copses),
  
• 4 Skylark (singing), 2 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Fieldfare, Redwing, Reed Bunting (NC/JL/TH)
• Little Owl (Steve Thorpe)
  

Wanstead Park:

• Highlights - 2 Egyptian Geese Heronry,
  
• Little Egret on Roding,
  
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming north end Ornamentals,
  
• Kingfisher on Roding (J Lethbridge)
• Treecreeper singing near the grotto