March 31st 2011

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next guided birding walk: This Sat (2nd April), 8am, Hainault Forest (email or phone to book on)

Claybury Park:

• pr Greenfinch, plus the usual commoner birds (EBarnes)

Hainault:

• a Clattering of 4 Jackdaws over this morning, and a Greenfinch in my garden (Eddie Barnes)

Roding Valley Park:

• Redbridge Birdwatching guided walk from Woodford Bridge to the northern borough boundary (and back), starting with a Latte in the lovely new cafe at Redbridge Lakes:


• pr Mute Swan on Redbridge Lakes, looking cosy but nest building is unconfirmed as yet


• at least 2 pairs of Coot and Mallard there however, and a Moorhen, also c40 Starling (8Waxwing reported there last week by the owner


• total of 16 Mallard, 3 Moorhen seen along the River


• Grey Wagtail flew upriver, and 2 Kingfisher were flushed from a probable breeding ground near Ray Park. 1 was seen again on the wa back.


• 3 Little Egret all appeared to be 1st year birds, with dull pinkish yellow feet.


• a Female Sparrowhawk was soaring above the scrubland


• 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker showed, and 2 Green Woodpecker were heard only.


• 4 Pheasant showed extremely well, one male within a yard of John Painter! (2male, 2 femal


• 8 Chiffchaff were singing, and 1 Blackcap was heard but not located


• about 25 Woodpigeon,


• c20 Black Headed Gulls over and 2 Cormorant (1 taking off from Redbridge Lakes)


• 3 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare (over), 4 Blackbird, 5 Wren, 6 Dunnock, 8 Robin, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Jackdaw, 6 Magpie, 4 Carrion Cro


• 6 Greenfinch, pr Chaffinch and 3 Goldfinch, pr Linnet near the Water Treatment centre and a male Reed Bunting there too. (Daniel Erickson-Hull et al)

Seven Kings Park:

• House Sparrow Census:


• Beddington Road entrance c15 pairs (30 birds)


• Wallington Road entrance c6 pairs (12 birds)


• 3 male Chaffinch, 3 Mistle Thrush, dunnocks singing all month (Martin Plumb)

Valentines Park:

• 1 Grey Heron chick has sadly died after falling out of the nest and getting caught in the tree, 2 chicks remain. (Simon Litt)

Wanstead Flats:

• Willow Warbler calling at SSSI (first in the borough this year), 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap


• Swallow over Alexandra Pond, 2 Sand Martin at Angel Pond


• Goldcrest, 10 Meadow Pipit, 15 Skylark, 2 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting, 5 Ring Necked Parakeet


• 3 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, Snipe


• 100s of Starling moving north (Nick Croft)

Wanstead Park:

• Water Rail on Perch pond (Natalia Benajeh)


• 2 Fieldfare (OSW)


• Kingfisher


• 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe


• 10+ Singing Blackcap, 10+ singing Chiffchaff


• 3 Coal Tit, 2 Linnet, Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk


• Lesser Black Backed Gull (NC/JL)