CHIFFCHAFF

Wanstead Flats, April 2010 (JLethbridge)

Chiffchaff: Summer Visitor (a few over-winter)

Chiffchaffs are a familiar and common summer visitor to most of the parks in the borough. A few overwinter too. It would not be possible to list every sighting, so the below are records of interest.

2010 Summer Peak Count: - 103 birds

• Claybury Park - 12
• Fairlop Gravel Works - 1
• Fairlop Waters - 7
• Five Oaks Lane - 5
• Forest Farm Garden - 2
• Hainault Forest - 21
• Hainault Lodge NR - 2
• Hargreaves - 2
• Hatch Forest - 9
• Knighton Woods - 3
• Roding Valley Park, South Woodford - 6
• Roding Valley Park, Woodford Bridge - 5
• South Park - 1
• Valentines Park - 3
• Wanstead Flats - 5
• Wanstead Park - 17
• Whitehall Plain - 2

2010 Winter Sightings: (Jan-Feb)

• January 1st - 1 in Fairlop Waters
• January 14th - 1 in Wanstead Park (The Dell)
• January 19th - 1 in Wanstead Flats (Alexandra Lake Island)