November 12, 2008

HAWFINCH

Hawfinch: Occasional Visitor

Latest Sightings:
  • 6th November 2009, 2 by Fairlop Quarry, Fairlop
  • 19th January 2009, 1 in South Woodford
  • 23rd April 2008, 1 in Woodford Green
  • 22nd March 2008, 1 in Woodford Green
  • 2nd March 2008, 1 in a garden in Woodford Green
  • 31st January 2008, 1 in Hainault Forest
  • 27th January 2008, 1 in a garden in Woodford Green
  • 15th-16th March 2007, 1 in a garden in Woodford Green
  • 13th February 2007, 1 in a garden in Woodford Green
  • 21st-22nd January 2003, 1 in Woodford Green
  • 21st November 2002, 1 in Woodford
  • 6th November 2002, 1 in Woodford

Historical Information:

  • in May 2003, a Juvenile Bird was seen near the sewage works in Wanstead Park, by JMartin
  • in 2003, the late Mike Dennis reported that Hawfinches were a 'former breeding bird' in Hainault Forest
  • In the 1997 edition of Dominic Mitchells 'where to watch birds in the London area' it states 4 pairs bred in Hainault Forest in 1994

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