HOBBY

Resevoir Wood, Wansted Park (Aug 2010) - Paul Ferris

Hobby: Summer Visitor & Passage Migrant, (Occasional Breeding Bird)

Hobbies can be seen during Migration, especially at Fairlop Waters. But they also sometimes breed in Wanstead Park, Fairlop area and Hainault Forest.

Latest Sightings:

2010: 126 (Breeding confirmed in Hainault Lodge, and suspected elsewhere)

• April 20th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• April 23rd - 1 at Fairlop Waters CP
• April 26th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• April 27th - 2 at Woodford Green
• April 27th - 2 over Wanstead
• April 29th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• May 8th - 1 at Fairlop Waters CP
• May 10th - 1 over Ilford
• May 13th - 1 over Wanstead Flats
• May 15th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• May 20th - 2 over South Woodford
• May 23rd - 1 over South Woodford
• May 23rd - 1 over Woodford Green
• May 23rd - 1 over Valentines Park
• May 26th - 2 males at Forest Park Crem, Hainault
• May 28th - 1 at Fairlop Waters CP
• June 6th - 1 at Fairlop Gravel Works
• June 15th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• June 17th - 1 west from Bush Wood
• June 20th - 1 at Hainault Forest CP
• June 21st - 1 at Fairlop, Hainault Road
• June 22nd - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• June 22nd - 1 at Fairlop Gravel Works
• June 22nd - 1 over Woodford Bridge
• June 28th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• July 1st - 1 over Gants Hill
• July 4th - 1 in Wanstead Park (seen 3 times)
• July 8th - 2 at Wanstead Flats
• July 11th - 3 on Wanstead Flats
• July 14th - 2 on Wanstead Flats
• July 18th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• July 24th - 1 over Wanstead Flats
• July 26th - 1 into Hainault Lodge Nature Reserve
• August 1st - 2 over Wanstead, Windsor Road
• August 3rd - 1 in Wanstead Park (carrying food)
• August 5th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• August 6th - 4 in Wanstead Park (Resevoir Wood, family)
• August 7th - 1 in Wanstead Park (Resevoir Wood)
• August 8th - 2 in Wanstead Park (Resevoir Wood)
• August 13th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• August 13th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• August 14th - 1 on Wanstead Park
• August 15th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• August 16th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• August 16th - 1 in Wanstead Flats
• August 17th - 1 in Bush Wood
• August 19th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• August 19th - 4 in Wanstead Park (Resevoir Wood)
• August 20th - 2 in Wanstead Park (Resevoir Wood)
• August 21st - 1 in Wanstead Park
• August 21st - 1 male at Fairlop Gravel Works
• August 22nd - 2 on Wanstead Flats (Long Wood)
• August 22nd - 1 in Wanstead Park
• August 23rd - 1 in Wanstead Park
• August 25th - 2 in Bush Wood
• August 28th - 3 in Wanstead Park
• August 28th - 2 on Wanstead Flats
• Augsut 29th - 1 in Wanstead Park
• Augsut 29th - 1 at Fairlop Waters
• August 29th - 1 male at Fairlop Gravel Works
• August 30th - 2 on Wanstead Flats
• August 30th - 3 in Wanstead Park
• August 31st - 3 in Wanstead Park
• September 1st - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• September 1st - 1 juv at Fairlop Waters (stables)
• September 7th - 2 on Wanstead Flats
• September 9th - 2 on Wqnstead Fltas
• September 10th - 1 over Gants Hill
• September 10th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• September 11th - 1 at Fairlop Waters
• September 11th - 1 at Wanstead Flats
• September 11th - 1 on Wanstead Park
• September 12th - 2 at Fairlop Waters
• September 12th - 3 on Wanstead Flats
• September 13th - 3 on Wanstead Flats
• September 16th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• September 19th - 1 on WAnstead Flats
• September 19th - 1 on Wanstead Park
• September 20th - 1 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubalnd
• September 20th - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• September 21st - 1 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubalnd
• September 21st - 1 on Wanstead Flats
• September 22nd - 1 on Wanstead Park
• September 22nd - 2 at Wanstead Flats
• September 23rd - 1 at Wanstead Flats
• September 24th - 2 at Wanstead Flats
• October 3rd - 1 over Wanstead Park
• October 3rd - 1 over Wanstead Flats
• October 8th - 1 over Five Oaks Lane Scrubland

2009: 54 Sightings

• Breeding confirmed at Fairlop (1 fledged), and Bush Wood (2 fledged)
• First Arriving Bird - 20th April

Sightings:

• 21st September 2009, 2 at Fairlop
• 20th September 2009, 2 at Fairlop (including a juvenile)
• 19th September 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 17th September 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 16th September 2009, 1 at Claybury Park
• 14th Septmber 2009, 2 in Wanstead Park
• 14th September 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 13th September 2009, 2 in Wanstead Flats
• 12th September 2009, 2 at Fairlop
• 12th September 2009, 2 on Wanstead Flats
• 8th September 2009, 1 in Wansead Park
• 8th September 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 7th September 2009, 1 over Wanstead Flats
• 6th Septmeber 2009, 2 at Fairlop
• 6th September 2009, 1 over Wanstead
• 5th September 2009, 2 at Fairlop
• 4th September 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 31st August 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 30th August 2009, 2 at Fairlop
• 28th August 2009, 2 at Fairlop
• 27th August 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 25th August 2009, 1 over Gants Hill
• 25th August 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 24th August 2009, 1 at Wanstead Flats
• 13th August 2009, 1 over Hainault
• 11th August 2009, 1 at Bush Wood
• 8th August 2009, 1 in Wanstead Park
• 5th August 2009, 1 over Wanstead
• 6th July 2009, 1 in Wanstead Park
• 18th July 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 10th June 2009, 1 at Fairlop
• 31st May 2009, 1 at Wanstead Park
• 14th May 2009, 2 in Wanstead Park
• 13th May 2009, 1 male at Fairlop
• 11th May 2009, 1 over Wanstead
• 10th May 2009, 1 pair at Fairlop
• 8th May 2009, 2 in Bush Wood
• 8th May 2009, 1 in Wanstead Park
• 1st May 2009, 1 on Wanstead Flats
• 29th April 2009, 1 over Wanstead Flats
• 23rd April 2009, 1 seen distantly from Fairlop
• 20th April 2009, 1 in Wanstead Park

Historical Information:

• In the 1997 edition of Dominic Mitchells 'where to watch birds in the London area' it states that there is a chance of seeing Hobby from May-August in Hainault Forest