January 29, 2009

Janaury 29th 2009

Woodford Green, Johnston Road Pond:
  • 12 Canada Geese, 2 Mallard, 3 Moorhen

Woodford Green, Links Road Pond:

  • 9 Mallard, 3 Moorhen

Woodford Wells, Pond (by the Police Station):

  • 2 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot,
  • 2 Jay on a tree on the island, chasing off Magpies.
Woodford:
  • 3 Redwings and a Mistle Thrush by Woodford Library. (AH)

Eagle Pond:

  • 6 Mute Swan, 60 Canada Geese most of which were feeding on the grass in Snaresbrook Court, 65 Tufted Duck, 20 Mallard, 45 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 3 male Pochard, 1 Pair of Shoveler and 1 pair of Gadwall.
  • 1 Cormornant flew in and landed in the tree where about 40 Black Headed Gulls were roosting.
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in the trees behind the lake.

Wanstead Flats:

  • at least 100 Canada Geese.
  • Mallard, Shoveler, Coot, Moorhen all present too.
  • 200 Black Headed Gull and 50 Common Gull on the playing field with a handful of Herring Gulls and a Lesser Black Backed Gull.

Wanstead Park:

  • 6 Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 78 Tufted Duck, 30+ Mallard, 20 Pochard, 20 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 80+ Coot, 20 Moorhen, and distant honks of Canada Geese somewhere over Wanstead! (JL)
  • 7 Black Headed Gulls. (JL)
  • 150+ Wood Pigeon from the gold course roost. (JL)
  • 5 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 5-6 Song Thrush, 10+ Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 10+ Wren, Long Tailed Tit, gazillions of Blue Tits and Great Tits, 2 Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 50+ Jackdaw, 8 Carrion Crow and 12 Magpie. (JL)
  • 2 Nuthatch in St. Mary's Churchyard (JL)

Nuthatch in St. Mary's Churchyard: Photo by Jonathan Lethbridge

South Park, Ilford:
  • 146 Canada Geese feeding happily in the company of some massive and hugely fat Brown Rats.
  • 2 Greylag Geese and 4 Mute Swans.
  • 40 Tufted Duck, 30 Coot, 25 Mallard, and 20 Moorhen.
  • Mistle Thrush making a racket.
  • Greenfinches and Chaffinches.
  • Cormorant (over).

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