January 30, 2009

January 30th 2009

Ray Park:
  • 35 Black Headed Gulls and 20 Common Gulls on the playing field by Ray Lodge Primary School.
  • Song Thrush in full song.
  • Pied Wagtail and Blue Tits along the School perimeter.

Hainault:

  • Healthy number of House Sparrows around Manford Way shops, and 3 Pied Wagtails.

Hainault Forest CP:

  • 2 Mute Swans, 33 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 10 Pochard, 4 Shoveler, 14 Coot, 17 Moorhen on the lake
  • 91 Canada Geese and 1 Greylag Goose feeding on the field by the entrance.
  • Cormorant drying off its wings on the island.
  • Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jay, Chaffinch and Greenfinch around the lake edge.
  • 1 Meadow Pipit (over)

Goodmayes Park:

  • 2 Mute Swan, 55 Canada Geese, 8 Greylag Geese, 60 Mallard, 38 Tufted Duck, 27 Coot and 10 Moorhen on the lake.
  • Cormorant caught a large fish, then flew off with it...
  • 30+ Redwing on the field with a few starlings.
  • Severel hundred Black Headed Gulls, with about 50 Common Gulls and 4 adult Herring Gulls.

Wanstead Park:

  • 12 Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, 26 Pochard, ~20 Gadwall, ~30 Mallard, ~50 Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, ~80 Coot, 25+ Moorhen, 50+ Woodpigeon, 5 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Robin, Wren, 2 Dunnock, 8+ Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 20 Jackdaw, 10 Crow, Jay, 13 Magpie in one party (J Lethbridge & M Blow)

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