January 09, 2009

January 9th 2009

Wanstead Park:
  • 2 Red Crested Pochard (pr) on Heronry Pond, also Mute Swan, 8 Little Grebe, 43 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall (JL)
  • 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (long walk), 2 Chaffinch, 2 Jay in Wanstead Park. (JL)
  • Song Thrush near the Cafe in Wanstead Park (JL)
  • Nuthatch (heard) in St. Marys Churchyard. (JL)
  • 10 Long Tailed Tits around the golf course, (JL)
  • Over 100 Jackdaw between Shoulder of Mutton pond and Heronry Pond. (JL)
  • Water Rail at Perch Pond (Tim Harris)

Fairlop Waters:

  • Though the lakes were mostly all frozen over, there was still a good number of ducks on the small unfrozen bits... 120 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 39 Mallard, 20 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 119 Coot, 28 Moorhen, 3 Cormorant. (No Mute Swans)
  • 5 Teal on the stream!
  • There were 41 Lapwing on the Island and a further 50 on the field east of Hainault Road with 82 Golden Plover
  • Quite a few birds on the reserve: 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Jay, Green Woodpecker, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Lesser Redpoll, 3 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 7 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 Wren, 26 Blackbird, Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 23 Fieldfare,
  • 2 male Kestrels near the golf course, and a female Sparrowhawk hunting by the stream.
  • 1 Pair of Pheasant on the farmland behind the fishing lake
  • Also: 100+BHGull, 50+Common Gull, LBBGull, 26 Carrion Crow, 15 Magpie, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Starling, 8 Feral Pigeon, 226+ Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove.

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