March 22, 2009

March 22nd 2009

Fairlop Waters:
  • dusk visit to the gravel works:
  • pair of Mute Swan, severel Canada Geese, 1 Shelduck, 50+ Teal, 20+ Shoveler, 20+ Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen and a Great Crested Grebe.
  • 1 Grey Heron.
  • 6 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 20+ Lapwing and 20+ Snipe.
  • severel Pheasants calling.
  • Chiffchaff calling from near Hargreaves Scoup Camp.
  • Pied Wagtail.
  • also, 1 of the Little Owls was on the same branch as usual at 6.3opm (DEHull)
  • Kestrel, Skylark, Goldfinch (Tony Leaderman)

Hainault Forest:

  • 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 11 Robin, 12 Blue Tit, 19 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Starling. (James Anderson)
  • 7 Green Woodpecker, 8 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Lesser-spotted Woodpecker, (Cracking views of Lesser spottedWoodpecker in trees east of lake from main car park.
    2nd one heard drumming from within golf course from footpath. (JA)
  • 24 Canada Goose, 12 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 7 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 2 Great Crested Grebe. (JA)
  • 15 Magpie, 23 Woodpigeon, 29 Carrion Crow. (JA)
  • 1 male Kestrel on one of the wooden totem pole cravings (JA)
  • 1 Black headed Gull, 1 Pheasant (JA)
  • 1 Tawny Owl (JA)
  • 5 Chiffchaff (along footpath by edge of golf course) (JA)

Connaught Water: (just outside the borough)

  • 4 pairs of Mandarin, 3 male and 1 female Wood Duck, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Siskin (Paul Hawkins)

A406 Ilford:

  • 4 or 5 Lesser Black Backed Gulls on the lampposts, where there are usually only Black Headed Gulls, also one Lesser Black Backed Gull on Green Lane, near South Park.

Woodford Bridge:

  • pair of Canada Geese, pair of Moorhens and 30 Mallards on the pond by St. Pauls Church

Woodford Green:

  • a blue and white Budgie at the junction of Broadmead Road and Chigwell Road, nearly got run over!

Wanstead Park:

  • Tawny Owl heard calling near Shoulder of mutton Pond (PF)
  • 2 Siskin (SFisher)

Wanstead Flats:

  • 1 Little Owl seen and heard calling (SFisher)
  • 1 Linnet over

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