November 18, 2008

SWIFT

Swift: Summer Visitor (Breeding)

Swifts are a familiar sight and sound over the borough from May to late August.

2010

  • March 26th - 1 over Fairlop Waters CP
  • April 19th - 12 over Fairlop Waters CP
  • April 20th - 11 over Fairlop Waters CP
  • April 22nd - 40 at Fairlop Waters CP
  • April 23rd - 4 at Fairlop Waters CP
  • April 24th - 1 over Wanstead Flats
  • April 25th - 4 at Valentines Park
  • April 25th - 1 onver Wanstead Park
  • April 26th - 3 over Wanstead Flats
  • April 26th - 6 over Wanstead Park
  • April 26th - 1 over The Birbeck, Woodford Green
  • April 26th - present at Fairlop Waters
  • April 27th - 2 over Roding Valley Park (central)
  • April 28th - 4 over Valentines Park
  • April 29th - 8 over Gants Hill
  • April 29th - 45 over Wanstead Flats
  • April 29th - 1 over Barkngside
  • April 29th - 20 over Fairlop Waters CP
  • April 30th - 2oo+ at Fairlop Waters CP
  • April 30th - 25 at Wanstead Park
  • April 30th - 2 over South Woodford
  • May 1st - 10 over Gants Hill
  • May 1st - 8 over Wanstead Flats
  • May 4th - 3 over Ilford
  • May 4th - 50 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • May 6th - 4 at Wanstead Flats
  • May 8th - 1 over South Woodford
  • May 8th - 4 over Wanstead Flats
  • May 8th - c200 at Fairlop Waters
  • May 9th - 3 over South Park
  • May 9th - 1 over Seven Kings Park
  • May 9th - 100+ at Fairlop Waters CP
  • May 10th - 100 over Wanstead Park (Basin)
  • May 10th - 10 at Fairlop Waters
  • May 12th - 20 over Valentines Park
  • May 13th - 20 in Fairlop Waters
  • May 13th - 20 on Wanstead Flats
  • May 14th - 17 at Wanstead Park
  • May 14th - 5 over Valentines Park
  • May 15th - present over Claybury Park
  • May 15th - present over Wanstead Park
  • May 16th - 8 over Valentines Park
  • May 16th - present over Wanstead Park
  • May 16th - 1 over Hainault (FF Community Garden)
  • May 17th - 3 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • May 17th - present at Wanstead Park
  • May 18th - 40 at Fairlop Waters
  • May 19th - present in Woodford Green (nesting in roof)
  • May 23rd - 2 over Hainault
  • May 23rd - good numebrs over Wanstead Park
  • May 23rd - 12 over Valentines Park
  • May 25th - 4 over South Park
  • May 26th - 6 over Barkingside, Gearies (2 nests)
  • May 26th - 4 over Ilford, garden
  • May 26th - 5 over Valentines Park
  • May 26th - loads over Wanstead Park
  • May 26th - loads over Wanstead Flats
  • May 26th - 20 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • May 26th - 50 at Fairlop Waters
  • May 27th - 2 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubland
  • May 27th - 40 at Wanstead Park
  • May 28th - 10 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • May 28th - 20 at Fairlop Waters
  • May 29th - 200 at Fairlop Waters CP
  • May 30th - 5 at Valentines Park
  • May 30th - present at Fairlop Waters
  • May 31st - c30 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • May 31st - 3 at Valentines Park
  • May 31st - 40 at Wanstead Flats
  • June 2nd - 6 at Valentines Park
  • June 3rd - 30 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubland
  • June 4th - 10 at Valentines Park
  • June 4th - 20 at Wanstead Flats
  • June 6th - 6 at Valentines Park
  • June 6th - present at Five Oaks Lane Scrubland
  • June 7th - 5 over Valentines Park
  • June 8th - 50 at Fairlop Waters CP
  • June 9th - 100 over Wanstead Flats
  • June 9th - 7 at Valentines Park
  • June 11th - 2 at Valentines Park
  • June 12th - 2 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubland
  • June 13th - 19 at Valentines Park
  • June 14th - 3 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubland
  • June 14th - c100 at Fairlop Waters CP
  • June 14th - c20 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • June 15th - 30 in Wanstead Flats
  • June 16th - c20 at Fairlop Waters
  • June 16th - lost over Claybury Park
  • June 17th - 2 over Roding Valley Park, central
  • June 17th - 20 at Wanstead Flats
  • June 18th - 12 at Roding Valley Park, central
  • June 18th - c500 at Fairlop Waters
  • June 19th - several at Roding Valley Park, north
  • June 19th - several hundred at Fairlop Waters
  • June 20th - several Hundred at Fairlop Waters
  • June 20th - 14 at Valentines Park
  • June 20th - c100 at Wanstead Flats
  • June 21st - 20 over Roding Valley Park, central
  • June 22nd - 100 over Wanstead Flats
  • June 22nd - 100 over Wanstead Park
  • June 22nd - several in Woodford Bridge
  • June 22nd - several in Roding Valley Park, central
  • June 26th - 30 at Aldborough Riding Stables
  • June 27th - 30 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • June 27th - 45 at Valentines Park
  • June 28th - 10 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubland
  • June 30th - 30 on Wanstead Flats
  • June 30th - present in Wanstead Park
  • June 30th - 10 at Gants Hill
  • July 1st - 30 at Wanstead Flats
  • July 1st - 10 over Hatch Forest
  • July 2nd - 100 over Wanstead Flats
  • July 3rd - present over Wanstead Flats
  • July 4th - 19 over Valentines Park
  • July 4th - present over Wanstead Flats
  • July 6th - 100 on Wanstead Flats
  • July 6th - 100 at Five Oaks Lane Scrubland
  • July 7th - present on Wanstead Flats
  • July 8th - 20 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • July 8th - present in Wanstead Park
  • July 9th - present over Woodford Green, Mayfield Ave (breeding)
  • July 9th - 100+ over Wanstead Flats
  • July 11th - 40 on Wanstead Flats
  • July 11th - 15 over Roding Valley Park (south)
  • July 11th - 6 in Valentines Park
  • July 12th - presnet over Wanstead Flats
  • July 13th - 20 in Roding Valley Park (north)
  • July 13th - 6 in Roding Valley Park (central)
  • July 13th - 4 over Wanstead Flats
  • July 13th - 6 in Wanstead Park
  • July 14th - 25 over Redbridge
  • July 14th - 30 over Wanstead Flats
  • July 17th - present over Wanstead Flats
  • July 18th - 10 over Wanstead Flats
  • July 18th - 20 over Valentines Park
  • July 20th - 12 over Roding Valley Park (central)
  • July 20th - 67 over Wanstead Flats
  • July 21st - 40 over Wanstead Flats
  • July 22nd - 40 over Wanstead Flats
  • July 24th - 110 over Wanstead Park
  • July 25th - 2 in Valentines Park
  • July 26th - 2 in Roding valley Park centrel
  • July 26th - few over Valentines Park
  • July 27th - 6 at Roding Valley Park (central)
  • July 27th - 19 on Wanstead Flats
  • July 28th - 4 at Fairlop Gravel Works
  • July 29th - present at Roding Valley Park central
  • July 30th - present at Roding Valley Park central
  • August 1st - 30 over Ilford Town Centre
  • August 3rd - 19 over Wanstead Park
  • August 4th - 12 over Gants Hill
  • August 6th - 9 over Wanstead Flats
  • August 7th - 30 over Wanstead Flats
  • August 7th - 3 at Claybury Park
  • August 8th - 3 at Wanstead Flats
  • August 11th - 3 in Wanstead Park
  • August 11th - 9 on Wanstead Flats
  • August 11th - 1 over Gants Hill
  • August 15th - 5 over Wanstead Park
  • August 16th - 4 at Wanstead Park
  • August 16th - 2 over Gants Hill
  • August 17th - 4 over Gants Hill
  • August 21st - 5 at Fairlop Waters
  • August 24th - 1 over Gants Hill


2009 Spring Arrival Dates

  • 25th April 2009, 9 over Wanstead Flats
  • 25th April 2009, 1 over Hainault Forest
  • 25th April 2009, 20 over Fairlop Waters
  • 25th April 2009, 4 over Gants Hill
  • by May there were many Swifts over the Borough, including in some places, flocks of 70-100

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