Teal: Winter Visitor
Up to 100 Teal winter at Fairlop Waters, preferring the pivacy of the lagoon and the various pools on the gravel works, from July-March they are pretty much guarenteed here, the first few returning Winter Visitors may arrive as early as June. Small numbers of Teal may also turn up anywhere else in the borough, but sightings on the other ponds, lakes, and rivers are more random.
Wintering Numbers:
2010 (Jan-March)- 98
- Fairlop - 87
- Wanstead Park - 8
- Roding Valley Park - 2
- Wanstead Flats - 1
Arrival Dates:
- last 'winter sighting' - May 1st (although the majority left in March)
- first returning bird - June 8th (only absent for 38 days!)
- Fairlop - 98
- South Park - 2
- Wanstead Park - 2
- Roding Valley Park - 1
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