April 10th 2009

Wanstead Park:

• Green Woodpecker flew out of the park, and landed on the grass on the middle of Redbridge Roundabout. (DEH)
• Song Thrush in Reseviour Wood (PF)
• 2 male Reed Bunting, (SFisher)
• Siskin (over)
• 10+ Jays including a group of 8 (SF)

Claybury Park:

• Green Woodpecker (JMak)
• Rabbit with no eyes. (presumably lost a fight!)
• Blackcap singing prominantly, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk (AHobson)
• Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Jay, Wren
• Speckled Wood Butterfly (AH)

Hainault:

• Pheasant in the fields east of Hainault Road

Roding Valley Park:

• Little Egret on the River Roding near Woodford Bridge

South Park:

• Mistle Thrushes feeding young.

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• 1 Yellow Wagtail still present, flew from the south side to the north side (Daniel Barrett)
• 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 2 Lapwing
• Sand Martins, 3 Linnet, Little Grebe (DB)

Wanstead Flats:

• 5 Mute Swan on Alexandra Lake (PF)
• 2 Little Owls on Wanstead Flats
• 4 Green Woodpecker and a Great Spotted Woodpecker
• 8 Skylark (PF)

Fairlop Waters CP:

• Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Shelduck, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen,
  
• Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe,
  
• Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Wren,
  
• Sand Martin, Swallow, Skylark,
  
• Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, House Sparrow, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting,
  
• Carrion Crow, Magpie, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Feral Pigeon, Starling,
  
• Kestrel, Little Owl,
  
• Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank,
  
• Lesser Black Backed Gull,
• (Tony Leaderman)