April 04, 2009

April 4th 2009

Fairlop Gravel Works:
  • 1 Greenshank, 7 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover and a pair of Lapwing (Peter Warne)
  • 5 Linnet, 2 Sand Martin and 2 Pied Wagtail. (Peter Warne)

Gants Hill:

  • female Siskin feeding in a private garden (Alan Thomas)

Fairlop Waters:

  • Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Coot and Moorhen on the lake. (AT)
  • Shoveler on the wader scrape, also Canada Geese on the grass near there. (AT)
  • Green Woodpecker, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Wren (heard), around the lake. (AT)
  • Chaffinch, Long Tailed Tit (nestbuilding near the lake), Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff all near the lakes. (AT)
  • Starling, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, around the lakes. (AT)
  • Skylark heard calling on the surrounding farmland. (AT)
  • Reed Bunting seen on Fairlop Plain, also Jay present there and 2 House Martins (first of the year in the borough!) (AT)
  • also: Terrapin seen in the fishing lake! and 3 types of Carp (Common, Leather and Mirror) (AT)

Roding Valley Nature Reserve: (just outside the borough)

  • pair of Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 10 Mute Swan, 39 Canada Geese, 18 Mallard, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 10 Coot. (BJ)
  • Kestrel, Herring Gull, 13 Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 4 Green Woodpecker, pair of Grey Wagtail (BJ)
  • 13 Wren, 9 Dunnock, 17 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 9 Song Thrush. (BJ)
  • 7 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 13 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, (BJ)
  • 2 Jay, 22 Magpie, 16 Carrion Crow, 47 Starling, 10 House Sparrow. (BJ)
  • 6 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Chaffinch, Reed Bunting. (BJ)

Wanstead Park:

  • 1 Siskin (over) (SFisher)
  • 3 male Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff
  • 1 Reed Bunting singing
  • 1 Buzzard soaring in the distance at 2pm (SF)

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