May 08, 2009

May 8th 2009

Woodford Green:

  • pair of Mistle Thrushes making a lot of noise in the rain on Broadmead Estate

Wanstead Flats:

  • 2 singing Lesser Whitethroat,
  • pair of Wheatear
  • c70 Swift and c 40 Swallows

Wanstead Park:

  • 1 Cuckoo north over park,
  • 1 Hobby over,
  • singing Garden Warbler near River Roding,
  • Willow Warbler, (SF: via London Birders)

Wanstead Park:

  • 7-8pm
  • Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Grebe
  • 2 Grey Heron
  • 2 pairs of Canada Geese with goslings (5 & 2)
  • Hobby over the plain
  • Ring Necked Parakeet over Heronry pond
  • 20+ Swift
  • 4 Sing Thrush, Mistle Thrush
  • Grey Wagtail by the Roding pumphouse
  • Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff
  • Garden Warbler by the River Roding
  • 10+ Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat
  • about 50 Jackdaw (JL via London Birders)

Bush Wood:

  • 2 Hobby,
  • 30+ Swift, (JL via London Birders)

Wanstead:

  • 2 Mistle Thursh in my garden, which were a tick (JL via London birders).

Fairlop Waters:

  • at least 50 Swifts over the lake (8pm)

Roding Valley Park:

  • Little Egret on the River Roding, near Woodford Bridge at 5.45 pm (Alan Hobson)

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