August 21st 2009

Hainault:

• female Sparrowhawk low over Greenwood Gardens (DEH)

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• 1 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper,1 Little Ringed Plover (Steve Bacon)

Gants Hill:

• Alan & Tajinders garden
• Coal tit - Still present.
• Great Spotted Woodpecker - Immature male still present.
• Greenfinches - Mixture of Juveniles & Adults in good numbers.
• House Sparrows - Quite a number in garden.
• Blue & Great tits - Good numbers in garden.
• Plus 5 Magpies, c9 Chaffinches, 2 Blackbirds, 3 Robins (2 Juveniles & 1adult) 1 Collared Dove, 2 Woodpigeons ( 1 Juvenile & 1 adult ) 4 Starlings & 7 Feral pigeons.

Woodford Bridge:

• up to a dozen Swifts (these are not our locally breeding Swifts, which left around 5 August, but presumably juveniles or late-leaving adults passing through on way south) (Alan Hobson)