August 29th 2009

Gants Hill:

• Coal Tit - Still present.
• Sparrowhawk - Seen twice first at 9.20am gliding high around back gardensthen flying further away...Also again at 10.25am a male landed on my patiofloor a couple yards away from my patio door windows trying to catch birdsof guard then flew away.
• Great Spotted Woodpecker - Immature male present in garden.
• House Sparrows - Lots around feeders & shrubs/trees around garden.
• Greenfinches - c12 seen but more in trees.
• Goldfinch - One adult feeder on nyjer seed feeder.
• Chaffinches - c11 around feeders & on ground.
• Blue & Great tits - Good numbers seen flying around garden.
• Plus - 8 Starlings, 4 Magpies, 2 Blackbirds (M&F), 1 Collard Dove, 2 Robins(J&A), 1 Dunnock, 1 Woodpigeon & 6 Feral pigeons.
• (Alan Thomas)

Wanstead Flats:

• 3 Redstart,
  
• 2 Spotted Flycatchers,
  
• 8 Wheatear,
• 12 Whinchat,
  
• 2 Yellow Wagtail,
• 2 Tree Pipit,
  
• Lesser Whitethroat,
  
• 10 Whitethroat,
  
• 10 Chiffchaff,
  
• 3 Willow Warbler (JLe, Stuart Fisher, Tim Harrris)