September 29, 2009

September 29th 2009

Gants Hill:
  • Sparrowhawk - Seen at 7.32am flying from tree from surrounding gardens pursued by a Crow & Magpie.
  • Coal Tit - Seen at 6.05pm being harrased trying to feed from feeder by male chaffinch.
  • Plus birds seen this early morning:
  • Jay - 1 flying out from our tree
  • Greenfinches - c12
  • Starlings - 5
  • Blue tits - 5
  • Great tits - 2
  • Chaffinches - 4
  • Blackbird - 1 (M)
  • Robin - 1
  • Juvenile Wood Pigeon - 1
  • Feral pigeons - 4
Hainault Forest:
  • Tawny Owl heard in Hainault Forest during a Bat walk from 7.00pm till 8.30pm - I came back after to check what I heard and played my bird mic sound as confirmation. (Alan Thomas)
Roding Valley Park, Woodford Bridge:

  • Kingfisher
  • Kestrel
  • (Alan Hobson)
Valentines Park:

  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • 2 Mandarin Duck (on Long Water) (1 adult male, and 1 juvenile male) (unfortunately these birds are confirmed to have been released by the park manager)
  • 2 Jackdaw
  • (DEH)
South Woodford:

  • 3 Jay over A406

Wanstead Flats:

  • 2 Stonechat on the Broom near Long Wood (S Fisher)

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