December 21, 2009

December 21st 2009

Fairlop Waters CP:


  • December WEBS count by Steve Bacon
  • 8 Mute Swan
  • 7 Little Grebe
  • 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron
  • 126 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose
  • 4 Wigeon, 27 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 17 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 37 Pochard, 71 Tufted Duck
  • 21 Moorhen, 81 Coot
  • 111 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 1 Woodcock,
  • 245 Black Headed Gull, 52 Common Gull, 43 Lesser Black Backed Gull,. 6 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black Backed Gull (SBacon)

Fairlop Waters CP:

  • Jack Snipe by the side of the main lake amongst foilage, until it flew into the distance, Snipe, 100 Lapwing, 50 Golden Plover,
  • 5 Little grebes, 50 Tufted Duck, Pochard, 20 Gadwall,
  • female Kestrel
  • 100 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, Blackbird
  • Little Egret flying over the main boating lake,
  • Grey Heron
  • Tufted Ducks - x40 +Coots - lots, Little Grebe, Mallard ducks, Pochard, Gadwall, Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Geese, Canada Geese
  • Black Headed Gulls - lots, Common Gulls, Lesser Black backed Gull
  • Green Woodpeckers - x2, Great Spotted Woodpecker - Male,
  • Goldcrest - x2
  • Cormorants
  • Woodpigeons, Collard Dove, Starlings, Dunnocks, Robins, Wren, Greenfinches, Blue tits, Great tits, Long tailed tits, Meadow Pipits(IW, Alan Thomas)

Hainault Forest CP:

  • 3 Nuthatches, Treecreeper, 2 Coal tit, 3 Goldcrests,
  • 20 Redwing.
  • flocks of Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits
  • Chaffinch
  • Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Robin
  • 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove
  • Mute Swans, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Starling,
  • 71 Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen,
  • Lapwings
  • Black Headed Gulls, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, (IW, Alan Thomas)

Roding Valley NR: (just outside the borough)

  • 3 Wigeon; 18 Shoveler;
  • Green Sandpiper;
  • Grey Wagtail;
  • 22 Fieldfare; 9 Redwing. (BJ)

Woodford Green:

  • 30 Redwing (Howard Anderson)

Hainault Forest CP:

  • December WEBS Count by Steve Bacon
  • 4 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 5 Canada Geese,
  • 24 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck
  • 8 Moorhen, 10 Coot
  • 31 Black Headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull

Woodford Green:

  • 1 Lapwing on the playing field on Broadmead Estate (DEH)

South Woodford:

  • This morning I saw a Great Spotted woodpecker in my garden in S woodford (at the peanut feeder) for the first time in the 6+ years I've lived here. Hopefully will return
  • Also saw a Grey heron fly over a few mins later.
  • Lots of House Sparrows, Great tits, Blue tits, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Starlings, Gulls, Wood Pigeons, Carrion Crows and Magpies (Peter Gordon)

Hainault Lodge NR:

  • Jackdaws - Quite a number in trees
  • Robins, Blue tits, Great tits, Wren, Dunnock, Long tailed tits, Blackbirds (IW/AT)

Barkingside Recreational Ground:

  • Song Thrush, Woodpigeons, Blackbirds, Robins, Dunnock, Wren, Blue tits, Black Headed Gulls, Carrion Crows. (AThomas)

Forest Gate: (just outside the borough)

  • male Blackcap in a Capel Road garden (PFerris)

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