February 17th 2010

weather: 5C, cloudy, sunny spells but cold (ice on cars by 8pm)

Ilford, Ingleby Road:

• male & female Blackcap on the pyracantha today! (JCrick)

Knighton Woods:

• 3 Nuthatch including 1 male singing very loudly from a nest hole
• 2 Shovelers
• 6 Jay
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• 3 Redwing
• 5 Chaffinch
• very many Bue Tits and Great Tits (PWarne)

Valentines Park:

• Song Thrush singing by the Mansion (TLachhar)
• No sighting of Valentino today. Gull numbers down suggesting some movement.
• 16 Pochard,
• Egyptian Geese grazing on Wonderloaf.
• Redwing in single figures (PHopkins)

South Woodford:

• Cormorant (over) (PGordon)