March 11, 2010

March 11th 2010

weather: 8C max, sunny periods, cloudy sometimes


Eagle Pond:-

  • 9 Gadwall,
  • 2 male Great Spotted Woodpecker (Steve West)

Fairlop, Hainault Farm:

  • east of Hainault Road, a short walk behind Fairlop Quarry, up the footpath... and what a treat: a Buzzard was perched at the top of a bush, it then took of slow and low over the field looking for food, until out of nowhere a male Merlin flew in from nowhere and started mobbing it until the Buzzard flew off, although I think it landed on the next field (towards the Cycle Ctr
  • 2 male Pheasant
  • Grey Heron (over)
  • Green Woodpecker
  • 4 Skylark
  • 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Magpie, 2 Blackbird, Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Wren
  • 24 Golden Plover circling for a while (DEH)

Fairlop Gravel Works:

  • 3 Teal, 41 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall (pr) male Shelduck, 6 Tufted Duck, male Pochard
  • 4 Canada Geese, 8 Mallard, 12 Coot, Moorhen
  • 36 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper
  • 18 Herring Gull, 8 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 1 Great Black Backed Gull
  • Grey Heron
  • 2 male Pheasant
  • 11 Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove,
  • 2 Song Thrush, Robin
  • 8 Carrion Crow,
  • 15 Pied Wagtail in to roost, 1 Meadow Pipit
  • 1 Linnet (over)
  • 4 Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit (DEH)

Little Heath, Hargreaves Scout Camp:

  • Green Woodpecker & Great Spotted Woodpecker

Redbridge, Beal School:

  • Jay (DEH)

Roding Valley Park, Central:

  • 6 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan
  • 2 Long Tailed Tit
  • Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing
  • Goldfinch (AHobson)

Wanstead Park:

  • Great Crested Grebe (Perch pond)
  • 8 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck,
  • Ring Necked Parakeet (JLethbridge)

Woodford, Library:

  • Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (AHobson)

Woodford Bridge, Roding Lane North:

  • c30 Redwings, Fieldfares
  • Blackbirds
  • c12 Common Gulls (AHobson)

Woodford Bridge, Vicarage Road:

  • singing male Greenfinch (AHobson)

Leyton Flats: (just outside the borough)

  • Sparrowhawk,
  • 30 Redwing
  • 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Greater Spotted Woodpecker
  • Stonechat,
  • Goldcrest
  • 3 Jackdaw (Steve West)

Whipps Cross, Gilberts Slade: (just outside the borough)

  • 11 Redwings,
  • 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,
  • Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tits,
  • Song Thrush (Steve West)

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