April 16th 2010

Barkingside:

• 2 House Martins, 1.30pm
• 2 Jackdaws seen flying over Barkingside Station. (Tony Leaderman)

Claybury Park:

• Mute Swan
• several Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker
• 2 Fox cubs (2oo9s cubs), and 2 Muntjack Deer! (EBarnes)

Goodmayes Park:

• 2 Mute swans, 43 Tufted ducks, 12 Coot (4 nests), 6 Moorhen (2 nests),
• 1 Blackcap, 3 Linnets. (IWoodward)

Ilford, Ilford Lane:

• 3 House Martins acrobating at 2pm (DEH)

South Park:

• 2 Mute swans (nest),
• 2 Great-crested grebes (nest),
• 20 Coot (7 nests),
• 3 Greylag geese,
• 31 Tufted ducks,
• 1 Redwing, 3 Mistle thrushes,
• 1 Blackcap,
• 1 Stock dove.
• 4 Chaffinch, 2 Great Tit, Blue Tit, 2 Blackbirds, Robin, (DEH/IWoodward)

Wanstead Flats:

• Stonechat (sex not determined),
• 11 Sand Martin over (North),
• 1 Grey Heron,
• Meadow Pipit,
• Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff,
• Linnet,
• Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker,
• Mistle Thrush,
• Reed Bunting
• and the resident Pheasant (THarris)