September 30, 2010

September 30th 2010


Fairlop Gravel Works:

  • 4.30-5.30pm
  • 2 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 3+ Little Grebe,
  • 10 Mallard, c5 Shoveler, c60 Teal (including 1 that I watched die, I think it had been shot)c50 Pochard, c15 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon (female)
  • c100 Lapwing, 3 Snipe (north side), 4 Green Sandpiper (south side)
  • 20 Swallow over (14 south, 6 north)
  • 5 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 female Pheasant, 3 Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, Jay, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet

Valentines Park:

  • 3 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron,
  • 6 Mute Swan, (4 ad, 2 juv - other 6 juv presumed to be hiding on the island)
  • Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, Mallard, Tufted, 2 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, Moorhen, Coot, Black Headed Gull,
  • Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove
  • 2 Pied Wagtail on ilford Cricked field
  • 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 on the outfall of the boating lake, 2 on Cranbrook cut
  • Wren, 12 Mistle Thrush (melbourne field) - this is the largest count this year at this site, Blackbird, Robin,
  • 2 Goldcrest, (1 in plantation, other by fish pond waterfall)
  • Also: Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jay, Starling, 2 House Sparrow (brisbane Road), Carrion Crow, Magpie, Chaffinch, 1 male Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (MCondon)

Wanstead Flats:

  • (06:30-09:00): Stonechat, 2 or 3 Ring Ouzel, 1 in broom fields flushed and flew north, 2x 1st winter male just east of Long Wood (Tim Harris/NC), Redwing (south), 7 Song Thrush, c.10 Mistle Thrush,
  • c.50 Meadow Pipit, 1Tree Pipit (in with MPs in broom field), Grey Wagtail over, 10+ Skylark,
  • 6+ Chiffchaff,
  • 3 Lesser Redpoll over, good numbers of Greenfinch and Chaffinch, Goldfinch,
  • f Reed Bunting (broom),
  • 2 Shoveler (west),
  • 7 Swallow (north west),
  • 5 Cormorant (NC)

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