January 11, 2011

January 11th 2010


Snaresbrook Primary School:

  • c50 Waxwings at 08.00 hrs numbering upto 50 roosting on tall tree by tube line
    By 08.25 a group tried to secure the remaining berries and then joined by two mistle thrushes who strangely didn’t move, then at 08.40 a sparrowhawk dived in, rested on birch tree and chased the whole flock away towards Eagle Pond direction. (John Snow)
Valentines Park:
  • Cormorant, 6 mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 60 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Mallard, 7 Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, Moorhen, 100 Coot, 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 300 Black Headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, Feral Pigeon, 12 Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 12 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, RObin 6 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 6 LongTailed Tit, Jay, 3 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 150 Starling, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin, 4 Goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

  • Dunnock in song this morning
  • 3 Goldfinch, Blackbird, 2 Blue Tit (DEH)

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