February 28th 2009

Fairlop Waters:

• 15 Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Geese and 133 Canada Geese (spread out over the various ponds)
• 1 Great Crested Grebe and 3 Little Grebe
• The male Shelduck on the gravel works has been joined by a female!
• Duck Count: 41 Mallard, 60+ Teal, 74 Gadwall, 18 Pocahrd, 30+ Shoveler, 97 Tufted Duck, 70+ Coot, 25+ Moorhen
• Waders on the gravel works: 200+ Lapwing, 50+ Golden Plover, 16 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper plus a Snipe on Fairlop Plain
  
• 1 Grey Heron on the gravel works.
• 200+ Wood Pigeon, and a flock of 26 Stock Doves on the gravel works.
• c700 Gulls, mostly Black Headed Gulls, and Common Gulls, but at least 10 Lesser Black Backed Gulls and a few Herring Gulls.
• 1 Kestrel hunting over Painters Road.
• 4 Pied Wagtail, and a flock of 18 Linnet on the gravel works, with a female Stonechat
• 1 male Reed Bunting on Farilop Plain.
• Large numbers of Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, and a few Goldcrest, House Sparrow, Starling and 4 Dunnock.
• 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch and 2 Siskin near the lagoon.
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and 2 Green Woodpecker calling
  

Wanstead Flats:

• 1 male Reed Bunting, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail (Jonathan Lethbridge)
• 2 Mute Swan, pair of Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 20+ Mallard, c20 Canada Geese on Jubille Pond (JL)
  
• 50+ Common Gull, 20+ Black Headed Gull (JL)
• 1 Goldfinch drinking by the pond (JL)
• 15 House Sparrow, 80+ Starling, 2 Song Thrush singing, c30 Carrion Crow (JL)

Wanstead Park:

• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Rare Birds Alert)
• Redwing near Warren Road track (Paul Ferris)
  

Claybury Park:

• at least 6 Stock Doves (near Tomswood Hill) flushed from the ground.
  
• 7 Meadow Pipits in the long grass.
  
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming, and 2 Green Woodpeckers
• 4 Nuthatch in the treetops.
• Blue Tit, Great Tit, LongTailed Tit and Greenfinch, Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow and Magpie. (DEH)
  

February 27th 2009

Reeds Forest:

• Reeds Forest is the section of Epping Forest that surrounds Bancrofts School in Woodford.
• 3 pairs of Stock Dove
• An abundance of Blue Tits and Great Tits, 3 pairs of Long Tailed Tits.
• 2 Coal Tits (singing) and a Goldcrest.
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming.
• Mistle Thrush, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon.

Woodford Bridge:

• A pair of Canada Geese have now apparently taken up residence here. Also 30ish Mallard, and 4 Moorhen visible.

Woodford Green:

• There was a pair of Canada Geese on the small pond outside Woodford Green United Church. and 3 on the island on the pond at the northern end of Johnston Road (with a few Mallards)

Wanstead Park:

• 8 Little Grebe, 4 Mute Swan, 20+ Canada Geese, 12 Shoveler, Pair of Teal, 1 Pochard, 50+ Tufted Duck, 18 Gadwall, 50+ Mallard, 120+ Coot, 19 Moorhen. (Jonathan Lethbridge)
• 100+ LBB Gulls, 2 Common Gull, (JL)
• Female Sparrowhawk over Perch Pond (JL)
• Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 100+ Woodpigeon (JL)
• 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. (JL)
• 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 20 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 5+ Wren (JL)
• 5 Goldfinch, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 3 Goldcrest, infinite Blue & Great Tits, 17 LT Tits (JL)
• 2 Jackdaw, 20+ Crow, 25+ Magpie (J Lethbridge)
• 1 or possibly 2 Kingfishers making a lot of noise on the River Roding (Paul Ferris)
• 2 Mistle Thrushes round the Temple, 2 on the plain, and a 5th singing somewhere in the grove. (PF)
  

February 26th 2009

Woodford Green:

• Little Egret on the bank of the River Roding, near Woodford Bridge. (Alan Hobson)

Hainault Forest:

• Pochard, Mallard, male Shoveler (Neil Phillips)
  

February 25th 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• 2 Canada Geese were back on the pond by St. Pauls Church with about 30 Mallard and 4 Moorhen.

Snaresbrook:

• Mistle Thrush on the Grass between Woodford Road and The Drive.

Eagle Pond:

• 22 Shoveler! with a few Tufted, Pochard, Gadwall, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, and the Canada Goose flock.
• Grey Heron walking along the east end.

Wanstead Flats:

• Jubilee Pond Wildfowl: 25 Canada Geese, 30 Mallard, 7 Tufted Duck, 7 Pochard, 4 Shoveler, 7 Coot, 3 Gadwall.
• Pied Wagtail around the edge of the pond, and at least 2 Skylarks in song 'somewhere'
• Alexandra Lake: 109 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler and a few Mallard, Coot, Tufted Duck and Moorhen
• Grey Heron flying over.
• Pied Wagtails and Greenfinches both singing away...
• over 1000 Gulls on the flats, mostly Black Headed and Common Gulls.

Claybury Park:

• Merlin taking prey near Wensleydale Avenue, south of Claybury Park this morning. (Peter Hopkins)

Fairlop Waters:

• 100+ Canada Geese, spread out in small groups onthe golf course, the riding school field, the gravel works, the main lake and surrounding fields. Also 4 Greylag Geese.
• 2 Mute Swan, 50+ Teal, 22 Shoveler and 22 Gadwall on the works site with smaller numbers of Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pochard, and the Shelduck is still present.
• Great Crested Grebe on the Fishing Lake and Little Grebe on the Works.
• Cormorant flying over.
• 400+ Lapwing, 14 Golden Plover, 22 Snipe, and 1 Green Sandpiper on the works, and another Snipe on Fairlop Plain.
• 3 Pheasant.
• 3 Green Woodpecker.
• 4 Meadow Pipits, 2 Reed Bunting, 4 Pied Wagtail, and 2+ Skylark.
• Kestrel hunting over the gravel works.
• Huge flock of several hundred Wood Pigeon.
  

February 24th 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• only 30 Mallard on the pond by St. Pauls Church today... with 6 Moorhens.

Roding Valley Park:

• The Little Egret was in the same place as yesterday at 8.40am.... but was gone by 8.50am.
• Cormorant flew north at Woodford Bridge.

Claybury Park:

• 7 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and 3 Green Woodpeckers were present and noisy! (DEH/JM)
  
• 9 Nuthatches also present in the woods. (JasonMoule)
  
• Loads ot Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits and Goldcrests.
• Blackbird, Robin and Dunnock all in song and at least 3 Song Thrush.
• 6 Chaffinches, 2 Goldfinches, and about 10 Greenfinches, with 4 Siskin. (DEH/JM)
  
• 7 Redwing moving from tree to tree.
• 2 Common Gull and 18 Black Headed Gulls, some with full black heads now!... (DEH/JM)
  
• 2 Canada Geese, 4 Mallard and 3 Moorhens on the main pond. (DEH/JM)
• Grey Heron (JM)
• Coal Tit (JM)
  
• 40 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Buntings and a Pied Wagtail (JM)
  
• At least 2 pairs of Stock Doves dispaying and calling. (DEH)
  
• 50+ House Sparrow (JM)
  
• Also: Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jay, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Starling.
• Tawny Owl (JM)
  

Valentines Park:

• 25 Canada Geese, Mallards, Tufted Ducks, Coot, Moorhen on the Small Pond.
• Greenfinches in the trees around the pond
• 2 Mistle Thrushes making a noise
• Large flock of Carrion Crows

Fairlop Waters:

• Little Owl perched on a tree in the middle of the field east of the stables, (north of Painters Road, just after the bend at 5.30pm)
• A quick walk round the gravel workings at dusk was very productive, (the southern site): 3 Mute Swans, 50+ Canada Geese flying in to 'roost'. 4 Greylag Geese (over) 50+ Teal, 22 Shoveler, 20+ Mallard, 4 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, Coot and Moorhen.
• 3 female Pheasant (all flushed)
• 400+ Lapwings, 100+ Golden Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers and 3 Snipe.
• Skylark singing.
• Barn Owl hunting over the site. (the first one i've seen anywhere in London!)
  

February 23rd 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• 4 Canada Geese with the regular Mallards and Moorhens on the pond by St. Pauls Church this morning, (first time I've seen them here this year so far).

Roding Valley Park:

• Little Egret on the riverbank near Woodford Bridge. (seen while driving by) (DEH)
• Kingfisher by the footbridge, Woodford Bridge (Alan Hobson)
• Kestrel above the A406 near Redbrige Roundabout. (DEH)

Woodford:

• 6 Redwing by Woodford Library. (Alan Hobson)

Wanstead Park:

• 6 Mute Swans ( 2 on Ornamental Waters, 2 on Perch Pond and 2 on the Basin)
• 18 Canada Geese, mostly on Ornamental Waters.
• 69 Mallard, 76 Tufted Duck, 22 Gadwall, 16 Shoveler
• only 7 Pochard left!.....
• 5 Little Grebe, (3 on Heronry Pond and 2 on the Basin)
• 1 Great Crested Grebe on the Basin.
• 2 Grey Heron on Perch Pond
  
• 152 Coot and 41 Moorhen.
• Beautiful Water Rail showing very well on the far side of Heronry Pond, swimming along the edge about 1/2 the length of the pond.
  
• Grey Wagtail around the shore of Heronry Pond.
• 3 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker and...
• 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers (one drumming) and showing well on Lincoln Island
• at least 4 Song Thrushes in song.... also Blackbirds, Robins and Wrens.
• Large numbers of Blue tits, Great Tits, Long Tailed Tits and Goldcrests and 2 Greenfinch.
• Nuthatch calling on Rook Island/Lincoln Island.
• Large roost of Carrion Crows and Jackdaws, between 50 and 100 of each, in the trees separating Wanstead Golf Course and the ponds.
• over 400 Gulls flying north to roost.
• Pied Wagtail over the Basin.
• Also: Jay, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie,
• Tawny Owl calling fron Lincoln Island at dusk.

Claybury Park:

• Tawny Owl (Alan Hobson)
  

February 22nd 2009

Redbridge:

• Buzzard flying high over Redbridge Roundabout, being mobbed by starlings,and then flying off south.

Fairlop Waters:

• Green Woodpecker (behind the lagoon) (Bill Neate)
• 9 Teal on the lagoon (BN)
• Reed Bunting, Skylark
• 28 Carrion Crows.
  
• Chaffinch, Goldfinch, (Tony leaderman)
  

February 21st 2009

Fairlop Waters:

• 71 Golden Plover, 354 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 9 Snipe on the Works site (Steve Bacon)
• 37 Mallard, 79 Tufted Duck, 20 Pochard, 16 Mute Swan, 14 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 68 Teal, 1 Shelduck, (Steve Bacon)
• 1 female Merlin flew East (Steve Bacon).

Gants Hill:

• Song Thrush in a garden (Alan Thomas)

February 20th 2009

Gants Hill:

• Song Thrush in our garden (Alan Thomas)

February 18th 2009

Gants Hill:

• Song Thrush in our garden (Alan Thomas)

February 17th 2009

Fairlop Waters:

• 4 Great Crested Grebes (first sightings since the freeze)

Forest Park Cemetry, Hainault:

• a flock of at least 12 Pied Wagtails, around the gravestones.
  

February 16th 2009

Roding Valley Park:

• Charlie Browns to Redbridge Roundabout:
• 24 Mallard and 10 Moorhen.
• 1 Song Thrush in song, also many Blackbird, Robin, Wren and a pair of Dunnock.
• Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits and Great Tits. 1 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll.
• Grey Wagtail flying up and down the river.
• Large flock of gulls on the playing fields at the southern end. About 200 Black Headed Gulls, 100 Common Gulls and a single Lesser Black Backed Gull feeding with Magpies, Wood Pigeon and 5 Jackdaw. Also 3 Pied Wagtail present here.

Knighton Wood:

• 13 Mandarin (13 male 2 female) 8 Mallard, 1 male Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen. (SCo)
• Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 10 Long-tailed Tit (SCo)

February 15th 2009

South Park:

• 1 Great Black Backed Gull in the Gull flock

Goodmayes Park:

• 2 Mistle Thrushes on the playing fields

Chadwell Heath:

• 2 Mistle Thrushes on the rooftops in Crystal Way

Little Heath:

• Kestrel on a lamp column on Hainault Road, near Little Heath School
• Great Spotted Woodpecker clinging to a telegraph pole on Hainault Road.
• Male Pheasant flying low over Hainault Road, and a Mute Swan flying higher over the same road.
• 2 Redwings and 3 Fieldfare flew out of Little Heath School.

Ilford:

• Grey Heron flying over The Drive

Valentines Park:

• 3 Mute Swan, 33 Canada Geese, 116 Mallard, 49 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 1 male Pochard, 2 Little Grebe 115 Coot and 32 Moorhen.
• 2 Grey Heron on the island.
• 16 Chaffinches, 5 Long Tailed Tits and 2 Goldcrests in feeding parties.
• 2 Mistle Thrush racketing.
• Valentino the Mediterrainean Gull was present and calling.

Wanstead:

• Mixed flock of 20+ Starling, 10+ Redwing and 3 Mistle Thrush feeding on grass at Cambridge Park Green (J Lethbridge)

February 14th 2009

Fairlop Waters:

• 172 Canada Geese and 2 Greylag Geese which were spread out over the various lakes and the golf course,
• 1 Shelduck still present on Fairlop Works,
• Total wildfowl counts: 7 Mute Swan, 55 Mallard, 88 Teal, 22 Pochard, 62 Tufted Duck, 37 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 4 Little Grebe, Cormorant, 53 Moorhen, 103 Coot,
• 7 Pheasant mostly around the works,
• 4 Kestrel (2m and 2f),
• 3 Snipe, 469 Lapwing, 134 Golden Plover and 4 Green Sandpiper,
• 3 Herring Gulls, 3 Leseer Black Backed Gulls, 100s of Black Headed Gulls, 100+ Common Gulls, 2 Great Black Backed Gulls,
• 7 Stock Doves, 3 Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 male Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush, Fieldfare, 1 Dunnock, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Linnet 2 House Sparrow, 11 Starling, 5 LTTit, 8 Great Tit, 16 Blue Tit, 10 Robin, 4 Wren, 13 Blackbird 2 Collared Dove, 300+ Wood Pigeon 16 Feral Pigeon, 14 Carrion Crow, 7 Magpie,
• Several fox, many Rabbits and 2 Brown Hare!

Goodmayes Park:

• 27 Redwing (Bob Jenner)

Claybury Park:

• Tawny Owl in the South West Corner. (Alan Hobson)

February 13th 2009

Roding Valley Park:

• the centre section from Charlie Browns to Woodford Bridge:
• 14 Mallard and 11 Moorhen trying to 'manage' the strong currents...
• Great Spotted Woodpecker (over)
• Cormorant flying high over.
• Black Headed Gulls, Common Gulls and 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull on Broadmead playing field.
• 1 Song Thrush, umpteen Blackbirds, 2+ Robins, 4+ Dunnock, 2+ Wren.
• Blue Tit, Great tit and Long Tailed Tits, 1 Chaffinch and 2+ Greenfinches.
• 2 Grey Wagtails flying up and down the river, 'playing' together.
• Also: Wood Pigeon, Feral Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Starling, House Sparrow.

Wanstead Flats:

• 155 Canada Geese and 2 Greylag Geese around Alexandra Lake
• 2 Mute Swans at the south end of Alexandra Lake
• Also: 20 Mallard, 4 male Pochard, pr Shoveler, 4 Coot and 6 Moorhen.
• Great Spotted Woodpecker on the island, and Green Woodpecker heard calling distantly.
• Mistle Thrush with some Jackdaws on the palying fields... and over 75 Carrion Crows!
• Large Gull flock of several hundred, mostly Black Headed, with a few Common Gulls.
• 130+ Feral Pigeons being well fed.

Goodmayes Park:

• 2 Mute Swan, 40 Canada Geese and 6 Greylag Geese, 30 Mallard, 47 Tufted Duck, 2 female Pochard, 31 Coot and 8 Moorhen.
• 10+ Collared Doves and a flock of Long Tailed Tits on the island.

Westwood Road Recreational Ground, Seven Kings:

• 49 Mallard and 2 Canada Geese on the water, plus a very tame Cormorant fishing.
• Pair of Pied Wagtails on the field.
• Also: Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, House Sparrow, Starling, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird and Wren.

Hainault Forest:

• 76 Canada Goose, 9 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 21 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard (2 male 1 female) (JA)
• Jay (JA)
  

February 12th 2009

Roding Valley Park:

• the northern section, from Woodford Bridge, to Luxborough Lane (although the last 100 yards were not accessable due to flooding.)
• 12 Mallard and 12 Moorhen.
• 1 beautiful Grey Wagtail, and 2 Snipe along the riverbank
• finchfest: 1 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch and 18 Lesser Redpoll in the trees along the river...and...
• 3 Brambling near the Thames Water Treatment Works, also 3 Pheasant there and a Green Woodpecker.
• 3 Fieldfare and a Redwing (over) and another 10 Redwing around a frozen puddle.
• two separate parties of Long Tailed Tits, with 8 in each... Also, Blue Tits and Great Tits a plenty.
• Common Gulls and Black Headed Gulls on the playing fields opposite
• 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Magpies, Carrion Crow, Jay and Wood Pigeon complete the tally.

Wanstead Park:

• 10+ Little Grebe, 6 Canada Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 16 Shoveler, 40+ Gadwall, 50+ Tufted Duck & 18 Pochard, also hybrid Gadwall x something. (JL)
• pr Red-Crested Pochard still present!
  
• Meadow Pipit, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch. Flooded alongside River Roding (JL)

February 11th 2009

Woodford Green Ponds: Johnston Road

• 16 Canada Geese, 12 Mallard and 2 Moorhen on the 1/2 frozen pond opposite the Royal Mail in Woodford Green

Woodford Green Ponds: Links Road

• 2 Mallard and 3 Moorhen around the edges of the pond by Woodford Green URC which was completely frozen.
• Wren flitting from frozen reed to frozen reed.
• 3 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit and a Blackbird.

Woodford Green Ponds: Woodford Police Station

• 2 Coot and 2 Moorhen, on this frozen pond!
• 2 Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird.

Knighton Wood:

• The ponds were frozen here too so no sign of the Mandarin, only 2 Moorhen.
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 4 Nuthatch.
• 15 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 4 Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 9 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Magpie, 5 Wood Pigeon, Jay and Dunnock in the vicinity of the ponds.

Snaresbrook:

• 5 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush and 1 Goldfinch feeding on the grass on Woodford Road.

Eagle Pond:

• 5 Mute Swan, including 1 adult very persuasively trying to chase off a juvenile.
• 74 Canada Geese, 72 Tufted Duck, 12 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 31 Coot and 2 Moorhen. this pond was about 1/3 frozen

Wanstead Flats:

• Wildfowl count on the 1/2 frozen Alexandra Lake was: 148 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 15 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Shoveler, 4 Coot and 8 Moorhen.
• Severel hundred Gulls which were mostly Black Headed and Common.
• 130 Feral Pigeons
• Great Spotted Woodpecker on the island.

February 10th 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• The usual 60 Mallard and 8 Moorhen presentas usual on the pond by St. Pauls Church.

February 9th 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• 60 Mallards and 8 Moorhen on/by the pond
• 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Carrion Crows on the field
• Black Headed Gulls and Common Gulls.

Chigwell:

• walking the length of Tomswood Hill: Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Long Tailed Tit, Greenfinch

South Park:

• Little Grebe, 144 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, 35 Tufted Duck, 30 Mallard, 40 Coot, 12 Moorhen, Cormorant, 2 Teal, 2 Redwing (one in song), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Chaffinches, 2 Greenfinches, 2 Siskin, Long Tailed Tits.
• Collared Doves roosting on 'their' island

Fairlop:

• the northern works site, viewed from the road only: Grey Heron, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen.
• Lapwings and Gulls on the field east of Hainault Road.

Hainault:

• flock of at least 50 Starlings 'sky dancing' around Fencepiece Road at dusk

February 8th 2009

Hainault:

• Greenfinches flitting from roof to roof between Tomswood Hill and Fencepeice Road.
• Jay flying accross Tomswood Hill.

Chadwell Heath:

• 30+ House Sparrows in a bush at the south end of Chadwell Heath Lane

Fairlop Waters:

• 2 Mute Swan, 20 Teal, 5 Gadwall, Coot, and Moorhen on the southern works.
• 3 Green Sandpipers, a Snipe on the southern works site.
• 5 Skylark 1 Green Woodpecker and 3 Meadow Pipit around the site.
• a flock of over 40 Carrion Crows with a few Magpies
• 4 Pheasants, 2 being chased by a fox.... also Brown Hare present.
• Large Gull flock including over 200 Black Headed Gull, 50 Common Gull, 30 Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 20 Herring Gulls and a Yellow Legged Gull.
• Pochard, Tufted Duck, Teal and Coot on the northern works site
• Grey Heron flying over the field towards Hainault forest
• Kestrel on a lamp column on Hainault Road.
• flock of over 100 Lapwing on the fields east of Hainault Road
• flock of over 50 Redwing and Fieldfare at the northern end of Hainault Road.
• Great Crested Grebe on the main lake, with Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, and Canada Geese.
• Grey Heron on the farm pond, and a Shelduck that took off, presumably to toward the landfill site.
• 6 Little Grebe on the fishing lake with a load of Coot, Gadwall and Tufted Duck.
• 2 Skylark calling on the field behind the fishing lake.
  
• Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Blackbird all present.
• Sparrowhawk along the stream. (DEH)
• Kestrel
• 34 Fieldfare
  
• Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit (Tony Leaderman)
  

Hainault Forest:

• Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard, Pochard, Coot, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, Wren, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Great Tit, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch. (James Anderson)

Woodford Golf Course:

• 2 Egyptian Geese still on the fairway

February 7th 2009

Woodford Green:

• Dunnock in full song sitting prominantly at the top of a bush outside the shop on Orchard Estate, Broadmead Road.

Ilford:

• Grey Heron over Cranbrook Road, towards Valentines Park.

Woodford Golf Course:

• 2 Egyptian Geese still on the fairway

February 6th 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• 55 Mallards and 6 Moorhens on the pond by St. Pauls church.

Ilford:

• 3 Goldcrests in Merrivale Avenue (Sarah Painter)

Woodford Golf Course:

• 2 Egyptian Geese on the fairway

Gants Hill:

• 1 Long Tailed Tit in our garden (Alan Thomas)

February 5th 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• 55 Mallards and 10 Moorhens on the pond by St. Pauls church, which is now only 1/2 frozen
• female Pied Wagtail.

Knighton Wood:

• Great Spotted Woodpecker.
• Visibility was poor, it was freezing, raining, and the ponds were frozen over! but there were a lot of Great Tits, Robins and Blackbirds singing away.
• 2 Moorhens iceskating!
• 2 pairs of Blue Tits investigating nesting holes.

Woodford Green:

• 4 Mallards and 15 Black Headed Gulls on the pond by Johnston Road
• 3 Jackdaws with the Feral Pigeons opposite the Post Office.

Gants Hill:

• pair of Long Tailed Tit in a Gants Hill Garden (Alan Thomas)

February 4th 2009

Woodford Bridge:

• Mallards and Moorhens sitting about on the ice on the pond by St. Pauls Church.

Pics - February 3rd 2009

RedCrested Pochard at Wanstead Park - 3rd Feb 09

photographed by Jonathan Lethbridge

February 3rd 2009

Loxford:

• 4 Fieldfares in private garden. (JMak)

Fairlop Waters:

• 257 Black Headed Gulls and 70 Common Gulls on the main lake (which is 75% frozen)
• 26 Moorhen, 59 Coot.
• 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe
• 126 Canada Geese and 17 Greylag Geese
• 41 Pochard, 67 Tufted Duck, 27 Mallard, 26 Gadwall, 30 Teal
• Great Tits, Blue Tits and Long Tailed Tits a plenty.
• 3 Chaffinches and 2 Greenfinches near the lake.
• 2 Stock Doves over the farm
• Small party of birds moving through the reserve included 4 Goldfinches, 2 Reed Buntings, 5 Meadow Pipits and a male Yellowhammer.
• Blackbird, Song Thrush, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jay, Wood Pigeon, Starling.
• 26 Fieldfare on the reserve, making a lot of noise, also 3 Redwing.
• 2 Green Woodpecker, one near the stables, and one on Farilop works.
• 2 male Kestrel making a lot of noise calling when perched and in flight.
• male Sparrowhawk being a little more subtle flew from the trees surrounding the lagoon, accross the golf course in silence.
• 2 Mute Swans on the works...sitting on the ice
• 50+ Lapwing, 20+ Snipe and 2 Green Sandpiper on the works.
• female Stonechat, 10 Skylark and another 10+ Meadow Pipit around the works
• 4 Pheasant, 1 was very comically trying to walk away from me up the ice!
• 2 Pied Wagtail and 1 Grey Wagtail.
• Loads more Common and Black Headed Gulls on the works, with 3 Lesser Black Backed Gulls and a single Herring Gull.

Wanstead Park:

• Red Crested Pochard pair still on Heronry Pond (Kathy Hartnett/JL)
• 33 Pochard, 105 Coot, plus Tufted Ducks, Mallards and Moorhens on Heronry Pond. (JL)
• only 2 Little Grebe. (JL)
  
• 7 Meadow Pipit and 2 Green Woodpecker feeding on the field behind the kiosk. (JL)
  
• Jay and 2 possible (probable) Siskin, (not 100% id'd) (JL)
• Chiffchaff calling in Resevoir Wood. (JL)
  

Bush Wood, Wanstead:

• female Sparrowhawk, and the usual Tits. (JL)

Wanstead Flats:

• 2 Greylag Geese with the Canada Goose flock by Alexandra Lake. (JL)
• 2 Pied Wagtail around the margins. (JL)
• Single Shoveler. (JL)
  
• Sparrowhawk circling and being mobbed by Carrion Crow. (JL)
  
• Fieldfare, north of Long Wood. (JL)
• Kestrel, heading over east. (JL)
  

Valentines Park:

• Adult Mediterranean Gull (DBa)
  
• 20 Siskins, Coal Tit, 3 Goldcrests, Green Woodpecker (DBa)

Grange Hill:

• female Blackcap (Ian Shaw)
  

February 2nd 2009

Hainault:

• pr of Blackcap (Jason Moule)

Barkingside:

• male Blackcap (DBa)

Wanstead Park:

• 5 Little Grebe, Grey Heron. (JL)
• pair of Red Crested Pochard (JL)
• 50 Tufted Duck, 40 Gadwall, 30 Pochard. (JL)
• 6 Long Tailed Tit and 3 Goldcrest feeding together. (JL)
• Ponds are already starting to freeze over. (JL)

Wanstead Flats:

• 4 Shoveler on Alexandra Lake. (JL)
• 12 Skylark. (JL)

Gants Hill:

• Jackdaw in a Gants Hill Garden (Alan Thomas)

February 1st 2009

Hainault Recreational Ground:

• Flock of about 50 Redwing and Fieldfares, at the southern end near Forest Road.
  

Fairlop Waters:

• Over 400 Lapwings on the works site.
  
• Mute Swan, Gadwall, Teal, Tufted Duck, Coot and Moorhen also present
• 1 Meadow Pipit.

Woodford Bridge:

• Goldfinches near St.Pauls Church.
  

Wanstead Park:

• Water Rail (JL)