Woodford Green:
- male ***Golden Oriole*** singing in a private garden in Abbotsford Gardens between 05.45 and 6.15am this morning. (Birdguides)
Roding Valley Park:
- Little Egret on the River Roding, near Woodford Bridge at 7.50am (Alan Hobson)
Ilford:
- Osprey flew south-east at 3pm (LV via ELBF)
Fairlop Waters:
- male Whinchat, singing Corn Bunting, displaying Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark and a few Chaffinches in the field between the scrape and the Gravel Works.
- at least 50 Swift over the main lake. (DErickson-Hull)
Fairlop Gravel Works:
- south side of Painters Road:
- 4 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, several pairs of Canada Geese, and at least 2 on eggs.
- Mallards, Tufted Ducks, 1 Gadwall, 1 pair of Shelduck, 1 pair of Shoveler, Moorhen and Coot.
- 1 pair of Tufted Duck with 1 chick.
- 1 pair of Lapwing, 3 pairs of Little Ringed Plover.
- Hobby perched on the gravel mound.
- at least 10 Stock Dove amongst the Wood Pigeons
- quite a few Lesser Black Backed Gulls and 1 or 2 Herring Gulls flying over
- 2 singing Skylark, 2 Linnet, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail
- several Whitethroat singing, also Great Spotted Woodpecker and Chiffchaff calling from Hargeaves Scout Camp.
- at least 4 Pheasent calling.
- also: Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie,
- north side:
- 3 Sedge Warbler singing
- Great Crested Grebe, 4 Shoveler, 20+ Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen,
- Mute Swan on nest (and male swimming around)
- Canada Goose Brood with 5 chicks (newly hatched)
- Mallard Brood with 2 chicks
- 2 pairs of Lapwing, 1 nest has 2 newly hatched chicks and 2 eggs.
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