May 31st 2009

Wanstead Park:

• Canada Goose, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck,
• Cormorant, Grey Heron, Herring Gull,
• Hobby, Sparrowhawk,
• Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Wren
• Swift,
• Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff
• Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, House Sparrow, Starling
• Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit,
• Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Jay, Magpie,
• Chaffinch (via Tajinder Lachhar)
• 2 Ring Necked Parakeets chasing off 5 Squirrels from the dell. (Sally Hammond)
  

Wanstead Flats:

• Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Coot, Mallard, Moorhen, Tufted Duck
• Collared Dove, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon
• Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Wren
• Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Swift
• Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,
• Black Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull
• Blue Tit, Whitethroat,
• Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Jay, Magpie, House Sparrow, Starling (Tajinder Lachhar)

Barking: near A406: (just outside the borough)

• at least 6 Sand Martins over the River Roding

Woodford Green:

• Mistle Thrush pair noisy around nest, also at least 5 Goldfinches around the Broadmead Estate (Daniel Erickson-Hull)

Wanstead:

• Red Kite flying fairly low (100ft) north, over Lakehouse Estate at 2.15pm. (Tim Harris)

Hainault:

• 40+ Lesser Black Backed Gulls on the Car Boot field south of Hainault Golf Course, (including a numebr of juvenlie birds)