- Sand Martin and 2 Swift over the Basin at 9.30am (JL via London Birders)
Fairlop Gravel Works:
- 8pm visit.
- 2 Grey Herons
- 1 Little Grebe on the south side (of Painters Road) and 1 Great Crested Grebe on the north side.
- Mute Swans, including 1 on a nest.
- 20 or so Canada Geese on the field on the north side of Painters Road with about 12 Greylag Geese, (other Canada Geese on the flooded works)
- Mallards, Tufted Ducks, Coot and Moorhens in good number
- 2 pairs of Shoveler and 2 pairs of Gadwall,
- the pair of Shelduck was around again today.
- 5 Lapwing, trying very hard to 'shoe' me away. (on the northern site)
- 2 pairs of Redshank, (one on each site)
- 3 Snipe (1 on the south side, 2 on the north)
- 1 fairly tame Common Sandpiper on the south side.
- several Lesser Black Backed Gulls around
- Green Woodpecker calling distantly
- several Pheasant calling too.
- pair of Meadow Pipit (1 displaying)
- 4 Yellow Wagtails (including 1 subspecies with a darker head)
- Also: Carrion Crow, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Starling, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Whitethroat.
Wanstead Flats:
- 2 Whitethroat singing near Jubilee Pond. (Tim Harris)
Snaresbrook:
- Red Kite at 9.30am (PS via ELBF)
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