November 10th 2009

Wanstead Flats:

• 220 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 50 Mallard, Moorhen, 25 Coot, 80+ Common Gull,
• 45 BH Gull, 3 Cormorant over,
• 100+ Woodpigeon S in two large groups,
• Green Woodpecker, 2 GS Woodpecker,
• lots of Wren, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit,
• 4 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush,
• Chiffchaff,
• 25 Long-tailed Tits, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit,
• 150 Starling, 4 Jackdaw, 35 Crow, Jay, 7 Magpie (J Lethbridge).

Roding Valley Park, Woodford Bridge:

• Grey Heron,
• 2 parties of Long-tailed Tits,
• 3 Pied Wagtails,
• 2 Jays,
• Green Woodpecker (Alan Hobson)

Woodford Green:

• pair of Pied Wagtails flitting around Broadmead Estate

Valentines Mansion:

• Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit, & Great Tit

Gants Hill:

• Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Sparrow (in our garden)
• 6 Blue Tit, 3 Blackbird (Alan Thomas)

Valentines Park:

• 7+ Cormorant, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot,
• Family of Mute Swans
• Released pinioned birds: Mandarin, Wood Duck, Pintail
• Grey Heron,
• Black Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, Herring Gulls
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Greenfinch
• Mistle Thrush
• Starling, Blackbird
• Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit
• Magpie, Carrion Crow,
• Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon (Eddie Barnes)

Buckhurst Hill: (just outside the borough)

• Sparrowhawk succesfully caught a Greenfinch in flight, in a private garden. (FLudlow)