November 23rd 2009

Roding Valley Park, Woodford Bridge:

• Kingfisher,
• Kestrel (excellent views; it sat on a low branch eyeing up prey and didn't move as I walked right past it!),
• Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mute Swans on river, 3 Jackdaws.
• Alan Hobson

Fairlop WEBS Count for November:

• 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe
• 8 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron
• 11 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Geese, 92 Canada Geese
• 1 Shelduck, 16 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 28 Teal, 10 Shoveler, 27 Pochard, 85 Tufted Duck
• 35 Moorhen, 113 Coot,
• 90 Golden Plover, 219 Lapwing, 3 Snipe
• 375 Black Headed Gulls, 127 Common Gull, 45 Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 12 Herring Gulls,
• + 1 Hybrid Goose with the Canadas (Steve Bacon)

Hainault Forest CP WEBS Count for November:

• 1 Great Crested Grebe
• 1 Cormorant
• 4 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 92 Canada Goose
• 29 Mallard, 18 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck
• 6 Moorhen, 13 Coot
• 66 Black Headed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull
• 2 Farmyard Ducks (Steve Bacon)

Hainault:

• at least 4 Coal Tits in the garden (off Tomswood Hill)
• Greenfinches
  
• (Eddie Barnes)