December 19th 2009

Roding Valley Nature Reserve: (just outside the borough)

• pair of Grey Wagtail
• 18 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing

Wanstead:

• Lapwing (over the garden)
• 25 Redwing (west) (JLethbridge)
• 4 Lesser Redpoll (at feeder in the garden) (SFisher)

Wanstead Park:

• 93 Gadwall, 18 Pochard, 10 Little Grebe
• 2 Siskin
• 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker,
• 10 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush
• singing Coal Tit
• 1 Reed Bunting
• 2 Greylag Geese flew over
• female Goldeneye still present on Heronry Pond (SFisher)
• Snipe on the plain
• 16 Fieldfare over the plain
• Goldfinches near Perch pond
• 12 Lapwing over the plain (JLethbridge)

Wanstead Flats:

• 138 Common Gulls
• 2 Snipe (SFisher)

Former Landfill Site, Woodford Bridge: (just outside the borough)

• The former landfill site between Ashtons playing field, and West Hatch School
• Meadow Pipit
• Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch

Higher Ground United Reformed Church, Woodford Bridge: (just outside the borough)

• 10 Greenfinches