December 21st 2009

Fairlop Waters CP:

• December WEBS count by Steve Bacon
• 8 Mute Swan
• 7 Little Grebe
• 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron
• 126 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose
• 4 Wigeon, 27 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 17 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 37 Pochard, 71 Tufted Duck
• 21 Moorhen, 81 Coot
• 111 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 1 Woodcock,
• 245 Black Headed Gull, 52 Common Gull, 43 Lesser Black Backed Gull,. 6 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black Backed Gull (SBacon)

Fairlop Waters CP:

• Jack Snipe by the side of the main lake amongst foilage, until it flew into the distance, Snipe, 100 Lapwing, 50 Golden Plover,
• 5 Little grebes, 50 Tufted Duck, Pochard, 20 Gadwall,
• female Kestrel
• 100 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, Blackbird
• Little Egret flying over the main boating lake,
• Grey Heron
• Tufted Ducks - x40 +Coots - lots, Little Grebe, Mallard ducks, Pochard, Gadwall, Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Geese, Canada Geese
• Black Headed Gulls - lots, Common Gulls, Lesser Black backed Gull
• Green Woodpeckers - x2, Great Spotted Woodpecker - Male,
• Goldcrest - x2
• Cormorants
• Woodpigeons, Collard Dove, Starlings, Dunnocks, Robins, Wren, Greenfinches, Blue tits, Great tits, Long tailed tits, Meadow Pipits(IW, Alan Thomas)

Hainault Forest CP:

• 3 Nuthatches, Treecreeper, 2 Coal tit, 3 Goldcrests,
• 20 Redwing.
• flocks of Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits
• Chaffinch
• Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Robin
• 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove
• Mute Swans, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Starling,
• 71 Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen,
• Lapwings
• Black Headed Gulls, Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, (IW, Alan Thomas)

Roding Valley NR: (just outside the borough)

• 3 Wigeon; 18 Shoveler;
• Green Sandpiper;
• Grey Wagtail;
• 22 Fieldfare; 9 Redwing. (BJ)

Woodford Green:

• 30 Redwing (Howard Anderson)

Hainault Forest CP:

• December WEBS Count by Steve Bacon
• 4 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 5 Canada Geese,
• 24 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck
• 8 Moorhen, 10 Coot
• 31 Black Headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull

Woodford Green:

• 1 Lapwing on the playing field on Broadmead Estate (DEH)

South Woodford:

• This morning I saw a Great Spotted woodpecker in my garden in S woodford (at the peanut feeder) for the first time in the 6+ years I've lived here. Hopefully will return
• Also saw a Grey heron fly over a few mins later.
• Lots of House Sparrows, Great tits, Blue tits, Dunnocks, Robins, Blackbirds, Starlings, Gulls, Wood Pigeons, Carrion Crows and Magpies (Peter Gordon)

Hainault Lodge NR:

• Jackdaws - Quite a number in trees
• Robins, Blue tits, Great tits, Wren, Dunnock, Long tailed tits, Blackbirds (IW/AT)

Barkingside Recreational Ground:

• Song Thrush, Woodpigeons, Blackbirds, Robins, Dunnock, Wren, Blue tits, Black Headed Gulls, Carrion Crows. (AThomas)

Forest Gate: (just outside the borough)

• male Blackcap in a Capel Road garden (PFerris)