December 26th 2009

Fairlop Gravel Pits:

• south side of Painters Road
• 20 Mallards, 3 Shoveler, Teal, Coot, Moorhen
• Black Headed Gulls, Common Gulls, Herring Gulls and Lesser Black Backed Gulls in a large flock with 1 Greater Black Backed Gull
• 170 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper
• 12 Stock Dove
• Meadow Pipit, Skylark

Fairlop, Painters Road:

• female Sparrowhawk
• Kestrel
• c100 Fieldfare
• Goldfinch
• Green Woodpecker
• several hundred Starlings (JMakengo)

Fairlop Waters:

• 100 Fieldfare (Ben)

Clayhall:

• 1 Stock Dove flying over Woodford Avenue toward Beal School

Aldborough Hatch:

• Garden sightings
• 2 Jays
• 1 Chaffinch
• c6 Long tailed tits
• 1 Wren (CPoutney)