Redbridge Birdwatching / London Birdwatching: February 11th 2010

February 11, 2010

weather: 1C (cold), cloudy with sunny spells, light snow on the ground

Fairlop Waters CP:

only 1 Mute Swan around today (1 juvnile)
195 Canada Geese, 10 Greylag Geese
33 Mallard, 13 Pochard, 10 Gadwall, 61 Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler, 2 Teal
64 Coot, 31 Moorhen
6 Little Grebe
5 Cormorant
many Black Headed Gulls, a few Common Gulls, 3 Lesser Black Backed Gulls, 1 Herring Gull.
16 Lapwing on the island, 1 Snipe over Hainault Farm
1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipits
6 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
male Kestrel being mobbed by a Carrion Crow over the lake
male Sparrowhawk over the central line tracks, and a female over the field between the gold course and St. Peters Church (Aldborough Hatch)
43 Wood Pigeon, 2 Stock Doves, 5 Collared Doves and 7 Feral Pigeon
13 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush on the gold course,
only 3 Redwing and 3 Fieldfare around today
19 Carrion Crow, 16 Magpie, 3 Jay, 2 Jackdaws, 1 Starling
a few House Sparrows by the car park
3 Robin, 2 Wren, Dunnock
20 Blue Tit, 15 Long Tailed Tit (in 2 parties), 6 Great Tit
16 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch

Ilford:

Ilford, South Park Drive:

Knighton Woods:

2 Nuthatch (pair) remain interested in nest site and are excavating (see pic of obliging bird on next post)
2 Carrion Crow, 2 Jay, Magpies of course,
Great tits very voluble
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Peter Warne)

Roding Valley Park, central section:

Little Egret is back! (half way between Charlie Browns and Broadmead Church)
Fieldfare on the playing field near Roding Lane North
Kestrel
flock of 60 Redwings (Alan Hobson)

South Woodford, High Street:

Valentines Park:

There are 3 pairs of Shovelers on the Long Water today and the Egyptian Geese were sitting on the grass in front of the Pavilion just like a pair of Dogs. (SLitt)
Valentino the Mediterranean Gull (RIles)

Woodford, Library:

February 11, 2010