February 15th 2010

weather: 4C light showers, cloudy

Claybury Park:

• 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper
• 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker
• 20 Redwing,
  
• c20 Chaffinch (Ian Woodward)

Fairlop Waters CP:

• 2 Lesser Redpolls and 1 probable Common Redpoll (larger than Lessers and with pure white wing bars but plumage tone seemed too warm brown in brief view) [feeding in birches to south-east of main lake],
• 6 Gadwall, c40 Tufted duck,
• 5 Fieldfares. (Ian Woodward)

Roding Valley Park, central:

• 2 Mute Swan on the River
• 3 Song Thrush,
• Goldfinch
• 2 Jays (Alan Hobson)

Valentines Park:

• 2 Egyptian Geese grazing on the grass to the east of the pavillion
• Grey Wagtail by the outflow of the boating lake
  
• Grey Heron (Paul Ferris)

Wanstead Flats:

• 10 Ring Necked Parakeet (over)
  

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Mistle Thrush (around last years nest)
• Goldfinch

Epping Forest, Copped Hall: (just outside the borough)

• Barn Owl (Martin Smith)

Leyton Flats: (just outside the borough)

• 3 Shoveler,
• 10 Redwing,
• Stonechat,
• 14 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Goldfinch (Gary A James)