February 3rd 2010

weather, dry, cloudy, 7C

Fairlop, Aldborough Hall Farm

• 2 Grey Wagtails on the dung pile (CPoutney)

Fairlop Waters:

• 3 Little Grebe on the fishing lake (CPoutney)

Gants Hill:

• large flock of House Sparrows
• 2 Dunnock (Barbara J)

Ilford:

• Grey Wagtail in the garden (Barbara J)

Newbury Park, Oaks Lane:

• 8 Redwing (garden)
• 4 Chaffinch (2m, 2f)
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Song Thrush
• Fieldfare feeding on a Cherry Tree in Oaks Lane (CPoutney)

Newbury Park Station:

• Redwing (CPoutney)

Roding Valley Park, Central:

• 2 Mute Swans back near the Bridge at Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge (DEH)

Valentines Park:

• 15 Pochard, 2 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Geese
• 2 Green Woodpeckers
• 2 Greenfinch
• Stock Dove (Barbara J)
• 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron
• 7 Mute Swan (1 adult on the Fish Pond, 2 adult with 4 imm on the boating lake)
• 17 Pochard on the boating lake (highest count so far)
• 20+ Canada Geese, 40+ Mallard, 40+ Coot, 4 Shoveler (2m, 2f), 12 Tufted Duck, 8 Moorhen,
• 250 Black Headed Gulls, 1 Common Gull
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (drumming, not seen)
• 1 Pied Wagtail
• 2 Dunnock, 12 Robin (mostly paired up), 9 Blackbird, pair of Song Thrush near the mansion, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Redwing
• 7 Long Tailed Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit
• 40+ Carrion Crow, 3 Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw (heard), 35 Starlings, 20+ Starlings
• 4 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (JMillea U3A Birding Group)

Wanstead Park:

• The Basin: 14 Shoveler (J Lethbridge)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Mistle Thrush, Goldfinch (DEH)

Abridge, Hoe Lane: (just outside the borough)

• 7 Red Legged Partridges (CIS)