March 25th 2010

weather: showers, 10C

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• 25 Tufted Duck, 13 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 3 Shelduck
• 7 Lapwing, 11 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank
• c20 Pied Wagtail
• 4 Linnet (DEH)
• female Wheatear (Alan Bell)

Fairlop, Aldbrough Riding School:

• Little Owl in the usual tree!

Fairlop Waters CP:

• 25 Tufted Duck, 50 Canada Geese, 30 Mallard, 2 Greylag Geese, 7 Pochards, 3 Mute Swans, 4 Gadwalls, 10 Coots, 5 Moorhens,
• 2 Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebe.
• 5 Carrion Crows, 2 Jays, 4 Magpies,
• 5 Blackbirds,
• 2 Chiffchaffs,
• 6 Chaffinches,
• 2 Wrens, 9 Robins,
• 4 Green Woodpeckers,
• 4 Reed Buntings,
• 28 Fieldfares,
• 2 Great Tits, Long Tailed Tit (CIS)

Valentines Park:

• singing Dunnock and Wren near the mansion house (TLachhar)

Wanstead Flats:

• 20 Skylarks, 14 Meadow Pipits
• 3 Redwings
• 5 singing Chiffchaffs
• 1 Reed Bunting
• 2 Goldfinches (Tim Harris)
• Little Owl, and surprisinsly, no Gulls! (Paul Ferris)

Highams Park: (just outside the borough)

• Lesser Black Backed Gulls (over)
• 2 Greenfinches, 2 Blue Tits
• Robin (Emma Charles)

Leyton Flats: (just outside the borough)

• 1 singing Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff,
• singing Mistle Thrush. (Gary A James).