April 20th 2010

weather: sunny, high of 16C

Claybury Park:

• 6 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, pr Coot (on nest!!!)
• 2 Stock Dove
• Sparrowhawk
• 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• 3 Song Thrush, Blackbirds, Robins, Wrens
• Whitethroat, 9 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap
• Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit,
• 3 Treecreeper
• 3 Greenfinch
• Also: Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, (TLachhar/DE-Hull)

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• 9am - 2 Little Ringed Plover calling
• 4 Shelduck trying to settle, but being chased off repeatedly by the Canada Geese.. (I think they di land eventually) (Daniel Erickson-Hull)

Fairlop Waters:

• male Whinchat and 4 Wheatear in the field behind the stables
• 4 Yellow Wagtail
• 11 Swift (Alan Bell)

Roding Valley Park, central:

• Mistle Thrush feeding on the grass outside Broadmead Baptist Church

Roding Valley Park, north:

• 4 Little Egret feeding together on the river, north of Chigwell Road, near Ray Park.
• 2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff
• Green Woodpecker
• 2 Jackdaw (over)
• 2 Linnet (DEH)

Valentines Park:

• 4 Egyptian Geese ( 2 adults, and 2 goslings)
• 12 Tufted Duck
• 3 Coots on nest
• 1 Mute Swan on Long Water

Wanstead Flats:

• Hobby, (first sighting of 2010, 2009's first record was also on April 20th!)
• m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Pheasant,
• Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker,
• Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat,
• 2 Mistle Thrush,
• Reed Bunting,
• Linnet,
• 3 Lesser Black-Backed Gull,
• 2 Swallow, 13 Sand Martin,
• Kestrel, Sparrowhawk,
• GreyHeron (Nick Croft),
• 3+ Wheatear, m Whinchat (stunning!),
• Tree Pipit,
• 3 Lesser Whitethroat (J Lethbridge)

Woodford Bridge, Vicarage Road:

• Mistle Thrush feeding on the green by St. Judes Court (DEH)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Mistle Thrush