April 7th 2010

Claybury Park:

• 2 Treecreepers, pair of Nuthatches,
• 6 Blackcaps (good views of some singing),
• 4 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
• Sparrowhawk,
• 2 Stock Doves,
• 3 Chiffchaffs,
• 12 Jays,
• 2 Long-tailed Tits. (Alan Hobson)

Fairlop Waters CP:

• 2 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin
• 2 Willow Warbler (SBacon)
• later: 70 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin (first of the year) (Alan Bell)

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• Grey Heron, Cormorant
• 2 pairs of Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, Canada Geese, 2 Teal, Mallards, c10 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard (2 pairs), c10 Gadwall, 16 Shoveler, Coot, Moorhen
• 2 trilling Little Grebes, 2 Great Crested Grebe (pr)
• 2 Shelduck (pr)
• 5 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper
• male Kestrel hunting over the verge
• 4 Pheasant
• Green Woodpecker
• Song Thrush
• 4 Swallows, 8 Sand Martin over the gravel works
• c15 Pied Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipit in 1 flock
• 6 male Reed Bunting together
• 10 Linnet
• 4 Siskin (north side) flew off north.
• Also: Blackbird, Wren, Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Mapgie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, singing

Ilford, garden:

• pr Chaffinch, 3 singing Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch
• 2 Collared Doves, 2 Woodpigeons, 3 Feral pigeons
• m Blackcap
• Dunnock, pr Robins, nesting Wren
• male Great Spotted Woodpecker
• pr Blackbirds
• 2 Great Tits, 2 Blue Tits
• 5 Starlings
• the Grey Heron was back eyeing up the koi again but 2 gulls chased it away (thanks guys!) (Barbara J)

Valentines Park:

• 2 pairs of Mute Swan, (1 pr on each lake) - the one on the boating lake is on her nest
• 1 Egyptian Goose on the fish lake (female is incubating in the hole)
• 2 Great Crested Grebe on the boating lake
• Little Grebe on the boating lake
• 23 Canada Geese, 40 Mallard
• 3 Pochard (2m, 1f) 15 Tufted Duck, 40 Coot, 7 Moorhen
• 12 Black Headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull,
• 100+ Feral Pigeon, Colalred Dove, 60+ Woodpigeon
• Green Woodpecker (heard), Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
• Wren, 2 Dunnock, 9 Robin, 12 Blackbird (mostly male), 3 Mistle Thrush (1 on a nest)
• 1 Blackcap, Goldcrest
• Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit,
• 14 Magpie, 40+ Carrion Crow, 5 Strarling, 8 House Sparrow,
• Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch

Wanstead Flats:

• 1 Shoveler
• 1 Pheasant
• 3 or 4 Snipe
• 1 Little Owl
• 19 Skylarks, including 18 singing birds
• 6 Meadow Pipits
• 1 male Wheatear
• male Redstart, south of Long Wood at 11.30am (Tim Harris/Nick Croft)
• Swallow, Sand Martin
• 4 singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler
• 2 Lesser Redpoll over (north)
• Kestrel
• 4 Grey Heron
• Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Little Grebe, Greylag Goose
• 3 Ring Necked Parakeet
• Reed Bunting
• Also: Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Cormorant, Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Jay, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Starling, House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch. (Nick Croft)

Wanstead Park:

• Mistle Thrush,
• 10 Gadwall (3 pairs on Shoulder of Mutton, 2 on Perch), 4 Teal (2 pairs on Heronry),
• Blackcap (10+ singers), Willow Warbler (4), Chiffchaff,
• 3 Linnet, Bullfinch,
• Kestrel (pair),
• Little Grebe, Great-Crested Grebe,
• Grey Heron, Little Egret (River Roding)
• Also: Wren, House Sparrow, Jay, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw, Coot, Moorhen, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Blue Tit, Great tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Green Woodpecker, Gt Spotted Woodpecker, Canada Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Black-Headed Gull, Cormorant, Ring-Necked Parakeet, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Starling, (Nick Croft)