July 27th 2010

Roding Valley Park, central:

• by the Fishing Lake: Great Spotted Woodpecker, flock of around 40 Goldfinches, at least half a dozen Swifts, 2 Whitethroats,
• Mallards inc. brood of ducklings.
• by the River: Little Egret (over river and by footbridge), flock of Long-tailed Tits (inc. juveniles safely fledged)
• Song Thrush surrounded by 10 Blue Tits
• Mitten Crab in the Roding (AHobson)

Wanstead Flats:

• 6:30-9:30: 7 Cormorant over,
• 6 Mute Swan, 221 Canada Geese, 104 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 46 Coot, 12 Moorhen.
• 6 Common Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull,
• 4 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby,
• 1 Ring Necked Parakeet,
• 1 Little Owl,
• 2 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit,
• 19 Swift, 11 House Martin,
• 180 Feral Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 27 Woodpigeon,
• 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker,
• 5 Blackbird, 7 Wren, 6 Robin, 2 Song Thrush,
• 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 18 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat,
• 8 Great Tit, 17 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest,
• 62 Jackdaw, 14 Magpie, 65 Starling, 210 Carrion Crow, 6 Jay, 2 House Sparrow,
• 2 Reed Bunting, 12 Greenfinch, (J Lethbridge)

Wanstead Park:

• Kingfisher on Ornamental Water (LBlackman)