July 2nd 2010

Wanstead Flats:

• (05:00-11:00): Wood Sandpiper (again v. briefly on Alexandra Lake), Common Sandpiper (stayed for a couple of hours before the traffic of dog walkers, joggers got too much),
• Common Tern (over Alexandra Lake to the west),
• 88 Cormorant (over), 31 Black-headed Gull, 16 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull,
• 21 Ring-necked Parakeet (over north),
• 15 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, c.100 Swift (over the whole Flats),
• 16 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin,
• 11 Jay, 5 Magpie, c.20-30 Jackdaw, Carrion Crow,
• 3 (or possibly the same) f Sparrowhawk (once carrying food to the cemetry),
• 8 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker,
• 2 Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit, Skylark... and I'll let you off the rest (Nick Croft). More frogs exiting round pond.

Woodford Green, Garden:

• sightings of recent
• 2 Jay (pair) 8 Magpie in one tree, pr of Collared Dove, 5 Wood Pigeon on lawn
• Wren, Robin 1 pair, Blackbird 1 pair, Bluetits 6 in feeding tree, 3 Coal tits in tree, Chaffinch
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 on feeder
• Green Woodpecker cry heard
• 1 Yellowhammer (remarkable for a garden sighting) (Jane Cooper)

Valentines Park:

• Mute Swan still with 8 growing cygnets
• Great Crested Grebe still sitting on nest, but now only 1 egg
• Egyptian Geese with 4 ducklings
• no Gery Herons ariound! (Gillian Ware)