September 30th 2010

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• 4.30-5.30pm
• 2 Grey Heron, 4 Cormorant, 3+ Little Grebe,
• 10 Mallard, c5 Shoveler, c60 Teal (including 1 that I watched die, I think it had been shot)c50 Pochard, c15 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon (female)
• c100 Lapwing, 3 Snipe (north side), 4 Green Sandpiper (south side)
• 20 Swallow over (14 south, 6 north)
• 5 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 female Pheasant, 3 Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, Jay, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet

Valentines Park:

• 3 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron,
• 6 Mute Swan, (4 ad, 2 juv - other 6 juv presumed to be hiding on the island)
• Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, Mallard, Tufted, 2 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, Moorhen, Coot, Black Headed Gull,
• Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, 3 Stock Dove
• 2 Pied Wagtail on ilford Cricked field
• 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 on the outfall of the boating lake, 2 on Cranbrook cut
• Wren, 12 Mistle Thrush (melbourne field) - this is the largest count this year at this site, Blackbird, Robin,
• 2 Goldcrest, (1 in plantation, other by fish pond waterfall)
• Also: Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jay, Starling, 2 House Sparrow (brisbane Road), Carrion Crow, Magpie, Chaffinch, 1 male Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (MCondon)

Wanstead Flats:

• (06:30-09:00): Stonechat, 2 or 3 Ring Ouzel, 1 in broom fields flushed and flew north, 2x 1st winter male just east of Long Wood (Tim Harris/NC), Redwing (south), 7 Song Thrush, c.10 Mistle Thrush,
• c.50 Meadow Pipit, 1Tree Pipit (in with MPs in broom field), Grey Wagtail over, 10+ Skylark,
• 6+ Chiffchaff,
• 3 Lesser Redpoll over, good numbers of Greenfinch and Chaffinch, Goldfinch,
• f Reed Bunting (broom),
• 2 Shoveler (west),
• 7 Swallow (north west),
• 5 Cormorant (NC)