November 14th 2010

Barkingside, Clayhall Ave:

• 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker in the garden:

Eagle Pond:

• Mute Swan 3, Canada Goose 16, Mallard 21, Gadwall 2, Pochard 2, Tufted Duck 24, Great Crested Grebe 1, Grey Heron 1, Cormorant 3, Moorhen 5, Coot 35, Black-headed Gull 93, Common Gull 2 (THarris)

Gants Hill, Roll Gardens:

• BTO Garden survey between 10am to 11.00am as follows:
  1 Coal tit, 7 Blue tits, 3 Great tits
• 4 Greenfinches, 5 Chaffinches, Goldfinch
• 2 Blackbirds ( M&F), 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 6 House Sparrows, 14 Starlings, 2 Magpies
• 1 Wood pigeon, 10 Feral Pigeons
• Plus additonal garden sightings later pm
• 4 Goldfinches, 2 Starlings, 6 Greenfinches, 3 Blue tits, 3 House Sparrows, Wren - Heard singing within garden somewhere. (AThomas)

Ilford, Westbury Road:

• 2 blue tits, 2 great tits, 16 starlings, 1 wood pigeon, 2 carrion crows. (MSevoir)

Valentines Park:

• 3 sightings of a Kingfisher, each about 20 mins apart (Helen)

Wanstead Flats:

• (07:30-11:00): 2 Great Black-backed Gull, several hundred Common and Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Sparrow, 9 Meadow Pipit, 5 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 12 + Skylark, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 11+ Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 4 Greenfinch, Siskin, Reed Bunting, 25 Ring-necked Parakeet, Fieldfare,14 Redwing (west), 11 + Blackbird, Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 + Goldcrest, 2 Collared Dove, 4+ Teal (3f 1m),4 Shoveler (3f 1m), 4 Gadwall (all Alex), 3 Tufted Duck, 1 f Pochard (Jub), Sparrowhawk, Grey Heron, 8 Cormorant (NC/ Stuart Fisher)
• Mute Swan 14, Canada Goose 229, Mallard 71, Shoveler 5, Pochard 1, Tufted Duck 2, Little Grebe 1, Cormorant 4, Moorhen 10, Coot 29, Black-headed Gull 112, Common Gull 204, Lesser Black-backed Gull 8, Herring Gull 7, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 3, Redwing 4, Greenfinch 4 (THarris Et al)

Wanstead Park:

• Mute Swan 18, Canada Goose 2, Egyptian Goose 2, Gadwall 84, Mallard 73, Shoveler 6, Pochard 30, Tufted Duck 67, Little Grebe 7, Great Crested Grebe 3, Cormorant 8, Grey Heron 2, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 41, Coot 175, Black-headed Gull 76, Common Gull 1, Kingfisher 1, Pied Wagtail 1, Green Woodpecker 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Siskin 35, Goldfinch 2 (THarris et al)