November 2nd 2010

Hainault Forest CP:

• 3 Goldcrest
• 60+ tit flock (incl Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit)
• Jay, Green woodpecker (TLachhar)

Roding Valley Park:

• Great Spotted Woodpecker, flock of Goldfinches, flock of Long-tailed Tits, Jay (AHobson)

Valentines Park:

• 3 Egyptian Geese
• Valentino the Mediterranean Gull showing well
• Goldcrest singing between Lond water and the fish pond
• Kingfisher (DEH/PHopkins)

Wanstead Village:

• Swallow (over) (JLethbridge)

Wanstead Flats:

• (06:30-11:30): 500+ Starling (west, 700 on playing fields - Tim Harris),
• 30+ Chaffinch, Brambling, 11 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 15 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting, 13 UFOs (unidentified finches over),
• 29 Redwing, 9 Fieldfare, 10 + Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, many Robin, 4 Mistle Thrush, 16 + Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 23 Skylark, 6 Goldcrest, 3 large mixed Tit flocks,
• 3 Mallard (w), 5 Mute Swan (east), 5+ Great Black Backed Gull, 5 Ring Necked Parakeet, House Sparrow, Sparrowhawk, Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler (3m, 1f), 1 Pochard, 2 m Teal (Tim Harris) and small change to the sum of 51 sp (NC/TH).

Woodford Library:

• Mistle Thrush (AHobson)