November 10th 2010

Claybury Park:

• 12 Mallard,
• 1 Sparrowhawk,
• 2 Moorhen,
• Common Gull, Herring Gull, 21 Black-headed Gull,
• Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove,
• 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker,
• 7 Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, 3 Starling, 6 Blackbird 5 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch (PHart)

Fairlop Waters:

• female Goosander still present for the 4th day now, favouring the area past the clubhouse, past the shed, in the 'corner' near the bank. CLICK for new pic taken today
• plenty of Redwing and Fieldfare
• 10 Common Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull
• 1 shoveler on the fish lake (NTyford)

Gants Hill, Roll Gardens:

• 1 Coal tit, 7 Goldfinches, 10 Greenfinches, 8 House Sparrows, 7 Starlings, 6 Chaffinches, 6 Blue tits, 3 Great tits, 1 Robin, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Wood Pigeon, 9 Feral Pigeons (AThomas)

Roding Valley Park:

• Pheasant
• 2 Green Woodpecker
• 2 flocks of Long Tailed Tit
• Goldfinch
• Pied Wagtail (AHobson +1)

Valentines Park:

• Little Grebe (5), Great Crested Grebe(2)
• Cormorant (6)
• Mute Swan (4ad 7juv), Greylag Goose (2 – 1 hybrid), Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Wigeon (1m), Mallard, Northern Shoveler (2m 2f), Common Pochard (3m 1f), Tufted Duck
• 2 Kestrel low flying towards Wanstead @ 13.05 hr’s
• Common Coot, Common Moorhen
• Common Gull (11),Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull (2 juv)
• Feral Pigeon, Common Wood Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove (7)
• Kingfisher (1) in the fenced off section of the Cranbrook cut
• Green Woodpecker (1),
• Grey Wagtail (2), 1 around the fish pond, the other flew onto the pavilion roof
• European Robin, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird , Blue Tit , Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit (7), Jay (2), Carrion Crow, Common Starling (c80)
• House Sparrow (5) In / on Brisbane Road hedge
• Chaffinch (7),Eurasian Siskin (2m 1f),European Goldfinch (4) (U3A Birding Group via MC)

Wanstead Flats:

• 07:00 - 11:30: Yellowhammer (south), 2 Reed Bunting, 12 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 7 Lesser Redpoll, Greenfinch, Linnet, 5 Redwing (north), 3 Fieldfare (north), 3 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, Robin, 9 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 300 + Starling, 1 Skylark, 2 Cormorant, pr Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk, Greater Black-backed Gull, House Sparrow. Not a lot moving at all, to the park then... (NC)

Wanstead Park:

• 11 Goldcrest (in with mixed tit flocks including 1 Coal Tit), 9 Little Grebe (1 SoM, 7 Heronry, 1 Ornamental), 64 Tufted Duck (1 SoM, 30 Heronry, 8 Perch, 15 + Ornamental), 22 Pochard (Heronry), 3 Shoveler (Perch, Ornamental), 79 + Gadwall (ornamental), 6 Teal (4m, all ornamental), 9 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Siskin and some other stuff (NC)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Mistle Thrush, Goldfinch (DEH)

Woodford Green, garden:

• 1 Green Woodpecker, 1M 1F Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 goldfinch, 6 greenfinch, 1 chaffinch, 3 jackdaws, 2 magpies, 3 jays, blue and great tits, 2 coal tit, 3 dunnock. (PWarne)