January 31st 2011

Roding Valley Park:

• 3 Siskins, 4 Song Thrushes, 3 Goldfinches, 3 Greenfinches, Common Gull (Alan Hobson)

Wanstead Flats:

• Jan 31st - Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush, 4 singing Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 7 Pochard, 19 Tufted Duck, 6 Shoveler, 17 Gadwall, 11 Greylag Goose, 1 Snipe (west), 7 Lesser Redpoll, 12 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, flock of 10 Chaffinch (Alex Lake wood), Kestrel (NC).

Wanstead Park:

• Water Rail playing hide and seek on Perch Pond (Paul Ferris)
• Yellowhammer (flushed from the River Roding same place as yesterday hmmm!), Reed Bunting, Linnet, 30+ Siskin, L Redpolls (JL), Coal Tit, 26 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush (5 singers), 35 Jackdaw, 4 Stock Dove, Sparrohawk (pair displaying over old allotments/n. circular - JL), 53 Tufted Duck, 17 Pochard, 10 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 2 Grey Heron, Ring Necked Parakeet, 2 Little Grebe, Cormorant, 4+ Goldcrest (NC)

Woodford Library:

• 2 Mistle Thrush and 2 Redwing on the green outside (Alan Hobson)

Wanstead, Northumberland Ave:

• 2 Blackcap in the garden (a pair), the female has been around for sometime. (JCharter)

Wanstead Birding: Red head amnaesia therapy

Wanstead Birding: Red head amnaesia therapy: "We left our hero stumbling around Wanstead, emotionally and physically stunned. What a difference two days of standing about in the cold ma..."

January 30th 2011

Fairlop Waters:

• Cormorant, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, male Kestrel, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Pied Wagtail, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Carrion Crows, Magpie, Starling, House Sparrow, Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, (Tony Leaderman)

Ilford, Ingleby Road:

• Garden sightings: several Siskins, Goldcrest, Blackcap (male) and Great Spotted Woodpecker all visited the fat/seed feeders several times followed by a fox. Cheered us up no end. (John Crick)

Roding Valley Park, South Woodford:

• a Grey Wagtail on the Roding, plus 2 fieldfare, 5 redwing, 1 Grey heron and lots of blackbirds, robins, crows, magpies, woodpigeons, wrens, chaffinches, mallards, moorhens, B tits, G tits, LT tits. (Peter Gordon)

South Woodford:

• Flock of Waxwing in the area (Peter Gordon)

Wanstead Flats:

• singing Mistle Thrush, singing Song Thrush, 17 Redwing (Tim Harris had a Redwing singing subsong yesterday in the Park), 7 Pochard, 16 Tufted Duck, 17 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 12 Greylag Goose, 2 Snipe (SSSI and 1 Cat and Dog pond), 6 Reed Bunting, c.30 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Siskin, 14 + Greenfinch, Kestrel (Nick Croft).

Wanstead Park:

• Jan 30th - Wanstead Park: f Goosander (Perch, apparently seen yesterday on the Ornamental Waters), Yellowhammer (flushed from the River Roding), 50 + Siskin, Coal Tit (Bush Wood), 62 Tufted Duck, 9 Pochard, 33 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Grey Heron, Ring Necked Parakeet, 4 Little Grebe, Cormorant, 7+ Goldcrest (Treecreeper reported) (NC)

Wanstead, Northumberland Ave:

• Goldfinch in the garden (JCharter)

Garden Birds, Ilford - John Crick (30th Jan)

Siskins...

Great Spotted Woodpecker

male Blackcap

Goldcrest

and a Fox

January 29th 2011

Aldersbrook:

• 8 Lesser redpoll and 1 blackcap in garden today. Plus 2 Ring Necked parakeet, bluetits x 2, great tits x 2, collared dove, starling x 4, magpie, wren, robin, chaffinch x 5, woodpigeon x 2, greenfinch x 1, 2 x canada Goose over. (Sally Hammond)

Ilford, Ingleby Road:

• Goldcrest returned to the suet block in the garden today (4th day) (John Crick)

Wanstead Park:

• Jan 29th - female Goosander on Ornamental Waters,
• Redwing in subsong (Tim Harris)

Woodford, Snakes Lane East:

• c20 Waxwing near the Ray Lodge school (DEH)

Goldcrest daily visiting my Ilford garden (John Crick)

Waxwings outside Broadmead Baptist Church - by Tajinder Lachhar

OK, so it's not gonna win a wildlife photography competition, but it IS evidence!

Janaury 28th 2011

Ilford, Ingleby Road:

• Goldcrest returned today (John Crick)

Roding Valley Park:

• Woodford Bridge (playing fields off Roding Lane North): mixed flock of Fieldfares, Redwings, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Blackbirds, Starlings, Robin, Woodpigeons, Common Gull, Greenfinches, Chaffinch (I got all six of the thrush species in one shot, more or less!). Around 60 birds in all, around a third Starlings.
• Scrubland between there and M11: 2 Bullfinches, 2 Goldcrests.
• Also 2 Mute Swans flew over from Redbridge Lakes, and Goldfinch in tree in allotments (Alan Hobson).

Wanstead Flats:

• 3 Mistle Thrush, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, 11 Greylag Goose, 2 Snipe (SSSI), m Reed Bunting, 2 Meadow Pipit (Nick Croft).

Wanstead Park:

• 20+ Siskin (Dell), Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tit (Bush Wood), Tufted Duck, Pochard, Gadwall, 3 Grey Heron, Ring Necked Parakeet, Little Grebe, Cormorant, 6 Goldcrest (Nick Croft)

Woodford Green:

• Claremont Grove: 4 House Sparrows (2m, 2f)
• Broadmead Estate: Mistle Thrush, 2 Blue Tit (DEH)
• Broadmead Baptist Church: c50 Waxwing (Tajinder Lachhar)

Mid Air Shotz - Woodford Green (by Peter Warne)

Greenfinch

Blue Tit

January 27th 2011

Ilford, Ingleby Road;

• Goldcrest returned today (John Crick)

Ray Park:

• 1 Common Gull, 34 Black Headed Gull, 2 Great Tit calling (DEH)

Redbridge, Lakes:

• (new fishing lake off Roding Lane North): 2 Mute Swans (Alan Hobson)

Roding Valley Park:

• Playing fields, Roding Lane North: Mixed flock of around 70 birds (at least half Starlings), comprising of Fieldfares, Redwings, Song Thrushes, Mistle Thrushes, Starlings, Blackbirds. Also nearly a dozen Common Gulls, Goldfinch, several Greenfinches. 2 Goldcrests (showing v.well),
• near M11: A dozen Greenfinches (more thn I've seen together for years; are they making a recovery after the virus?), pair of Bullfinches, 2 more Goldcrest (Alan Hobson)

January 26th 2011

Claybury Park:

• Grey Heron (excellent views), 5 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Redwing, Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Stock Doves, Cormorant, 3 Herring Gulls, Goldfinch, Jay, small flock of Long-tailed Tits, feral Goose, 2 Canada Geese, Jackdaw. (Alan Hobson)

Ilford, Ingleby Road:

• Lovely views of a Goldcrest in the garden (John Crick)

Roding Valley Park:

• Grey Heron (excellent views), 5 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Redwing, Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Stock Doves, Cormorant, 3 Herring Gulls, Goldfinch, Jay, small flock of Long-tailed Tits, feral Goose, 2 Canada Geese, Jackdaw. (Alan Hobson)

Woodford Green, Belgrave Terrace:

• 2 Dunnocks regularly using the feeders (Tod Shearman)

January 25th 2011

Wanstead Flats:

• Jan 18th - Wanstead Flats: Reed Bunting,Sparrowhawk, Skylark, 4 Mistle Thrush, m Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 12 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 8 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 6 Greylag Goose, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Stock Dove (NCr, Tim Harris)

Wanstead Park:

• 10 + Siskin (Dell), 69 Tufted Duck, 24 Pochard, 40 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose (JL), 6 Grey Heron, 8 singing Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, Ring Necked Parakeet, Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit (NC)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Mistle Thrush (DEH)
  

New Book Published by Redbridge Birdwatching regular - Peter Warne

Finding Wildlife in Epping Forest

Finding Wildlife in Epping Forest - by Peter Warne

London/Essex based ecologist has published this brand new book:

Finding Wildlife in Epping Forest

Although birds figure prominently, the book also tells you where to find fungi, dragonflies and orchids; how to stalk deer and how to watch for bats.

£6.99

click here to order via the London Birdwatching website

Wanstead Birding: Hard work

Wanstead Birding: Hard work: "Out on the patch for about 10 hours and what have I to show for it? Diddly. The day being saved only by the magic of Apple technology and ..."

January 24th 2011

Hainault Forest:

• by Park Farm: 42 Yellowhammer
• 2 Red Legged Partridge (this species was not recorded in the borough at all in 2009!) (Bob Jenner)
  

Roding Valley park:

• Little Egret [first time I've seen him for many weeks], 3 Fieldfares, 2 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, Song Thrush [so with Blackbird and Robin, that makes 6 species of thrush], Goldfinch.(Alan Hobson)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• 2 Pied Wagtails fighting in the playground early am. (DEH)

Valentino - 23rd Jan (by Emma Charles)

2nd Winter Common Gull at Valentines, 23rd Jan - Emma Charles

Jan 23rd 2011

Fairlop Waters:

• 4 Waxwings on 7 Kings Water, then in the rough stuff after, Little Egret (AAB)
• Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, male Pheasant on the gravelled island, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit (nr Barkingside Station), Carrion Crows, Magpie, Starling, 9 Goldfinch, (Tony Leaderman)

Fairlop Gravel Works:

• 98 Lapwing, 15 Snipe, Jack Snipe (Steve Bacon)

Hainault Forest:

• Jan 23rd - 4 Mute Swan, 68 Canada Goose, 62 Mallard, 9 SHoveler, 10 Pochard, 12 Tufted DUck, 15 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 57 Black Headed Gull, 2 Common Gull (Steve Bacon)

Valentines Park:

• 50+ Redwings, 5 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Robin, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Long-tailed Tits,
  Starlings, Pied Wagtail, Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, 4 Mute Swans,
  Tufted Ducks, Pochards, 1 Little Grebe,
• Valentino the Mediterranean Gull (hood developing well), Black-headed Gulls, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crows, Magpies, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeons, Feral Pigeons
  and
• 2 Egyptian Geese, Greylag Goose, Canada Geese and Hybrid Greylag Goose. (Emma Charles)

Wanstead Flats:

• 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 singing Song Thrush, 17 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pochard, 32 Tufted Duck, 21 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 9 Greylag Goose, 2 Teal (sw), Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Snipe, 6 Cormorant, (Nick Croft).

Wanstead Park:

• Siskin (Dell),
• 50+ Tufted Duck, 10+ Pochard, 20+ Gadwall, 7+ Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Canada Goose, 7 Grey Heron, 5 singing Song Thrush, 13 Redwing, Ring Necked Parakeet, Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Goldcrest,
• possible Firecrest Bush Wood, Tawny Owl (Bush Wood), Coal Tit (Nick Croft)

Wanstead Birding: Wansdead

Wanstead Birding: Wansdead: "With the best intentions of a dedicated patch-worker I went round the park this morning. Should have stayed in bed. Nothing. No thing at all..."

Wanstead Birding: Friday 21 January

Wanstead Birding: Friday 21 January: "Up with the larks this morning, if there had been any, but there weren't. Or if there were they were keeping a very low profile. The Flats ..."

Jan 22nd 2011

Claybury Park:

• Ring necked parakeet (over), Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Song thrush, Wren, Blue tit, Great tit, Great spotted woodpecker, Greenfinch,
• Sparrowhawk - pair displaying,
• Blackbird, Mallard, Chaffinch, Moorhen, Dunnock, Carrion crow, Cormorant, Green woodpecker, Black headed gull, Mistle thrush, Redwing, Coal tit (2), Bullfinch (pair), Goldfinch, Long tailed tit (c), Goldcrest (c) (Alan Thomas)

Fairlop Waters:

• Jan 22nd - 6 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 4 Mute Swan, 12 Canada Goose, 35 Gadwall, 29 Teal, 20 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 21 Pochard, 39 Tufted Duck, 13 Moorhen, 78 Coot, 68 Black Headed Gull, 26 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Bahama Pintail (aka Red Billed Teal) (escaped)

Hainault Forest:

• Mallards 32, Pochard 6, Tufted Duck 6, Shoveller 5 ( all male ), Great Crested Grebe, Coot 10, Moorhen 6, Canada Geese - many, Black Headed Gulls, Green Woodpecker, Blackbirds 5, Redwings 12, Mute Swan = 1 adult & 2 of lst yrs young. Ian.Shaw

Jan 21st 2011

Claybury Park:

• Bullfinch, Stock Dove (Alan Hobson)

Ilford, St. Francis Way:

• Green Woodpecker on a very small tree (DEH)

Wanstead Flats:

• Mistle Thrush, 4m Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, Meadow Pipit, 4 Pochard, 42 Tufted Duck, 8 Shoveler, 17 Gadwall, 9 Greylag Goose, 3 Grey Heron, Kestrel, Goldcrest, 200 Woodpigeon south, Snipe (NCr).

Wanstead Park:

• 2 Treecreeper, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 10 Siskin, 2 Linnet, 52 Tufted Duck, 19 Pochard, 28 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Canada Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 5m Song Thrush, 24 Redwing, RN Parakeet, 10 Stock Dove, 5 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 5 Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk (NCr) the same or another Treecreeper near Grotto at 13:30 (J Lethbridge)

Jan 20th 2011

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Blue Tit, Dunnock singing, c50 Black HEaded Gulls, 2 Lesser Black Backed and a Herring Gull on the flooded pitch, 2 Pied Wagtail. (DEH)

Jan 19th 2011

Claybury Park

• Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tits, Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckrs, Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Nuthatch (Alan Hobson)

Redbridge Roundabout:

• Green Woodpecker, c15 Lesser Redpoll moving over as i was moving round(DEH)

Valentines Park:

• Inassociation with the Redbridge U3A Bird Watching Group
• Little Grebe, Grey Heron – on Fish Pond Island,
• Mute Swan (4 ad, 2 juv) ,Canada Goose,
• Egyptian Goose – the “ringed” pair (2) ,
• Mallard ,Tufted Duck, Common Pochard (5m 1f), Coot , Moorhen,
• Sparrowhawk,
• Common Gull ,Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon , Wood Pigeon ,Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker (1),
• Pied Wagtail (1), Grey Wagtail (1), Dunnock, Robin , Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Blue Tit ,Great Tit, Long-tailedTit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jay, Starling, House Sparrow (5), In / along the Brisbane Road hedges, Chaffinch(4), Greenfinch (3), Goldfinch (7), Siskin (c30)
• Also: Ilford, Valentines Park: 19th Jan: Kingfisher, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Mute Swan, Greylag goose, 4 Egyptian Geese, Grey Heron, Song Thrush, Pochard, Shovelor, Gadwall, Mallard, Goldfinch, Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird (Mark A. Wilson)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Jan 19th - Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate: Mistle Thrush, 200 Black Headed Gulls, c10 Common Gulls on the flooded pitch, Pied Wagtail (DEH)

Wanstead Birding: Parklife

Wanstead Birding: Parklife: "I've been itching to get round the Park for quite a while. It wasn't possible at the weekend, and yesterday was rained off, so today wa..."

January 18th 2011

Roding Valley Park

• Jan 18th - Green Woodpecker, flock of around 6 Redwings in nearby palying fields, Flock of Long-tailed Tits in RVP (Alan Hobson)

Wanstead Flats:

• Reed Bunting,Sparrowhawk, Skylark, 4 Mistle Thrush, m Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 12 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 8 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 6 Greylag Goose, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Stock Dove (Nick Croft , Tim Harris)

Wanstead Park:

• 6 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 12 Mute Swan, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 46 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 58 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 23 Pochard, 63 Tutfed Duck, Kestrel, 11 Moorhen, 192 Coot, 118 Black-headed Gull, 10 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, many Wood Pigeon, 10 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male), 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 9 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 11 Robin, 5 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 34 Long-tailed Tit, 50+ Great and Blue Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 40+ Siskin, Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 House Sparrow, 20+ Starling, 10 Jay, 15 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 40+ Crow. (JLethbridge) Plus: Coal Tit, Water Rail, 10 Stock Dove, Skylark (NC)

Woodford green, Broadmead Estate:

• 2 Dunnock singing (DEH)

Valentino the Valentines Park Mediterrean Gull, by Emma Charles - 16th Jan

Some excellent snapshotz of our very own star bird Valentino.... check the difference between him and the Black Headed Gulls

Val has slightly bigger and rounder head

he has no black wingtips - they are pure white..

his breeding plumage is already beginning to show. and the black head goes much further down the back of the neck than the BHGulls, (and is much darker too)

his bill is much brighter too!

Jan 17th 2010

Wanstead Park:

• (The Basin): at 8:15, drake Teal (rare here), 2 drake Pochard, no sign of yesterday's Great Crested Grebe, 3rd-summer graellsii Lesser Black-backed Gull with flesh-coloured legs. Very little else. (Tim Harris)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Eastate:

• Dunnock singing (DEH)

A few Valentines Residents - Emma Charles (16th Jan)

Mr. Tufted Duck

Mr. Pochard

Mr. Mallard

close up of the Greylag Goose

January 16th 2010

Eagle Pond:

• Mute Swan 3, Canada Goose 65, Mallard 20, Gadwall 1, Shoveler 6 , Pochard 2, Tufted Duck 65, Cormorant 3, Coot 45, Moorhen 4, Black-headed Gull 307, Common Gull 14 (Tim Harris)

Fairlop Waters:

• female Goosander on the boating lake, up nr the smaller island by the boats (Tony Leaderman)

Gants Hill, Roll Gardens:

• Male Sparrowhawk -seen at 10.32am in neighbours tree before flying over our garden on the hunt.
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers again - (Males), 12 Blue tits, 3 Great tits, 8 Chaffinches, 6 Greenfinches, 4 Goldfinches, 12 House Sparrows, 12 Starlings, 1 Magpie, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Woodpigeon, 8 Feral pigeons (Alan Thomas)

Hainault Forest CP

• 70 Canada Geese, 6 Tufted Duck, c20 Pochard, 10 Shoveler (DEH/JM/Jamal Mongbongo)

Hainault, Manford Way:

• Mistle Thrush on the green nr Grange Hill end (DEH)

Valentines Park:

• Valentino the Mediterranean Gull, 5 Common Gulls, 250+ Black-headed Gulls,
• 40+ Canada Geese, 15 Pochards, 25+ Tufted Ducks, 2 Mute Swans, Numerous Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, Greylag Goose,
• Feral Pigeons,
• 2 Mistle Thrushes,
• 2 Greater-spotted Woodpeckers,
• 2 Robins, 3 Chaffinches, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tits, 6 Blue Tits, 6 Greenfinches, Magpies, Starlings, 30+ Redwings, 1 Blackbird, Wood Pigeons,Carrion Crows, 1 Shoveler, heard Goldfinches, heard Green Woodpecker, Heard Jackdaws.
• the Ornamental birds: Bahama Pintail, 3 Mandarin Ducks (Emma Charles)
• Grey Heron – on Fish Pond Island,
• Mute Swan (4 ad, 2 juv)
• Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose – the “ringed” pair (2)
• Mallard ,Tufted Duck, Pochard (7m 1f), Shoveler (1f), Coot , Moorhen,
• Common Gull ,Black-headed Gull, Feral Pigeon ,
• Wood Pigeon , Collared Dove (1), Stock Dove (1), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1), Green Woodpecker (1), Wren (1), Pied Wagtail (4), Dunnock, Robin , Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Redwing(c50), Fieldfare (2), BlueTit ,Great Tit, Coal Tit (1), Long-tailedTit (13), Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jay, Starling, House Sparrow (6), In / along the Brisbane Road hedges, Chaffinch(7), Greenfinch (3), Goldfinch (7), Siskin (5) (Mike Condon)

Wanstead Flats:

• flock of 34 Goldfinch Capel Point (+ others on the flats),
• 2 Reed Bunting,
• 12 Mistle Thrush, 14 Redwing, singing Song Thrush (east of Alex),
• 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, singing Skyark (broom fields),
• 12 Pochard, 26 Tufted Duck, 18 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 9 Greylag Goose,
• 3 Snipe (2 Angel Pond first thing - Steve Thorpe),
• Tawny Owl (calling south of Fairground as yesterday - Steve Thorpe),
• 5 Cormorant, Grey Heron, Stock Dove, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk (NC/Tim Harris)

Wanstead Park:

• 6 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Siskin, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Gadwall, 4 Teal, Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 4 Grey Heron, Coal Tit, Goldcrest, 3 singing Song Thrush. Water Rail, 13 Redwing (didn't bother to count ducks as the Wren Group were on hand to do the math, NC). Peregrine Falcon (over the old allotments), Woodcock (the plain), Grey Wagtail (River Roding) - (Mike Messenger's contribution to this year's patch list).

Woodford:

• 12:15 1 great spotted woodpecker, 6 blue tits, 2 green finch, 5 goldfinch, 2 siskins and 2 redpoll on feeders in garden. (Dean Area51)

Wanstead Birding: Teal on Shoulder of Mutton Pond

Wanstead Birding: Teal on Shoulder of Mutton Pond: "Having just returned from the depths of winter in northern Ohio, Wanstead feels spring-like in comparison. I went for a quick walk with the ..."

Redbridge Birdwatching Meal - 18th Feb.

Hi... The first 'names to faces' Redbridge Birdwatching meal is taking place on Feb 18th at Toby Carvary, Woodford Ave, 6.3opm (to get in before the price goes up at 7!) Please let me know if you are coming.

If you do not see your initials below... it means that i do not know (or have forgotton) that you are planning to come (as i lost my initial list when house-workin)

ABl, ATh, DE-Hull, DBu, J Co, JM-E, LSh, LBl, MCo, TLa

January 15th 2010

Gants Hill, Roll Gardens:

• 1 Sparrowhawk - Over seen around 11.am
  
• 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Males),
  
• 17 Blue tits, 3 Great tits, 2 Long tailed tits, 14 Chaffinches, 8 Greenfinches, 5 Goldfinches, 19 House Sparrows, 20 Starlings, 2 Dunnocks, 1 Robin, 2 Blackbirds, 8 Feral Pigeons (Alan Thomas)
  

Valentines Park:

• Valentino the Mediterranean Gull showing well today (PHopkins)

Wanstead Flats:

• Tawny Owl (SThorpe)

Jan 14th 2011

Hainault Forest:

• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Treecreeper, 3 Goldcrest
• Tit flock contained at least 3 Coal Tit (SBacon)

Valentines Park:

• Cormorant sitting on an upturned boat on the boating lake, Mute Swan - Adult pair on long water, 4 juv on the boating lake, 3 Greylag Goose, 45 Canada Goose, (the ringed pr), 90 Mallard, 10 Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, 20 Moorhen, 120 Coot, 100 Black Headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, Feral Pigeon, 93 Wood Pigeon on Melbourne Field, 7 Collared Dove on the fishin lake island, 23 Pied Wagtail on the cricket club field, 2 Egyptian GooseGrey Wagtail on Cranbrook Cut, Wren, 3 Mistle Thrush on Melbourne field, 5 Blackbird, 2 Rbbin, Coal Tit, 6 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 9 Long Tailed Tit, Jay, 11 Magpie, many Carrion Crow, 150 Starling, 9 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Siskin, 4 Goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Jan 13th 2011

Valentines Park:

• Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swan, 50 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese (the ringed pair), Mallard, 11 Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, 20 Moorhen, 120 Coot, 150 Black Headed Hull, 2 Common Gull, Feral Pigeon, 30 Wood Pigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 8 Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, Robin, Coal Tit, 5 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 6 Long Tailed Tit, Jay, Carrion Crow, 3 Magpie, 150 Starling, 7 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Wanstead Flats:

• Jan 13th - Wanstead Flats: flock of 34 Goldfinch, 1 f Reed Bunting, 9 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Skylark, 2 Teal, 19 Tufted Duck, 16 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, Grey Heron, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 8 Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, Goldcrest (NC).

Wanstead Park:

• Jan 13th - Wanstead Park: 7 Lesser Redpoll, 50 Tufted Duck, 21 Pochard, 25 Gadwall, 4 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Coal Tit, Goldcrest, singing Song Thrush (NC).

Jan 12th 2011

Grange Hill, Long Green:

• Sparrowhawk ( 2nd visit in aweek ), 6 Blue Tits, 3 Great Tits, 2 Long Tailed Tits, 3 Greenfinches, Chaffinch, 3 Blackbirds, Dunnock, Robin,Grey Heron onthe roof of the house opposite but then driven off by 2 Crows. (Ian Shaw)

Valentines Park:

• U3A Birding Walk: 6 Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 70 Canada Goose, 2 Egytian Goose, Mallard, 8 Pochard, 40 Tufted DUck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 25 Moorhen, 150 Coot, 250 Black Headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Common Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Feral Pigeon, 30 Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 16 Pied WAgtail, Dunnock, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, Robin, Goldcrest, 7 Great Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 7 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Magpie, Starling, Carrion Crow, 7 House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 30 Siskin, 4 Goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• 99 Black Headed Gulls on the playing field, and 4 Pied Wagtail (DEH)

Wanstead Birding: The happy monday

Wanstead Birding: The happy monday: "It's not every Monday that you can say is good. Today ticked enough of the right boxes to be considered better than par and at one point..."

Waxwings attending the RSBP Meeting - John Snow

Almost 100 Waxwings were in the playground at Snaresbrook Primary School this morning, the venue of tonights RSPB meeting!

John Snow reports: Jan 11th -

c50 Waxwings at 08.00 hrs numbering upto 50 roosting on tall tree by tube line
By 08.25 a group tried to secure the remaining berries and then joined by two mistle thrushes who strangely didn’t move, then at 08.40 a sparrowhawk dived in, rested on birch tree and chased the whole flock away towards Eagle Pond direction.

January 11th 2010

Snaresbrook Primary School:

• c50 Waxwings at 08.00 hrs numbering upto 50 roosting on tall tree by tube line
  By 08.25 a group tried to secure the remaining berries and then joined by two mistle thrushes who strangely didn’t move, then at 08.40 a sparrowhawk dived in, rested on birch tree and chased the whole flock away towards Eagle Pond direction. (John Snow)

Valentines Park:

• Cormorant, 6 mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 60 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Mallard, 7 Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, Moorhen, 100 Coot, 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 300 Black Headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, Feral Pigeon, 12 Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 12 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, RObin 6 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 6 LongTailed Tit, Jay, 3 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 150 Starling, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin, 4 Goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Dunnock in song this morning
• 3 Goldfinch, Blackbird, 2 Blue Tit (DEH)

January 10th 2010

Hainault Forest:

• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 male,
• Goldcrest 1, Coal Tit 3, Treecreeper 2,
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 2,
• Long tailed Tit 8 (Steve Bacon)

Snaresbrook, Primary School, Meadow Walk:

• 8 Waxwings returned to the school first thing, and by lunchtime there were 66 Waxwing! at least 30 remained until dusk

Valentines Park:

• 1 Lil Grebe, 6 Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 55 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, mallard, 9 pochard, 1 shoveler, tufted, coot, moorhen, kestrel, 400 bhgull, 7 common gull, feral and wood pigeon, 4 collared dove, 8 pied wag, 1 grey wagtail, wren, 4 mistle thrush, 45 redwing, 4 balckbird, 6 great, 7 blue, 11 long tialed tit, 4 magpie, crows, 150 starling, 17 house sparra, 9 goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Wanstead Flats:

• f Kestrel (at last), f Sparrowhawk,
  
• 52 Fieldfare, 80 + Redwing, 10 Mistle Thrush (1 singing), Song Thrush (singing),
  
• Goldcrest, Coal Tit (Alex island),
  
• m Teal, 4 Gadwall, 26 Shoveler, 20 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 9 Greylag Goose,
  
• 7 Skylark (feeding in the centre circle of a football pitch),
  
• Reed Bunting, 11 Greenfinch, 6 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Black-backed Gull, Snipe (SSSI), 5 Pied Wagtail (NC/Steve Thorpe/Tim Harris).

Waxwing, South Woodford - 9th Jan (Peter Gordon)

January 9th 2010

Claybury Park:

• Peregrine [flew low over, and headed off towards the City/Thames], Redwing, 2 Jays, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Long-tailed Tits (Alan Hobson)

Gants Hill, Roll Gardens:

• 1 Coal tit - 3 Months visting garden for now., 2 Long tailed tits, 12 Blue tits, 3 Great tits, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,12 House Sparrows, 11 Greenfinches, 8 Chaffinces, 3 Goldfinches, 2 Redwings - Over, 2 Blackbirds, 21 Starlings, 1 Robin, 1 Woodpigeon, 8 Feral Pigeons (Alan Thomas)

South Woodford:

• c30 Waxwings (PGordon)

Valentines Park:

• Cormoant, 4 hEron, 6 mute Swan, 4 Greylag Goose, 60 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Mallard, 10 pochard, 30 Tufted, Coot, Moorhen, 500 BHGull, 5 Herring Gull, 3 Leesser BBGull, 4 Common Gull, Feral and Wood Pigeon, 2 Colalred Dove, GSWP, 3 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtil, Dunnock, 5 mistle Thrush, Song Thrsh, 35 Redwing, 6 Blackbrid, RObin, 5 Great, 7 Blue 9 Long Tailed tit, Jay, 5 Magpie, Crow, 30 Starling, 7 House Sparra, 4 Chafinch, 7 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch (MC)

Wanstead Flats:

• Rock Pipit heard calling over Alexandra Lake (SFisher)

Wanstead Park:

• 2 Shoveler (Basin),
  
• 7 Goldcrest and Coal Tit in Reservoir Wood,
  
• 93 Tufted Duck, 36 Pochard,
  
• Siskin,
  
• Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drummin in the dell,
  
• 7 Stock Doves nr the Dell (SFisher)

Woodford, Snakes Lane East:

• 27 Waxwing at 10am (Tony Brown)

• 52+ Waxwing today at 3pm (DEH)

• c100 Waxwing and 3 Redwing on Snakes Lane East opp car lot just up from bus stop feeding on berries (James Palmer).
  

• Also 3 Mistle Thrushes, Sparrowhawk (Matthew Cunningham).
  

Wanstead Birding: First visit this year

Wanstead Birding: First visit this year: "After moving from Leyton to erm Leyton... (Lea Valley side) I decided to visit the Park and Flats for the first time this year and count eve..."

male Kestrel, Roding Valley Park: 8th Jan - Peter Gordon

January 8th 2011

Fairlop Waters:

• 65 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 28 Gadwall ,40 Lapwing (Steve Bacon)

Gants Hill, Roll Gardens:

• 1 Female Sparrowhawk - sen 10.35am being mobbed by 2 Magpies which didn't deter it from causing a mass panick for about 3-4 minutes amongst all the birds.

• 1 Male Sparrowhawk seen at 10.54am perched on our tree briefly looking around for the hidden birds before flying away.

• 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Male), 1 Cormorant flying over, 19 House Sparrows, 17 Blue tits, 3 Great tits, 2 Long tailed tits, 14 Greenfinches, 11 Chaffinches, 8 Goldfinches, 18 Starlings, 2 Dunnocks, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Robin, 10 Feral Pigeons (Alan Thomas)

Hainault, Hanover Gardens:

• Male blackcap on the garden bird feeder this afternoon - I think that may be the first time I've seen one here (although fairly plentiful in Claybury Park). (Eddie Barnes)

Valentines Park:

• Jan 8th - Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 60 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, Mallard, 10 Pochard, 30 Tufted, Moorhan, 120 Coot, 500 BHGull, Common Gull, Med Gull, Feral Pigeon, 12 Wood pigeon, 9 Collared Dov, GSWP, 13 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Wren, 7 Mistle Thrush, 35 Redwing, Blackbird, RObin ,1 Coal tit, Great and Blue Tit, 10 LongTauled Tit, 6 Magpie, nuff Crow, 150 Starlin, 11 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin, 5 Goldfinch (MC)

Woodford, Snakes Lane East:

• c50 Waxwing feeding on berries (RAnderson)

Woodford Green, private garden:

• male sparrowhawk after redwing (failed), 12 siskin, 5 redwing, numerous great and blue tits, 1 Long Tailed-tit, 2 jackdaw, 2 magpie, 20 greenfinch, 2 dunnock, 5 robin at various points setting up their territories, 2 blackbird. (PWarne)

Woodford Green Siskins - Jan 7th (Peter Warne)

male (above), female (below)

January 7th 2011

Aldersbrook, private garden:

• 4 Lesser Redpoll still visiting my Nijer seed feeder (Sally Hammond)

Valentines Park:

• Jan 7th - Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 60 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, Mallard, 12 pochard, 30 Tufted, Moorhen, 150 Coot, 450 BHGull, Feral and Wood Pigeon, 5 Collared Dove, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, Robin, 5 Great Tit, 4 blue Tit, 5 Magpie, Crow, 30 Starling, 8 House Sparrow, 5 ChAFFINCH, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin (MC)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Moorhen on the football pitch (DEH)

Woodford, Snakes Lane East:

• Around a dozen Redwings eating berries on a rowan tree. and 3 Waxwing (Alan Hobson)

Woodford Green, private garden:

• In the garden; 12 siskin, 5 redwing, lots of starling, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 jackdaw, 2 magpie, 2 goldfinch, 10 greenfinch, 2 chaffinch, blue and great tits, 4 robin (Peter Warne)

6th January 2011

Aldersbrook:

• 4 Lesser Redpoll visiting my Nijer seed feeder (Sally Hammond)

Barkingside, garden:

• Grey Wagtail (around regularly since before christmas)
• Grey Heron (Alan @ Barkingside 21)
  

Hainault:

• Tawny Owl heard hooting at night still heard from Hannover Gardens (Eddie Barnes)

Wanstead Flats:

• Before I got very wet... Snipe (SSSI), 3 Reed Bunting, Collared Dove (erm! doing it, on a lampost, on a busy street, in the rain - they have no shame), sub-song Blackbird, 8 Redwing, Fieldfare (h), 6 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Greater Black Backed Gull, Grey Heron, Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Pochard (west over Jub), 22 Shoveler, 22 Tufted Duck, 8 Gadwall, 6 Greylag Goose, Skylark (NC) Woodcock (Brian Gotts)

Woodford Bridge Pond:

• 14 Canada Geese
  

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blue Tit (DEH)

5th January 2011

Aldersbrook:

• 4 Lesser Redpoll visiting my Nijer seed feeder (Sally Hammond)

Hainault:

• Tawny Owl heard hooting at night (every night for a while now), heard from Hannover Gardens (Eddie Barnes)

Valentines Park:

• Jan 5th - Lil Grebe, Cormorant, GHeron, 6 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 50 C|anada Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, Mallard, 12 Pochard, 30 Tufted, Moorhen, Coot, 450 BHGull, 2 Common Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Feral Pigeon, 5 Collared Dove, Grey Wagtail, Wren, 3 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, 1 Coal tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, 7 LTTit, 6 Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, 9 House Sparrow, some Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin, 4 Goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Wanstead Flats:

• 4 Cormorant (1 in breeding plumage), 6 Greylag Goose, 9 Gadwall, 19 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 18 Tuftie, 3 Collared Dove, Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 105 Redwing, 10 Mistle Thrush, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 50+ Jackdaw, m Sparrowhawk, Grey Heron, Snipe, 1 Meadow Pipit (NC)

Wanstead Park:

• 2 Grey Heron, lots more Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Pochard than recently, 3 Teal (SoM), Egyptian Goose, 8 Lesser Redpoll, flock of Siskin (the Dell), Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, Coal Tit, 50+ Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Pied Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker (2 drumming), Skylark (over), 2 Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest (Nick Croft)

Woodford Bridge Pond:

• 16 Canada Geese (largest count here)

Woodford, Snakes Lane:

• Jan 5th 3p.m. 19 long-tailed tits in garden bushes/trees southern end of West Grove, turning off Snakes Lane East, Woodford (GTwomey)
  

Waxwings in Woodford Green on New Years Day - Peter Warne

January 4th 2010

Claybury Park:

• Flock of c20 Lesser Redpolls,
• Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Goldfinch, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Alan Hobson)

Fairlop Waters:

• 3 Barnacle Geese,
• 2 female Smew (Bob Jenner)

Gants Hill, Roll Gardens:

• 1 Female Sparrowhawk - seen at 4:15pm chasing two starlings which got away - Plus prior to that at 3:49pm a Sparrowhawk seen over gardens but couldn't tell if it was a male or if it was the same female seen a bit later.
• 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Male)
• 16 Blue tits, 3 Great tits, 13 Greenfinches, 10 Chaffinches, 8 Goldfinches
• 20-30 Starling flock in & around garden., 17 House Sparrows
• 3 Blackbirds, 1 Robin
• 1 Magpie, 1 Woodpigeon. 7 Feral Pigeons (Alan Thomas)

Roding Valley Park:

• Flock of c30 Redwings, Mistle Thrush,
• Jay (Alan Hobson)

Peregrine in Roding Valley Park, South Woodford (3rd Jan) - Peter Gordon

2 female Smew at Fairlop, 3rd Jan - Emma Charles

January 3rd 2011

Fairlop Waters:

• Wood Pigeons, House Sparrows, Carrion Crows, Magpies, 2 Robins, Grey Heron, Pochards, Mallards, Tufted Ducks, Gadwalls, 2 Great crested Grebes, 2 female Smew,

• Black-headed Gulls, Lesser black-backed Gulls, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Gull,

• 150+ Lapwings, 2 Golden Plover (Emma Charles)

Hainault, Hanover Gardens:

• 6 Redwing in the garden (Eddie Barnes)
  

Roding Valley Park:

• Peregrine Falcon! 1st ever sighting and I saw it twice for longish periods. Firstly over the scrubland area and then landing on a pylon. Then again by the river also on a pylon, it flew to another pylon and appeared to be eating something. After about 10 minutes some crows mobbed it and it flew off.
  

• Also - Pair of Coots, also the first time I've seen Coots on the river at that section, pair of Swans and a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Others: Fieldfare, Redwing, Lesser Black Backed, Herring gull, Black Headed gull, Wrens, Robins, Jays, Magpies, Crows, Great, Blue and Long Tailed tits, Blackbirds, Song thrushes, Mallards, lots of Moorhens (Peter Gordon)

Wanstead, garden:

• Jan 3rd - Wanstead - female Blackcap (present for last two weeks), Coal Tit

Wanstead Flats:

• Cormorant, 6 Mute Swan, 6 Greylag Goose, 200+ Canada, 2 Gadwall, 35 Mallard, 13 Shoveler, Pochard, 9 Tuftie, 3 Moorhen, 20+ Coot, 150+ Common Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 1 Great Black Backed Gull east over Capel Point mid-afternoon, 350+ Black Headed Gull, 50+ Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 4 Wren, 2 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 13 Redwing, 8 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Great Tit, 11 Blue Tit, Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 40+ Starling, 2 Jay, 7 Magpie, 50+ Jackdaw, 150+ Crow (J Lethbridge)

Wanstead Park:

• 6 Goldcrests, Firecrest, 2 Siskins, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets (DBa), 2 Grey Heron, 9 Great Spotted Woodpecker (4 drumming), 8 Goldcrest (JL).

Wanstead Birding: Still no sign of the birds we haven't seen yet

Wanstead Birding: Still no sign of the birds we haven't seen yet: "No-shows include Siskin, Kestrel and Kingfisher, all of which I looked for in traditional spots today without success. It was only a whistle..."

January 2nd 2011

Fairlop Waters:

• female Kestrel on lampost by the entrance (DEH)

Valentines Park:

• Jan 2nd - 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey HEron, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag, 70 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 14 Pochard, 25 Tufted, 15 Moorhen, 150 Coot, 500 Blak Headed Gull, 2 LEsser Black Bacekd Gull, 10 COmmon Gull, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, 2 COllared Dove, GWP, GSWP, Pied WAgtail, Wren, 2 Dunnock, 3 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 11 Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, 2 Goldcrest, Great Tit, Blu Tit, 12 LT Tit, Jay, 6 Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, 13 House Sparrow, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin, 9 Goldfinch (Mike Condon)

Wanstead Flats:

• 37 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Mistle Thrush, 5 Gadwall, c. 22 Tufted Duck, c. 18 Shoveler, 5m Pochard, 4 Greylag Goose, 6 Skylark, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting (Steve Thorpe, N Croft)

Wanstead Park:

• Water Rail (possible second bird on the Roding, which could mean 3 in all!), 56 Tufted Duck, 26 Pochard, 71 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 3 Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose, 16 Redwing, Lesser Redpoll, 14 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting (old sewage works), Pied Wagtail, 4 Skylark, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 11 Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk (ST/NC)

Wanstead Birding: Two thrash Wanstead

Wanstead Birding: Two thrash Wanstead: "Early start he said. So here I am, having avoided late party goers wending their way home after last night's festivities, in the dark, in th..."

January 1st 2011

Fairlop Waters:

• Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Teal, Wigeon, Gadwall, Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Collared Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Redwing, Blackbird, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Wren, Starling, Goldcrest, Skylark, House Sparrow, Cormorant - Over, Lapwing, Grey Heron, Pheasant, Green Sandpiper – on flooded part of horse paddock, Little Owl – back in normal tree (Neil Twyford)

Wanstead Flats:

• 82 Redwing, 9 Fieldfare, 5 Mistle Thrush,
  
• m Wigeon (fairground, later on jubilee), 3 Gadwall, c. 10 Tufted Duck, c. 11 Shoveler, m Pochard, 4 Greylag Goose,
  
• 20 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, 60+ Jackdaw,
  
• Snipe (SSSI), 3 Reed Bunting (J Lethbridge, N Croft)

Wanstead Park:

• Water Rail, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose, Redwing, Fieldfare, Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Skylark, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest (JLe, NCr, Tim Harris)

Woodford Green, Broadmead Estate:

• Pied Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, 2 Blue Tit on Broadmead Estate (DEH)

Woodford Green, Inmans Row:

• 6 Waxwing at the corner Inman's Row and Monkhams Lane. Still feeding on berries at 12.00 midday. (Peter Warne)