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)