January 30, 2011

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)

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