March 7th 2011

Aldersbrook:

• 1 Mistle Thrush on Westmorland Close (in place of the Waxwings) (Sofie Benajeh)

Claybury Park:

• Nuthatch, Treecreeper
• Grey Heron, mallard, coot, moorhen, canada goose, Black Headed gull.
• Great Spotted Woodpecker and green woodpecker.
• Chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, robin, blackbird, song thrush.
• Great, blue and coal tit, starling, dunnock.
• Collared dove, wood pigeon, stock dove.
• Carrion crow, magpie. (Eddie Barnes)
• plus: 2 Long Tailed Tit, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush (Alan Hobson... while passing)

Roding Valley Park, Woodford Bridge:

• Central section (south of Chigwell Road)
• Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, Jay, 3 Long-tailed Tits, Herring Gull, Song Thrush, 2 Greenfinches, pair of Mute Swans, 6 Collared Doves, 3 Wrens, and [heard only] Bullfinch
• plus Pair of Mistle Thrushes, Song Thrush on the green by Broadmead Baptist Church
• Northern section: (north of Chigwell Road) Water Rail, Little Egret (apparently a different bird, than the above) Long Tailed Tit (Alan Hobson)

Valentines Park:

• pair of Egyptian Geese still with 3 ducklings on the boating lake (SimonLitt)
• plus: 4 Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, 40 Canada Goose, Mallard, c50 Tufted Duck, 7 Pochard (4m), 20 Moorhen, 150 Coot,
• 350 Black Headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 9 Common Gull,
• nuff Feral Pigeon, 35 Wood pigeon, 3 Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker,
• Grey Wagtail, Wren, Dunncok, 4 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 3 Robin, Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 3 Long tailed tit, Jay, 5 Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, 14 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, Greenfinch, 3 Siskin, 5 Goldfinch, (Mike COndon)

Wanstead Flats:

• sub-adult Yellowhammer (Cat and Dog pond), 4 Reed Bunting,
• 13 Lesser Redpoll (SSSI), 20+ Goldfinch, Greenfinch, 3 singing Chaffinch, 5 Siskin,
• 15+ Meadow Pipit (one or two singing), 2 Pied Wagtail, 10+ Skylark,
• 40+ Jackdaw,
• c.200 Common Gull, 3 Greater Black-backed Gull (east),
• 2 Little Grebe, 4 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, c.20 Mute Swan (Alex) and some other stuff I've forgotten (Nick Croft/Johnathan Lethbridge).