This morning we went for a stroll around the park with Neil Anderson to see how many different species of birds we could spot. The final total: 31 and as Neil put it “if we’d looked harder we could have found House Sparrows by some of the gardens + previous visits have seen Jay & Greenfinch”. The kingfishers in particular were a treat! As the river Brent improves we hope to see them far more often.
Here is the list
Mallard 6+
Canada Goose 1 pr
Moorhen 4
Black-headed Gull 150+
Common Gull c30
Herring Gull 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Wood Pigeon 20+
Ring-necked Parakeet 10+
Green Woodpecker 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker 5
Kingfisher 2 along Brent
Pied Wagtail 1
Song Thrush 1
Mistle Thrush 1 singing
Blackbird 2
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Dunnock 1
Wren 1 singing
Robin 2
Blue Tit 6+
Great Tit 6+
Long-tailed Tit 3
Goldcrest 1
Starling 10
Jackdaw 4
Carrion Crow 6
Magpie 20+
Reed Bunting 1
Goldfinch 15+
Linnet 70+
Chaffinch 40+
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Birds seen on 21/2/20
Mallard 15
Teal 5
Moorhen 8
Black-headed Gull c150
Common Gull 46
Herring Gull 6
Wood Pigeon 20+
Ring-necked Parakeet c20
Great-spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Grey Wagtail 2
Song Thrush 4
Redwing 3
Blackbird 3
Starling 15
Robin 5
Dunnock 2
Wren 2
Long-tailed Tit 8
Blue Tit 6+
Great Tit 6+
Jackdaw 3
Magpie c20
Carrion Crow 6
House Sparrow 1
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 3
Linnet c60
Chaffinch c40
February 28, 2020
Had a brief walk around the side west of the viaduct before the rain sent in. Species I saw this morning but not seen here on my previous visits included 2 Grey Herons no doubt looking for frogs near the Coston Stream before moving onto the golf course. Also added to my list was a Greylag Goose with 6 Canada Geese, initially feeding on grass on the pitches before they entered the central pond between the pitches & the golf course.
My final two additions were 3 Stock Doves with some Wood Pigeons by the ponds in the north-west of the site, which a pair of Teal also briefly appeared before returning to Coston Stream and finally a Collared Dove singing near the back gardens.
The finch flock was now smaller with c30 Linnets, c25 Goldfinch & 15+ Chaffinch. Also a Reed Bunting again with the finches.
Also seen a pair of Great-spotted Woodpeckers together in a willow, 2 Green Woodpeckers and 2 singing Mistle Thrushes.