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Wanstead Park 22 November 2009
Written by Richard Oakman Sunday, 22 November 2009 19:45
Our walk round the Ornamental Water today, as part of the Water Bird Count, also produced 20+ Siskins in the Alder trees of The Dell. We noted, as usual, good numbers of Garganey, Teal in the usual inlet of Lincoln Island (Roding side) where there were also Shoveler, small numbers of Mallard, Coot and Moorhen plus quite a few Tufted Duck. Of woodland birds, we had good views of Great Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker on the trunks of trees. Peter Saunders saw a Spparrowhawk almost catch a Blackbird; we all saw a Kestrel and a Grey Heron catch a large fish by piercing it well up its beak...it was quite a time before it got into a more convenient position! By the time we got to the Pump House, by the Roding, the skies opened and we got very wet indeed...... We did not examine the hedges in the old sewage works area so did not record any Fieldfare or Redwing. More detailed records will be forwarded to Tim Harris and these will be published some time next year.
Published Reports
Reports on wildlife in Southern Epping Forest published by Group Members include:
PLANT C.W. 1980, Redbridge (Southern) Sewage Treatment Works: Report in the Flora, Fauna and Ecological Value of this site. Biological Records Centre, Passmore Edwards Museum.
FERRIS, P.R. 1980, The Flora of Southern Epping Forest. Part 1: Wanstead Park. Lond. Nat. 59 : 8-21
FERRIS, P.R. 1981, The Flora of Southern Epping Forest. Part 2: Wanstead Flats and Bush Wood. Lond. Nat . 60: 6-19.
FERRIS, P.R. 1982, The Flora of Southern Epping Forest. Part 3: Leyton Flats and Bush Wood North. Lond. Nat. 61: 16-29.
FERRIS, P.R. 1983, The Flora of Southern Epping Forest. Part 4 Gilbert's Slade. Lond. Nat. 62: 11-25
FERRIS, P.R. 1997, The Flora of the old Redbridge (Southern) Sewage Works. Essex Nat. 14: 59-78.
FERRIS, P.R. 2007, The Flora of the City of London Cemetery. Another report in a similar format to those above is available on the Wanstead Wildlife website (click here)
In addition, the Wren Conservation Group has published an annual bird report, either as a separate document or as an addition to the Newsletter. Regrettably, we have not been able to do so for some time
For more up-to-date information and photographs of local wildlife, visit the Wanstead Wildlife website (click here)
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