Stoke Newington Reservoirs 1415-1600 MJP
o/c, blustery SW.
Shoveler - 5
Pochard - 23
Gadwall - 31
Tufted Duck - c60
Kingfisher - 1
Water Rail - 2
Coot - 210
Great Crested Grebe - 3
Little Grebe - 3
Goldcrest - 1, in song
Jay - 2
Greenfinch - 16
Goldfinch - 4
A predictably quiet beginning to the year on patch. c1200 Black-headed Gulls & 60 Common Gulls headed to roost in the 45 minutes before dusk, in the direction of Walthamstow Reservoirs.
Additional records: Redwings were heard overhead on the evenings of both the 31st and 1st (a nice first species for 2007). The chiffy was in its favoured area in the NW corner of the ER on 31st (PR). The House Sparrow flock in the gardens behind Geldeston Road numbers at least 25, up on the last few months.