Bird report for Saturday 12th September

On Saturday 12th September I met up with Tim Harris and saw the following birds: Up to 4 Spotted Flycatchers,  4 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 13 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Garden Warbler, 22+ Dunnocks (there seemed to be some kind of Dunnock passage going on, I saw two lots of six together, 3 other birds flew off high north and I saw another flying high over east later), 8 Skylark, 3 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, 24+ Swallows over and 2 Kingfishers on the Heronry Pond.

On Sunday the highlight was an immature Yellowhammer with 2 Reed Buntings in the open area near Long Wood on Wanstead Flats. Also present were 1 Whinchat, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 36 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 7 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and 2 Yellow Wagtails over.

Stuart Fisher