Fairlop Waters
From Londonbirders
Fairlop Waters
Fairlop Waters is found in the East of the London Borough of Redbridge, near to Hainault Forest. With 5 lakes and ponds, a stream, farmland, quarry, woodland and heathland it is suitable for a wide variety of birds throughout the year. It is possibly best known for the long staying Humes Warbler some years ago or for its important flocks of Golden Plover and Lapwing that can both reach over 1000 in the winter. Usually around 110 species are recorded here each year.
Resident all year: Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Pheasent, Lapwing, Kingfisher, Little Owl, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Reed Bunting.
Winter: Regular wildfowl include good numbers of Teal, Gadwall, Pochard, and occasional Shoveler, Wigeon, or rarer duck (Goldeneye in 2009). 1000+ of various Gulls, 1000+ Lapwing and up to 1000 Golden Plover in the adjacent fields. Short Eared Owl often present and hunting at dusk. Large influx of Long Tailed Tits and Goldcrests. 100s of Redwing and Fieldfare. Occasional groups of Siskin and Lesser Redpoll. Occasional Water Rail and Woodcock.
Passage: Wheatear, Whinchat, Hobby, Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail. Any wader could show up but usually only on their own. Occasional Black Necked Grebe, Wryneck, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Yellow-Browed Warbler.
Summer: Breeding Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat. House Martins, Sand Martins, Swifts and Swallows all usually present around the lake.
2008 Rarities: Egyptian Goose, Red Crested Pochard, Goldeneye, Gooseander, Black Necked Grebe, Little Egret, Water Rail, Grey Partridge, Marsh Harrier, Little Stint, Woodcock, Wood Sandpiper, White Wagtail, Redstart, Wryneck, Cetti's Warbler, Yellow Browed Warbler, Crossbill, Corn Bunting.
Daniel Erickson-Hull Patchlist 2009
January 1st:
(1) Wood Pigeon, (2) Lesser Black Backed Gull, (3) Carrion Crow, (4) Starling, (5) Collared Dove, (6) Kestrel, (7) Cormorant, (8) Black Headed Gull, (9) Common Gull, (10) Herring Gull, (11) Mute Swan, (12) Moorhen, (13) Lapwing, (14) Coot, (15) Blackbird, (16) Pochard, (17) Tufted Duck, (18) Magpie, (19) Redwing, (20) Fieldfare, (21) Feral Pigeon, (22) Jackdaw,
January 2nd:
(23) House Sparrow, (24) Canada Goose, (25) Mallard, (26) Great Crested Grebe, (27) Little Grebe, (28) Shoveler, (29) Goldeneye, (30) Teal, (31) Gadwall, (32) Golden Plover, (33) Blue Tit, (34) Long Tailed Tit, (35) Goldcrest, (36) Green Woodpecker, (37) Meadow Pipit, (38) Skylark, (39) Pied Wagtail, (40) Reed Bunting,(41) Stonechat, (42) Robin, (43) Wren, (44) Dunnock, (45) Greylag Goose,
January 3rd:
(45) Woodcock, (47) Grey Heron,
