3.
SEPTEMBER: Dunnock, our first "new" bird,
Crows, common in Hornchurch up to about three
or four years ago but missing since the loss
of a large number of mature Elm trees in the
area.
OCTOBER: Goldfinches feeding on the heads of
sun flowers. Magpies in great abundance,
these only visited the garden in bitter weather
in Hornchurch.
NOVEMBER: A large flock of Long-tailed tits.
DECEMBER: Coal tits joined the scrum on the
peanuts and became regular visitors.
JANUARY: Large numbers of Black-headed gulls
appeared every morning the moment scraps were
put out and seemed to spend the rest of the