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not over-productive in terms of birds maybe,
but enjoyable nevertheless (why don't more
members make the effort?). As at Fishers
Green early in the year the highlight was
several sightings of Kingfishers, indeed they
could be said to have been putting on a show
for us, especially one who caught his lunch as
we watched.
The tide was too full for wader watching, but a
Green Sandpiper was feeding in the scrape and
one late Tern was sitting on a buoy in the
estuary. In total we saw 34 species including
Little Grebe, Cormorant, Heron, Mallard, Teal,
Tufted Duck, Pochard, Shelduck, Redshank,
Oyster Catcher, Snipe, Curlew, Swallow, Great,
Blue and Long-Tailed Tits, Greenfinch,
Bullfinch and Goldfinch. We were struck by
the fact that we did not see a single Blackbird
or Song Thrush all day.
JOHN BATH
BIRD GROUP MEETING, WANSTEAD PARK,
11TH NOVEMBER, 1989
Ten members assembled at the Warren Road
entrance where the Forest Keeper (Adrian
Vernon) gave a brief resume of the history and
wildlife of the Park.
The weather was very mild with bright, sunny
intervals which turned out to be detrimental
with many visitors (and their dogs!) invading
every conceivable area. Nevertheless, 30
species were recorded, the best sighting being