Trip reports

Own Transport trip to the Lee Valley

Sunday, 9 December 2007

Twelve intrepid souls met at Fishers Green for a whistle-stop tour of the Lee Valley, additional sites visited being Rye Meads RSPB and the Great Amwell watchpoint. Despite some hefty showers we had an enjoyable time, with 63 species being seen. The pick of the birds were probably Goosander and Goldeneye at Fishers Green and Green Sandpiper at Rye Meads, whilst 2 Water Rail were seen feeding together (a rare sight!) at Great Amwell, where a Cettis Warbler was also heard. The full list of what we saw is shown below.

Birds
Blackbird, Reed Bunting, Chaffinch, Coot, Cormorant, Crow, Collared Dove, Ruddy Duck, Tufted Duck, Dunnock, Little Egret, Fieldfare, Gadwall, Goldcrest, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Goosander, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Greenfinch, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Greater Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Heron, Jackdaw, Jay, Kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Pochard, Redwing, Robin, Rook, Green Sandpiper, Shelduck, Shoveller, Siskin, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Mute Swan, Teal, Song Thrush, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Pied Wagtail, Water Rail, Wigeon, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Wren.