Time was limited today, so we decided to visit Walthamstow Wetlands. After negotiating the heavy morning traffic we then went about renewing the permits that allow early morning access to the site. We spent the first hour trying and failing to locate the Firecrests along the river near the car park and along the track towards the Engine Room.
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| Engine Room (Reserve Centre) |
We decided to try our luck with the Black Redstart that had taken up residence around the tower at the southern end of Lockwood Reservoir. Before we had reached the reservoir we spotted the target perched on the lifebuoy next to the tower. Brian managed to grab the photo below.
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| Black Redstart |
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| The tower and Lifebouy the Redstart was using |
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| Lockwood Reservoir was like a millpond |
A Peregrine was perched on a nearby pylon finishing off a kill it had recently made before the local crows forced it to move, The crows harassed it in the air but in truth, the Peregrine just seemed to be playing with the crows.
After crossing Forest Road again we joined the locals who had managed to find the pair of Bearded Tits among the reeds by the Engine Room.
We had around an hour left before we had to leave, so we returned to our search for Firecrests. We walked up and down the footpath next to the car park and eventually, Brian spotted one of the Firecrests flitting about with a small flock of Long-tailed Tits. An added bonus while searching for the Firecrest was a Sparrowhawk that flew low through the trees along the riverbank and up and over the road.
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