Tag Archives: Wanstead

Wanstead

Contents
Blue House Farm North Fambridge
Sunrise on Wanstead Flats
Red Breasted Goose
Wanstead Flats Campaign
Swans and Cygnets
Bar Head Goose at Wanstead Flats
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Blue House Farm North Fambridge

Blue House Farm Bird Reserve, North Fambridge Thursday is our new day off, so we took ourselves out of London on the Eastern Railway line towards Southend and then on the little single track branch line from Wickham to North … Continue reading

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Sunrise on Wanstead Flats

I generally wake early and get started online before breakfast but yesterday I decided to try a sunrise walk around the Alexandra Lake  at Wanstead Flats. That’s where I often end up taking some exercise later in the day anyway, … Continue reading

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Red Breasted Goose

Red Breasted Goose, a photo by AndyRob on Flickr. This Red Breasted Goose appeared on Alexandra Lake in Wanstead Flats today, having a rest on its way home to Siberia.

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Wanstead Flats Campaign

Join us for ‘Take Back Wanstead Flats’ on 2pm on Sunday 21 November. The Save Wanstead Flats campaign plans to use wooden stakes and tape to mark out the boundaries of the proposed police base on the Flats, in order … Continue reading

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Swans and Cygnets

  Swans and Cygnets, originally uploaded by Andyrob. Two swans and six dear little cygnets, quite small, up close feeding by bill paddling the water in the heronry pond at Wanstead Park.

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Bar Head Goose at Wanstead Flats

  Bar Head Goose at Wansted Flats, originally uploaded by Andyrob. The barhead or barheaded goose is an exotic species, probably an escape but there are reports of some breeding in the UK. They are specially adapted for flying at … Continue reading

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Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

104194-IMG_7062 Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis), originally uploaded by ajmatthehiddenhouse. Green Woodpecker spotted at Wanstead Flats flying up from the long grasses in the wild part towards the Lake.

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Thanks for reading Andy Roberts articles about Wanstead on the DARnet Blog