Trent Park, Cockfosters.

Trent Park lies is North East London Borough of Enfield. You take the Piccadilly line to Cockfosters tube station. From the station, you turn on the right hand and walk along the Cockfosters Road. You will pass the cemetery and the gate to the park is on the right hand side. The habitat in the park is wooded with open grassland and ponds.

In the woodlands, you get to see 2 species of Woodpeckers ( Green & Great Spotted ), 4 species of Tits ( Great, Blue, Coal & Long-tailed ), Nuthatch and Treecreeper. In the ponds, you get to see Mallard, Mandarine Duck, Moorhen, Coot and many more.

On the 25th of Feb 2012, i was with the London bird club and we saw about 35+ different species and the highlight of the day was 3 Goosander.

Big Garden Birdwatch 28-28 January 2012 at Canons Park.

This big garden birdwatch is a Rspb event which ahppens every year in the moth of January.

This year's event I was at Canons park with a group of birders. At Canons park, you get to see woodlands birds. The direction to Canons park is drop at Canons Park tube station, turn left onto Donnefield Avenue. Then walk along Donnefield Avenue and end of the road is the park.

I saw o total of 26 different bird species which includes 3 species of Gulls (Black-headed/Common and Herring), 3 species of Woodpeckers(Green/Great spotted and Lesser spotted - lifer. Please see photo below), 5 species of Thrushs( Blackbird, Song and Mistle. 2 winter thrushs Redwings/Fieldfares), 4 species of Tits(Great/Coal/Blue and Long-tailed) and a Nuthatch.


To know more about Canons Park and walks visit their website which is http://www.friendsofcanonspark.org.uk/.




Below is a photo of a Lesser spotted Woodpecker.

Bedfont Lakes Country Park.

This was my new birding site in Greater London area. I went to this country park with the London Bird Club group. The meeting point for the group was at Hatton Cross station and that's where i met them. From the station, we went by bus to the park. You take bus H26 which goes to Feltham(Sparrow Farm) and you drop at Bedfont Lakes bus stop. The park is just opposite of the bus stop, so you need to cross the road to go to the park.


I saw a total of 33 different bird species included a single Male Goldeneye, a flock of 8 Lapwings and 2 Snipes.

Staines Reservoir. 1.1.2012

What a way to start with the new year 2012, after getting a lifer Female Smew at the reservoir. I was birding alone at the Staines and met a group of birders whom i joined them.

I saw a total of 24 different bird species which includeds Great Northern Loon/Shag/ flock of Goldeneyes/Black-necked Grebes (those 4 species i have seen before at the reservoir in 2011), a pair of Scape(Scape are difficult to see or spot them as they like to be with a flock of Tufted Ducks), single Male Ruddy Duck and 25+ Lapwings.