Bird and nature walk in Walthamstow Wetlands - 5th March 2026

Two male Tufted ducks on one of the reservoirs on a bright sunny day

Female following a male Tufted duck

Fresh new buds in front of a clear blue sky

Romeo, the local cat, chilling out in the sunshine

Pair of Egyptian geese in front of an island in the reservoir

Grey Heron with long extended neck

Gadwall drake standing in shallow water

Female Gadwall searching for a snack

Mute Swan and Grey Heron at the edge of the reservoir

Grey Heron lifting its wings ready for take-off

Tiny Wren towards the top of a tree

I took a photograph of a large swathe of Blackthorn blossoms and then saw a Peacock Butterfly in the centre!

Two Grey Herons at the side of the reservoir - both enjoying the lovely sunshine

The Engine House visitor centre

On the other side of the Wetlands a blond Egyptian goose was searching for a snack

Robin at the end of a branch as I left the Wetlands in the late afternoon

 

Short birding walk round one side of Walthamstow Wetlands on 9th November 2025

I went for a short walk on a sunny afternoon in Walthamstow Wetlands where the first bird I spotted was a lovely Egyptian goose

Gaggle of Canada geese swimming across a reservoir

Two Great Crested Grebes floating on the water

Looking across a bird-less reservoir - the people in those flats must have a great view of the wetlands

Lots of red rose hips in the afternoon sunshine

Four synchronised Cormorants

Cormorants standing at the edge of Cormorant island

Little Egret and two Black-headed gulls hoping to find some fish

Crazy Black-headed gulls flying above the Little Egret and a Cormorant

Little Egret and Grey Heron - both hoping to find some fish

 

Wheatear, Black-necked Grebes and other birds at Walthamstow Wetlands on 9th October 2024

An adult Great Crested Grebe was lurking around the edge of a reservoir with three juveniles when I first arrived at the Wetlands

An Egyptian goose walked up the bank at the edge of a reservoir

I nearly missed this well-disguised Grey Wagtail

I had hoped to see a Northern Wheatear and, indeed, I luckily managed to see a female perching at the edge of Lockwood.  She stayed for a few minutes, allowing a few photographs, before she disappeared.

A pair of Gadwalls swam across the reservoir

Three Black-necked Grebes appeared in the distance

Little Egret at the edge of a reservoir with the railway line and tall buildings in the background

A pair of synchronised Great Crested Grebes

Three Northern Shovelers were hanging around

A group of Tufted ducks swam across the reservoir

Two Little Egrets were wading around at the edge of a reservoir

A pair of Egyptian geese were on the grassy bank

A fox was slowly limping along a grassy path

A Robin was sitting on a post near the Copper Mill stream

Views of London buildings from Lockwood reservoir

Closer views of the Black-necked Grebes on a very dull day!

The view from the far end of Lockwood reservoir

Three Black-necked Grebes in the centre of the reservoir!