Saturday, 17 October 2026

17/10/2026 - 7.45am to 12 noon

Jon Lowes & Ray Scally

Very little change on the lagoon today, so the focus again turned to vismigging. This produced;

  • 230 Pink-footed Geese in 5 skeins between 8.30am & 11.20am, all going west or southwest
  • 532 Woodpigeon
  • 21 Golden Plover south at 9.15am
  • 1 Little Egret west at 11.15am
  • 7 Skylark
  • c90 Redwing
  • 18 Mistle Thrush
  • 18 Chaffinch
  • 10 Bullfinch
  • 1 Greenfinch
  • 7 Siskin


Pink Footed Geese

Woodpigeon


Golden Plover


Little Egret

Also of note, were a Red Kite over its usual spot at the top of Combs Dale and a Peregrine that flew through at 10.30 making a half-hearted attempt to catch a Shoveler.

And up to 3 Chiffchaff still.


Kestrel

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