Friday, 30 October 2026

30/10/2026 - morning Jon Lowes & Alan Stewardson, afternoon Andy Butler

A quiet morning started off with thick fog again, although after this cleared there was some visible migration mid-morning including 230 Starlings, 2 Mistle Thrush, 185 Redwing, 120 Fieldfare & 14 Skylarks in one flock heading southeast.

Ducks on the lagoon included 42 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall & 7 Pintail.

Lapwing numbers continue to increase with 188 counted, plus 4 Snipe.

No Chiffchaffs today though. First time I’ve not seen or heard one since March.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S406574618

Late afternoon visit by Andy produced a small murmuration of around 2,000 Starlings along with 13 Golden Plovers, c1,000 Lesser Black-backed Gulls & c400 Black-headed Gulls.


Starlings, Andy Butler

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