Another good passage of Pink-footed Geese noted today, with 284 birds counted in five skeins – mostly going east.
There was an increase in Wigeon & Gadwall on the lagoon, with counts of 40 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 19 Wigeon, 3 Pintail & 10 Goosander recorded.
For the first 20 minutes or so after I arrived, there was a large movement of Woodpigeons overhead, all going south. I counted roughly 500 in the three large flocks – but then it just seemed to stop dead at about 8am.
Our run of Golden Plover sightings continued with 7 birds circling the lagoon at 8.35am before deciding not to stop and heading off east.
Other sightings of note were 2 Skylarks, 3 Chiffchaffs, 270 Starlings (going east in numerous small flocks), 66 Redwings, 36 Fieldfares, 6 Redpolls & 10 Reed Buntings.
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