Sunday, 7 November 2010

November Beddington


A bit of vis mig today in sunny skies with a light north east breeze. 100+ Woodpigeons, 5 Brambling, 4 Redpoll and 20+ Chaffinch flew over. 15+ Meadow Pipit on the mound, 2 Redwings along the path, 10+ Blackbirds, 30+ Goldfinch, 2 Goldcrest and 10+ Pied Wagtail. The Common Sandpiper was still present and there is a leucistic Herring Gull around (above). There were 2 Wigeon on the lake in addition to 200+ Teal and 30+ Shoveler. One Peregrine, 2 Kestrel and one Sparrowhawk.


Ring-necked Parakeets- a former Beddington vagrant. Several hundred birds now fly over Beddington at dusk to roost somewhere to the north.

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