Red-crested Pochard – 29th October

October 29, 2014Recent wildlife sightings2014, 29th October, Buzzard, crows, Geese, Jack Snipe, Large Gravel Pit, peregrine, Red-crested Pochard, Sparrowhawk, StarlingsPete Smith

There were five Red-crested Pochard on the Large Gravel Pit this afternoon. In the evening the Starlings, Geese and Crows put on a spectacle with thousands of birds coming in to roost or passing over on their way to their roost sites. The roosts attracted the usual raptors with Peregrine, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard putting in an appearance and a Jack snipe was briefly seen. PS.