Monday, 9 September 2019

Epsom and Walton Downs - Scramble, Scramble!


The majority of the geese including the hybrids (198) came into the fields in varying group sizes an hour early tonight. A Red Kite was being mobbed by corvids over Walton Downs and disappeared out of view to re-appear over the Gallops heading for the woodland adjacent to the field of roosting geese. 
The geese took flight en mass and headed back towards Langley Vale where they had flown in from. The question now was would they return or find another area to feed and roost. One hundred Canada’s did come in to roost an hour later but not from that area which suggested this was another group of geese!

No Wheatear today but a Yellow Wagtail was heard over the Gallops. Marsh Tit were seen in a mixed tit flock further down past the three furlong marker! 
The Red Kite and Yellow Wagtail were new additions to my Downs tally. Hopefully the geese will be there tomorrow!

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