Pink-footed Goose count hits 21,500
Biggest count of the year so far with 21,500 Pink-footed Geese roosting on the reserve last night. Impressive numbers from the off this morning with 10,000+ present with lots of birds coming and going throughout the day. Definitely new skeins coming in from high, altogether an awesome spectacle!
Three Barnacle Geese again today. The Ron Barker Hide seems best for them. A couple of partial leuctistic Pink-footed Geese with white bellies and white ringing the lower neck and wing tips, very distinctive in flight.
At least 3 Marsh Harrier again, 4+ Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel and at least 2 Sparrowhawk with the later showing well near the Janet Kear Hide.
Waders included 30+ Ruff, 20+ Common Snipe, 10 Black-tailed Godwit and 400+ Lapwing.
At least one Kingfisher from the Ron Barker Hide.
Double figure Swallow on the move today.
