Pinkfooted Geese used to be a distinctly uncommon bird in the parish with sightings restricted to the odd fortuitous sighting as they passed over in Autumn. Now they are seen with some regularity in winter and on both migrations.
This bird was one of eight associating with the parish
Greylag flocks…
And this morning there was a fine skein of 175 calling high
over the village…
Otherwise it has been a quiet week although I have added a few more species to my year list with the first Corn Bunting singing by the river, small numbers of Golden Plover near Morton Bridge and a lovely Barn Owl along Greenhills Lane…
This should have been a great shot as it was flying right at
me but by the time I had fiddled with settings it had spotted me and this is
all I got!
Finally, a small cover crop down Potter Lane has been good
for finches and buntings this winter and the Linnet flock here yesterday had
grown to more than 300 birds (but difficult to count in the fog!)
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