Wed 2nd Dec 20

Lots of White-fronted Geese around again this morning. For me viewing from the chippings lay-by on the B1032 around 09:30 a group of 41 were on the marsh to the west of the road and a second group of 67 Whitefronts and 12 Bean Geese were on the arable to the east between the road and the hide. The 12 Bean Geese flew out high over Gorse Lane Ind. Est. at 10:00

Moving on to the main site I met up with Max & Mick at the pillbox who had a single Bean Goose with the Greylags and some of the Whitefronts on the scrape.

From the hide: 6 Mute Swans, 170 Greylags, c60 Teal, 26 Wigeon, 12 Shelduck, c60 Lapwing, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrels + a large group of Brent were again on the field behind the golf course.

3 Purple Sands were on the sluice + a stop at the lay-by on the way home gave 63 Whitefronts and a single Bean Goose back on the arable.

Reports from today:

Max Martin

07:47 2 Whitefronts on southern end of golf course.

07:50 5 Bean Geese just come in off the sea with one Brent, currently going over the marsh towards raised platform. Just dropped in with all the other geese on the arable.

09:38 5 Egyptian Geese South appear to have dropped in, but lost to view.

10:13 White fronts on scrape with at least 1 Tundra Bean. Looked as if there could have been two when in flight.

Matt Lonsdale

08:20 On arable- 13 Bean Geese (8+ 5 that dropped in this morning. 62 Whitefronts (14 juvs) but seem to be more than 62 now but no time to count again work beckons, and no sign of other group ‘over the road in extremely brief check.