Archive for March 1st, 2009

1st March 2009, Sunday

More Surprises at Pett Level


Skeins of Brent Geese were travelling north above the murky sea this morning and a few Meadow Pipits starting to move as well, but also something quite extraordinary: at 09.25, a flock of 25 SNOW GEESE flew NE just offshore, calling, 3/4 dark morph birds amongst them. Where did they come from? Where were they going? You don’t get flocks of Snow Geese in Sussex, any more than you get King Eiders.
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