Pink foots at dawn

Pinkfoots at dawn flighting over Reed's island onto the Humber mud beyond after a night in the winter wheat fields




Pinkfoots and spud field

The local pink footed goose flock has been a bit difficult to find. They make a spectacular sight dawn as they come in to roost on Reeds Island in the River Humber. Thankfully traffic is low at this time on Saturday, so the sound of 100's of yelping geese was wonderful. They only stopped for a short break before launching them selves over the wolds. Although considerably faster than my Vectra, I did manage to catch up with them feeding on scraps of potatoes. Many potatoes have rotted in the fields this year my green grocer tells me. A count of 2,250 birds.