Still 12 Velvets Scoters floating around in the bay - they seem to be drifting closer by the day too!
On the Estuary late afternoon 5 Med Gulls (4 ad, 1st wint) and 120 Common Gulls.
Re: the mystery North Devon Grey Goose - all the people I've asked (a few Norfolk birders, plus others from Holland, Dorset) have said that all features on show are within the range of a pure Pinkie (head shape, head and neck colour, bill shape and colour, over all size, and white edges to wing feathers).
This photo, also taken by Nigel Bastin, is quite a key one, showing tail band and upperwing...
By various different observers this Goose has been named as four species so far. It just shows - birding isn't an easy game!
On the Estuary late afternoon 5 Med Gulls (4 ad, 1st wint) and 120 Common Gulls.
Re: the mystery North Devon Grey Goose - all the people I've asked (a few Norfolk birders, plus others from Holland, Dorset) have said that all features on show are within the range of a pure Pinkie (head shape, head and neck colour, bill shape and colour, over all size, and white edges to wing feathers).
This photo, also taken by Nigel Bastin, is quite a key one, showing tail band and upperwing...
By various different observers this Goose has been named as four species so far. It just shows - birding isn't an easy game!
