10.15am: Cattle Egret back in the field with the cattle, accompanied by a quite aggressive Little Egret - immigrants unwelcome, it looked like! Red breasted Goose also present in front of the Brent Goose flock.
Good news - the Brent Geese appear to have had a decent breeding season; there was a minimum of 40 juveniles present out of a total flock of 250+ (16%) at Darts Farm, and there were a number of birds sitting in the grass and only showing their heads. Average counts on the lower Exe around Exmouth are showing 19% juveniles. That's the best for three or four years.
[from Rupert Ormerod]
[from Rupert Ormerod]