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Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Goose day around the exe

Not a bad afternoon 14:30 till 16:00

Exminster marshes
3 White fronted geese(albifrons) 1 greenland White fronted goose(flavirostri)

Bowling green marsh
3 pink footed geese, 1 barnacle goose
Lots of Canada geese and 20+ Brent geese, 1 pintail, 6+ shoveler good numbers of wigeon and teal

Darts farm
1st winter red breasted goose in with Brent geese and 1 possible pale bellied brent

good numbers of juv Brent geese

At work this morning at devon hotel had 1 merlin over mobbed by crows, 1 sparrowhawk and 4 buzzard

Thanks to Brian and Bob for there help this afternoon.