Wintery Y-Fronts

 Yes indeedy - things have fairly slowed up recently at Galley, but there's still time for a couple more scores before year end I reckon. Jam of the day involved me being out with the dog at just the right time to spy 4 white-fronted geese fly over the beach, heading towards the lake. No further sign when I got home so maybe they went straight through. All geese are rare here, and this was only my third evah record on patch after a single bird in 2018 and a flock of 5 in 2020. Score!

Monday pm update

A second look at the lake this very pm paid off in the form of a gadwall in amongst the mallard - now on 148 for the year, my second highest score evah and shurely its possible to finally break the mythical 150 species in a single year??

Bonus Y-fronts

Skiving around in the office yesterday pm with the door open letting in some spring air, when I heard a big honking and general commotion. Rushed out to see five (count 'em) goose-types pitching down into the grass a couple of fields away. Geese are reet scarce at Galley, so it was back into the office to hastily grab a pair of bins before they decided to do a bunk.

Happily they settled, and were still around today - 5 Greenland White-fronted Geese, only my third record for the patch, all in the last few years. Got some one better, closer shots today too - see exhibit A below...

One half of a pair of y-fronts, yesterday

Its still quiet on the mig front, although willow warbler and swallow have trickled through in the last couple of days - onwards and upwards!

Y-front from the jax window

Stuck me bins out the jax window this am and lo and behold there was a goose on the deck! A rare sight indeed at Galley!

Y-fronted Goose

Closer inspection after the school run revealed it to be of the Greenland race, as opposed to first thoughts of Russian. But you shouldn't try to race geese, as generally they fly too fast....