A bit of a windy day for standing out but this mornings dawn flight produced the most geese so far this winter with over a thousand out on the bay at roost and another thousand coming from Gate house bay area they headed south west over Garlieston. Those on the mud's at the Crook joined them flying almost south.
It may be that the food that has been holding them in the north and east of the country is running short and the have finally started to move.
I wounder if we will get as many as last year, we can but hope.
The Long Billed Dowitcher was seen this morning at Wigtown Harbour but the Glaucous gull has not been seen for a couple of days.
Paul
Large numbers of geese arriving at the Sanctuary area off the Crook - from the west - at dusk. Hard to count, but maybe similar numbers to your dawn flight last week, Paul.