It really is a day full of geese tomorrow. We've got an early morning grey goose count (I say we, I'm being excused this week as I'm staying on late, but the wardens and volunteers have an early morning), Goosefair from midday-4pm in the afternoon and our first dusk Goosewatch from 5.30pm. We've still got a few spaces on Goosewatch so if you're coming to Goosefair then make sure you come and see us to book when you arrive.
Goosefair itself should be as good as ever. We're pond-dipping, face painting and mini-beast hunting. There's lots of goose-themed quizzes and the Buchan Countryside Group, Buchan Ranger and Peterhead Community Woodland group are all coming along with their own quizzes, trails activities and wildlife advice. For the adults there'll be guided walks out to the hides and lots of bird-watching and wildlife tips from our staff and volunteers.
We've also got a photographer/filmmaker out on site over the week filming the geese and general goings on on the reserve, so you could even end up on camera!
Today has been a little bit quiet apart from a few large lifts of geese, with the regular mix of spotted redshank, pectoral sandpiper, greenshank and (less regular in the past few weeks) wood sandpiper on the pools outside the visitor centre.