Hi can anyone give me a bit of advice on this one? I was at cley marshes 2 days ago, and about 2pm there was 3 or 4 big waves of geese flying overhead in formation, NW, being very noisy. They landed but out of sight further up the coast. Quite a spectacle.
I didn't take a picture unfortunately, but the formations were relatively wide collections of loose Vs across the sky, very much like the stock photo below (which is just from a google search), but it was a quarter of that size. I.e. the photo shows a much larger formation than the ones I saw.
I'm assuming they were pink footed geese from what I've heard and read, but my question is: is it possible to confidently ID them as such based on their formation and noise, plus the time of year and the location? Is there anything else that a formation of that size (and volume) could reasonably be? If it's not enough, then what would more experienced birdwatchers look for, I couldn't really make out any distinguishing features through my binoculars when I looked up.
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Ideally if you could zoom in on a lot fewer geese in flight to see the plumage and other distinguishing marks, then we would have a better chance.
Its a lovely photo and quite a sizable formation and nicely atmospheric, one I'd be happy with in my collection.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Pete
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