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Migration in top gear !!

Derek C
25/09/2014 05:48
Brent Geese have just arrived from Greenland and Iceland on the river Exe over 200+ this morning feeding on the Eel Grass on the estuary.Plenty more to come. Widgeon and Pintails are arriving daily. Avocets number are starting to show too. Autumn is here when they arrive. Normally the Brents start arriving at the end of September so slightly early... what do they know? Swallows, and House Martins are moving along the coast ready for the big push south. Hobby's seen at the weekend heading south over the English Channel. 30+ Yellow Wags moving through our coastal area. Huge numbers of Meadow pipits seen also. Be good to hear from others on the Big Migration....what have you seen?
  • 25/09/2014 16:00

    Hi we are staying in Lydd we saw a couple of brent geese near rye, but the  thing that gave us a shock was there are still loads of Sandwich terns fishing in the harbour, we did not expect to see them sill here, on and around Samphire hoe, there are hundreds of martins

  • 25/09/2014 23:25 in reply to PS Birds

    I think if the weather is good and the food is there why move on. Stock up and conserve energy, why rush when you can amble! Always a great sight Terns fishing, we get plenty off of Exmouth as they pass through. Its a great time of year to see migrants. I don't like to see the Swallows and Martins go, it means Winter's on its way....  

  • 25/09/2014 23:42 in reply to Derek C

    Today just passed The RSPB Dungerness reserve we saw about 200 Barnacle geese  in a field, now they are early. They put it down to climate change, mind you later today we saw glossy ibis egret, and great white egret,all on same lagoon.