Brent Geese and Little Egrets

20th October 2009 - ovecast/rain later SE4/5/6
Offshore
Observations (0815-0915) were to provide little reward with just 69 Common Scoter, 12 Gannet and single Razorbill, Guillemot and Red-throated Diver.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Brent Goose flock contained 54 pale-bellied and 22 dark-bellied individuals as they fled the attentions of wind-surfing activities elsewhere in Morecambe Bay.
Miscellaneous
The 32 Little Egrets remain and include at least one colour-ringed individual. At least one Merlin continues to hunt the island.
Images
Dark-bellied Brent Geese