Out with Dave today and we finally managed to catch up with White-fronted Geese a bird that we had failed to see last year. They had been reported at Cuckmere Haven and were fairly easy to find albeit that it meant wading through a lot of mud to get to them.
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| White-fronted Goose |
They were in with the Canada Geese, which makes them a little easier to find, than when searching for them amongst Greylags. They were probably feeling reasonably safe amongst such a large flock and this made them easier to approach.
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| White-fronted and Canada Geese |
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| White-fronted Goose |
Rain clouds were moving in when we located them so pictures were difficult. We waited a while but with the skies getting darker and the flock relocating to an adjacent field with the White-fronted further away we grabbed a few pictures and waded back through the mud to the car.
Working our way back along the coast we stopped at Seaford and at Newhaven Harbour to search for Kittiwakes and Fulmars. No luck with the former but the Fulmars were occupying nest building sites and performing aerobatics along the cliff faces.
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| Fulmar - always appear to have strong pair bonding |
And, it's difficult to pass Widewater Lagoon without stopping off to take yet more pictures of the Red-breasted Mergansers.
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| Red-breasted Mergansers |
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| Diving |
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