It has been a glorious, cronking time for our migrants from Russia the brent goose, the smallest goose in Britain. One of the best places to see them in their hundreds on the South East coast of England is between Minnis Bay and Reculver Abbey, so I make a special pilgrimage to see them each day.
Flitting gracefully from the sea to the fields in huge flocks, they often fly directly overhead which is an exciting spectacle, and what gets me up early and brightens up the gloomy wintery mornings.
I’ve written about an unusual lone goose arriving in early October on my NemobySea blog.
