Goose count day

I don't see Bean Geese very often, these were the first I've seen on Orkney. I can't remember having such good views in the past. They weren't on my count patch, well worth a brief, end-of-the-day detour to Deerness though. Fabialis race, looked like six adults and one juvenile.

 

 On the count patch there were 4,852 Greylags and  539 Pink-feet. One of the Greylags had a silver neck collar, I should get the history of this bird shortly.

Flodid, nr.Blondous, Austur-Hunavatns		19/07/2000
Work, St.Ola, Orkney	HY4713	27/11/2000
Blackhall, St.Ola, Orkney	HY4712	10/01/2001
Work, St.Ola, Orkney	HY4713	11/01/2001
Blackhall, St.Ola, Orkney	HY4612	25/01/2001
Yintsay, Tankerness, Orkney	HY5110	04/03/2001
Wester Watten, Caithness	ND2355	18/10/2002
South of Asbrekka, Vatnsdal, Austur Hunavatnssysla	65;36N+20;22W	19/04/2003
Blackhall, Kirkwall, Orkney	HY4712	01/03/2006
Flodid, Vatnsdalur, Hunafjordur, ICELAND	65;28N+20;21W	28/09/2006
Blackhill, St.Ola, Orkney	HY4612	23/11/2007
Kirkwall, Orkney	HY455117	23/11/2014

Many of these everywhere today, and Blackbirds as well, autumn is still here.