Tundra Bean Geese and Eurasian White-fronted Geese on the Humber

Another excellent winter for wild geese on the Humber from Read’s Island to Alkborough Flats, with around 120 White-fronted Geese and several groups of Tundra Bean Geese totalling around 60 and roughly 1600 Pink-Feet..so first image below shows 1 White front with Tundra Beans and the second solely Bean’s.

Tundra & Taiga Bean Geese

Hoping to find some spring migrants we set off for Barton this morning, on the way we saw this Tundra Bean Goose mixed in with some pinkies and not too far away were 8 Taiga Bean Geese as shown in the 5th poor image- after that it all went downhill despite spending the day trawling around Barton’s pits.  In total we heard 4 Chiffchaffs hardly a mad rush of migrants! however the 2 Long Tailed ducks were still present and we did catch up with a very nice Red-Crested Pochard otherwise very quiet.