Aldcliffe Marsh at c. 10.30 – 11.15
Wheatear 1
Pink-footed Geese 980 (410 on Aldcliffe Marsh; two groups of 350 and 220 respectively on Heaton Marsh)
Gadwall 2
Wildfowlers’ Pools
Little Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 4
Shoveler 2
Field (FLL A3) opposite Frog pond field
Lapwing 4 (Including 1 pair indulging in some intimate courtship)
From the Aldcliffe Marsh footpath (Freeman’s Pool end) I saw approx. 500 geese flying off towards the estuary at 11:45. It looked like two flocks converging so I suspect they were your Heaton Marsh groups. The ~400 on Aldcliffe Marsh were still there when I got there, and someone I met on the path mentioned they had seen a couple of white-fronted geese amongst them, although I couldn’t make these out when I got there.
