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Estimated about 200 geese in the flock

There had been a slight thaw in the cold spell. Both Barnacles and Pinks were feeding amicably amongst the long grass and rushes in front of the hide,.

This pic is of the Barnacles - bit of a speciality of the Solway. These little geese centre mostly on the WWT Caerlaverock Reserve whose wonderful work with this population over the years has seen their proliferation and spread throughout the Solway Basin. We seem to be seeing more of them as time...

Checking out the saltmarsh for safe grazing.

A detail of Pinks flock.

A group of Cormorants have been regularly successfully fishing here on the estuary.

Four leucistic Barnacles, locally thought to be a family group, grazing together with other Barnacles and Pinkfeet, on wetland pastures of North Plain Farm.

Watched this great bird come into land on the saltmarsh round Scargavel Point( NY198617) at dusk today. It landed near the dubs, which it proceeded to hunt in, for small fish and frogs etc. It has been regularly seen most days now hunting on the Reserve saltmarsh, since 1st November and has given a great...

Having arrived on 10th, it had been regularly seen somewhere on the Reserve each day since. Today it could be seen preening on the back edge of the Saltmarsh Pool.

It was enjoying itself preening and resting in the sunshine - accompanied by a group Teal.

Bathing and preening as the tide came in - Campfield Marsh.

Hunting along the dubs on Campfield Marsh.

17 12 11 - Still snow on the Scottish hills.

One of a pair frequenting the Meadow Pools.

This peacefully grazing flock, seen in front of the hide, was disturbed by the sound of a nearby light plane. They took off and headed out towards the raised moss area of the Reserve.

A group of Barnacles and Pinkfooted geese grazing the wet meadows on North Plain Farm, as seen from the hide.

Large mixed flock of geese seen from hide overlooking flooded grassland. Whereas, currently, they are not on the farm smaller flocks of both species can still be seen in the Solway basin. Best chance of sightings in the Moricambe Bay area.

25 12 11 - flock keeping low over rough seas.

Viewed across the Meadow Pools.

Three of four leucistic Barnacle geese grazing with a mixed flock of Pinkfeet and Barnacles on floodland pastures in front of the hide on North Plain Farm.

Three of the four leucistic Barnacles (deemed to be a family group) grazing with the mixed flock of Pinks and Barnacles on floodland meadows as viewed from the hide.

Treecreeper has been seen for the last couple of days picking around the mossy and lichen covered tree trunks in the damson orchard adjacent to Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve. I managed to get this photo of it with an insect it had just found.

As the tide came in it would make available a plentiful supply of invertebrates for these birds.

Seven were feeding on Apples in Joes garden in the hamlet.

20 12 11 - Taking advantage of recently thawed water.