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As the tide falls: an hour at Brancaster Staithe

10,000 Birds

A few do breed in Europe, on the extreme north-east of European Russia. The geese feed on the unwanted tops of the sugar beet that are left in the fields when the beet is harvested, a clean-up service that the farmers are happy with. In Britain, wildlife spectacles don’t get much better than that. Pinkfooted Geese.

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