As the tide falls: an hour at Brancaster Staithe
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
A few do breed in Europe, on the extreme north-east of European Russia. The latter is half the size of the Grey, but with its stout beak and prominent eyes shows a distinct family likeness. As the tide fell, it exposed sand banks that attracted small parties of garrulous Brent Geese. These were dark-bellied birds from Russia.
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