As the tide falls: an hour at Brancaster Staithe
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
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. These birds all breed in Iceland My visit to Brancaster concluded with a magnificent fly-over of Pinkfeet as skein after skein passed high overhead, all heading west.
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