Sunday, 21st December 2014

Two 'interior' race of Canada Geese were found this afternoon in a small flock of Pink-footed Geese. Commonly known as Todd's Canada Goose or in North America as Hudson Bay Canada Goose, it was last recorded at the Obs in January 2012.
 
 Todd's Canada Geese

Offshore
4 Wigeons west, 3 Teal west, 6 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west and 1 Auk sp. west.

Others
500 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Todd's Canada Geese, 7 Goldeneyes, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 37 Ringed Plovers, 2,000 Knots, 70 Sanderlings, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 600 Dunlins,1 Jack Snipe, 32 Snipe, 107 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Shore Lark, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Snow Bunting.
 
 Black-tailed Godwits

Snow Bunting

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