GRAZING GEESE

The grazing fields by Cudmore Grove were teeming with wildfowl on the 12th January. The sight of around 800 brent geese nibbling their way into every corner of the field is a memorable sight. It's fast and furious feeding for the geese and they never seem to let up. In the adjoining field a large flock of 500 wigeon were also gobbling up the grass at a rapid rate. It was like a competition to see who could eat the most grass. The wigeon probably had the more enjoyable time as they got to splash around in some of the flooded pools.

At the back of the fields a grey heron with its fearsome looking orange bill stalked the ditch for a possible meal and nearby 100 teal rested by a large pool. In the middle of the field a noisy flock of 150 starlings fed excitedly as always and eager to keep on the move too.