With the National influx of Russian White-fronted Geese, Cumbria did not miss out on the action with better than average numbers of this form in a number of locations around the north of the county ...
A flock of several hundred Pink-footed Geese near Rickerby on the outskirts of Carlisle held eight or more recently ...
On Rockcliffe Marsh the geese numbers on the area visible from the public floodbank fluctuate with good numbers of Pinkfeet and Barnacle Geese on some days while at other times birds are present only at very long range ...
There's constant coming and going ...
This area is favoured by Great White Egrets ...
... while Little Egrets tend to prefer the saltmarsh further out in the estuary ...
... a party of Whooper Swans was nearby and good to see to juveniles in the mix ...
Some Greylags in with the Pinkfoot flocks may have had good cridentials as migrants now that we have evidence of Icelandic birds frequenting the county in winter ...
... and scattered flocks of Fieldfares frequented the hedgerows and waterlogged fields ...
And finally I was pleased to find a female Smew on Talkin Tarn during my WeBS on 12th January, present just for that day and always in the middle of the tarn so hence the poor record shot ...
