Herd heard

Day 187 #365DaysWild 

More stooping, weeding the worst border of the Woodland Garden. 

Herd heard. High. Skein of c500 pink-footed geese. Flying west. Magnificent.

Our wintering pink-footed geese population travels to us from Iceland and Greenland, fuelling-up overwinter before making the return journey in the spring to their breeding grounds.

They are a wildlife success story with a large increase in their numbers due to successful conservation measures.