With a rare a day off work, i agreed to met James at the station
and head to
Buckenham to look for the Lesser White-fronted Goose that appeared last week. We got of the train at
Cantley and planned to walk back via
Buckenham and
Strumpshaw. From Burnt House Road we located the main flock of
Bean Geese, but due to the lie of the ground couldn't see the whole flock. Moving further along the footpath we got better views and located the
Lesser White-front with 100+ Bean Geese. A
Barn Owl drifted along the railway
hedge line and a
Buzzard was
perched up on a nearby gate.
Approaching the river a
ringtail Hen Harrier flew east and 2
Peregrine were perched up in a dead tree. A second Barn Owl flew along the river bank nearer
Buckenham, before the
elevated position gave us better views of the geese. On the
Buckenham side of the reserve most of the Wigeon had been forced onto the river along with a few Shoveler and a Black Swan. 2
Dunlin flew over the new hide as we gave it a one over and a single White-fronted Goose was with a small splinter of Bean Geese. Walking back through
Strumpshaw we met Ben, and discussed the merits of the Lesser White-front. I would like to think that historical evidence of the species at this site, the weather when the bird arrived and the fact it seems to have arrived with Bean Geese and
associates with them should be enough to suggest it is a genuine bird. But with many feral geese now in Norfolk, it looks like it is guilty until proven innocent.
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