Well the Velvet Scoter is still in the Pyefleet channel, but i still haven't been lucky enough to gain any better photos on my last couple of visits to the ranges. Each time the Juvenile duck has been on the Island side of the channel or vice versa. But then i never expected it to stay around this long so i still have a chance. Another highlight of the day was three Short-eared Owls tussling in the air and one would often land on the ground and gaze up at the other two still in dispute. I was more interested in watching them then taking photo's but i did snap a few as you can see at the bottom of this post. On the plus side after spending some time scoping the large flock of Greylag & Canada geese on Monday i noticed 4 separate birds standing further away from the main gaggle. With such poor light it was hard to get a clear ID but i noticed one was smaller in size. So after walking across the Marsh i was able to get within about 200 yards of the four birds. And how pleased i was to see the result of my walk. Three of the geese were greylag but the smaller one was a Greater White-Fronted Goose. Showing the characteristic markings, the dark splodges on the belly and the white forehead. So although the photo opportunities were poor i did manage some record shoots for my new 2022 list.
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