More geese and first Common Gull of the autumn

 I saw my first Common Gulls of the autumn this afternoon with two adults feeding in a recently ploughed field with Lesser Black-backed Gulls close to Bonsall Moor. 

They will be joined by more birds as we get into winter with birds roosting at Carsington or Ogston.

Common Gull= adult

The Pink-footed Geese have continued to pass over Beeley Moor with 1200 yesterday morning and a further 1800 today. The first birds are generally seen around 08:00 and the movement is coming to an end by 10:00. This morning we counted 23 skeins, varying in size from a dozen birds to over 300 with most comprising 50 to 80 birds.

Pink-footed Geese