A flock of c61 birds were seen on Monday 20 October. This would indicate an arrival the previous day (Sunday 19th).
The following day there had been a large increase with 179 birds being seen. Seven birds with collars were identified and many juveniles too.
This is definitely a late arrival date for our flock and may well be due to climate change or inclement weather for the crossing of the North Sea.
However they all look in good fettle and with probably two sub groups coming together there was a fair amount of squabbling among themselves.
