Four separate flocks of bean geese were counted in the afternoon which gave us a total of 263 birds.
It is thought that with cold weather conditions in Denmark it may have prompted some of our birds to return to Scotland rather than wintering in the low countries.
It would be nice to confirm that if we could find some birds with collars not already seen this winter.
Snow and icy conditions are still present on the plateau and I took a few shots yesterday of the conditions. Believe me there are birds in the fields in front of you in the middle picture. Shots were taken by a 55mm lense. The single bird picture was taken through my telescope lense.
General view of the plateau near Slamannan.
43 Bean Geese in middle field
Yes, Bean Geese can sit on snow quite happily
