Country diary: The brent geese arrive like fighter pilots – wary of danger

Country diary: The brent geese arrive like fighter pilots – wary of danger

A flock of geese winging across an estuary in V-formation is one of the most iconic spectacles of the season, but a rare sight in Langstone and Chichester harbours. In flight, our wintering dark-bellied brents lack the military precision displayed by other species, most notably pink‑footed and barnacle geese. Instead, they ribbon across the steely […]

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