Siob 4 Brent

Talking of tagging...
Down at Sandymount Strand after work and who did I bump into?

Welcome back to Dublin, how was your Summer, go anywhere nice? 4 Brent in Dublin, Wed 14th Sept 2011.

2 adults and 1 juvenile Brent (white tips and lack of white neck collar).

One other Adult keeping itself to itself

The other 3 did eventually make their way over to join the 4th, but it was clear the 2 with the juvenile were a family.
I quickly scanned the whole of the beach from over Bootytown direction scanning left to Irishtown Nature Reserve, I couldn't see any other Brent (6pm).
I also think this is slightly earlier than their arrival last year?
Didn't have time to scan for much else tonight, but nice to see the Brent.
I get the same feeling seeing my first Brent as I do seeing the first Swallows of Summer.


No tags.
Some honking.

Brent geese

Went down to Sandymount strand after work, it was freezing and getting dark already at 6.30pm.

Approx 100 Oystercatchers, 5 Curlew and 20 Redshank, 120 Brent geese flew in from Bull Island direction, landed, drank, honked, stood around and took off again towards Bull Island.
There were at least 4 juvs and only one tag (WY27).
Their numbers are gradually increasing!

If anyone sees Brent Geese with tagged legs please record the colour of each tag and the letter/number on each tag and email to grahammcelwaine@btinternet.com 

Readings should be sent with initials of tag colours (right leg then left leg) followed by numbers on each tag (again, right leg followed by left leg).

So the BG I saw had a White tag with a 2 on it's right foot, a Yellow tag with a 7 on it's left foot = WY27