Free-flying collection Geese are providing some diversity to the Canada Goose flock on the Neath Salt Marsh, currently. 107 Canada Geese also have 1 Abyssinian Blue-winged Goose (presumably the same bird that was here 13/2/12) and 1 Bar-headed Goose (down from 2 that were present a month or so ago) mixed in with them. It’s hard to get excited about them, but it does perhaps allow sub-groups within the big flock of Canada Geese to be tracked?

More traditional free-flying birds were made up by – Shelduck (3), Teal (11), Lapwing (6), Curlew (7), Redshank (1) and Starling (c250)

At Crymlyn Burrows around HT – Common Scoter (11), Great Crested Grebe (137 ((67 off CB) + (70 off AB))), Ringed Plover (179), Sanderling (207), Dunlin (221) and Curlew (31).