Dave Appleton
Well-known member
O.K, I'll try it........why were they moving around over Norwich? I would have expected some unusual movements straight after the thaw, but it has been mild for some time.
Jim.
Was it misty? When I lived in Norwich I saw, or more commonly heard, Pink-feet flying over quite a few times but almost invariably in fog. Some of the big influxes of geese we've had mid winter have occurred at the same time as foggy conditions on the near-Continent. For some reason geese seem to be particularly prone to misorientation in fog (Auks too apparently - I recall reading of 2-3 summer records of inland Razorbills and/or Guillemots occuring in fog).
That said I don't remember it being misty that night here so it might be something else. Stu mentioned a full moon and that might be a factor too - geese definitely seem to be more active throughout the night when there's a full moon (unless it's cloudy of course).