Rockcliffe Marsh on the English Solway is a vast expanse of
saltmarsh stretching almost as far as the eye can see, and most of it is
private and inaccessible. However, if you can find a spot to park there are
places where you can get a view over the marsh and the spectacle today was
quite breathtaking, with an estimated 15,000 barnacle geese and another 1000
pink-foots. From a distance the barnacles stand out like freshly fallen
hailstone on a bright day in early spring, but when they fly their
numbers are so vast that they look almost like a murmuration of starlings and
the noise is deafening.
There were several groups of geese such as this scattered around the marsh.
Yes they are all geese....
....and so are these.
It was a day of bright sunshine and fast moving squally showers and when the sunlight hit the geese against a dark, threatening background they stood out like jewels in the sky.
Every year there are two or three leucistic barnacles with the flock, really smart looking birds.
Esk Boat House.
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