Angle Bay (Rhoscrowther end) on a neap high tide today was fairly quiet bird-wise. Far fewer wigeon were resting on the sea (a few hundred at most). Had they eaten all the
Zostera and moved on/dispersed to other parts of the Cleddau estuary system we wondered? Apart from black-headed and common gulls, and small numbers of rock pipits and chaffinches feeding, the shore was pretty quiet. Only five great crested grebes were obvious out in the bay.
At the Angle harbour-end it was busier. Most of the usual/expected waders and wildfowl were over there, including
45 light bellied Brent geese, some at least probably recent arrivals. All were busy feeding in the shallow water, or along parts of the sea-weed-covered shoreline.
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| Some of the flock of 45 - even with a short zoom lens at widest-angle it wasn't possible to fit them all in |
None of them seemed particularly disturbed by passers-by. They were mostly swimming or upending to feed, so we couldn't see the legs of all of them. Of those whose legs we were able to see well (about half) none were ringed. It will be interesting to see if these birds stick around the area, or move on?
