Holy hell!! What a difference and improvement on last one. Really brilliant.

I agree, Tundra Bean Goose. Size and head and bill structure points squarely at Tundra. For me though, the taxonomy of this group isn't settled & personally would lump Tundra & Taiga again and even incorporate Pink-footed Goose within Bean.

The Fleet at Chickerell. 8 Slavonian Grebes (6 The Fleet & 2 on sea off Chesil), 3 Shoveler at Butterstreet, otherwise singles of Black Redstart, Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver, Atlantic Brent Goose, Common Scoter & Whimbrel still present. Patch year list now 101.

Awesome!

The on the deck goose flock with that super stunning Russian White-front is absolutely crippling. Gorgeous pic.

Wow! Mega.

Wow, really ice. Great to see a background. Awesome.

Second day of road trip took me to Lincolnshire & Norfolk. My first proper Snow Goose since 2005, the ad white morph associating and feeding with Whooper Swans in a harvested beet field near Bourne and the 1st-winter male Eastern Black Redstart at Sheringham, a first of an Eastern taxa for me.

Went on road trip Tues & Wednesday.First stop Slimbridge.Sadly, Tundra Beans & Pink-foot did a bunk before I got there, but Bewick's Swans & Russian White-fronts kept me entertained. 2 wild Barnacle Geese were with the White-front flock, well away from the feral birds. + 2 Whooper Swans & Spoonbill.

Usual suspects on patch, on The Fleet, Chickerell. A few Slavs, 2 Great Northern Divers & a single Common Scoter.

Cracking day on patch at Littlesea, The Fleet. Highlight was finding a ♀️ Desert Wheatear in Bridging Camp. ♀️ Long-tailed Duck, 2 Slavonian Grebes & singles of Atlantic Brent Goose, Whimbrel & Water Rail, plus a Harbour Seal made up the rest of the highlights.

Maybe, if I'd been vaccinated, I would have heard about it sooner, so could have tried my chances of trying to find it in the field. Ah well.