Bird Watch – Pink Foot in the Park, by Darren Shepherd

Pink Footed Goose (Source: Annimal Spot)

Darren reports that yesterday, Thursday 12th January, around 3pm, a skein of about 80 Pinkfeet geese flew over the Park, heading north northwest. The same birds were then seen at Barden Scale, Bolton Abbey at about 3.30pm.

The pink-footed goose (Anser Brachyrhynchus), does not breed in the UK, but over-winters here in places like Norfolk and Lancashire, before returning ‘home’ to Spitzbergen, Iceland and Greenland. Darren’s conclusions are that Parkinson’s Park appears to be on a migration flyway. So, expect more wonderful V formations in the coming months.

About Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Vice Chairlady of Friends of Parkinson's Park, and Facilitator of Inskip One-Name Study. Has a degree in Local History (University of Cambridge), and Economics (University of Leeds). Day job - is a Business Analyst running Mutual Marketing, a customer service research, training and advisory business.

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