Canada Goose

New record

29 Apr – One on Pondsbury (G. Sherman); the 15^th LFS record, 11 of which have been in Apr/May.

New record

28 Oct – One heard calling at dusk (Justin Zantboer); the 16^th LFS record.

New record

18 & 19 Mar – Two were in the Tent Field at c.17.30 hrs on 18th and at Quarters Pond at c.09.00 hrs the next morning (Zoë Barton & Dean Jones). Shortly afterwards on 19th they were heard over Quarters and seen in flight over the Lighthouse Field and later photographed on Pondsbury (Alan & Sandra Rowland). The 17th LFS record.

New records

9 Apr – Two in Barton Field (Stuart Cossey, Jamie Dunning).

12 Apr – Possibly the same pair as on 9th flew over MS Oldenburg as it departed (Tony Taylor, Sam Prettyman).

10 Jun – Two flew out to sea off the West Side (Stuart Cossey).

The 18^th to 20^th dated records.

New records

4 Apr – Three flew north along the West Side at about 07:30 hrs (Luke Marriner). Shortly after 08:00 they were seen heading south over Millcombe and appeared to leave towards the mainland (Chris Baillie) but returned and landed in Barton Field a short while later before departing south again (Stuart Cossey).

8 Apr – Three flew south over the Church and Castle Hill (Luke Marriner) – potentially the same wandering individuals as seen on 4th.

The 21^st and 22^nd island records.

New records

15 to 21 Apr – One alighted on the sea in the Landing Bay at about 16:10 hrs on 15th (Thomas Weston). By noon on 16th it had relocated to Pondsbury (Chris Dee) where it remained up and including 21^st.

The 23^rd Lundy record.