Barnacle Goose

New record

5 Oct – A flock of 25 flew south past North End, low over the sea (Rosie Ellis & Hope Simpson).

7 to 11 Oct – Two adults (thought to be a pair) settled on and around Pondsbury, where they were often to be found either on one of the small islands or feeding on the nearby grassland (Shaun Barnes, Dean Jones et al.).

These are the first Lundy records of this Arctic-breeding goose since 2002. The flock on 5 Oct equalled the previous highest count of 25 on 3 Nov 1968.

New record

10 Apr – One flew in over Tent Field calling, before circling with Herring Gulls (Stuart Cossey). The 12th island record; there have now been occurrences in 11 years, of which four since 2000.