Holliwell Point - Red-breasted Goose
A little annoying having forgotten to insert my SD Card into my camera as on arrival at Holliwell Point in Essex along the Dengie coastline, the red-breasted goose was strutting its stuff in amongst a mighty flock of dark-bellied brents in fields adjacent to the sea wall. Not really knowing how to access the site, I decided to park in Burnham-on-Crouch and then jump in a taxi to the nearest point which happened to be a set of gates leading into a private road. It was slightly beyond this point that I jumped out and began a 40 minute walk along a firm concrete track through vast areas of arable farmland. It was a lovely day, cold, but with a high cloud base and light winds, it felt rather pleasant especially with good numbers of singing corn bunting beside the track. The large group of brant could be seen at a distant but it didn't take long to pin down the RBG and what a splendid beast it was too, providing great views which made my aberration even more frustrating. (...