by herm, Wednesday 15 February 2012 15:32
Each year the start of winter is heralded by the arrival of a flock of Brent Geese that over-winter in Herm. This winter over forty of them have been enjoying the water around Herm and can be seen at low tide wading in the sandy water of Fishermans Beach. At high tide a flock of them often gather in Fishermans Field seeing what they can dig up with their beaks. If an east wind is blowing they bob about in the water off the east coast between Belvoir and Shell Beaches.
They come from the Arctic tundra and will return there in the spring where they will nest and breed. They will lay three to five eggs which hatch in three and a half weeks and within three months the young birds must be ready to fly south!
If you are visiting Herm in the next few weeks see if you can spot them.