Burscough, Lancashire, UK Weather. A skein of Pinkfooted geese, in flight, make slow progress against gale force winds that have battered the west coast of England. When in flight geese are called a skein, when not in flight a gaggle, and when in V formation as in this example a wedge. Credt: MediaWorldImages/AlamyLiveNews.

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This years roost count of 30050 Pink-footed Geese was the highest of the Autumn so far. The count was part of the coordinated occuring in Lancashire (and elsewhere). The pink-footed goose is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark

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Location: Burscough, Lancashire, UK
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