The light must be right on the night
The geese have arrived, so now winter can begin in earnest. It was fine to hear them tinkling overhead in September and October as the big skeins came thundering down from the far north, and the sound of pinkfeet arriving is a sure sign of changing seasons.
The new arrivals are already settling into a steady rhythm, which carries them inland from the shore at dawn. Bigger flights of migrant birds continue to pass high overhead to their winterings in Norfolk or Lancashire, and it can make for a confusing spectacle at dawn or dusk. Soon the winter arrangements will be complete and you will be able to set your watch by the birds as they
