BBC Wildlife Magazine

COME FLY WITH ME

The broadcaster, naturalist and tour guide shares the most breathtaking seasonal events in Britain

IN LOOKS ALONE OUR OVERWINTERING geese are unable to compare with the elegance of say a mute swan, the brilliance of a kingfisher or the dashing nature of a peregrine. But certainly they more than make up for what could be best described as ‘unremarkable looks’ when they come together on their wintering grounds – with the whole definitely greater than the sum of its parts.

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