From our night stop at Grüsgard harbour, we are close to the roosting site of thousands of Barnacle Geese.
As the evening light fades, they start to arrive.
We have seen huge flocks of these Geese all day. The wind has been vicious; many just wanted to rest along the coast.
They come into view first in their tens, then hundreds, then thousands,
their calls filling the air.
Early in the morning, the church was across the stonewalled fields of Gräsgård, evident in the early sunshine. The sight and sound of so many Barnacle Geese rising was just amazing.
Only after they had passed did we walk across the fields to find that only a few were left resting.
For millennia, the birds have passed over or settled for a few weeks to brood their young on the island of Öland. Let us hope this continues out there in this Baltic haven.
Happy Days!
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