{"id":26505,"date":"2018-04-03T23:10:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T22:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=26505"},"modified":"2018-04-03T23:10:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T22:10:48","slug":"brent-geese-and-fulmars-at-rottingdean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/brent-geese-and-fulmars-at-rottingdean\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Geese and Fulmars at Rottingdean"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are a few shots taken at Rottingdean cliffs this morning. The weather was threatening – but never delivering – some sunshine, so the light was imperfect. There are still some fulmars nesting in the cliffs. I’ve not been there frequently enough to judge whether the small numbers are a real reduction on previous years as the time of day and weather (and sea) can make a difference to how many hug the cliffs.<\/p>\n

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Fulmar nesting at Rottingdean Cliffs, East Sussex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fulmar with two jackdaws in the background. Jackdaws are possibly the most dominant cliff dwellers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fulmar in flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tide was out so I kept my eye open for waders (we see lots of oystercatchers along the coast). I was out of luck with them, but a very distant flock caught my eye as it skimmed the sea between Brighton Marina and Saltdean. I think these are Brent Geese. They are winter visitors and probably just beginning their summer migration away from the UK.<\/p>\n

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Flock of Brent Geese off the coastline at Rottingdean, East Sussex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These are a few shots taken at Rottingdean cliffs this morning. The weather was threatening – but never delivering – some sunshine, so the light was imperfect. There are still some fulmars nesting in the cliffs. I’ve not been there frequently enough to judge whether the small numbers are a real reduction on previous years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1248,506,246],"class_list":["post-26505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wildlife","tag-brent-geese","tag-fulmar","tag-rottingdean","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t