I’d just about given up seeing any coot chicks that day (see yesterday’s post). There was no sign of the turtle at its sunbathing spot nearby, half an hour after it normally appeared. As I was getting ready to move on, the greylag geese with the recently hatched goslings started swimming across from the island to a stretch of the main shore which doesn’t have the footpath immediately adjacent.
The goslings climbed the bank, and started nibbling at the short grass. The parents stayed at the bank, looking round for any sign of danger. I went a little closer, to get a better view of the goslings. But I didn’t try to get particularly near, not wanting to spook the parents.