Tens of thousands of pink footed geese arrive in Scotland after 800-mile journey

One of autumn’s most breathtaking wildlife spectacles is unfolding in Angus.

Montrose Basin is an enclosed estuary which covers 750 hectares of tidal mudflats, offering feeding and roosting ground to a plethora of bird species.

And each year, tens of thousands of pink footed geese travel to the site after an 800 mile journey from Iceland and Greenland.

Around 20% of the world’s population roosts at the Scottish Wildlife Trust site in Angus, making it critical for international conservation.

Last year, more than 40,000 were counted.

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