Live from Martin Mere
Dusk comes early and cold on the first afternoon of 1986. Vast numbers of geese, ducks and swans are flying back from the feeding grounds to roost around the mere.
To help them survive all the better, the warden
Chris Tomlinson gives the birds a bonus feed of grain.
Tony Soper , Roger Lovegrove and four live cameras are waiting for the action. Cameraman IAN STACEY Technical co-ordination GEOFF STAFFORD
Director PAUL APPLEBY
Assistant producer ROBIN PRYTHERCH Producer JOHN DOBSON BBC Bristol
(The Best of Birdwatch tomorrow
5.35pm)