THOUSANDS of pink-footed geese are currently putting on a dazzling display on their annual flypast of the region.

Wildlife watchers are turning their eyes to the skies as the birds' autumn migration is now in full flow.

One of the easiest migratory species to spot, the geese have arrived from the Arctic to spend the next few weeks in East Yorkshire.

Each morning, the birds travel inland from their overnight stay on the banks of the Humber to feed and rest in the fields around the Wolds, near Pocklington and Market Weighton.

Some birds will remain here for the winter while others will head further south to East Anglia and the East Midlands.

Next Spring, they will return to their breeding grounds in northern Scandinavia, Greenland and Iceland.

Jon Traill, from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, said: "I always know Autumn is here when the first pink-foots arrive.

"They have been around for a couple of weeks now and I've been treated to some spectacular displays from our home on the top of the Wolds, as wave after wave of honking geese pass over."

Pink-footed geese, or "pinkfoots", are mid-grey in colour, with distinctive pink feet and a short bill that has a bright pink band on it.