Lots of greylags at Falmer Pond today, but one definite oddity among them. It looks somewhat like a Canada goose (the white neck patch), but the bill and legs are the wrong colour. It also looks a little like a Ben goose, but they don’t have the white patch (but the legs/bill are approximately correct). Possibly a hybrid, but certainly wild. It had gone by lunchtime, so may have just joined up briefly with the greylag flock.
Anyway, here’s a couple of photos of it, and if anyone can identify it properly I’d be very grateful!
I did get some good shots of the greylags and of some of the ducks. I’ll post those over the weekend. That’s all for tonight.
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.
Robin
12 Mar 2015Words, interesting goose! I think, like you say, a cross between a Canada and a Greylag. You can really see the Graylag around it’s bill in the second shot.
Words
12 Mar 2015Robin, I’ll keep an eye out to see if it returns. If it stays with the greylags then it’s almost certainly a cross.
Darko
14 Mar 2015Probably a cross breed but I am not an expert. However, if you make Adele see this maybe she would have some idea!