Tundra Bean Goose Aldcliffe Marsh

[Muhummed H]

#9705

one adult Tundra Bean Goose yesterday morning with c1000 Pink-footed Geese in second field north of Wildfowlers’. Also a pair of Little Ringed Plovers of Wildfowlers’

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[Pete Crooks]

#9720

The adult Tundra Bean Goose was again in the ‘Darter Pond’ Field – west of the cycle track between Freeman’s Wood and Aldcliffe Wildfowlers’ Pools. It was eventually located after about an hour combing through the flock of c.4000 Pink-footed Geese which, for once, were all grazing in the same field. A very impressive sight with some geese within 20 metres of the cycle-track – prompting much interest from passing walkers and cyclists.

No sign of the recent adult Lesser White-fronted Goose or any other geese species (or neck-collared Pink-feet) with the flock, though an orange-legged Pink-footed Goose was notable.

Still 1 female Goldeneye on Freeman’s Pools
Single Willow Warbler and Blackcap, plus several Chiffchaff singing in Freeman’s Wood.

Pete C

[Pete Crooks]

#9731

The adult Tundra Bean Goose was still in the ‘Darter Pond’ Field – west of the cycle track between Freeman’s Wood and Aldcliffe Wildfowlers’ Pools – this morning, showing down to c.30 metres in excellent light. For some reason the Pink-footed Goose flock (c.3500 today spread between Darter Pond and Marsh Point) are proving very accepting of passing walkers and cyclists and fortunately the TBG was among the closest group of geese to the cycle-track. In addition to the ‘textbook’ identification features (e.g bright orange legs and feet, orange sub-terminal band on bill, narrower white tips to tail feathers than PfG, plainer brown head and browner upperparts with a lack of the grey ‘frosting’ shown by PfG), the close views allowed another striking feature that I’d never previously noticed – the longer nasal ‘slot’ on the (longer) bill compared to PfG.

Also: 1 Weasal ran across the edge of the field.

Pete C

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