Tuesday 9 November 2021

20211109 KGB Wild Goose Chase, Pink-foot VDA and Tundra Bean, Bircham Newton & Salthouse

 

20211109 Pink-footed Goose
Grey VDA in family of 4. Flock c3000 strong nr Bircham Newton.
WWT data requested...

20211109 Tundra Bean Goose
Reddish orange bill patch and faint bill rim.

20211109 Tundra Bean Goose
Fuller head and heavier body than Pinks.

20211109 Red Kite
...then there were Kites at dusk....

20211116 Pink-footed Goose
Bird in full-on Whiffle.
Most birds steadily loose height by gliding in on relalxed wings and feet down, some just have to 
whiffle...

20211119 Tundra Bean Goose
Salthouse Marshes, with 2000 Pinks.

20211119 Russian White-fronted Goose

20211119 Tundra Bean Goose
Restricted orange band on bill, rather than an extensive orange flash as in Taiga.
Inner wing coverts pale brown, primary coverts are grey.


20211119 Tundra Bean Goose


20211120 Pink-footed Goose
Wing stretch showing pale grey inner wing coverts to compare with Beans pale brown above.

20211211 Pink-footed Goose
Head detail of injured bird on Simmonds.
Average amount of pink bill flash on this bird. A few birds show a small band as in Tundra
Bean, and a very few show an almost completely pink bill with a black nail.



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