Todd's Canada Goose at the east end of Banks Marsh, Lancs, this afternoon. Also 2 Greenland Whitefronts. 164 Russian Whitefronts and 6 Barnacle Geese amongst 2500 Pinkfeet @birdinguk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #goosing
Todd's Canada Goose with c500 Pinkfeet at Banks Marsh, Lancs, this afternoon. Also, 62 Russian Whitefronts between Banks and Hesketh Out Marsh @birdinguk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #springbirding #goosing
Two oddly pale presumed Greenland White-fronted Geese with normal Greenland Whitefronts
Two oddly pale presumed Greenland White-fronted Geese
Two oddly pale presumed Greenland White-fronted Geese
Two oddly pale presumed Greenland White-fronted Geese
Look at any flock of birds and you'll notice oddities, and this pair are very odd. When asleep, I assumed they'd be Russian Whitefronts, based on pale tones and broad fringes, but those heads and bills are very much Greenlands. Even odder to be a pair (or siblings?) 🤔 #goosing #birdingscotland
Adult (left) and 2cy Greenland White-fronted Geese
Adult Greenland White-fronted Geese
Greenland White-fronted Geese in flight
Two adult Greenland White-fronted Geese, one showing a noticeable eyering, a not uncommon feature
Following the recent disastrous news about Greenland Whitefront numbers, yesterday's count of 2,423 on Kintyre, including some decent age ratio counts (~12%), was encouraging. Such smart geese 👌 #goosing #birdingscotland
Russian White-fronted Goose (front) with Greenland White-fronted Geese
3 Russian White-fronted Geese with Greenland White-fronted Geese
Russian White-fronted Goose (left) with Greenland White-fronted Geese
Russian White-fronted Goose (front) with Greenland White-fronted Goose
Came across 6 Russian Whitefronts amongst a pleasing total of 2,423 Greenlands on Kintyre today: one at Laggan and 5 at Rhunahaorine. Chalk and cheese #goosing #birdingscotland
Richardson's Cackling Goose and 4 Atlantic Canada Geese
Second time lucky for the dinky little Richardson's Cackling Goose with Canadas and 2 Barnacles north of Lochgilphead at Dunadd Fort, to continue small goose day #goosing #birdingscotland
Adult Ross's Goose distantly with a couple of Greylag Geese
Nice to catch up with the ad Ross's Goose with Greylags on Kintyre at Laggan early afternoon. Single ad Russian Whitefront with 2,013 Greenlanders 😍 #goosing #birdingscotland
Five of the eight Taiga Bean Geese in a frosty field in Ayrshire. Such distinctive birds, completely different to Tundras
Had to call in to see the Taiga Bean octet in Ayrshire this morning to add to the haul in this winter of geese. And then onwards to Kintyre and a Russian Whitefront amongst 256 Greenlands at Rhunahaorine #goosing #scottishbirding
Todd's Canada Goose with Pink-footed and Greylag Geese
Managed a couple of hours #goosing this evening and came across this delightful Todd's Canada with Pinks between Docking and Bircham at Honey Hills! #happydays #norfolkbirding
The 2 Tundra’s amongst hundreds of Pink-feet. #ukbirds #birds #norfolk #norfolkbirding #geese #goosing #birdsseenin2026
Adult Tundra Bean Goose with Pink-footed Geese
Two Tundra Bean Geese with Pink-footed Geese
Adult Tundra Bean Goose with Greylag and Russian White-fronted Geese
Adult Tundra Bean Goose with Greylag Geese
Fantastic #goosing in North Norfolk today: 1,000 Russian Whitefronts (570 Holkham, 310 Overy, 114 Titchwell), 570 Barnacles, 8,000+ Pinks and 💥32💥 Tundra Beans (19 Bircham, 8 Burnham Market, 3 Holkham, 1 Overy, 1 Titchwell) #beanfeast #norfolkbirding
7 Tundra Bean Geese amongst Pink-footed Geese in harvested sugar beet
Tundra Bean Goose and Russian White-fronted Goose sharing a bit of sugar beet - sticking together like a pair
Wholly pink-billed, white-faced possible hybrid Pink-footed x White-fronted Goose amongst Pinks
19 Tundra Beans in the first flock I looked at this morning was a good start to a bit of half term #goosing. Included a family of 5 and one paired with a Russian Whitefront. Also a possible hybrid Pink x Whitefront and a Svalbard GPS collar in the flock #norfolkbirding #ukbirding
Lots of Pinkies moving about this morning on #patchbirding and finally found a few more Russian White Fronts. 2 N over Carr Lane, single S over Within Way and finally a single looking a little lost drifting in on the tide of the Lighthouse 😁 #goosing
Russian White-fronted Geese dropping onto mudflats
"Only" 152 Russian Whitefronts on the Fylde today, roosting amongst 9,500 Pinks in Morecambe Bay, dropping in as single species flocks at dusk 😍 #goosing #lancsbirding
Part of a distant flock of 266 Russian White-fronted Geese and 3 Barnacle Geese on Pilling Moss
Part of a flock of 157 Russian White-fronted Geese with Pink-footed Geese at Scronkey
A confiding Barn Owl at the end of the day
A pair of adult Bewick's Swans with a Whooper Swan in between
461 Russian Whitefronts across three flocks on the Fylde today along with 57 Barnacles, 5,000+ Pinks, 4 ad Bewick's and 500+ Whoopers 🦢 #goosing #lancsbirding #ukbirding
10 Russian White-fronted Geese flying south over Condover
One 2cy and 5 adult Russian White-fronted Geese in winter wheat
Russian White-fronted Geese packed into a winter wheat field
Near-adult Caspian Gull (right), adult Yellow-legged Gull (swimming to its left), Lesser Black-backed, Herring and Black-headed Gulls
Fantastic morning #shropshirebirding started with 10 Russian Whitefronts southbound from #salopobs 🥳, then another visit to the epic frontage at Crudgington Moor: 💥276💥 RWFGs looking stunning as ever with a side order of near-ad #CaspianGull and 3 Great Egrets 🤩 #goosing #ukbirding
3 adult Russian White-fronted Geese
8 Russian White-fronted Geese
6 adult Russian White-fronted Geese
Russian White-fronted Geese with Greylags and Canadas on a flooded cereal field
I needed these today after reading about the grim Greenland Whitefront situation. Popped over to see an excellent flock of 40 Russian Whitefronts and left having seen 💥194💥! The highest #shropshirebirding count since the demise of the wintering flock in late 70s! #goosing ebird.org/checklist/S2...
Frosty aberrant Pink-footed Goose
Frosty aberrant Pink-footed Goose
Pair of Russian White-fronted Geese with Pink-footed Geese
This fancy character was goose of the day on the Fylde today. Also a fine pair of Russian Whitefronts and a couple of Barnacles amongst 7,000+ Pinks #lancsbirding #goosing
Tundra Bean Goose (centre back) with Pink-footed Geese
Domestic goose monster amongst Pink-footed Geese
Pink-footed Geese in a Fylde pasture
Pink-footed Geese in the morning sun
The week of full Pink immersion therapy came to an end today. Good to see Paul Ellis's Tundra Bean, and nice to complete the set with this presumed Taiga: large amd swaggery, long-necked, lots of orange on the bill with white around the base... diagnostic, yeah?! 🧐 #lancsbirding #goosing
Adult Ross's Goose with c6000 Pinkfeet at Hundred End, Lancs, this evening. Also ringtail Hen Harrier @birdguides.bsky.social #BirdingUK #goosing #autumnbirding
Adult Ross's Goose with Lapwing and Wigeon
Adult Ross's Goose with a Canada and a Greylag Goose
Pink-footed Geese coming in to roost
Caught up with the delightful little adult Ross's Goose at Marshside RSPB, sleeping the afternoon away with Canadas and Greylags... No sign of the reported Todd's nearby, just 115 canadensis with the Pinks. Wheatear and Whoopers on Banks Marsh but no AGP for me... #lancsbirding #ukbirding #goosing
#Goosing it up!
- these guys use this field the entire year round - they are our resident Canadian New England #Geese 🪿🪿🪿
NB @curiosothegreat.bsky.social
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To be fair, I also would have underlined “goosing.”
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Reminds me of when Veronica & Jason underlined "Eskimo" in Heather Duke's copy of Moby-Dick. #goosing
Tracked down 1800 Pinks to fields by the A180 east of Habrough, with a single Bar-headed Goose and 4 ad Russian Whitefronts, and a 1cy #CaspianGull but no Cackler. Another 3000 SW of Ulceby weren't playing nicely #goosing
Bingo - Tundra Bean in a couple of thousand Pinks near Crossens. Also Eu Whitefront and Barnacle #goosing
A few more of today's ad Russian with the Greenland Whitefronts on #Islay - part of this winter's west coast influx - chalk and cheese #goosing #needleinagoosestack
It’s here, can’t wait to get stuck in! Looks absolutely fantastic @themarshtit , what a cover! Couldn’t resist a cheeky read of one of the March entries, thanks for letting me be a part of a book about something that means so much to me as a birder. #goosing
