SFL Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Can anyone please help me with ID of these geese? Many thanks in advance. Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 spacecadet Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Egyptian. I haven't seen them in England before. yet! Edited February 17, 2020 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CAROL SAUNDERS Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Yes I second that Egyptian Geese.... Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SFL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Egyptian Geese? Wow, where are they going? Stopped in London for sightseeing? By the way, many thanks to Spacecadet & Carol. Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SFL Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/egyptian-goose/ I found the above based on the info from Spacecadet & Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 spacecadet Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, SFL said: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/egyptian-goose/ I found the above based on the info from Spacecadet & Carol. That's a good resource- tap in the size, color, etc, and it usually comes up with the goods pretty quickly. Next time you may not need us but please do keep putting up images! I've seen them all over Europe (so many I don't always even bother to photograph them anymore- that's a good close image you have) but not here yet. We see them on the same 15km. stretch of the Mosel year after year. I think they stay put when they find a good billet. Edit- from that link, there aren't too many here. Edited February 17, 2020 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marianne Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I was thinking they were escapees from a zoo. Wonderful find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 spacecadet Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Marianne said: I was thinking they were escapees from a zoo. Wonderful find. They probably were originally- they were introduced to England in the 18th. century as ornamental and presumably kept flying off. Edited February 17, 2020 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marianne Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 minute ago, spacecadet said: They probably were originally- they were introduced to England in the 18th. century as ornamental and presumably kept flying off. Interesting, guessing they mate for life. Perhaps they ran away together to elope? 😎💕 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CAROL SAUNDERS Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Seen quite a few of them at Regents Park London previously.. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SFL Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 16 hours ago, spacecadet said: That's a good resource- tap in the size, color, etc, and it usually comes up with the goods pretty quickly. Next time you may not need us but please do keep putting up images! I've seen them all over Europe (so many I don't always even bother to photograph them anymore- that's a good close image you have) but not here yet. We see them on the same 15km. stretch of the Mosel year after year. I think they stay put when they find a good billet. Edit- from that link, there aren't too many here. I haven't uploaded it yet but I hope it sells. Especially a fellow photographer thinks it is a good close image. Thanks. 😀 15 hours ago, Marianne said: Interesting, guessing they mate for life. Perhaps they ran away together to elope? 😎💕 How romantic! Certainly they seemed to enjoy the river view. Even they looked as it they were talking to each other. 10 hours ago, CAROL SAUNDERS said: Seen quite a few of them at Regents Park London previously.. Carol RSPB's map suggests London area has a denser population of these birds. Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Inchiquin Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I snapped these two in 1977 at Salthouse Marshes in Norfolk. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 John Morrison Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 For keywords, maybe include 'introduced species', 'non-native', etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MizBrown Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 17/02/2020 at 10:43, SFL said: Can anyone please help me with ID of these geese? Many thanks in advance. Sung Egyptian Goose. It's apparently been naturalized in Europe and the UK. (Alopochen aegyptiaca). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Can anyone please help me with ID of these geese?
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