sunnyday3 Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I have just seen a single goose which was back and white with a red looking face/beak. never seen one like this what is it? It was on its own aswell which i found strange from the pics on google all that I can match it to is a 'spur-winged goose' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Sounds like a merganser duck. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/id OrA Canada Goose (Their colours vary).http://fineartamerica.com/featured/canada-geese-1-steve-greco.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday3 Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Thanks for that but it definatley wasnt either of them, it was the size of a goose didnt have the long neck of a swan very distinct red face/beak and jet black and white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Coul be a Spur winged goose. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur-winged_Goose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girzie Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Where did you see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday3 Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Hi I saw it here in Voe, I live down in the valley and it flew past my back kitchen window over towards Susta Farm, it was the red face/beak that made me have a double take, i have a lot of geese around here but this one really stood out and that it was on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girzie Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 It sounds like an escapee from somewhere as I can't think of a wild goose like this. I will look out for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday3 Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I wondered if it may have belonged to somebody, i cant emphasise enough on the red face/beak and how black the black bits were, it was something I have never seen before. Its frustrating when you are the only one to see it and that I didnt have a camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 could it be a shelduck. slightly smaller than a greylag goose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday3 Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I had a look its definatley not that had more black than that duck and much bigger more black than white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugglebreck Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 its not the Snow goose? http://www.nature-shetland.co.uk/naturelatest/pics10/SnowGooseBigtonSat.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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