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| Canada Geese (with Greylag friend) including neck-collard bird 'AJE' |
I haven't blogged-off about Canada Geese before - which for a lad at my level of #Wildfowl #elite seems utterly remiss.
Much like Peter Scott before me, I really need to disseminate this knowledge and passion.
I put search phrase "goose" into my Google Photos archive and after 16 hours of viewing and deliberation I was able to identify the following photos to share:
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| Feeding Cacklers at Slimbridge back in 2009 |
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| Back in 2018 - the Two Jonnies co-hosts knew what was up |
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| This is a baby Canada Goose - photo taken in 2015 |
Back in the first winter period 2023 we had a Barnacle Goose x Cackling Goose wintering at Walberswick:
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| Barnacle Goose x Cackling Goose, Walberswick, February 2023 |
This bird is likely coming across the north sea from feral goose populations in the Netherlands. Even better than that, this winter the same flock is holding a Richardson's Canada Goose:
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| Richardson's Canada Goose - Walberswick, 25th October 2025 |
I've also seen a Todd's in Lothian back in October 2022, an absolute cracker:
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Todd's Canada Goose - Skateraw, Lothian, 23rd October 2022
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| Todd's Canada Goose - Skateraw, Lothian, 23rd October 2022 |
When I visit the BTO Nunnery Lakes, to assist Nick with his patch birding, I also like to further science by reporting the neck-collard Canada Geese. On my last visit I saw three neck-collard birds, I was able to read the digits on two of them 'AHT' and 'AJE'. I had recorded AHT on a visit back in January, so it was good to re-sight it at the end of the year too:
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| Canada Goose 'AHT' Nunnery Lakes, 09th January 2025 |
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| Canada Goose 'AHT' Nunnery Lakes, 05th December 2025 |
These neck-collard birds were ringed back in 2009 and have ventured as far as East Wretham Heath - almost 6 miles to the north east of Nunnery Lakes. As well as Riddlesworth 7 miles to the east. Serious stuff.
