Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

[readingr]

This was taken in the late evenign while moored outside a pub.

Took me a while to find out what they are. Their not in my book of British birds

Roger

[paulnj]

Those are an awesome looking goose. I have seen 2 in the US, but they must have been excapees from a farm or zoo.

[readingr]

Thanks paul,

They weren't in my book of British birds but it seems that we are now getting lots of birds which have not been seen here before . According to a nature program on last week we even get American birds which have been blown off course by hurricanes.

I don't know if they migrated here or are residents.

Roger

[mn shutterbug]

They don't even look tasty.