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What is this goose? (1 Viewer)

Can any1 I.D this goose for me its caused me a few problems , this picture was taken at Rutland water there were about 6 or 7 of them in a filed with egyptian geese i wouldnt have thought they were a cross because there were so many all identicle. I
look forward to seeing what you think. :D
i will post another view of it bellow.
 

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Possibly some sort of cross, looks like it has som mallard in there but, it could be some strange escape/feral goose from a private collection.
 
They are Australian Shelduck's just posted a web adress under comments on your last photo hope this helps
rayh
 
One is an Australian Shelduck, the other is more likely a hybrid. Are you sure that you saw more than two, as nobody has ever reported any more before.

Steve
 
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