Barnacle Goose in Berkshire (1 Viewer)

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i321587

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• Jan 8, 2012

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Seen a couple of days on Bearwood Lakes Golf Course (from public footpath) among a group of c30 Greylags. It was there again today on the lake, again with Greylags. Any thoughts on whether it was an escapee. There don't seem to be any other reports of a Barnacle in the area recently.

Thanks.

Tony

 

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simmojunior

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• Jan 8, 2012

• #2

It is almost certainly from the fairly substantial feral breeding population which is now present in the UK.

 

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RobinD

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• Jan 12, 2012

• #3

Hi Tony,

Almost certainly a bird from the feral Stratfield Sye population that regularly visits Moor Green Lakes. They are not counted as part of the Category C population as when they numbers got too large, they were culled!

 

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i321587

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• Jan 12, 2012

• #4

Thanks for the replies. I thought it was probably an escaped bird but it's good to get other peoples ideas.

Tony

 

Farnboro John

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• Jan 13, 2012

• #5

RobinD said:

Hi Tony,

Almost certainly a bird from the feral Stratfield Sye population that regularly visits Moor Green Lakes. They are not counted as part of the Category C population as when they numbers got too large, they were culled!

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Actually, that makes them obviously Cat C as they were clearly not only self-sustaining but also expanding.

John

 

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i321587

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• Jan 14, 2012

• #6

So, being a relatively new commer to this hobby - do I tick iit on my list?

As far as I can see, discounting where this particular bird may have come from originally, it was clearly living in the wild and and not in an artifical enviroment.

I saw a Red Abbot in Norfolk a few months ago which had obviously escaped and is not on any UK list so obviously doesn't qualify but could this Barnacle Goose have been genuinely wild, even if very unlikely?

What are the guidelines for ticking off such birds?

Tony

 

Hotspur

James Spencer

• Jan 14, 2012

• #7

Cat C. Ticks ahoy. Tick it - same as ticking Canada Goose. You have to go and see some real ones though. Islay ideally and then you can see some wild Canadas as well