goosed!!

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Anybody have an idea what this goose might be? I don’t!
Saw it yesterday morning among a flock of Canadian geese feeding on a field in Walsall.

I t was larger than the Canadian geese and used its size to chase other bids off.

From the top

An orange bill with, I think a pale tip, a white face and white mottled head which merged into a long, dark brown neck.
It’s breast was dark light grey, like the pics of white fronted geese I’ve seen, but no dark bars. It’s back and wings were dark brown, down to the tail. It’s belly and vent were white/ cream colour, finally orange legs and feet.

Any ideas?

[Little Sparrow]

No idea what species of goose you have seen but it does sound a pretty one.lol!!!

Hope someone can come along and help with an ID.

[Merlin]

Sounds like a hybrid domestic goose to me.

[PeterB]

Like this??



Canada Goose x domestic Greylag Goose

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Originally Posted by PeterB

Like this??



Canada Goose x domestic Greylag Goose

spot on..thank you

[Merlin]

Dont wish to sound picky here but it looks more like a domestic (embden) x greylag cross to me.

[PeterB]

I got the picture here:-

Flickr: Discussing Canada Goose x domestic Greylag Goose in Hybrid birds

Where there is a very heavy discussion going on, which is way above my head.

[Maggie28]

'Mon the hybrids.

That one on the link that is almost totally white is a great looking one.

[Merlin]

Just to add to the mix I thought I'd post this Greylag x Canada and a borrowed pic of Embden & Greylag. I personally think the geese on the link with more white in them are crossed with the white farmyard (Embden) Geese.