Friday 4 February 2022

Rare Goose Visits Glasgow

 Things have been pretty quiet over the past few weeks with the highlights including i) the Ring-necked Duck flying back and forth between Bingham's Pond and Victoria Park pond and ii) the female Smew continuing to be present at Hogganfield Loch.

In recent days, a Ross's Goose, a rare visitor to the UK from North America, has been seen in north Glasgow accompanying  a flock of Pink-footed Geese. 

I managed to catch up with it from the farm track leading from West Millichen in Glasgow towards Boclair Road.

Ross's Goose with Pink-footed Geese

A distant shot, without the benefit of a zoom lens!

The Ross's Goose was my 105th species for Millichen and my 155th for Glasgow. I wonder if there will be any more surprises over the next few months?

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