Monday 30 August 2010

Bar-Headed Goose.

Report. A. Tonry. 30th August 2010

"This evening - mostly from Par Pool, ten minutes at Par Beach and ten minutes at Porthpean



Possible Manx Shearwater x 1 (from Porthpean), Gannet 17 (3 from Par Beach and 14 from Porthpean), Cormorant x 5 (1 at Par Pool and 4 from Porthpean), Grey Heron x 2, Mute Swan x 14 on the pool & still 2 & 3 Cygnets, Hybrid Greylag Goose x 1 still on the pool along with Canada Goose x c300 and the return of the BAR HEADED GOOSE x 1 who went out to graze with the Canada Geese this evening, Mallard (lots), Kestrel x 1, Moorhen and Coot (lots), Black Headed Gull x c80, Herring Gull (lots), Lesser Black Backed Gull x 2, Great Black Backed Gull x 5 (3 from Porthpean and 2 from Par beach), Wood Pigeon x 7, Swallow x c60 seen from the pool over the fields and c20 over the Pool at one stage, House Martin x 6, Pied Wagtail x 8, Dunnock x 4, Robin x 1, Blackbird x 3, Reed Warbler x 2, Jay x 1, Jackdaw x 4, Carrion Crow x 2, Starling x 1, Goldfinch x 2, Greenfinch x 3."

Thanks for the report Angie.

Pity the Bar-Headed Goose stayed on the far side of the Pool......

1 comment:

  1. We saw the bar headed goose at 8.30pm with a host of canada geese, right by the no swimming sign at Par Pool, close in to the road. Exciting. Kathy

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