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Don’t Ignore the Barnacles – they’re Real Birds

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The purist birders take little interest in them, regarding them as no more interesting, or exciting, than the flocks of Canada Geese that have long been established in the county. The European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 makes interesting reading. This Barnacle goose is part of a resident breeding flock in North Norfolk.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

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Like manky mallards, ganky geese display remarkable variety due to both the methodical manipulations of breeders and the variable volatility of the more natural kind of breeding. Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. We certainly see enough of them, don’t we? The proposal from U.S.

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Road birding in New Zealand

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Most threatened endemics are now restricted to protected areas, but I’ve passed a couple of Weka on a country road in Neslon and I saw my first Long-tailed Cuckoo flying across the main road out of Wellington. Feral Turkey are also quite common. But these aren’t the only large ground-loving birds you might encounter.