New Year's Day Goose Fest

Mixed White-fronted, Barnacle and Greylag Geese

Adult and juvenile White-fronted Geese and adult and juvenile Greylag Geese

Adult White-fronted Goose 

Mixed flock again 

Juvenile White-fronted Goose (above and below) 

Barnacle Goose- counted 39 today 

Also a nice little selection of hybrid geese (above and two photos below). Updated 040121- these (above) are potentially examples of the Ross's Goose hybrids. 

Update 040121: Above and below- these Canada like birds look like they could be Greylag x Canada Goose. Right of the bird below is another presumed hybrid, one of the more subtle ones- with prominent white edges to the tertials, diminutive structure and small bill.  

To add to the variety this domestic -type Greylag Goose was also present 

Fallow Deer( above), Roe Deer (below), Reeve's Muntjac and Brown Hare were also out on the reserve 

A great start to the new year at Otmoor RSPB with Hen Harrier, Merlin, 2 Marsh Tit and 61 White-fronted Geese as the highlights. Ebird list HERE.