The appearance of four un-ringed bar-headed geese on patch this week caused a flutter.
Could they be wild?
Luckily Seppy stepped in. Demonstrating his encyclopaedic knowledge of all things avian he provided incontrovertible proof that these four rather handsome wildfowl had indeed originated from far flung eastern lands.
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If proof were needed their arrival coincides with the recent arrival of an un-ringed grey-headed lapwing along the east coast (and briefly the Moray coast), along with an un-ringed drake Baikal teal (associating in a wild sort of fashion with mallard on the Macduff swimming pool) and a fine yellow billed kite down south somewhere.
All got to be wild.... aren't they.
Below are the results of the extensive scientific study undertaken by Lord Seppy
Grey-headed lapwing (top) v bar-headed goose (bottom). Showing extensive range overlap. One is a high altitudinal long-distant migrant the other migrates a bit, mainly around paddyfields.
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Case closed ma Lord.
Got to be worth a punt for winning Old New Snowy hey? Nearly as gen as that bustard that won it a few years ago....
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