Lesser White-fronted Goose x Cackling Goose

possible Lesser White-fronted Goose x Cackling Goose, Hornsea Mere (Yorkshire, UK), 28th March 2009 - copyright Mark Coates

(photo ID: 2107)

The identity of this bird is still a mystery.  The small size means at least one of the small species should be involved.  The square head may indicate Cackling Goose but the bill seems a fraction longer than might be expected on Lesser White-fronted Goose x Cacking Goose.


Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii