marsh man Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Evening All . I am not normally stumped with birds seen on the estuary , yesterday I did one flying away from me that got me baffled . It was the size of a Swan , all White apart from some Brown feathers on it's back which could have meant it was a young(ish) bird , faster wing beats than a Swan with a long neck that had a noticeable kink in it's neck , it also looked when it flew past it had a lump or a blob on it's head . I don't think it was a Crane as the legs were not that long . nor a Great White Egret , Stork or a species of the Swan family . I am sure Mr JDog or Twenty will come up the answer , or will they ? THANKS MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) Sounds like an immature Mute swan to me or a Chinese goose. Edited April 20, 2021 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, JDog said: Sounds like an immature Mute swan to me or a Chinese goose. I think you were very near the mark with the White Chinese Goose , a very noticeable blob on it's head and certainly look like a Swan , what drawed me away from a Swan was the large kink in it's neck and slightly faster wing beats . We have got a few wildfowl collections near by , in fact their is one the other side of the estuary that is open to the public , the first thing you see are Storks nesting on top of the chimney pots and are free flying, so it is possible the Chinese goose went out for the day to stretch it's wings . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Agreed, from your description, a Chinese swan goose.........................10 Ring ouzel on Cleeve Hill yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, twenty said: Agreed, from your description, a Chinese swan goose.........................10 Ring ouzel on Cleeve Hill yesterday. Many THANKS for your fast response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 what about a photo-fit picture................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 REWARD Have you seen this bird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, marsh man said: Many THANKS for your fast response Two Garganey spotted yesterday at Slimbridge WWT................you probably see more of these secretive dabblers in your area. Only reckoned to be about 40 - 70 breeding pairs in UK...........Spring/Summer visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: REWARD Have you seen this bird? I wondered where my Christmas turkey got to. 🤷♀️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, loriusgarrulus said: I wondered where my Christmas turkey got to. 🤷♀️ Well I am offended. I cannot believe anyone could mistake what our skilled experts have clearly drawn as a leucistic Chinese Goose to be a ******** turkey 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 10 hours ago, WalkedUp said: REWARD Have you seen this bird? Please tell me your not a police sketch artist 😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 11 hours ago, WalkedUp said: REWARD Have you seen this bird? that is quite scary.............definatley not going into the country anymore ....if stuff like that is roamin' around......thanx for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 11 hours ago, WalkedUp said: REWARD Have you seen this bird? Its the same shape as my missus 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 20/04/2021 at 21:19, WalkedUp said: REWARD Have you seen this bird? Yes it's a member called big bird 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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