| Sighting Ref : | IB85601 |
| Sighting Date : | 11 Jan 16 |
| Common Name : | Pink-footed Goose |
| Scientific Name : | Anser brachyrhynchus |
| Location : | Kilcoole |
| County : | Wicklow |
| Number Seen : | 1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Niall T. Keogh, João de Brito & Dick Coombes Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 11:00 one with the flock of 304 Icelandic Greylag Geese in Webb's field. A Bar-headed Goose also present with this flock. The Pink-foot and Bar-head were present with the Icelandic Greylag flock at Poulaphouca / Manor Kilbride earlier this winter. Some neck collared Greylag from the Poulaphouca flock were seen at Kilcoole today also. Indicates cold weather related movement down to the coast. |
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