Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/179694/Canada_Goose.html | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Ref : | IB179694 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Date : | 24 Jan 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name : | Canada Goose | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name : | Branta canadensis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location : | Lough Neagh | ||||||||||||||||||
| County : | Armagh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number Seen : | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Observer(s) : | Ed O'Hara Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reported By : | Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comments : | Closet Meadows, Oxford Island. A small Cackling Goose (Probably Richardson's) - of unknown origin. But, is it wild, or from one of the three (Strangford Lough, Fermanagh or Inch) feral populations that contain mostly Canadensis but also Cackling Geese. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Photographer(s) : | © Ed O'Hara. Image 1. David McCreedy. Images 2-3 | ||||||||||||||||||