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Birds seen in salt-marshes & estuaries in the UK: Pink-footed Goose

Bucks Birds - Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/bucksbirds/mysite/Pictures/PinkFootedGoose.htm
Take this opportunity to study the pink-footed goose at close-quarters. Find two colour photographs of the species foraging on open land in the south of England.
Isle of Man Birding - Pink-footed Goose
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/pages/pink_footed_goose.htm
Identifies two good locations on small island in Irish Sea where pink-footed geese can be sighted. Also records best time of year and offers six colour photographs.
Jill Andrews - Pink-footed goose
http://www.jillandrews.wanadoo.co.uk/bs3-pinkf-goose-may03.pdf
Browse extensive report on pink-footed goose offering worldwide overview, plus focus on UK regarding habitat, distribution, and status. Colour images, maps, and graphs.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Pink-footed Goose
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/UKSPA/UKSPA-A6-18.pdf
Inquire into the biological, legal, and conservation status of mass winter visitor to Britain with this report from government agency. Also indicates future trends.
Lincolnshire Bird Club - Pink-footed Geese
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/pink_footed_geese.htm
Digest lengthy field study notes prepared by bird club member on large flocks of the species visiting eastern England. See images of flocks airborne and grazing.
Mike Lane Wildlife Photography - Pink-footed Goose
http://www.nature-photography.co.uk/Web%20site%20bird%20pics%20p/
pages/Pink%20footed%20goose.htm
Download colour photograph of single goose on open grass that confirms exactly where the bird’s name came from.
Peterborough Bird Club: Annual Report - Pink-footed Goose http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/goose_pinkfooted.html
Read about numbers of pink-footed geese sighted by members of bird club in eastern England. Records dates and actual location for years 1998-2003.
Royal Society for Protection of Birds - Pink-footed Goose
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/p/pinkfootedgoose/
Check out goose that does not breed in Britain but is a regular winter visitor to the east coast. Read about diet and call, and see colour illustration of adult.
Tiscali Reference - Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_pink-footed_goose.html
Find condensed article that reveals visual description, flock flight patterns, and feeding areas of visitor to Britain. Also find colour image of bird on the ground.
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, The - Pink-footed Goose
http://www.wwt.org.uk/monitoring/waterbirdreviews/pink-footed.asp
Discover the actual numbers of this species from Greenland and Iceland visiting the UK between 1960 and 2000. Also view colour image of group of six feeding.

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