Greenland White-fronted Geese and a European

the flock of 6 Greenland White-fronted Geese still present today with their attendant first-winter European White-front which they chase off if it tries to feed too close to them; following a first-winter that was found with the Pink-feet on the Humber in Jan - Feb 2011 this record Lincolnshire flock was most unexpected; they never associate with the 120+ European White-fronts that are in the same area and fly past them several times daily -- note in pics 4 and 5 (from the top) the European White-front is on the left of all the Greenland and in 7 to the right of the two birds

past Lincolnshire records are few:

The first record noted in Smith and Cordeaux 1952 was of a bird identified on Croft Marsh in December 1950; it was not noted if it was an adult or first-winter.

Gibraltar Point January 2^nd 1964

Donna Nook January 23^rd 1969

Holbeach on February 16^th 1972

A party of 4 at Gibraltar Point on February 5^th 1996,

Gibraltar Point March 13^th 1997

Adult with Pink-feet Winteringham October 8^th – 26^th 2000

First-winter January 24^th 2001 Winteringham and Roxby 28^th 2001

Barton Wolds first-winter November 1^st 2003 

First-winter between West Halton and Read’s Island January 13^th – February 26^th 2011

Greenland White-front

first-winter Greenland White-front