A quiet weekend with not much about, this lone White-fronted Goose was near Hakodate a few days ago.
I’ve done something to my achilles tendon and can only hobble about which has kept me in the flat all week too.
Goose steps
Tag: Greater White-fronted Goose
2021 Late Winter Trip #15
More White-fronts from last week…………
2021 Late Winter Trip #10
There were also about 40 Snow Geese in the goose flocks…………..
But as I said before it was 99% Whitefronts………..
2021 Late Winter Trip #7
About 95% of the goose flocks in Mukawa seemed to be White-fronted Goose. This is by far the most numerous wintering goose in Japan with most of them in northern Honshu. They pass through Hokkaido in spring and autumn.
2021 Late Winter Trip #5
There were large numbers of White-fronted Geese in the fields outside Mukawa. Thousands of them.
2021 Late Winter Trip #3
The 2nd day of our trip was very sunny and although there were quite a few interesting birds I couldn’t get many good photos. We stayed around the coast between Yufutsu and Mukawa. Stuff around included White-tailed and Steller’s Sea Eagle, Japanese Crane, and various common winter ducks and gulls.
Unlike around Hakodate, there didn’t seem to be many winter passerines except for several flocks of Eurasian Siskin.
There were groups of Whooper Swan and a few geese flying around: both Taiga Bean and Greater White-fronted.
Quiet end to autumn
A quiet start to November. I did see my first Steller’s and White-tailed Eagles of the winter last week but too far off for any photos.
A lot of seasonal stuff appearing locally: Hawfinch, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Varied Tit, Winter Wren, Brown Dipper, lots of common ducks, Great Egret……………..
This White-fronted Geese in Kamiiso had a dislocated or broken leg by the looks of it.
East Hokkaido September Trip #16
White-fronted Goose is the most likely to be seen goose species near Hakodate but they were probably the least numerous of the 3 (or 4?) species on show in Urahoro last week.
They seemed to be well outnumbered by Cackling Geese at this particular spot.
A wet tired goose
This miserable looking White-fronted Goose was standing in the pouring rain in a car park next to the beach this afternoon.
Very early
A very very dark Sunday with torrential rain but I did notice a flock of 15 White-fronted Geese in the fields outside town. Terrible photo but a bit of a surprise to find them. Very early for this species, a winter visitor, it was 32 degrees just 3 or 4 days ago!
More flocks
Some more photos of the White-fronted Geese flock from a few days ago……….
Cackling Geese
Not great photos but you can see the Cackling Geese in amongst the White-fronted Geese in these pics……….
There were at least 3, maybe 4 of them.
