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Greater
White-fronted
Goose - Tundragås
- Anser
albifrons
Blasgås - Blisgås - Tundrahanhi - Kolgans - Bläßgans - Oie rieuse - Ansar Careto
First year flavirostris Whitefront,Tjeldstø, Øygarden, 29 November 2009 (DSLR and 400mm telephoto lens - hand held)
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Breivik, Øygarden, 08 February 2009 (DSLR and 400mm telephoto lens - hand held). Probably the same bird as the above picture
Migrating albifrons Whitefront resting on the sea, German Sector of the North Sea, November 2011
Blasgås - Blisgås - Tundrahanhi - Kolgans - Bläßgans - Oie rieuse - Ansar Careto
Whitefronts
are an infrequent autumn migrant and occasional winter visitoe
in Øygarden. Most records refer to the ssp albifrons
but
occasional
flavirostris
birds (all the way from Greenland!) have also been documented. They
usually turn up in fields at places like Breivik or
Tjeldstø.
First year flavirostris Whitefront,Tjeldstø, Øygarden, 29 November 2009 (DSLR and 400mm telephoto lens - hand held)
Links to other geese pages:
| Bean Goose | Greylag Goose | Barnacle Goose | Brent Goose | Pink-footed Goose |
Breivik, Øygarden, 08 February 2009 (DSLR and 400mm telephoto lens - hand held). Probably the same bird as the above picture
Migrating albifrons Whitefront resting on the sea, German Sector of the North Sea, November 2011
Above and below: Part of a flock of six albifrons Whitefronts seen during the "new year" bird race, Tjeldstø, Øygarden, 31 December 2011
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