On my run earlier today I came across these birds close to water on our local golf club in the south east. (UK). They were the size of geese and had blue tail feathers underneath, a bit like those in peacocks but much shorter. They had distinctive dark circles around the eyes. I have never seen them before only the usual much smaller water birds like mallards and cootes. Any ideas? Hubby put a picture of them into Google and Egyptian geese came up but they seem to have red circles around the eyes.
Does anyone know what these birds are? - Bridge to 10K
Does anyone know what these birds are?
No idea but they’re handsome little flyers! Lovely pic!
As FriendofRondo says, Egyptian geese. I had no clue so googled! In this photo there appear to be red rings round eyes: bto.org/understanding-birds...
Hi Cassie_7 yes they are Egyptian Geese and like Cmoi I too googled them 😂
Yes they are Egyptian geese we have had them in our local park for a few years and they are always the first ones to have babies they are really protective of their offspring and shout loudly if you go near them
Yes, definitely Egyptian geese - we have them on a pond nearby in Surrey. Beautiful!🙂
Wow how weird, I saw two exactly like them when I was running the other day. I tried to take a photo but my phone didnt really zoom in enough. I had to stop and watch them as they were so different to all the other geese we normally have near us. Absolutely stunning birds. They also made a strange noise which I havene't before. How strange that you had them near you too. Im in Lincolnshire. I thought the rings around their eyes were black and from a distance I thought they had the colouring of pheasants but they were definately the same type as the ones in your photo.