Barnacle, greylag, white-front and Egyptian geese join giant mute swans, wigeon, mallards and more on the menu. |
Here I observed a number of domestic ducks, including a Muscovy duck, a mallard hybrid, and the Pekin duck, along with a greylag goose. |
They seem focused on wild prey – I've seen them overfly a whole field of lambs and go for a greylag goose or snatch a rabbit caught by a buzzard. |
The greylag goose is a native species in Iceland, the United Kingdom, and Europe, and it also winters in the Mediterranean and southern Asia. |
Westmorland marshes are apparently frequented mostly by the greylag geese though there is some hope that the pinkfoots may eventually be found in increasing numbers. |
And occasional rarity such as greylag goose, red-crested pochard while gulls are found along the coast. |