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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
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	1352 (2 photos) 2009-09-13 Parque Héroes, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes (Agu), Mexico Adult. From time to time unexpected water birds show up in the park. Looks like a wild bird. Probably too early in the year to be a spontaneous migrant from this years southbound movement, but perhaps a bird that didn't move north last spring.
	1356 (3 photos) 2010-11-17 Presa Héroes Independencia, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico The American birds seem to be darker than the European ones.
	1354 (1 photos) 2011-10-17 Unknown locality, Scania, Sweden 3 adults with black belly marks and two young birds without them.
	1355 (1 photos) 2011-10-17 Unknown locality, Scania, Sweden Lone adult.
	1359 (1 photos) 2012-11-01 Presa La Colorada, El Llano, Aguascalientes (Agu), Mexico A regular but scarce species in Ags during winter.
	2547 (4 photos) 2017-11-23 La Paz, Baja California Sur (Bcs), Mexico 4 adult birds. Long timers in the area though I hadn't heard about them when I found them. At the sewer plant. Also one of the common rarities in the area.
	2567 (2 photos) 2018-03-10 Highway 200 north of Campo Acosta, Tomatlán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico Young bird with limited white shield. Unusual observation here close to the coast of Jalisco and my first in the state. Was alone among all the other waterbirds in a small pond along the highway.
	2766 (25 photos) 2018-09-22 Laguna Sayula, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico Likely an adult, with limited white in the head. But my first impression was, that it had to be 2cy bird because it looked so messy, but taking that the black belly patches are well-developed it has to be an adult. An unusual record at this time of year.Perhaps a bird that decided not to migrate north this year.
	2923 (5 photos) 2019-01-12 Søndersø, Sjælland, Denmark Adults with the white front and the dark lines on the belly.
	3206 (8 photos) 2019-10-28 Amager Strandpark, Amager, Denmark Two adult birds. Probably a pair. Interesting to see how irregular the breast banding is from side to side on especially the bird in picture 1, 3 and 5. The birds were foraging right next to the road, perhaps after having just arrived from Sweden. As you can sense they were not too happy with the attention I gave them, so even though I tried to keep a distance they eventually took off disappearing low behind the nears buildings. Same as 3216
	3216 (14 photos) 2019-10-30 Amager Strandpark, Amager, Denmark Two adults with white fronts and well-developed black belly patches. Same birds as 3206. So they lingered on after all. The huge lawns probably being a too big temptation to resist, despite of the vast traffic of people and dogs. This time, though, the birds were not flushed by me nor a notoriously inconsiderate dog walker, but by a small dark helicopter coming from the airport. The present gulls also took flight, but they all responded instinctively when it was still far away, and small looking, why I guess they took it for a fast approaching raptor on attack. Visiting the place days after there were no signs of the geese. They probably continued their journey as a cooler northeastern wind made the temperature drop several degrees.
	3378 (5 photos) 2020-04-11 Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark Young bird, 2cy. Aged by lack of black belly markings and little white in the head. This was a lone bird among some hundred Barnacle Geese. Interesting to notice that it was the same size as the Barnacles, making it very small for its species, more like a Lesser White-fronted.
	3392 (5 photos) 2020-04-23 Amager Fælled, Amager, Denmark 2cy bird without belly patches.