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Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii

2025-10-08    Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark

Adult Granatvej. With 500 barnacles.
A rather pale bird that doesn't show any trace of a white necklace, and as it doesn't look very small compared to the barnacles, why I would like to put it in the <i>hutchinsii</i> category. Funny enough we had another bird visiting in 2022 that matched this subspecies as well, but other birds that show up in Denmark seem to be of the smaller <i>minima</i> subspecies, often darker and with clear traces of a white necklace.

The bird wore a metal band above the right foot, but nothing on the left leg. Not sure if that indicates a domestic individual or relates to a N American banding scheme.

Recorded as handheld bino-video 80 meters distance.

Banded Rare