Monday 30 January 2012
'Taiga' Bean Goose at Wintersett
After some research the Wintersett Bean Goose looks a very good Taiga as can be seen from the photos below. Taiga is the rarer of the two Bean Goose forms that are seen in Yorkshire with the other form - Tundra being far more regular and this is also the case in the Barnsley area. The true status of the forms from 'the past' is a bit hazy (they were simply Beans in the good old days) but it seems Taigas were likely on three previous ocassions;- Bretton Park in 1980, nine birds on Whitley Common in 1987/88 and Wath Ings in 1990.
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Hi Graham - see comments under Carl's pics below. I saw the whitley beans all those years ago, I had no idea what race they were = 'tick'thanks!
Mick, I am not saying they were 'Taigas' but Addeys Birds of Barnsley does. On time of year and flock size I think Tundras far more likely. We need to see photos.
shame. so I can't def have it on my Hudds' list. I think a lot of old taiga claims were probably tundra - and how many tundra's were pinks ;-)
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