So, I went down to Watermead to photograph the geese. It turns out that they are Greylag Geese (Anser anser). Also present are Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis). Just as I was about to get back in the car I spotted this amongst the Mute Swans.
That is no ordinary swan, that is a Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus). A swan so rare that twitchers alert each other when one of these turns up. Its also the first one I have ever seen. Making my bird count 101.
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