White fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, is a species that winters regularly on marshes in Eastern England but in over forty years of birding my local patch, along the Darent Valley in Kent, UK, I have never previously seen them. When I got a message from a friend that there was an arrival of three White-fronted Geese (also known as Greater White-fronted Goose) in a nearby field I diverted my walk to visit this spot. These are Russian White-fronted Geese, the subspecies albifrons, which can be told from the pinkish colour of their bills. White fronted Goose is a bird that is used to very cold winter weather but I am not and it was quite uncomfortable recording these geese. I have left the wind noise on the audio to convey a little of how fierce the weather was while I was watching these White-fronted Geese. Follow me on Instagram - @nickuptonbirdingSUBSCRIBE to Birding with Nick Upton: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_oYlEXUwFyXCEZoaqlGQA?sub_confirmation=1Video recorded using;Canon 7D Mark II - https://amzn.to/2BaM3vmCanon EF 100-400mm f4-5-5.6L IS II Lens - https://amzn.to/2XMcbUTPanasonic Lumix FZ300 bridge camera - https://amzn.to/3e5bq0dSound recorded using;Boya BY-MM1 Shotgun Video Microphone - https://amzn.to/2EXgck9Watch more videos of British Birds next - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKPNVXzWV8HxPsOMyL-H4hFU_g7l5dNI- Check out my Birding Bloghttp://www.dartfordwaffler.co.uk#birding #birdingwithnickupton #birds
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