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This tiny goose is usually found in Winter in countries like Romania and Bulgaria, though this one seemed quite at home in Dudley. This Northern Pintail pair, more likely to be truly “wild” were on a river in Birmingham. \u00a0They cover a large part of Europe and Asia, as well as North America.<\/p>\n And finally again in Birmingham, a pair of red-crested pochard. I had seen\u00a0a striking male before in other locations, but this was the first pair I had seen. Mainly seen in Southern Europe and Asia ,\u00a0they winter in the Indian sub continent and Northern Africa.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the land locked\u00a0coastal lacking West Midlands, the sighting of unusual wildfowl- particularly on migratory routes\u00a0makes for a rewarding experience. Many twitchers regard such foreign originating birds as “plastic” or “feral”, in that they\u00a0are likely to have escaped from some … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"