ID again please.

[Sharpy]

The nearest I could get from my Collins Guide is a Snow Goose, could anyone please confirm or suggest otherwise please. It's the first time I've seen this bird in my local wetland & wildlife area but when I tried to move around for a more profiled shot it was off - didn't see it again, more shots similar to this one available but they don't show much more detail.
Kind regards Alan.

[Sindri Skulason]

Excellent shot. Love the surroundings. I'm afraid I can't help with the ID but this is a beautiful shot. :-)

[nwyman]

it doesn't look like any snow goose I've ever seen. Ours tend to be more muted in the colored parts. None of that dark brown in the tail section.

[Phreddie]

You don't half post some posers Alan ;) :confused:

According to my wildfowl of the world book, it's an Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera). There are a couple of other superficially similar geese from South America, but their dark plummage is different.

Keep up the good work.

[Sharpy]

Hi Sindri & Nancy, thanks for the comments and time but I can't come up with anything better than a snow goose ( this is pic. I'm working off ) and I agree Nancy it's not not a definate ID. Time yet. Many thanks.
& Kind regards Alan.

[Wayne Wood]

IMHO it is an immature Blue Morph Snow Goose

[Anthony J Howe]

I go along with Phreddie as the Andean Goose, because this goose pictured has more black feathers at the back, the snow goose has only outer black feathers and mainly white overall.
I have both the Andean goose and the snow goose in my Bird Book Alan and your picture resembles the Andean goose.
Where on earth do you manage to find such a rare goose Alan? You must trek hills, mountains, crevices etc, etc. But what a delight to see this goose, it's a first time for me. Nice shot.

[Sharpy]

Thanksfor seconding my ID Liv2trip, it fits the ID of the blue snow goose in my book as shown above, many thanks.
Tony belive it or not this beautiful bird was spotted by me at a wildfowl reserve only 10 miles from my home!, first for me also Tony. Many thanks to you both.
Kind regards Alan.

[dancad]

Well, I don't know the birds that much outside of N.A., but I knew right away this wasn't a Snow Goose (which we also have here). By googling Andean Goose, suggested by a few in this thread, I came up with this...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_Goose

I guess its been introduced to the U.K., or a rare vagrant.

[Sharpy]

Well, I don't know the birds that much outside of N.A., but I knew right away this wasn't a Snow Goose (which we also have here). By googling Andean Goose, suggested by a few in this thread, I came up with this...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_Goose

I guess its been introduced to the U.K., or a rare vagrant.

Sorry to ressurect this thread but have to thank Dan for some excellent detective work and thanks also to Phreddie & Tony but didn't have time to look up your suggestions untill now
( should have known you guys would have it right ;) ) many thanks all. Hope it's still there on Monday.
Kind regards Alan

[Phreddie]

Alan

There's no doubt that this is (or has recently been) a captive bird. You say it was on a wildfowl reserve; is it the kind that has captive birds - like Slimbridge for example? If so it'll probably be there for some time, but good luck anyway.