India
Dec 20 2021
adult, outside normal range
This lone bird appeared for the very first time at Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary, Western India, in Dec 2021. It hung out with a large flock of Bar-headed geese (who are regular visitors there) and left with them in Jan/Feb 2022. This bird appears to be a Taiga Bean Goose based on the markings on its beak - the URL leads to a PDF download of the comparative identification of the Taiga & Tundra Bean geese / goose. (?) :)
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjjx8DXsuD3AhUySGwGHb4PBagQFnoECCQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unep-aewa.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublication%2Ftbg_bird_guide.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3kOWNcAM3CTMmzw1Q-ZBCJ
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjjx8DXsuD3AhUySGwGHb4PBagQFnoECCQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unep-aewa.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublication%2Ftbg_bird_guide.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3kOWNcAM3CTMmzw1Q-ZBCJ
May 14 2022
Superb lighting…great sighting and photo Krish!
A nice look. We had one in Eastern Ontario last fall but it was only seen at a distance. It spent the winter in the northern U.S.