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year at Hayle ; nests in Spain and along the vallej' of the 

 Danube and passing south in winter. 



Spoonbill ; a casual visitor, usually in autumn, occurring 

 not unfrequently, but at irregular intervals, from Scilly east to 

 Liskeard and occasionally in St. German's river ; breeds in 

 Holland, in the south of Sj)ain and along the valley of the 

 Danube, migrating southward in winter. 



Grey Lag Goose ; a casual winter visitor that has occurred 

 once at Marazion in 1862, once in Scilly in 1863, once at Hayle, 

 in 1875, and at Falmouth in 1890; breeds in the south of 

 Iceland, in Scandinavia and locally further south ; winters around 

 the Mediterranean. 



White-fronted Goose ; a winter visitor, generally rare, 

 but often plentiful in severe weather, especially in the west of 

 the county; occasionally recorded from Scilly ; nests in Greenland, 

 Iceland, and Novaya Zemlya ; winters as far south as the 

 Mediterranean. 



Bean Goose ; a winter visitor ; in hard winters occurring in 

 considerable flocks in the west; abundant in the autumn of 1890; 

 recorded from Scilly; breeds on Kolguev and Novaya Zemlya and 

 winters as far south as the Mediterranean. 



Bernacle Goose ; a casual visitor in small flocks to the west 

 of the county in hard winters; a fairly large flock seen in 

 Helford river, in January, 1895; observed on various occasions 

 in Scilly ; breeds in considerable numbers as far north as 

 Scoresby Sound and descends on its winter migration along the 

 north-west coast of Europe. 



Brent Goose ; a winter visitor, occasionally occurring in 

 large flocks in the west of the county, -as in the winter of 

 1890-1891 and in January, 1895 ; has been recorded from Scilly; 

 breeds abundantly in Spitsbergen, Franz Josef Land, Novaya 

 Zemlya, Kolguev, West Greenland, and Grinnel Land. 



Canada Goose ; an introduced species, the two recorded 

 for the county having probably escaped from some ornamental 

 water. 



Egyptian Goose ; probably an escajDe from captivity. 



Spur-winged Goose ; an African bird of which the single 

 specimen shot at St. Germans, in June, 1821, was in all 

 probability an escape from some ornamental water. 



