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THIS afternoon while walking by this lake I saw four large birds flying overhead. These birds, after making several circuits in the air, pitched on the lake. I had with me an excellent pair of field-glasses, and as I succeeded in approaching within 20 yards of them, I was enabled to examine them with sufficient accuracy to convince me that they were Bernicle geese (Anser leucopsis, Yarrell). What struck me as most worthy of remark was their extreme tameness, as they allowed me, first on land, and then in a boat, to approach within 20 yards of them. They were in excellent plumage, and seemed in good condition. After remaining about three hours swimming about on the lake, they rose, and after circling round once or twice, flew off in a northerly direction.
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MELLY, W. Bernicle Geese on Coniston Lake. Nature 37, 585 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/037585a0
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