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On 3 and 10 June 2008, I observed a pair of Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus with two young on ponds Stawinoga, eastern Poland, bordering on the Narew river.
During many years Pink-footed Geese, Anser brachyrhynchus, were very rare vagrants in Poland. For the first time they were recorded in North Podlasian Lowland in 2002. After this date, a few single individuals were observed there, however most of Regional records were done in 2007-2008 (photo 1). It was the effect of an increase in numbers of breeding birds in Svalbard and in the population wintering...
On 4-9 February 2008, an adult Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca was observed on the Reservoir at Siczki, Central Poland (Accepted by the Avifaunistic Comission of the Polish Zoological Society) (photo 2). The bird was in the flock of Mallards Anas platyrhynchos, foraging and moving with them. In Poland, this species was recorded 34 times until 2006, mainly in western part of the country.
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