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Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons: first record from Phewa Lake, Pokhara Valley; the third record for Nepal

On 9 December 2017 during a regular survey by the Zoological Society of Pokhara of the Phewa wetlands (28.226°N 83.931°E), Pokhara Valley, Nepal, RB obtained images of four wildfowl that he did not recognise. On closer inspection, we observed that they were geese with long bright orange legs, a brownish-grey body, belly with irregular black barring, and black tail with a white band at the tip and they were identified as two pairs of Greater White-fronted Geese, a first record of this species at this location.