**Bean Goose (Anser fabalis), Eilat, 14/Mar/2007**

On the morning of March 14th, James P. Smith observed a Bean Goose swimming off-shore Eilat's north beach. Unfortunately, the bird was startled by a boat, flew inland and was no where to be found, despite extensive searching.

On March 16th, the Goose was relocated grazing in a soccer field near Eilat's hotels. It later took-off and flew north-eastwards, crossing the Jordanian border and perhaps landing in Aqaba's sewage ponds.

This Bean Goose is the first to be recorded in Israel, though Shirihai metions a record from Sinai, October 82'.

The images below are courtesy of Jonathan Meyrav.