Leucistic greylag goose?? ID please (PHOTOS ADDED)

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Not sure what this is. It has the body of a greylag, but its legs are a lot stronger orange, not pale pinkish, its bill is pale pink instead of orange, it is quite shorter than a greylag, and it has this strong white patch on its head and neck. It does look like a white-fronted goose, but we don't get these in my part of the woods. Any ideas?

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Looks like some sort of escapee from a collection doesn't have any characteristics of a Greylag:thinking:
 
Interesting! It seems to have quite a short neck too, but I guess that could just be its pose! A few other angles might help with identification, but if I had to guess I would say White fronted as you already mentioned. Have you checked with your local Ornithological Society? They may have some listings of recent sightings on their website.
 
I have a couple more angles, will post shortly. Thanks for the reply guys, I will check for sightings and probably post at a birding forum, maybe someone there spotted the same bird and knows about it.
Oh, it was shot at Brandon Marsh btw.
 
Adding a few more photos here.

1) Different angle, showing the white patch
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2) Similar angle as before, different pose
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3) Crop of the head
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Hope these help with IDing this. Thanks again
 
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