In spite of their name, these geese (physically smaller than Canada geese but more aggressive to strangers particularly during breeding season) are not recent migrants; wild populations descended from those imported by middle class folk decades ago as ornamental birds are often found throughout Northern Europe.
This is the first time I’ve ever heard of an incident like this – not sure what exactly the churchgoers were doing that disturbed the goose family to such an extent – it appears the church involved is nowhere near any rivers/ponds) – it may simply be they were all travelling there in motor cars rather than on foot or by bicycle as the Police had to block the roads and the Fire Brigade escorted the geese to somewhere safer…
from police officers body cam
Nilgänse attackieren Kirchgänger in Bochum – Ruhrgebiet – Nachrichten – WDR
