On a visit to London, in 1983, my wife and I went to Westminster Abbey. There, we saw a few geese in a courtyard, and were subsequently told that they were ‘guard geese’ and that this was a long-lived custom at the abbey. (Apparently geese sound an alarm if intruders appear.)
On a return visit in 1999, with our son, there were no geese, and there was no one there who had any recollection of there ever being any geese for any reason. We were very puzzled and have since asked both friends who live in London and tour guides who service London and no one knows anything about the geese.
Has anyone ever heard about there being ‘guard geese’ at Westminster Abbey?