Barnacle Goose
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 6th August 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950
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Taken at Skateraw on 6th June 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Taken at Caerlaverock on 19th October 2011 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Barnacle Goose.
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Local Names:
Branta leucopsis.
Anseriformes.
Anatidae.

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High on cliffs away from predators.
Grass, Clover and vegetation.
White face and black head, neck, and upper breast.
Its belly is white. The wings and it's back are silver-grey
with black-and-white bars.
May-June. 1 Brood
4-6.
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