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HP6312 : Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis), Haroldswick

near to Haroldswick, Shetland Islands, Great Britain

Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis), Haroldswick

Every year a few birds from the Svalbard breeding population of Barnacle Geese get drifted off course as they cross the North Sea on their way to the Solway wintering areas, and so they arrive in Shetland. This link has been proven by sightings of colour-ringed birds.

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Grid Square: HP6312, 65 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Mike Pennington (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Thursday, 22 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 22 October, 2009
Category: birds (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: HP 638 125 [100m precision]
WGS84: 60:47.4204N 0:49.7748W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: HP 638 124
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)