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Four Barnacle Geese in the November afternoon light, Isle of Islay

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Picture of four Barnacle Geese in flight in some mild November afternoon light
Four Barnacle Geese in the November afternoon light, Isle of Islay

Seen from the old/south hide at Gruinart, four of the tens of thousands of Barnacle Geese visiting Islay over the winter. Here seen in some mild November afternoon light.

Barnacle Geese in north Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some Barnacle Geese on a beach
Barnacle Geese in north Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

Some of the thousands of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay, here seen on Kilchoman beach in Machir Bay. After feeding through the night under a moonlit sky they were roosting on the beach in the morning.