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Barnacle Geese over the RSPB Gruinart car park, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a mostly clear sky with only some clouds with a large number of Barnacle Geese in flight
Barnacle Geese over the RSPB Gruinart car park, Isle of Islay

I had just arrived at the car park at the RSPB Gruinart reserve for a visit to the bird hide when I heard the unmistakable sound of lots of Barnacle Geese approaching. Seconds later a good number of them flew right over on the way to the flats around Loch Gruinart.

Low flying Geese at Gruinart at dusk, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a wide landscape in the mild light of dusk, several rows of low flying geese on the horizon
Low flying Geese at Gruinart at dusk, Isle of Islay

A view from the bird hide at RSPB Loch Gruinart during a November dusk. Some low flying geese (probably Barnacle Geese) just over the horizon.

Barnacle Geese and a passing car at Blackrock, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in flight on a cloudy later afternoon in November, the lights of a passing car reflecting on the water of a sea loch
Barnacle Geese and a passing car at Blackrock, Isle of Islay

Taken the same afternoon as the dramatic light over Bowmore distillery: Some Barnacle Geese flying over Loch Indaal as they arrive for the roost. A car coming over the hill at Blackrock, it’s headlights reflecting on the water.