Tag Archives: Barnacle Geese

Barnacle Geese in a field near Rockside, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a handful of Barnacle Geese in a field, mostly only their necks and heads are visibleSome of Islay’s winter visitors in a field near Rockside on a November afternoon.

Hazy November afternoon sunshine over Bowmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village in some hazy November sunshine, seen across a sea lochA view of Bowmore on a hazy November afternoon on Islay. Some Barnacle Geese near the shore of Loch Indaal, may be they arrived early for that afternoon’s roost?

Barnacle Geese over snow capped Islay hills

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Picture of Barnacle Geese flying above snow capped hillsAn early winter scene from November 2017. Barnacle Geese are flying up near Loch Gorm (the view is from near Ballinaby) with the snow capped hills in the south east of Islay in the distance.