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Barnacle Geese spooked at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a good number of Barnacle Geese flying up after having been spooked by something
Barnacle Geese spooked at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

An October afternoon at Gruinart, not much had happened for quite a while. Small groups arrived and left, nothing too exciting. Suddenly every single Barnacle Goose flew up, something had spooked them and told them to all move on (unfortunately I couldn’t spot the reason). After a while the all settled again, but on Loch Gruinart (it was low tide), mostly out of sight from the hide.

October sunset and distant geese, Isle of Islay

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Picture of waves rolling into a bay under a colourful sunset, a skein of geese passing in the distance
October sunset and distant geese, Isle of Islay

An October sunset watched from Kilchoman beach on a partially cloudy evening on Islay. We are looking out over Machir Bay with waves rolling in from the Atlantic. If you look closely you can make out some Geese flying in the distance just left of centre.

Barnacle Geese landing at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese landing on a field next to a loch
Barnacle Geese landing at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Some of the early arrivals in October 2021, some Barnacle Geese landing at Gruinart after their arrival on Islay from Greenland.