White-Fronted Geese near Saligo, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Greenland White-Fronted Geese in a field
White-Fronted Geese near Saligo, Isle of Islay

Less well known than the Barnacle Geese, but also a significant number of winter visitors to Islay, the Greenland White-Fronted Geese, seen here in a field near Saligo.

Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese and Greenland White-Fronted Geese in a field
Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Some of Islay’s winter visitors at Gruinart, Barnacle Geese in the front and Greenland White-Fronted Geese behind them.

Geese and the Paps of Jura from near Rockside Farm (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large number flying above a stubble field with three distinctive mountains in the distance
Geese and the Paps of Jura from near Rockside Farm (2), Isle of Islay

Taken just a few seconds earlier than another picture of Barnacle Geese and the Paps of Jura, another take on them above the fields near Rockside Farm (also some other geese in the field).