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Brent Geese

Chris Packham presents the brent goose.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Chris Packham presents the brent goose. Brent Geese are our smallest wild geese and are unmistakable with their rather funereal colours, blackish heads and grey backs with a wisp of white on the neck. Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland is a very important wintering site for Brent Geese.

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Fri 29 Dec 2023 05:58

Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)

Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (repb-images.com)

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  • Fri 13 Dec 2013 05:58
  • Thu 22 Sep 2016 05:58
  • Fri 6 Nov 2020 05:58
  • Fri 29 Dec 2023 05:58

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