Pale Bellied Brent Goose in evening light.

            
Brent Goose (Light-bellied)

Irish Name:CadhanScientific name:Branta bernicla hrotaBird Family:Geese

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Status

Winter migrant from high-Arctic Canada. Most occur in Ireland between October and April. This population winters almost entirely in Ireland, with small numbers in parts of Britain and France.

Identification

Small dark goose, with a black head, neck and breast, and dark-brown upperparts and pale underparts. Almost whitish flanks, and small white crescent on the upperparts of the neck visible at close range.

Voice

Gutteral 'rhut, rhut'

Diet

During the winter, it feeds mostly on eel-grass, which grows on muddy estuaries, and also on grasslands, usually when coastal supplies have been depleted at estuarine sites.

Breeding

Nests in small, loose colonies by coastal tundra, with pools and small inlets.

Wintering

Mostly found on coastal estuaries during the autumn and early winter, and also on grasslands from mid-winter, until departure for the breeding grounds begins in late April.

Taken on: November 15, 2021

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/5.0, 1/1250 sec, 500mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	300.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0 (Macintosh)
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