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Geese

Only Grey-lag Geese are native Scottish breeders. However Scotland holds huge populations of arctic/subarctic breeding Geese in winter including Pink-foot, Greenland White-fronts & Barnacle Geese with smaller numbers of Taiga Bean Geese & Brent Geese. Each winter there are usually a few vagrants of various other species/subspecies which may include Tundra Bean Geese, Eurasian White-fronts, Lesser Snow Geese (both blue & white morphs)& 'small-type' Canada Geese. Others such as Red-breasted Goose & Ross's Goose are also sometimes found though the provenance of such birds is always in question.
Grey-lag Goose (Anser anser)
:: Grey-lag Goose (Anser anser) ::
Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis fabalis)
:: Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis fabalis) ::
Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
:: Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) ::
Lesser Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
:: Lesser Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) ::
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
:: Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) ::
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
:: Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) ::
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
:: Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) ::
Lesser Canada Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
:: Lesser Canada Goose (Branta hutchinsii) ::
Greater Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
:: Greater Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) ::