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I went early out to our lighthouse this morning, to count birds for the Eigerøy bird-watching station, by myself for the first time.

I didn't get any new species for the year but there were some flocks of some nice species, like 10 northern gannets coming together.

I heard that many barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) had been passing places nearby yesterday, on their migration. But it wasn't until I was about to go back after 4 hours today, that a flock of 48 of them passed over me as well.

It's so interesting that they probably are on their long way to Svalbard in the Arctic, where I have seen them nest.

This photo is from when they and other Arctic geese came on an unexpected visit in our neighbourhood in January. Today was the first time having them back in the municipality after that.

(Hvitkinngås in Norwegian)

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A barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) from the archive, on the same spot as all the geese that visit our neighbourhood right now - as I wrote in my first upload of the greater white-fronted geese today.

Back then, this was the only barnacle goose, together with two other species. Last night, there were 24 of them together with many more out of two other rare goose species here.

Tonight there were even more of them, but I haven't counted on the photos yet. The light and weather wasn't good for photography tonight either, but it's interesting to watch them and especially at this rare time of year.

The barnacle goose mainly breeds on Svalbard, Greenland and northwest Russia. Recently they also have established themselves in southern Norway close to where I live, and in the Baltic areas.

(Hvitkinngås in Norwegian)

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The Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis is expanding in mainland Norway. This bird was photographed in possible breeding habitat near Bergen in western Norway, 20 May 2024. It has not been recorded breeding in the county yet.

UPDATE: During early July adult birds were seen with chicks nearby!

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On Svalbard, hundreds of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) nested or had goslings right by the road (in addition to the eiders and terns). I really like their appearance, and it was nice to get that close without disturbing them.

They mainly breed on Svalbard, Greenland and northwest Russia, but now they have established themselves here in southern Norway and in Baltic areas as well.

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The barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) only visit us during the migrations, like they did on these photos.

But in the end of June I guess I'll meet them breeding, when I go to Svalbard for the first time. (They mainly breed on the Arctic islands of the North Atlantic.)

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Migrating Barnacle Geese Brenta leucopsis passing Skogsøy outside Bergen in western Norway 1 May 2019.

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Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis at Fedje in western Norway, October 2006.

satt - was ist das,
entweder habe ich Hunger oder mir ist schlecht :-))

Nonnengans, gesehen im Vogelpark Niendorf an der Ostsee.
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Barnacle goose - I'm always hungry! :-))

Weißwangengans Hybrid
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Barnacle geese

Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis migrating past Fedje, western Norway, October 2006.

Kvitkinngåsa raster på Jennestad på vei mot Svalbard. Taking a break on their way to Spitsbergen.