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Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Photo by Stian Waaler
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Field Notes

Notes:

This is not a very common bird i Norway. It's a very small population on a little island in the Oslofjord.

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Comments (2)
Stian Waaler
That's true. It's a very rare bird in Norway.. This is one of the only places where we can find them... It's sad that we only have 15 pairs of this beautiful goose..
Jeannette
Nice capture :) I looked them up in my book, it says there only is about 15 pairs in Norway and 165 pairs in Denmark, so you were lucky :)

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Birds of the World
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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Norway's Biodiversity
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Waterbirds And Their Hybrids
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2011

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