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Dark-bellied Brent Geese

Branta bernicla bernicla

Photo by moralcoral
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Description:

This important bird species breeds on the Arctic coasts of central and western Siberia and winters in western Europe, with over half the population in southern England, the rest between northern Germany and northern France.

Habitat:

Main concentrations of dark-bellied birds in the Wash, the North Norfolk coastal marshes, Essex estuaries, the Thames Estuary and Chichester and Langstone Harbours.

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