Geese
Winter on the Solway Coast can be one of the most interesting times for birdwatchers who have their binoculars trained on the entire world population of Barnacle Geese.
These geese migrate from the island of Svalbard, part of Spitzbergen in Norway, to spend the months between October and March on the inner Solway coast running eastwards from Silloth.
The chorus of barks and yaps that they make adds to the excitement of seeing around 12,000 of these geese. Skeins of pink-footed geese also feed on the farmland of the Solway making this a great place to watch these migratory birds arrive, leave and winter.
For more information on the Solway Coast visit www.solwaycoastaonb.org.uk
(Image copyright David Morris)
Geese can be seen between October and March.
View our sightings page to find local photographs.
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