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Barnacle Goose

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Martin Hughes-Games presents the barnacle goose. Yapping like terriers, skeins of barnacle geese leave their roosts on mud-flats and fly inland at dawn to feed in grassy fields.

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Sun 3 Dec 2023 08:58

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)

Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 2013 05:58
  • Wed 15 Jul 2015 05:58
  • Sun 19 Jul 2015 08:58
  • Mon 26 Sep 2016 05:58
  • Sun 2 Oct 2016 08:58
  • Sun 7 Nov 2021 08:58
  • Sun 3 Dec 2023 08:58

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