For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 28/04/13	Filey Dams YWT, N Yorks 19/01/12	Brandon Marsh NR, Warks 03/04/13	Loch Gruinart RSPB, Islay, Argyll 25/02/13	Loch Gruinart RSPB, Islay, Argyll 25/02/13
Cardurnock, Cumbria 13/02/13	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 13/02/13	Tynemouth, Northumbs 10/02/13	Caerlaverock WWT, Dumf & Gall 02/02/13	Caerlaverock WWT, Dumf & Gall 03/01/13
Caerlaverock WWT, Dumf & Gall 03/01/13	Moor Green Lakes, Berks 21/01/13	Caerlaverock WWT, Dumf & Gall 02/01/13	Cardurnock, Cumbria 01/01/13	Derbyhaven, IOM 29/12/12
Derbyhaven, IOM 15/12/12	Derbyhaven, IOM 15/12/12	Ramsey, IOM 10/12/12	Anthorn, Cumbria 06/12/12	The Wig, Dumf & Gall 30/11/12
Derbyhaven, IOM 02/12/12	Filey Dams YWT, N Yorks 17/11/12	Dumfries, Dumf & Gall 27/10/12	Dumfries, Dumf & Gall 27/10/12	Dumfries, Dumf & Gall 27/10/12

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Barnacle Goose breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
Germany
Greenland
Iceland
Netherlands
Norway
Russia
Svalbard
Sweden

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	Birds' muscles bulk up just in time for migration, a study concludes.   read on
	WWT: Migrating geese to guide wind farm plans	Wednesday 4th May 2011
	WWT hope five GPS-tagged Barnacle Geese will reveal the North Sea migration route of the species.   read on
	WWT: Svalbard Polar Bears threaten a conservation success story	Tuesday 17th August 2010
	A recent expedition has confirmed the devastating impact that hungry Polar Bears have on breeding Barnacle Geese.   read on
	New Speed Record Set	Friday 25th May 2007
	Yet another speed record has been set after fitting Arctic-bound wild geese with satellite transmitters to track their spring migration.   read on
	Secrets of Migration Revealed in a First for British Science	Thursday 12th October 2006
	The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust have successfully used satellite tracking to follow the migration of wild geese as they migrate from Britain to the High Arctic and back again.   read on
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	The 'Branta' geese form an extremely attractive group of birds, with most interest in recent years focussed on 'brent geese' and 'canada geese': the former for potential species 'splits' and the latter for the identification of vagrants amongst wild geese flocks in northwest Scotland and Ireland.

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