Scotland

There are three distinct populations of Barnacle Goose in the world: the first breeds in Greenland and winters on the Western Isles of Scotland, notably Islay; the second breeds on the island of Svalbard (Spitzbergen) north of Norway and winters on the Solway Firth on the Scottish/English border; while the third group breeds on Novaya Zemlya to the north of Russia and winters in the Netherlands

They tend to be very nervous and it is difficult to approach without disturbing them.