Canada geese and other migrant or resident birds. The Canada goose is seen all year. Other geese seen in Scotland include white fronted, pink footed, greylag and barnacle geese. They usually feed on fields during the day and roost on water or moorland at night. White fronted geese have orange legs and a small orange-yellow bill. They winter in Scotland in the West. Pink-footed geese are widespread and differ from the larger Greylag by their dark brown head. neck and grey brown body. They come from Iceland in late September and stay until April. Greylag geese have a lighter brown head than the pink footed goose with a bright orange bill. They are widespread in Scotland from October to April. Barnacle geese are here at the same time. They have a pure white face with a jet black neck. Its back is grey barred with black, making it overall a striking black and white bird. |
