Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…onally-important wintering populations of the Greenland races of barnacle geese Branta leucopsis and white-fronted geese Anser albifrons spp. flavirostris. The barnacle geese utilise improved pastures on Danna Island as their core feeding zone, whilst the white-fronted geese rang…

Sleibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh

…s of Greenland white-fronted goose Anser albifrons and Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis also use a number of these areas. The small islet of Soa is used by both geese species for core or satellite roosts and also for feeding. The area around An Fhaodhail and The Reef is …

Hough Bay and Balevullin Machair

…ng : Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), breeding : Greenland Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), non-breeding : Greenland white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris), non-breeding : Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), non-breeding : Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), non-…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…e loch is also an important winter feeding grounds for Greenland barnacle geese Branta leucopsis, non-breeding, and non-breeding Greenland white-fronted geese Anser albifrons flavirostris. Freshwater habitats : Eutrophic loch Coastlands : Machair : Sand dune REMARKS Measured…

Eilean Hoan

…and has a nationally important wintering population of Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis and a nationally important breeding population of great black-backed gull Larus marinus. Greenland barnacle goose Along with the nearby Eilean nan Ron, Eilean Hoan supports approximat…

Gruinart Flats

…an Sand dune Shingle Saltmarsh Mudflat Blanket bog Greenland barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) Greenland white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris) Light-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota) Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Rinns of Islay

…ex crex, breeding Hen harrier Circus cyaneus, breeding Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, non-breeding Greenland white-fronted goose Anser albifrons flavirostris, non-breeding Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, non-breeding Beetle assemblage

Bridgend Flats

…des feeding area for the geese. Saltmarsh Sandflat Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, non-breeding

Baleshare and Kirkibost

…ex, breeding Dunlin Calidris alpina schinzii, breeding Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, non-breeding Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, breeding Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima, non-breeding Redshank Tringa totanus, breeding Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, bre…

Shiant Islands

…cies (assemblage) they host. Breeding bird assemblage Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis guillemot Uria aalge razorbill Alca torda Puffin Fratercula arctica

Treshnish Isles

… Halichoerus grypus Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Greenland Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis

Little Hoyle and Hoyle's Mouth Caves & Woodlands

…from this time range are the remains of a breeding population of barnacle geese Branta leucopsis – the first such record from the Pleistocene in Britain. Nearby Hoyle’s Mouth cave is also important for its Pleistocene mammal fauna, which includes mammoth, woolly rhino, horse, rei…

Switha

…s an internationally important wintering population of Greenland barnacle geese Branta leucopsis. The barnacle geese roost on Switha and feed on the neighbouring island of South Walls. An average of 1,200 birds was recorded during the winter of 2002/03 representing approximately …

Berneray

…ex, breeding Dunlin Calidris alpina schinzii, breeding Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, non-breeding Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, breeding Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima, non-breeding Redshank Tringa totanus, breeding Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, bre…

Boreray

…r Charadrius hiaticula Dunlin Calidris alpina schinzii Greenland Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima Redshank Tringa totanus

Upper Solway Flats and Marshes

…ite. Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, non-breeding Svalbard Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, non-breeding Curlew Numenius arquata, non-breeding Dunlin Calidris alpina, non-breeding Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, non-breeding Goldeneye Bucephala clangula, non-breeding G…

Crossapol and Gunna

… geese and Greenland white -fronted geese. Machair SandDunes Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), non-breeding Greenland white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris), non-breeding

Loch of Strathbeg

…eeding Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis, breeding Svalbard barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, non-breeding Teal Anas crecca, non-breeding Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, non-breeding

Vallay

…ex, breeding Dunlin Calidris alpina schinzii, breeding Greenland barnacle goose Branta leucopsis, non-breeding Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, breeding Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima, non-breeding Redshank Tringa totanus, breeding Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, bre…

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