Barnacle geese are some pretty interesting critters. And they’re interesting in some curious ways. Thanks to their breeding habits, they were the cause of confusion for centuries, and a confusion ...

It’s time for a barnacle goose chick to leave its nest, which is atop a 400-foot cliff. The footage is gripping, and the result might surprise you. The narrator describes the hatchling’s departure ...

A rare type of goose, once thought to be a fish, has been spotted at a nature reserve in Abbey Wood. The barnacle goose were once believe to have hatched from barnacles in the sea, spawning a ...

Birdwatchers performed a counting of barnacle geese throughout Finland during the weekend 31 August-1 September 2013. According to the results, the autumn population of barnacle goose increased by ...

Here is a picture of an all-white barnacle goose that recently turned up in the 5,000-strong Sligo flock that we monitor. Is it rare? – Vianney Tully, Sligo Well, it certainly didn’t get to your ...