White Fronted Geese in Kilteevan

Thanks to Declan Donlon we know that we have our White Fronted Geese back in Kilteevan. Declan spotted about 12 White Fronted Geese in Clooneigh /Cloonlarge area. We really appreciate the fact that members of the community are observing and reporting interesting wildlife to Kilteevan Tidy Towns .

Our photo is courtesy by Alyn Walsh NPWS and is featured in our 2020 Biodiversity Calendar. The calendar was funded by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019

White Fronted Geese make a 3,000 km journey from Greenland to visit our wetlands from October to April.

Adult birds are medium-sized and grey in colour, with orange legs, a long orange-yellow bill with a prominent blaze around the base of the bill.

They make a high-pitched, musical sound.

Greenland White-fronted Geese are categorised as ’Endangered’ using the IUCN’s global Red List criteria; are listed on Annex I of the EU Directive on the conservation of wild birds.

Posted 23 March 2020