Adult Black Brant, Scraggane, 10th January 2014 (Michael O'Clery).
Often referred to as the 'North American' race of Brent Goose, this distinctive sub-species also breeds in the extreme north-east of Siberia, north and west Alaska and north-central Canada, and spends the winter in Asia and parts of the West coast of the United States. It is also something of a rarity on the east coast of the US. This individual has been returning to Tralee Bay for several years now - truly a bird on the 'wrong' side of the world.
Adult Black Brant, Scraggane, 10th January 2014 (Michael O'Clery).
Adult Black Brant, Scraggane, 10th January 2014 (Michael O'Clery).
This individual often showed considerable aggression to the other geese in the flock and would not tolerate any intrusion into its' 'personal space'.
Video of the adult Black Brant, Scraggane, 10th January 2014 (Michael O'Clery).
