Wildfowl of Islay

Synopsis The island of Islay posssesses by far the largest population of wintering wildflowl in the Inner Hebrides; there are 18,000-20,000 barnacle geese Branta leucopsis and 4,000 Greenland white-fronted geese Anser albifrons jiavirostris. There is also a small flock of greylag geese A. anser. Mos...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences
Main Author: Ogilvie, M. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1983
Subjects:
General Medicine
Greenland
Islay
Aythya marila
Branta leucopsis
Cygnus cygnus
Melanitta nigra
Somateria mollissima
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0269727000013543
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0269727000013543

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