Brent Geese - Variations - Essex UK - 30/12 (1 Viewer)

[djw0208]

Can you help me with understanding Brent Geese variations please

Are these photos showing Dark Bellied Brent Geese vs Pale Bellied Brent Geese but NOT Black Brant?

 

[martyrynin]

I'm no good at telling dark-bellied from pale-bellied, which makes me think they might be black brant because of how striking the difference is.

 

[Southern Viking]

Think they're all Dark-bellied. The ones with lighter looking bellies in the photos also have lighter patches on the breast which is always black, so it's just lighting/exposure. None look like Black Brant and Pale-bellied are scarce in Kent

 

[martyrynin]

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Surprisingly the black brant have a lot of white on the belly.
+1 for dark-bellied then!

 

[djw0208]

Thank-you