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Islay Goose Management Scheme Counts - 2018-2021

https://www.nature.scot/doc/islay-goose-management-scheme-counts-2018-2021

On Islay four population counts are carried out each winter for Greenland barnacle and Greenland white-fronted geese. The most recent survey results can be viewed in the tables below:

Islay Goose Counts 2018/2019 season
Date	Greenland barnacle goose	Greenland white-fronted goose
20/21 November 2018	30428	6702
11/12 December 2018	31263	5847
15/16 January 2019	35251	6527
12/13 March 2019	31058	6771

Islay Goose Counts - 2019/2020 season
Date	Greenland barnacle goose	Greenland white-fronted goose
27/27 November 2019	35253	5512
17/18 December 2019	32017	6325
21/23/24 January 2020	34795	5588
17/18 March 2020	33202	5910

Islay Goose Counts - 2020/2021 season
Date	Greenland barnacle goose	Greenland white-fronted goose
17/18 November 2020	34381	5763
15/16 December 2020	32107	6350
12/13 January 2021	37364	5493
16/17 March 2021	29798	6878

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