brent goose

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brent goose [brɛnt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions also called brent (esp US and Canadian) brant

[perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse brandgās sheldrake]

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brent goose - small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

brant, brant goose, brent

goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

Branta, genus Branta - wild geese

Branta bernicla, common brant goose - the best known variety of brant goose

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barnacle goose bernicle goose Brant brant goose Branta Branta bernicla Brent common brant goose genus Branta goose			Few will make it to North Wales, but a pale-bellied brent goose from Greenland was an early arrival at Foryd Bay. bird notes by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The Wash is the most important site in the UK for six species — the dark-bellied brent goose, the grey plover, lapwing, knot, black-tailed godwit and bar-tailed godwit. Global warming causes winter migratory birds to shun UK by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Phil Davey, site manager of the Lindisfarne reserve, said "Appropriate management of farmland is critical to the wellbeing of goose species and with the co-operation of local farmers, this scheme will benefit the rare light-bellied brent goose. Feeding geese not for eating; Lindisfarne winter haven for 3,000 birds by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			brei breid breist Breiz brekkie brekky Brel Brelan Brelan carre Brelan favori Breloque Breme Bremen Bremerhaven Bremerton bremsstrahlung Bren Bren gun Brendel Brennage Brennan Brenner Pass Brenningly brenschluss Brent brent goose Brentano Brenton Brentwood Brequet chain brer Brer Rabbit Brere bresaola Brescia Breslau Bresson Brest Breste Brestsummer Bret Bret Harte Bret. Bretagne Bretful Bretheren brethren Brethren of St. Joseph Breton Brett Brettice			Brenner tumor Brenner tumour Brennero pass Brennero pass Brennerpass Brennerpass Brennii Brennii Brenningly Brennmanet Brennmanet Brennos Brennschluss Brennus Brenodi Sixth Infantry Division Brens brenschluss brent brent Brent (disambiguation) Brent (disambiguation) Brent Association for Voluntary Action Brent Barry Brent Black Music History Project Brent Blend Brent Crude Brent Crude Futures Brent Crude Oil Brent Emergency Care and Diagnostic Centre brent geese brent goose Brent Hartman Billiard Cues Brent Homeless User Group Brent Housing Partnership Brent International School, Manila Brent Learning Disability Partnership Brent Morrison Golf Academy Brent Mullins Jeep Parts Brent Nature Network Brent Private Tenants' Rights Group Brent Resource and Information Network Brent Sand Formation Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust Brent Terrace Residents Association Brent Trades Union Council Brent, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Brent, Margaret Brent/Kung Brenta Brenta canadensis Brenta canadensis Brentano Brentano, Clemens Brentano, Clemens Maria Brentano, Franz Brentano, Klemens Maria

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