Species List : Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla
Brent Geese migrate regularly past Gotska Sandön during spring season 20 May - 10 June. Highest recorded day total was a little less than 18.000 on 27 May 1995. Winds from the south forces some Brent Geese to make a detour around Bredsandsudde on their way to north Siberia. The normal route would rather be well south of Gotska Sandön and out of sight from the island. In the autumn the species is seen regularly in small numbers.
First record:
- 1 ind 4 July 1867 (Eisen&Stuxberg 1868)
