Part of a flock of light-bellied Brent geese that can be seen along the coastline in Salthill , with an oil tanker anchored in Galway Bay in the background. The geese are winter migrants, that flew across the Atlantic from Canada last October. They will return there in April to breed, stopping in Iceland along the way to feed and build their strength for the rest of their ocean journey.
Close up of the Brent geese