27 November 2004, Hortobágy , Hungary  2 LWfG was observed  in Öreg-tó, Komárom-Esztergom. (Source: www.birding.hu)

21 November 2004, Hortobágy , Hungary  20 LWfG was counted Hortobágy-Halastó, Hajdú-Bihar. (Source: www.birding.hu)

19 September 2004, Hortobágy, Hungary  22 LWfG arrived in Dinnyés-Lapos in the afternoon. (Source: J.Tar)

26 August 2004, Valdak Marshes, Porsangen Fjord, Norway  27 LWfG are staging at the Valdak Marshes. (Source: T.Aarvak & I.J.Øien).

25 August 2004, Valdak Marshes, Porsangen Fjord, Norway by today 17 LWfG are staging at the Valdak Marshes. These are 6 young and 11 adults. It seems to have been a poor breeding year for lessers in northern Norway (Source: T.Aarvak & I.J.Øien).

21 May 2004, Valdak Marshes, Porsangen Fjord, Norway by today (which is rainy - a rare spring event at these latitudes) 31 different LWfG have been identified. Of these are quite many young birds (2cy), and four birds have colour leg rings (ringed at this site in earlier years) (Source: T.Aarvak & I.J.Øien).

14 May 2004, Valdak Marshes, Porsangen Fjord, Norway 3 pairs and 8 single LWfG were observed in the afternoon. Most of the single birds were young (2cy). Among the adults was the Green-Black female (see also observations from spring 2003) (Source: T.Aarvak & I.J.Øien).

10 May 2004, Valdak Marshes, Porsangen Fjord, Norway One adult pair and two second calendar year LWfG were first seen in the evening on 7 May. These were still present on 10 May. The adult pair is the same as the first adult pair that arrived at this staging site in spring 2003. ( Source: T.Aarvak & I.J.Øien)

5 May 2004, Oulu region, Finland 6 ad LWfG, of which the 2 lwfg that have been there since 1 May + 4 new since 4 May. ( Source: P. Tolvanen)

5 May 2004 Haeska, Ridala, Estonia The 22 birds were still present in Haeska in the evening. (Source: P. Tolvanen)

4 May 2004 Haeska, Ridala, Estonia 22 LWfG observed in Haeska (Obs. by J. Lausamo. Source: www.vironlintuseura.fi)

3 May 2004 Haeska, Ridala, Estonia 22 LWfG observed in the fields of Haeska in the evening. Finnish LWfG working group (Obs. by J. Hauru & J. Pynnönen. Source: P.Tolvanen)

1 May 2004, Oulu region, Finland 2 ad LWfG. (Source: P. Lampila)

21 April 2004 Haeska, Ridala, Estonia 2 ad, most likely same birds as in Auaste on 20.04., obs. Finnish LWfG working group (source: Jukka Hauru)

20 April 2004 Hämeenkyrö, Finland 1 ind. migrating N with Bean Geese, obs. Jussi Lahtinen, Petri Salo (source: Lintuteidotus)

20 April 2004 Oru vald, Auaste, Estonia 2 ad, obs. Ivar Ojaste, T. & M. Valker (source: www.vironlintuseura.fi)

18 April 2004 Haeska, Ridala, Estonia 2 ad, obs. Mika Bruun (source: www.tarsiger.com)

16 April 2004 Kristiinankaupunki, Perus, Finland 1 ad, obs. Raimo Henttonen etc. (source: Lintutiedotus)

16 April 2004 Kloostri, Lihula, Estonia 1 ad (obs. Mika Bruun, Heikki Vasamies etc). (source: Mika Bruun)

12 April 2004 Marinkainen, Lohtaja, Finland 1 ad left for migration with Bean Geese, obs. Toni Uusimäki (source: Lintutiedotus)

12 April 2004 Pitkäsenkylä, Kalajoki, Finland 1 ind, left N with Bean Geese, obs. Seppo Pudas etc (source: Lintutiedotus) (Petteri Tolvanen, comment: it is probably same individual as in Lohtaja. The distance between these two places is only ca 30 km).

30 March 2004, Hortobágy, Hungary  38 LWfG of which four with Norwegian leg-rings were seen at Hortobágy.

5 January 2004, Evros Delta, Greece During the first days of January 2004, 52 Lesser White-fronted Geese including one with a colour ring (marked at Valdak in 2002) were observed in the saltmarshes surrounding the Drana Lagoon in the Evros Delta, Greece. The observation was done through a survey of wintering LWfG which is supported by the LIFE Nature program “Restoration and Conservation Management of Drana Lagoon in the Evros Delta”. (source: Didier Vangeluwe)