Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

- by the Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose project

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 14 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 14 Ad.

Details: Failed breeders have started to leave the breeding areas, with arrival of seven pairs, including mr. Red-Blue, at the Valdak marshes. Tomas Aarvak / BirdLife Norway

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 8 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Ingar J. Øien & Tomas Aarvak / BirdLife Norway

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 39 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Ingar J. Øien & Tomas Aarvak / BirdLife Norway

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 49 LWFG.

Details: The female Blue-Black left, "New Lady", was seen paired. Tomas Aarvak / BirdLife Norway

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 63 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Two neck collared ind. Tomas Aarvak / BirdLife Norway

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 75 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 73 Ad 2 2cy.

Details: mr. Evros still single today after he got rid of his neckband yesterday. Tomas Aarvak / BirdLife Norway

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 64 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 62 Ad 2 2cy.

Details: The adult birds were distributed as 29 pairs and 4 single birds. Tomas Aarvak and Ingar Jostein Øien BirdLife Norway

LWFG image

"Formerly GPS-neckbanded male Evros" without female at the Valdak Marshes in the evening. The transmitter was lost during the evening hours today 14.05.2026. We did not observe how it happened. Ingar Jostein Øien

Location: Siikajoki, Säärenperä-Karinkanta, Säärenperä-Karinkanta, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Observed: 3 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Same individuals observed separated as a pair and single male. Arto Niemi, Heikki Holmström and Risto Karvonen, WWF Finland field team

Location: Siikajoki, Säärenperä-Karinkanta, Säärenperä-Karinkanta, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Observed: 3 LWFG.

Details: A pair and a male (which loose the pairing fight) still stable during the evening monitoring. Arto Niemi, Heikki Holmström and Risto Karvonen, WWF Finland field team

Location: Inner part of Porsanger fjord, Valdak Marshes, Valdak Marshes, Finnmark, Norway

Observed: 74 LWFG - 74 Ad.

Details: Yesterday (11.05.2026), the highest count was 46 individuals at the Valdak Marshes. Today (12.05.2026), 74 individuals were distributed as 35 pairs and 4 adults not without mate. All four individuals with neck-collars (Mr. Blue, Mr. Evros, Ildgutt and Nyfrøkna) were present, as well as the female "WOR" with only metal ring on the left leg. Tomas Aarvak and Ingar Jostein Øien BirdLife Norway

LWFG image

GPS-neckbanded male "Evros" with female at the Valdak Marshes in the evening 12.05.2026. Ingar Jostein Øien

Number of results: 6626