Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

- by the Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose project

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

Observed: 60 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: At least 60individuals at evening. During morning count Evros and Nyfrökna were still at place. At day time some birds left to migrate, but Mrs Nyfrökna and about 60 was still stable. Arto Niemi, Heikki Holmström, Mika Jokikokko, Sami Timonen, Jaana Rintala and Risto Karvonen, WWF Finland field team

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

Observed: 23 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 23 Ad.

Details: First 5 pairs + 1 single ad arrived yesterday afternoon. Among them Ildgutt. Today 10 pairs + 3 single ad. Mr. Blue and Mr. Evros also present. Tomas Aarvak and Ingar Jostein Øien BirdLife Norway

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

Observed: 80 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: On the morning count on the fields and coastal meadows. Mr Blue with 3 other showed 4 minutes lasting effort how to wake up the wings before migration. Portion of Lessers continued migration during the Mid-Day, as the number at evening count dropped down to 62 individuals and Mr Blue was seen in Porsangerfjord Norway. Tapio Kostet, Heikki Holmström and Risto Karvonen, WWF Finland field team

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

Observed: 88 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 4 2cy.

Details: During morning monitoring Tapio Kostet, Arto Niemi, Heikki Holmström and Risto Karvonen, LWfG monitoring team WWF Finland and Reijo Kylmänen and Matti Pajunen

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

Observed: 88 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 4 2cy.

Details: 88-94 Lessers observed during the day. In the morning all the area was covered by 1-2 cm snow which melted during the day. Tapio Kostet, Arto Niemi, Heikki Holmström and Risto Karvonen, LWfG monitoring team WWF Finland

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

Observed: 90 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 2 2cy.

Details: Two broods of one 2cy Lesser were observed. Earlier the brood of two 2cy birds was observed. LWfG monitoring team WWF Finland

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

Observed: 75 LWFG (Fennoscandian) - 2 juv.

Details: Lessers widely scattered around fields and mixed in flocks of Greater White-fronts, then in three groups of 23, 25 and 27 individuals. At least 2 2cy bird confirmed. Heikki Holmström, Tapio Kostet, Esa Aalto, Petri Hottola, and Risto Karvonen, LWfG monitoring team WWF Finland

Location: Käina, Käina Bay, Käina Bay, Hiiumaa, Estonia

Observed: 0 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: No more LWfG were found. Maie Vikerpuur, Leho Aaslaid

Location: Rusne Island, Rusne, Rusne, Silute, Lithuania

Observed: 2 LWFG - 2 Ad.

Details: Birds are not ringed Vytautas Eigirdas

LWFG image

Vytautas Eigirdas

Location: Käina, Käina Bay, Käina Bay, Hiiumaa, Estonia

Observed: 19 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: 19 individuals still on Hiiumaa. Leho Aaslaid, Maie Vikerpuur

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