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: 119 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Counted in two groups during morning. Lessers were a bit restless at evening while fresh breeze turned down to light breeze. Migration to North might start when wind will turn to Southern direction in coming days. Tapio Kostet, Arto Niemi, Heikki Holmström, Reijo Korvenpää and Risto Karvonen WWF Finland LWfG-field team

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

Observed: 103 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: 103-104 individuals observed during the day. Seems like some tens of Lessers are using some other spots of the region. Juha Markkola, Arto Niemi, Tapio Kostet, Reijo Korvenpää, Eetu Myllymäki and Risto Karvonen, WWF Finland LWfG-monitoring team.

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

Observed: 137 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Most of Lessers were gathered together but daily variation exist. Someones fly alone, in pairs or smaller groups. Daily, the size of bigger groups variates a bit. Arto Niemi, Tapio Kostet, Esa Aalto, Petri Hottola and Risto Karvonen, LWfG-monitoring team WWF Finland

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

Observed: 90 LWFG.

Details: At early morning GPS-pair with 14 other on the fields. Arrivals between 9.20 and 12.45 four flocks alltogether 74 Lessers Mr Blue among them. Juha Markkola, Heikki Holmström, Arto Niemi and Risto Karvonen, LWfG-monitoring team WWF Finland

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

Observed: 0 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: No Lessers observed during morning and evening counts. Maie Vikerpuur, Leho Aaslaid and Tapio Kostet, Joint Monitoring Team by Birdlife Estonia and WWF Finland. Conveyed by Risto Karvonen

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

Observed: 13 LWFG.

Details: During morning a flock of 11 and 1 ad single, during afternoon 12 and 1 single 2cy, and 1 ad signle at evening. GPS-transmittered female was located as arrived at 10.57 UTC, but that group of birds was not seen on the field. Juha Markkola, Heikki Holmström, Arto Niemi, Petri Hottola and Mika Jokikokko, LWfG-field team WWF Finland, conveyed by Risto Karvonen

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

Observed: 35 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: At 20.45, atleast 35 still present. Tapio Kostet, conveyed by Risto Karvonen

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

Observed: 80 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Coming up and starting the migration to North. Leho Aaslaid, conveyed by Risto Karvonen

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

Observed: 126 LWFG.

Details: According to the morning count, at least 126 LWfG still here. Maie Vikerpuur, Andres Kalamees, Risto Karvonen, Tapio Kostet.

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

Observed: 120 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: During evening 120-130 individuals in mixed flocksize. Lessers were activated for forwarding the migration and have several long lasting flying periods up to 350 metres high fabove sea level. Maie Vikerpuur, Leho Aaslaid, Andres Kalamees, Seppo Ekelund, Samuli Haapasalo, Jyrki Pynnönen, Tapio Kostet and Risto Karvonen, Joint Monitoring Team by Birdlife Estonia, WWF Finland and volunteers

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