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: 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

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Vytautas Eigirdas

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

Observed: 19 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

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

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

Observed: 16 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: A total of 16 Lessers were observed in the morning. Maie Vikerpuur, Leho Aaslaid

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

Observed: 65 LWFG (Fennoscandian).

Details: Lessers were found early morning feeding and resting on typical often used area on fields. after feeding they flew to the coastal meadows for the day. According GPS-data of one still working ntransmitter-neckband, Lessers have one day relaxing at Äänekoski, Mid-Finland, most likely the severe Northern wind and snowing while against on their flyway to Siikajoki. LWfG monitoring team WWF Finland and Birdlife Norway

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