Further news has come in today from Dan and it is very good indeed.
A total of 142 birds seen today at Brosjon including collars X3 and V6
5 families were also present with broods of 2, 2, 3, 5, 6 making a total of 18 juveniles.
We are indebted to Dan for his efforts in monitoring the flock on their way south.
Pleased to report that Dan in Sweden has reported a flock of 24 Bean Geese were seen at Brosjon on 9 August. All 2nd year birds.
Our bird Tag5 has now moved to its breeding area in Dalarna Coounty in Sweden
Attached below are two pictures taken within the last few years of a typical breeding area. We hope that Tag5 and its mate V8 have a successful breeding attempt this year.
News in from Simon in Oslo and confirmation of our tagged bird shows that a further move north to Braskeridfoss has now been made. According to Simon this is one week earlier than ever before. He saw them for the last time on Friday when a count of 87 birds which is the highest count recently but a record low count.
Simon Rix the Oslo birder has been out and located the bean geese on one of their usual fields north of Oslo.
Simon has updated his blog to reflect this and has some nice shots for you to look at. I recommend you to log onto oslobirder.blogspot.com and enjoy his photographs. Particularly Tag05 and its mate V8.
I attach a location map showing the feeding area in the north and the usual roost site on the Glomma River to the south.
Tag05 left northern Denmark just after 0900 this morning and flew direct to north east of Oslo by around 1400hrs. See below.
We have received information from Dan Mangsbro in Sweden that a flock of taiga bean geese have been seen at Lake Brosjon. That is the place which we visited in the autumn and saw our birds on their autumn migration south.
Dan has reported a flock of 104 birds being seen now at Lake Brosjon. He was able to identify X3 and leg rings Y4 including a blue leg ring with no code.
X3 and Y4 are birds believed to be short stopping in Denmark and not coming back to Slamannan now.
I attach a picture of the latest information on tag5 which has been at Pandrup. It has recently been roosting in the sea as you can see from the picture.
I have checked today the 23rd February but cannot get an up to date fix on Tag5.
