Recent News from Sweden

Here is report from Thomas Heinicke who has been monitoring our flock of bean geese in Sweden and Denmark.

I am grateful to Thomas for allowing us to share his records from Sweden on 15th October 2014.

visit to lake Brosjön area on 15.10.14

- found the flock at the fields SE of Huggenäs kyrka (coordinates:59.129348, 13.022927): about 70 birds (09:10) at cereal stubble, couldn't read neckbands because of disturbance

- re-found the flock at fields near Jonrönninge (coordinates: 59.113611,13.003075): 84 birds (09:50) at cereal stubble; found the following neckbands: V3+V6+7T, 7Y+7Z, 1 transmitter (whitish), 1 transmitter (greyish)

- birds were back at lake Brosjön at 10:50; found 39 at lake Brosjön(59.193426, 13.012941) with neckbands V6, 7T, 7Z, 7Y, 1 transmitter (greyish),then another 37 birds at flooded grassland N of the lake (59.198141,

13.017126), following neckbands: V3, 7X, 1 transmitter (whitish)

This type of information from Scandinavia gives us lots of information on the movements of the Slamannan flock when they are not with us.

I notice too in Simon's blog from Norway today that snow has arrived near his area and he talks of movements of wintering Thrushes.

Perhaps if the cold weather continues we may get some bean geese crossing to Scotland soon.