Dear Angus and others,
Yesterday (March, 3) 184 Bean Geese were observed at Brosjön in SW Sweden close to the big lake of Vänern. Already February 28, 130 Bean Geese were seen at the same site, which was the first date of observed bean geese this spring. There are no reports of rings or GPS transmittors, but likely it is the group of Scottish birds that have arrived to the same site they used last spring. As I informed you last year, historic data tells us that this site regularly have been used by about 100-150 birds for several decades.
I will get into contact with the observers and see what more they can tell us.
All the best from ULF in Umeå
