News Update 22 February 2016

Another of our tagged bean geese (UCOL10) has come back online and confirmed that he is with his pals UCOL27 & UCOL29 who he was with when caught on 9 October 2015. All are still west of Pandrup North Denmark and feeding during the day in a large field system. Roosting has taken place locally on a lake or on the sea.

He is now wearing his second collar having lost his first one fitted in 2011. He does have a green ring on his right leg so easily identified.

I was out on the Plateau today and managed to find a small group of Whooper Swan who we don't often see. Picture below.

I attach two shots taken from the north edge of the Slamannan Plateau near Shieldhill Falkirk which shows nicely how high the area is where the bean geese winter. The area is over 200m in height.

                                           UCOL 10 Adult Male retrapped 9 October 2015

                                          Whooper Swans nr Balmitchell Farm Slamannan

                                       View North to the Ochil Hills from Shieldhill Falkirk

View North West to Trossachs from Shieldhill Falkirk