Great news to report. After coming ashore near Norwich our flock of bean geese have arrived safely in their usual wintering haunts.
I was out yesterday afternoon and found c100 birds near Slamannan. Tag27 & 29 arrived later having stopped overnight yesterday near Selkirk.
GPS information showed that this group flew north to Edinburgh before turning west for their winter quarters rather than fly a shorter route between Selkirk and Slamannan.
Thinking is that with two new juveniles in tow their parents were showing them the Forth estuary and the normal route of arriving in Scotland. (Only a guess)
