Bean Geese in Sweden

All of the bean geese are now in Dalarna County Sweden for breeding. No further information will be available during this period.

I will update you if any breeding information is obtained from ornithologists in Sweden.

Tag10 has been in this area since early April

Picture of Tag10 when given his new collar last October.

News Update on the Bean Goose flock

The bean geese flock of c150 birds has now moved further north from their previous position on the Glomma River to the NE of Oslo.

This is a known intermediate staging post that our birds have used in previous years.

News Update for 2 April 2016

Got an interesting piece of information from Simon in Norway that he had just recorded one of our birds taking off and having a super flight to the west coast of America and then returning to the Ukraine in Europe.

See tracking data picture below.

News Update on the Slamannan bean geese in Norway

Our group of live tagged birds continue to spend their days and nights on the Glomma River NE of Oslo and surrounding field systems.

Nights seem to be spent on one particular spot on the river which I think is a sandbank which becomes exposed when the tidal flow lowers allowing the birds a safe place to roost.

They also seem to explore areas at the river bank which probably indicates feeding taking place in the shallow waters at the river side.

Simon has been adding some lovely shots of a Great Crested Grebe who is a dab hand at catching fish. Have a look at his blog if you don't believe me. (oslobirder.blogspot.co.uk)

News Update from Norway

Simon continues to publish pictures of bean geese and other birds he has been looking at in his travels around his home town of Oslo.

Always stimulating to look at his bird pictures and the variety of species seen in his local area.

(oslobirder.blogspot.co.uk)

Thanks Simon for allowing us the pleasure of looking at all the different species and following your journeys.

New Update on the bean geese flock in Norway

Again we are indebted to Simon Rix (Oslo Birder) who has updated his blog with new pictures of the Scottish flock. (see below)

His total has gone up to 134 birds with some new collars seen.

I attach one picture but there are many more on his blog (oslobirder.blogspot.co.uk)

Information from Brosjon Sweden has confirmed another part of our flock have arrived there after being in Denmark. The count there is 142 birds with collars V6, 7T, 7Z, 7Y plus another older solar collar with no markings visible.

New Update on happenings in Norway (courtesy of Simon)

For some super photographs and stories of what it is like to be a bean goose watcher log into Simons blog for the story plus pictures of what happens when a Sea Eagle turns up. It is fascinating.

oslobirder.blogspot.co.uk