Waterbirds in the UK 2012/13 29
FoCUs on... PinK-FootEd GoosE FIND OUT MORE... AEWA International Working Group for Svalbard Pink-footed Goose. http://pinkfootedgoose.aewa.info/
Pinkfeet begin to arrive from iceland in September
Mitchell, C. 2012. Mapping the distribution of feeding Pink-footed and Iceland Greylag Geese in Scotland. WWT/ SNH, Slimbridge. http://monitoring.wwt.org.uk/our-work/
The geese tend to arrive first in north Scotland, roosting at sites such as loch of Strathbeg
Mitchell, C. 2013. Status and distribution of Icelandic-breeding geese: results of the 2012 international census. WWT/JNCC, Slimbridge. http://monitoring.wwt.org.uk/our-work/
Some birds move down the east coast whilst the majority head to northwest england
g Flocks totallin 90,000 birds gather in southwest lancashire
100 – 1,000 1,000 – 5,000 5,000 – 10,000 10,000 – 30,000 >30,000
Aggregations (>100 birds) of Pink-footed Goose in the UK during 2012/13, based on GSMP and WeBS. Arrows denote general movement of birds in the autumn and early winter period.
large flocks are seen in east anglia on The Wash and in north norfolk