Those Bean Geese aren’t being
cooperative. Being Scottish there obviously trying to show how independent they
are ;-)
An unpleasantly strong and cold
NW wind coupled with a dusting of snow that fell overnight probably wasn’t the
best conditions to be out searching but I am determined to pin down the flock and
get a total count plus read some more neck rings. The only problem is that the
birds are ranging widely with seemingly a new field chosen each day –
presumably as a result of little food? Armed only with a map plotted with
locations of the GPS tagged bird that are three days old is therefore not a
recipe for quick success. I checked out the fields used at the back end of last
week but had no joy. I also checked every other field I drove past but couldn’t
find them. On the river, where they are roosting at night, I did find a single
lost bird. Whether this was new in or had just lost contact with its kin I
don’t know. The water level is on its way down with the sandbank clearly
visible today just under the surface so it could be that in a few days time it is
exposed thus increasing the chance of the birds loafing on the river during the
day. I will also have to try to find a chance to be at the river at dusk to
count the birds coming in to roost although I don’t know how late they come in
– it could well be that they arrive after dusk meaning that counting is not
possible.
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