Tag: birdwatching

  • How Many Geese?

    How Many Geese?

    From our Partners at WWT Caerlaverock. It is 6:00 am in the morning. It is dark, cold, still, not quite a frost and I am standing on the edge of one of the largest areas of mud in the UK wondering why I do these things. The alarm went off at 05:00 am and even…

  • The Beginnings of Migration…

    The Beginnings of Migration…

    Photo by Duncan Ireland Dr Larry Griffin of ECO-LG Ltd, tells us about local goose movements and the migration of Geese in and around Dumfries and Galloway. Learn more about the changing climate and how this affects migration, as well as different goose populations and the development of young geese. By Dr Larry Griffin September is…

  • The Challenges of Moult

    The Challenges of Moult

    Dr Larry Griffin of ECO-LG Ltd, shares his experience of tagging Greylag Geese on Loch Ken earlier this summer. This took place at a crucial time when the birds are coming out of the major energy/nutrient pinch point of moult while trying to cater for their growing young. By Dr Larry Griffin Since GPS collar-tagging…

  • Birding for Brents

    Birding for Brents

    In Dumfries and Galloway we have a small wintering population of light bellied brent geese. These fascinating birds migrate 5,000km from Canada each year to spend the winter on our coastline. Most of the population winter in Ireland, but we have a small population on the coasts of West Galloway where they feed on eel…

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