26.10 Ingunn exploring the dutch land

We are slowly getting more and more GPS uplinks while the geese are moving south and solar radiation improves. Ingunn seems to explore the local are in NL and is particularly attached to one field where is observed both during the day and the night.

23.10 Ingunn and Christiane in the tulip land

Ingunn left Denmark and joined Chris on his dutch land. If we only relied on GPS positions (red) and do not take ARGOS into account (colour dots), we would think that Ingunn never stopped in Denmark.

Seems like Ingunn and Chris are exploring exactly the same fields (Christiane-green, Ingunn-red)

23.10 Danuta escaped battle field - a bulletproof goose

Danka moved to Ringkøbing fjord and is staying in Tipparne bird sanctuary. He had to pass through a hunting area south from the sanctuary. Lukasz is still north from Limfjorden.

20.10 Chris in NL

We haven't got any info from Christiane since 25.09. Today we received first ARGOS position from...Netherlands. Whether he stopped somewhere in between we don't know. Anyway, welcome to winter home

19.10 Danuta the explorer

Danuta is exploring new areas. More and more geese is seen around Fill Sø and soon they will invade neighbouring fields. When geese are on their stopover sites in Norway, they almost exclusively roost during the night time on a predator safe places. When they come back to Denmark, this pattern is no longer observed and geese can spend night hours on the fields. Whether they rest or feed at that time we don't know but resting sounds more probable.

14.10 Ingunn part of the team

Yesterday Ingunn flew to DK and joined Caroline and Danuta. Lukasz is still exploring northern DK.

10.10 Lukasz following Caroline

Lukasz joined the Danish group and is now in northern Denmark feeding in the same place as Caroline did before (Caroline - blue, Luka - pink). Now we are waiting for Ingunn and Christiane to join the rest of the 'family'.

10.10 Caroline feeling lonely in north Denmark

Caroline moved south from Ringkøbing fjord. During spring, he spent most of the time further north (red dots on the first pict). Now Caroline and Danuta are feeding on the same fields (pict below: Danuta - black, Caroline - blue)

10.10 Danuta jumps like Mike Powell

During long flight batteries are more likely to charge and we get more GPS signals. Also going south where the solar conditions are better helps a lot. Danuta is back with us and in a meanwhile he did a huge jump to Denmark.

7.10 Ingunn on his way to Denmark?

Each goose chose a different way from Svalbard to wintering ground. Ingunn surprised us most and chose  the way through Sweden. Is he going to stop in Denmark?

6.10 Danuta moving south

He spend only 5-6 days roosting in Trøndelag and now flying to Denmark

6.10 Lukasz still around Oslo

..feeding and roosting around capital city.

5.10 Ingunn jumped to... Sweden

Ingunn is roosting among 300-400 pink footed geese in the wilderness in Sweden

5.10 Caroline jumped to...Denmark

We thought he is going to stop by Trøndelag but instead went straight to ... Denmark. Welcome home! Note that he stopped close by his spring location (picture below).

02.10 The Jackson 5ive

All five geese left Svalbard. Ingunn (red) is moving further south towards Trøndelag and Caroline is almost there (blue). No more news from other folks.
Polish sky is black from geese flocks: grey lags, bean and white fronted geese and ... maybe some lost pink footed.

1.10 Lukasz still around Oslo...

1.10 Ingunn flying in to Northern Norway

After more a month break, we received first signal from Ingunn on his way South. Autumn is hard time for transmitters-too little sun for batteries to charge. But finger crossed for his long flight. Now we know that four out of five birds carrying the transmitters are on mainland. Still no news from Caroline...