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Greenland white-fronted goose diary

By Larry Griffin

Larry Griffin is a Senior Research Officer for WWT based at Caerlaverock. He leads WWT's study of the Greenland white-fronted goose population that winter on the Solway Firth, near WWT Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

16 Sep

Speedy's journey of endurance across the Greenland ice cap.
After what has been a long tense four days of waiting, we can now see that the Greenland white-fronted goose...

12 Sep

Worrying news about our Top Geese...but Speedy close to crossing the Greenland ice cap on his return migration
Update on our three Top Geese. Miles' tag stopped transmitting before the geese left Iceland during the Spring migration, but...

11 Jun

With the breeding season under way, Speedy and GFG stick to their favoured areas.
For breeding white-fronts, clutches will have been started in the period from mid- to late May. However, all three of...

26 May

Greenland white-fronts take advantage of the thaw.
During the period between arrival and the onset of nesting, Lightning, GFG and Speedy will be feeding on the highly...

12 May

Three Greenland White-fronts have made it to West Greenland, flying over the 1.5 mile high icecap!
Both Speedy and Lightening took roughly 9 hours to cross the icecap, both leaving West Greenland just after 13.00hrs on...

6 May

Greenland white-fronted geese on the move - up and over the ice cap!
The Greenland white-fronted geese have started to leave Iceland for Greenland in the past few days, including two of our...

25 Apr

Replenishing their fat reserves in Iceland
The Greenland white-fronts have now spent two weeks fattening up on the agricultural lowlands in south-west Iceland and so their...

18 Apr

Greenland white-fronts in Iceland
During the night of 7 April or early morning on 8 April, the Greenland white-fronted geese departed for Iceland from...

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