In November 2007 the ambitious "V-formation" project got underway whereby two species of geese from the Solway Firth region of Scotland would be tracked simultaneously to their east and west High Arctic breeding grounds.
The primary aim of the project was to map their roosting and feeding sites while on their wintering grounds and then to compare the timings and sites used during the spring migration northwards, and the effects of weather systems on the timing of the different legs of these journeys. Local schools championed the geese and have been able to follow their progress in real time on the web.
Project funders included the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Sustainable Development Fund, National Trust for Scotland and Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Dee-Ken Catchment Management Plan.