A Conversation for Pink-Footed Geese
Are geese flying north for the Spring?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Started conversation Feb 28, 2021
Or are these geese the type that stay put year-round?
Are geese flying north for the Spring?
minorvogonpoet Posted Mar 1, 2021
According to my bird book, pink footed geese spend the winter in the UK and return to Greenland, Iceland and Spitzbergen to breed.
Are geese flying north for the Spring?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 1, 2021
Might they be flying to those places now?
Are geese flying north for the Spring?
minorvogonpoet Posted Mar 1, 2021
According to the RSPB, they leave the UK in April.
Are geese flying north for the Spring?
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 1, 2021
So, no.
Are geese flying north for the Spring?
SashaQ - happysad Posted Mar 23, 2021
The geese’s behaviour is fascinating - I think they must spread out in the morning to find food, then in the afternoon they gather to fly around in noisy skeins before landing in wet meadows at the coast.
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