scolopax Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) https://monitoring.wwt.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/GooseNews17.pdf Always interesting reading, still over half a million Pinks but a very low count of migratory Greylags, although they admit it is likely an undercount and most of the birds were still in Iceland at the time of the count. Saying that there is little doubt they are hammered in Iceland and then again on the Orkneys, only their high productivity seems to have stopped a collapse in numbers IMO.. Edited September 16, 2018 by scolopax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Nice to see shooting not flagged up in the reports, on pinks, they seem to be holding a steady number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 23, 2018 Report Share Posted September 23, 2018 Indeed and for some species such as barnacle geese the opening of shooting seasons in some areas along their migration routes. While no mention of restrictions in the UK it is recognized that greylags in Iceland are taking a bit of a knock from shooting on their breeding grounds. This year will be interesting for pinks and I suspect we will see a drop in numbers due to the " Beast from the East " spell of very cold weather in March. The very period when the birds need to be putting on weight for migration an breeding they were struggling to find food and were probably in poor body condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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