NatureScot Research Report 1195 - Marking, tagging and ageing of Annex 1 goose species in Scotland 2016-2018

SNH Research Report 1195 - front cover

Scotland is the main wintering ground for Annex 1-listed Greenland barnacle geese Branta leucopsis (GBG) and Greenland white-fronted geese Anser albifrons flavirostris (GWF). This report details fieldwork carried out over winters 2016/17 and 2017/18 to mark, tag and age these species on the main resort of Islay and across other parts of their Scottish range, to inform flyway planning and conservation management decisions respectively. 

Pages: 36
Published: 2020

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