The spring migration of white-tailed deer has started
The occurrence of White-fronted Geese is concentrated in south-western and southern Finland.
The spring migration of White-fronted Geese nesting in Finland has started earlier than average. According to BirdLife Finland’s Tiira bird information service, the first two White-fronted Geese were spotted on Friday 7 March in Ruissalo, Turku.
The largest migration wave was experienced last Sunday, when more than 3 000 migrating White-fronted Geese were counted at several sites. The largest number, 3 630 migrating geese, was counted in the Kivikko area of Helsinki.
The largest single aggregation was counted this week on Monday at Kanteleenjärvi in Pukkila, where 8 000 White-fronted geese spent the night.
Last Saturday, 12,500 east -east white geese were lowered in Falsterbo, the southern tip of Sweden.
The occurrence of white-tailed geese focuses on southwestern and southern Finland. The white -tailed geese are the majority of Finland’s own breeding stock.
The snow situation, especially in Eastern Finland, is less than last spring, so the fields are almost snow-free and the geese do not have the practical barrier to go beyond us.
Summer 2024 was an exceptional breeding season
Last summer’s coldness and storms in the Barents Sea breeding areas affected the success of the white -tailed geese.
As a result of follow-up in the Netherlands and Northern Germany this winter, only three percent of the white geese were born last summer. On average, the share is more than 10 %. The share is clearly the lowest over 50 years of follow -up.
The size of the Barents Sea white -tailed geese is estimated to be about 1.4 million individuals.
Finland’s own breeding stock has been declining for the last five years. Last autumn, 24,500 white geese were observed in the calculation of BirdLife Finland and the Finnish Environment Institute.
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the weather will become rainy at Easter and cooler this week, so that the move will no longer go as fast next week.