32 Greylag Geese staging and wintering in France
©Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Wildfowl
(2013) 63: 24–39
explained by changes in the migration
habits and wintering areas of German (and
other) Greylag Geese over the years, as
most neck-banding has taken place in
recent years, whereas the recoveries of
ringed-only birds cover a longer time
span. The older neck-band observations
from Germany are not yet available on
.
Seasonal and geographical distribution
of neck-banded Greylags in France
Sightings of neck-banded Greylag Geese
from the Nordic countries are concentrated
in the western part of France, although
there are a few observations, mainly of birds
from south Sweden, in the north-eastern
part of the country, in addition to the birds
Figure 6
. Distribution of observations of neck-banded Greylag Geese
Anser anser
in France from Sweden
(excl. Södermanland) (Red,
n
=154), Norway (Blue,
n
= 198) and the Netherlands (Yellow,
n
= 19).
