When Do Pink Footed Geese Migrate?

On hatching, the goslings accompany the parents on foot to the nearest lake, where they fledge after about 56 days. Southbound migration is from mid-September to early October, and northbound from mid-April to early May.

Do pink-footed geese migrate?

Greenland/Iceland Pink-footed Geese breed primarily in central Iceland and in smaller numbers along the east coast of Greenland. Many thousands of non-breeding birds migrate from Iceland to northeast Greenland to moult. Migration begins in early autumn to the wintering grounds, which are almost entirely in Britain.

Where do pink-footed geese winter?

Pink-footed geese spend the summer in the breeding grounds in countries including Iceland and Greenland and return to overwinter in Scotland and the rest of the UK. They spend their winter nights resting on or near estuaries and their winter days feeding on the surrounding fields.

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