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12 years neckcollars of Greylag Geese in the Netherlands Ooijpolder, Gelderland

The Ooijpolder is a different story. The birds ringed at this site are rarely seen at a distance of five kilometer from the ringing site. Adult birds are very site faithful to their breeding area. Most of the year they stay within two kilometers of the ringing site. The young birds and especially the second year old birds are sometimes seen outside the area. This happens mainly after the moulting period. Observations originate upstream along the river Rhine and Waal even into Germany, around the Noorderplassen, in the Lauwersmeer and further away in the neighbourhood of Hannover, Germany.
 

Number of observations per area per month of Greylag geese ringed in Waterland (for each individual only one observation per month)
Area - Country / Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Okt	Nov	Dec
Gelderland	64	57	56	55	55	75	97	94	95	89	82	82
rest Netherlands	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	3	-	1
Germany	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	1

 

Distribution of observations of neck-collared Greylag Geese from the Ooijpolder over diferent areas during the seasons of 1997-99.

 

Distribution over the Netherlands of Greylags ringed in the Ooijpolder. The size of the dot refers to the number of sightings per location.

 

Distribution over Europe of Greylag Geese ringed in the Ooijpolder. Per location, one dot only.

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