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Five Tagged White-fronts

Last night, 5 Greenland White-fronted Geese were tagged. Three of these birds will be competing in our Top Goose challenge which should start once the rest of the geese have been caught and tagged.

Tagged Greenland White-fronted Goose

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WWT's Larry Griffin called to let us know he had tagged 5 birds

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Larry Griffin from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) phoned us earlier to break the news that he and his colleagues had caught and attached satellite transmitters to 5 adult male Greenland White-fronted Geese. Three of these geese will be competing in the Top Goose challenge.

Here are the birds and their stats:

Lightning (V1A)

Sex: Male
Age: Adult
Weight: 2.84kg
Skull: 114.8mm
Ext. Tarsus: 77.2mm
Wing: 423mm
Semi-span: 720mm

GFG (V4A)

Sex: Male
Age: Adult
Weight: 2.83kg
Skull: 112.1mm
Ext. Tarsus: 77.2mm
Wing: 429mm
Semi-span: 733mm

Miles (V5A)

Sex: Male
Age: Adult
Weight: 2.65kg
Skull: 115.8mm
Ext. Tarsus: 74.1mm
Wing: 428mm
Semi-span: 725mm

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