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Geysir went across to Greenland on 3-4 June, but I did not send an update at that point, hoping to get the rest of his flight. However, he was still sitting on the east coast of Greenland when he was last heard from on 6th June. It is now the 12th, so I am afraid we have lost him.
Also, his flight is decidedly odd. His track looks quite normal on the map, but Richard, our weatherman, says he had following winds all the way across, and when I take that into account, his average air speeds are the lowest yet. He was going along in short hops, and stopping on the water. For the whole flight, he was airborne for 11 hours, and on the water for 32 hours.
From looking at the height graph, he was at zero all the way across, then went up to 530m, then back down to sea level, and stopped. That high point was also his furthest west. He started up the ice slope, then turned round and glided back down to the shore, sat there without moving for 2 days - and then the data stopped.
I am afraid this is not very encouraging.
Colin
Further Reading:
Last report: Skywalker and Nendrum start their migration from Iceland
Locate all the Brent Geese on WWT's Top Goose map
Check their virtual fuel gauges here
Read Kendrew Colhoun's Brent Goose Diary