Tag: Branta bernicla

Differences in migratory pattern and habitat choice between social classes of the Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla.

Brant Goose (Branta bernicla) Science Article 2 abstract Age ratio (% juveniles) counts of Brent Goose flocks provide a crude index of their social composition (families versus subadults and failed breeders). In 1975/76, the possible impact of habitat and season was studied in four areas along the Dutch Wadden Sea. Sightings of birds colour-ringed in […]