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Background
Tundra Bean Geese breed in low arctic northern Russia and western Siberia, from the Kola Peninsula to the Taimyr Peninsula. During the non-breeding season they are one of the most widespread of all Western Palearctic geese, occurring in almost all European countries except Iceland and Ireland. They migrate through Russia and the Baltic states to stopover sites in western Poland, eastern Germany, central-east Europe from early September. By late October, they reach western Germany, the Low Countries, western and southern Europe, from Spain to Greece. In Britain they occur sporadically, mostly in groups of fewer than 10 with other, more numerous geese. Influxes of Bean Geese occasionally occur during periods of cold weather on the Continent and these are typically Tundra Bean Geese (Hearn 2004). Habitat selection has been found to be similar to that of the Taiga Bean Goose across the European wintering range; stubbles are highly favoured during autumn, and cereals and grasses preferred later in winter, with maize identified as an important food source (e.g. Mooij 1992, Sterbetz 1979).
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