The status and distribution of Greylag GeeseAnser anserin the Uists, Scotland

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A systematic census of the Uist Greylag Goose population was conducted in February and August 1986 to establish the current population size and distribution. The February total count was 1171, with an estimated 1630 geese in the post-breeding population. An estimated 156 pairs bred successfully in 1986. The post-breeding population represented an 11% increase on the estimated 1985 population, after allowing for winter mortality. The population was lower than estimates of 1676–2000 made in 1982 but had doubled since the 1960s. The distribution of the geese is centred on North Uist, not South Uist as is widely reported in recent literature.

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