Scotland's Bean Geese

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Annual reports to the Bean Goose Action Group

Annual accounts of the numbers, distribution and breeding success of the Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan area :

Minshull, B.C., Maciver, A., Thomson, W. A., Griffin, L. & Mitchell, C. (2023). Population and Distribution of the Taiga Bean Goose on the Slamannan Plateau, Winter 2022/2023. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Advisory Group.
Griffin, L., Maciver, A., Minshull, B.C., Mitchell, C. & Thomson, W. (2022). Population and Distribution of the Taiga Bean Goose on the Slamannan Plateau, Winter 2021/2022. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A., Minshull, B.C. & Thomson, W. (2021). Population and Distribution of the Taiga Bean Goose on the Slamannan Plateau, Winter 2020/2021. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A., Minshull, B.C. & Goater, R. (2020). Population and Distribution of the Taiga Bean Goose on the Slamannan Plateau, Winter 2019/2020. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A., Minshull, B.C. & Goater, R. (2019). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Goose in the Slamannan Area 2018/2019. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A., Minshull B.C. & Goater, R. (2019). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2017/2018. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. Minshull B.C. & Goater, R. (2017). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2016/2017. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. & Goater, R. (2017). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2015/2016. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. & Wilson, T. (2015). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2014/2015. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. & Wilson, T. (2014). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2013/2014. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. & Wilson, T. (2013). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2012/2013. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. & Wilson, T. (2012). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2011/2012. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Wilson, T. & Maciver, A. (2011). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2010/2011. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. (2010). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2009/2010. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. (2009). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2008/2009. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. (2008). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2007/2008. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. (2007). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2006/2007. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Maciver, A. (2006). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2005/2006. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (2005). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2004/2005. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (2004). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2003/2004. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (2003). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2002/2003. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (2002). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2001/2002. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (2001). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 2000/2001. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (2000). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 1999/2000. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (1999). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 1998/1999. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (1998). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 1997/1998. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (1997). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 1996/1997. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.
Simpson, J. & Maciver, A. (1996). Population and Distribution of Taiga Bean Geese in the Slamannan Area 1995/1996. Unpubl. Report to the Bean Goose Action Group.

SNH Commissioned Reports

Scottish Natural Heritage-funded Site Condition Monitoring programme reports :

Useful references

Allport, G.A. 1989. Norfolk’s Bean Geese and their Management. RSPB Conservation Review 3: 59-60.
Allport, G.A. 1991. The feeding ecology and habitat requirements of overwintering Western Taiga Bean Geese (Anser fabalis fabalis). Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
Berry, J. 1939. The Status and Distribution of Wild Geese and Wild Duck in Scotland, International Wildfowl Inquiry Vol. II. Cambridge.
Bourne, W.R.P. & Ralph, R. 2000. The past history of the grey geese in Scotland. Birding Scotland 3: 150-151.
Burgers, J., Smit, J.J. & van der Voet, H. 1991. Origins and systematics of two types of the bean goose Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787) wintering in the Netherlands. Ardea 79: 307-316.
Cramp, S. & Simmons, K.E.L. (eds.) 1977. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Vol. 1. OUP, Oxford.
Duncan, J. 2000. Do you still need Bean Goose? Birding Scotland 3:14-15.
Fraser, I. (in prep). Falkirk Area and North Lanarkshire Local Biodiversity Action Plan: Bean Goose Action Plan. In: Perks, A. in prep. (ed.) The Falkirk Area Biodiversity Action Plan. Falkirk Area Biodiversity Partnership.
Marjakangas, A., Alhainenn, M., Fox, A.D. & Mitchell, C. (2014) Taiga Bean Goose – a quarry goose population in decline. Wetlands International Goose Specialist Group Bulletin 19:6-10
Minshull, B. C., Mitchell, C., Maciver, A., & Griffin, L. (2014). Report on the collation of field use data relating to wintering bean geese on the Slamannan Plateau. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 711
Mitchell, C. (2010) The design of a monitoring programme for Bean Geese on the Slamannan Plateau. Report to Scottish Natural Heritage. WWT, Slimbridge. 28pp
Mitchell, C. (2012) The influx of European White-fronted and Tundra Bean Geese in Scotland during winter 2011/12. Scottish Birds 32: 270-274
Mitchell, C., Griffin, L., Maciver, A, Minshull, B. & Makan, N. (2016). Migration routes, stop-over locations and breeding area of Taiga Bean Geese Anser fabalis fabalis wintering in central Scotland. Bird Study 63: 437-446
Mitchell, C., Griffin, L., Maciver, A., & Minshull, B. (2017) Scotland’s Bean Geese and the spring 2017 migration. Scottish Birds 37(3): 221-224
Nilsson, L., van den Bergh, L. & Madsen J. 1999. Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis fabalis. In: Madsen, J., Cracknell, G. & Fox, A.D. (eds.) 1999. Goose populations of the Western Palearctic. A review of status and distribution. Wetlands International Publ. No. 48, Wetlands International, Wageningen, The Netherlands. National Environmental Research Institute, Rönde, Denmark.
Parslow-Otsu, M. 1991a. Bean Geese in the Yare Valley, Norfolk. British Birds 84: 161-170.
Parslow-Otsu, M. 1991b. Norfolk’s Bean Geese. Norfolk Bird and Mammal Report 1991: 273-276.
Percival, S. & Votier, S. 1996. A dietary analysis of Bean Geese on the Slamannan Plateau and Whooper Swans at Inchinnan/Black Cart. Report to SNH. 10 pp.
Robertson, D. & Fraser, I. 1995. Bean Goose Field Grazings: sward species composition, Slamannan. Report to SNH.
Smith, T., Bainbridge, I. & O’Brien, M. 1994. Distribution and habitat use by Bean Geese in the Slamannan area. RSPB report to SNH. 71 pp.
Watson, A.D. 1986. Bean Geese in South-West Scotland. Scottish Birds 14: 17-24.

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