A vadlúd monitoring eredményei a 2020/2021-es idényben Magyarországon
Authors: Faragó Sándor 
Published: July 2024

Results of Geese Monitoring in Hungary in the season 2020/2021. The author presents the results of the HUNGARIAN GEESE MONITORING (Table 1.) for 2020/2021 in the form of a data base. After reviewing the basic data recorded at each site of observation (Table 3-21.) he analyse the obtained data separately for each species, i.e. Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) (Table 22., Map 1., Figure 1-2.), Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) (Table 23., Map 2., Figure 3-4.), Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) (Table 24, Map 3., Figure 5-6.), Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) (Table 25, Map 4, Figure 7.), Greylag Goose (Anser anser) (Table 26., Map 5., Figure 8-10.), Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris rossicus) (Table 27., Map 6., Figure 11-13.), Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) (Table 28, Map 7, Figure 14.), Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) (Table 29., Map 8., Figure 15.), White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) (Table 30., Map 9., Figure 16-18.), Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) (Table 31., Map 10., Figure 19-20.), as well as for the total of observed geese (Table 32., Figure 21-24.). In respect of dominance – when data recorded monthly in each of the observed sites (Table 3-21., Figure 25.) or those referring to the total of geese present in Hungary (Table 33., Figure 25.) are analysed, it is found that in conformity with the numbers of individuals, also in the season 2020/2021 White-fronted Goose was the most common goose species in Hungary (max. 265 010 birds, max. 96%), followed by Greylag Goose (max. 39 261 birds, max. 100%), Tundra Bean Goose (max. 711 birds, max. 0-1%) ranking third. Dominance of Red-breasted Goose and Lesser White-fronted Goose – both are globally threatened species – ranged both from 0% to <1% (max. 147 and 10 birds). If the data obtained for the season 2020/2021 are fitted into the data series of long-term monitoring, the following conclusions can be drawn from the actual changes in population numbers of the geese species in the Pannon region. In the season 2020/2021, we observed max. 2 Brent Geese, max. 1 Barnacle Goose, max. 1 Bar-headed Goose, max. 1 Pink-footed Goose and max. 6 Taiga Bean Goose. For the globally threatened Red-breasted Goose may be considered higher (+40% – 147 birds) to the maximum counted in the season 2019/2020 (105 birds), but much lower to the record number counted in the season 2014/2015 (1258 birds). Greylag Goose continued to be present with high numbers in Hungary. However, in the new season its peaks (39 261 birds) were found to be higher (+4%) those counted in the previous 2019/2020 season (37 707 birds). Peak number of Tundra Bean Goose (711 birds) was lower (–8%) as the maximum counted in the season 2019/2020 (769 birds). The dramatic decline in the dynamics of the Tundra Bean Goose population continued and stabilized in the Pannon Region. Peak number of White-fronted Goose (265 010 birds) was 5% higher as the maximum counted in 2019/2020 (250 888 birds). For the globally threatened Lesser White-fronted Goose may be considered higher (10 birds) to the maximum counted in the season 2019/2020 (9 birds). The maximum numbers of total geese in the season 2020/2021 registered simultaneously (306 526 birds) was 11% higher to the maximum number of the season 2019/2020 (275 164 birds).