Six Brent geese have been fitted with miniature transmitters which relay the birds‘ positions on their 4,400 mile (7,000 km) migration path to a website set up by Britain‘s Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), the charity said on Wednesday.

„All six of the Light-bellied Brent Geese fitted with satellite transmitters have now started their epic migration to their breeding grounds in Arctic Canada,“ the WWT said. „The results from tracking the migration will enable the WWT to identify important staging areas that may require special protection“.

The birds began their annual journey from Northern Ireland in April and touched down in Iceland where they stopped for a month and were fitted with the transmitters. The tagged geese will stay in Canada until September, when they will begin the journey home for the winter. Their progress can be followed on the Internet at www.wwt.org.uk/brent. Reuters