LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE WITH COLOURED NECK 
BANDS 
The Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus is an endangered 
species in Fennoscandia the population having fallen from at least 
10,000 in the 1940s to about 100 in the 1990s. 
Lesser White-fronted Geese in Finnish Lapland have been fitted with 
coloured neck bands with two numbers or letters. Some geese also 
have coloured ankle rings. The aim is to find out the most important 
resting and wintering areas of this Nordic population so that these 
areas can be protected in cooperation with local authorities and nature 
protection organisations. 
Please send details of any observations of Lesser White-fronted 
Geese including the date, time, and location of observation with any 
details of other species with which the species is associated to: Juha 
Markkola, WWF Lesser White-fronted Goose Project, Marssytie 1 F 6, 
FIN-90560 OULU, Finland. Tel: +358-81-341 363. Fax: +358-81-553 
1227. On receipt of the information you will be sent facts about the his- 
tory of the bird. 
RINGING IN SPAIN 
Volunteers (expert ringers and assistant ringers) are needed to help in 
passerine ringing programme in The Coto Donana in 1995 and 1996. 
Relevant months are: February, March to April, May and September 
to November. Those interested should write to: J.J. Chans, Estacion 
Biologica de Donana, Pabellon del Peru, Avda. Ma Luisa, S/N. 41013 
Sevilla, Spain. Tel: 959^40032. Fax: 959-440033. 
1994: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE TURKISH 
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS PROJECT 
The Important Bird Areas Project has been carried out in Turkey by 
the Society for the Protection of Nature (DHKD) since 1991 under the 
framework of BirdLife International's European IBA Programme. In 
the past, the project had received financial support from RSPB, 
Vogelbescherming Netherlands and DOF. 
Since 1994, Garanti Bank, a major Turkish bank, has given full finan- 
cial support to the project. The bank will continue funding activities in 
1995, which includes the preparation of the new Turkish IBA invento- 
ry, planned to be published by the end of the year. 
22 
