Birdspotters across Finland observed more than one million birds last weekend as they participated in EuroBirdwatch, Europe's biggest birding event, according to BirdLife Finland.
The group noted that the most abundant bird species observed in Finland was the barnacle goose, even though members of the species began migrating for the winter a couple of weeks ago.
Tens of thousands of the geese were observed over the weekend, especially in the regions of North Karelia, Kymenlaakso and Päijät-Häme, according to a BirdLife Finland press release.
Birders in the Päijät-Häme city of Orimattila spotted up to an estimated 70,000 barnacle geese on Saturday alone.
Abundant numbers of brambling finches and wood pigeons were also spotted across the country.
Rarer species were also observed, including pied wheatears on Åland's Lågskär island, and Siberian stonechats on Åland's Kökar island. Meanwhile, birders in Espoo spotted tufted larks.
The EuroBirdwatch event monitored the autumnal migration of birds in a total of 34 European and Central Asian countries.
