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Pink-footed Goose

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Pink-footed goose

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The pink-footed goose is a winter visitor to the UK, feeding on our wetland and farmland habitats. About 360,000 individuals spend the winter here, making it a really important destination for this bird.

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Anser brachyrhynchus

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October to April

Top facts

Stats

Length: 61-76cm
Wingspan: 1.5m
Weight: 2.5kg
Average lifespan: 8 years
Classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 5: the Red List for Birds (2021). Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.

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The pink-footed goose is one of our smaller geese, with a relatively short neck, rounded head and short bill. It flies here from Greenland and Iceland in October to spend the winter, returning north in April.

What to look for

The pink-footed goose is a small, grey goose, with a short, pink bill and pink legs.

Where to find

Only found here in the winter. Birds that nest in Greenland and Iceland spend the winter in Scotland, North West England and East Anglia.

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The pink-footed goose is well-known for its loud, honking call that it often performs while flying in a flock, or 'skein'; look out for the characteristic V-formation that so many migrating birds use.