Bean Goose
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Damp fields (winter).
Diet: Grass, grain.
Best time to spot: Scarce: Yare Valley + Slamannan only.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in January. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
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Similar birds
- Taiga Bean Goose · Damp fields (winter)
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- Greater Snow Goose · Wet grassland (very rare)
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