Canada Goose
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Lakes, parks, farmland.
Diet: Grass, grain.
Best time to spot: Loud "a-honk"; year-round resident.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
Recent UK sightings
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- Cackling Goose · Wet grassland (vagrant)
- Light-bellied Brent Goose · Mudflats (winter)
- Red-breasted Goose · Wet grassland (rare visitor)
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