Common Goldeneye

Habitat & behaviour

Habitat: Lakes, lochs, sheltered coast.
Diet: Aquatic invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Whistling wingbeats audible far off.

Recent UK sightings

No community sightings logged in the last 30 days.

How to spot one

Open the live sightings map and filter to Common Goldeneye. The map shows community sightings in the last 30 days, ranked by distance from your home, with hotspots and a heatmap layer for density.