Snow Goose
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wet grassland (rare visitor).
Diet: Grass.
Best time to spot: Pure white with black wing-tips.
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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Similar birds
- Greater Snow Goose · Wet grassland (very rare)
- Lesser White-fronted Goose · Wet meadows (very rare)
- Taiga Bean Goose · Damp fields (winter)
- Tundra Bean Goose · Damp fields (winter)
- Bean GooseRare · Damp fields (winter)
- Greylag GooseCommon · Lakes
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