Cackling Goose
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wet grassland (vagrant).
Diet: Grass.
Best time to spot: Tiny Canada lookalike.
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
- Red-breasted Goose · Wet grassland (rare visitor)
- Barnacle GooseUncommon · Coastal grassland (winter)
- Black Brant · Mudflats (rare race)
- Light-bellied Brent Goose · Mudflats (winter)
- Brent GooseUncommon · Coastal mudflats
- Canada GooseCommon · Lakes
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