Greylag Goose - Blagdon Lake Birds

**Western Greylag Goose Anser anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)**

WWT Slimbridge, Glos. © Nigel Milbourne 2011

Western Greylag Goose Anser anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scarce, introduced resident, passage migrant & winter visitor. May occur in any month.

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WWT Slimbridge, Glos., Feb. 2003

WWT Slimbridge, Glos., Feb. 2003.

WWT Slimbridge, Glos., Feb. 2003.

Cannop Ponds, Glos., Mar. 2012.

WWT Slimbridge, Glos., Jan. 2010.

WWT Slimbridge, Glos., Jan. 2012.

Eastern Greylag Goose Anser anser rubrirostris R. Swinhoe, 1871

Unlikely to occur, but see images below taken in Nov. 2011.

Green Lawn, Blagdon Lake. Nov. 2011.

Green Lawn, Blagdon Lake. Nov. 2011.

Green Lawn, Blagdon Lake. Nov. 2011.

Domestic Goose Anser Anser domesticus (Kerr, 1792)

Released or escapee domestic birds may occur in any month.

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Last update: 7th December 2024