Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus

Very common winter visitor during September-April, mainly to the Humber and The Wash, but many coastal and inland movements. Numbers on the Humber especially have increased greatly since 2000 with peak autumn counts now exceeding 20,000. A few injured birds remain in summer.

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