Pink-footed Geese
The Pink-footed Goose is a medium-sized goose, smaller than a Mute Swan but bigger than a Mallard. It is pinkish grey with a dark head and neck, a pink bill and pink feet and legs.
The Pink-footed Goose does not breed in the UK but large numbers of birds spend the winter here arriving in October from their breeding grounds in Spitsbergen, Iceland and Greenland.
The Pink-footed Goose can be found on large estuaries, such as on the east Scottish coast, The Wash, the Ribble and the Solway, or on surrounding farmland where birds go in the day to feed. Numbers in England are on the increase, particularly in Norfolk, probably due to better protection at winter roosts.
Date: 25th December 2011
Location: Happisburgh, Norfolk
The Pink-footed Goose does not breed in the UK but large numbers of birds spend the winter here arriving in October from their breeding grounds in Spitsbergen, Iceland and Greenland.
The Pink-footed Goose can be found on large estuaries, such as on the east Scottish coast, The Wash, the Ribble and the Solway, or on surrounding farmland where birds go in the day to feed. Numbers in England are on the increase, particularly in Norfolk, probably due to better protection at winter roosts.
Date: 25th December 2011
Location: Happisburgh, Norfolk
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