Greylag Goose (With a Canada Goose head and neck!)) Anser anser

            Check out the Goose on the  extreme left...A  rare bird on this photograph of Greylag Geese ...Check out  the one that's grazing, it has the black neck and white head patch of a Canada Goose but the rest of its plumage is Greylag colours along with pale orange bill and flesh pink legs and feet. RSPB St Aidan's, West Yorkshire.

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Notes:
The Greylag Goose is probably the most familiar of all the geese seen in Britain. It is the only native wild goose breeding in Britain. In addition it is the species from which most farmyard geese were bred. The big deep-based bill, pink or orange, is an eye catching feature plus the pink legs. The Greylag Goose is also bigger, bulkier and paler than other grey geese. In particular the head, neck, chest, belly, upper-wing, under-wing and rump can all look conspicuously pale grey, making flight identification relatively easy.

The greylag goose can be easily spotted around parks, gravel pits and river valleys, but these populations tend to be semi-tame, having been reintroduced. Truly wild populations can be found in Scotland.

Species information

Category
Waterfowl

Statistics
Length: 76-89cm
Wingspan: 1.6m
Weight: 3-4kg
Average lifespan: 8 years

Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Amber under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2015). Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.

When to see
January to December

About
Our commonest native goose, the greylag goose can be very territorial while nesting, chasing other geese and large birds away from its nesting site. Greylag geese become sociable again once the chicks have hatched, with several families of goslings sometimes grouping together. Greylag geese have short bills and prefer to graze pasture and meadows where cattle or sheep are grazing. They will also take grain, root crops and leafy vegetation.

How to identify
The greylag goose is a large, pale grey goose with pink legs and an orange bill.

Distribution
Wild birds nest in Scotland, while others come from Iceland to spend the winter. Feral birds nest throughout the country on lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits.

Habitats
FreshwaterFarmlandWetlandsTowns and gardens

Did you know?
The wild greylag goose is the ancestor of most domesticated, farmyard geese. It was traditionally eaten at Michaelmas (the 29th September: a day for celebrating the archangel St. Michael), and was cooked with port and mustard. WT Notes.
   

Taken on: June 25, 2020

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Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Canon 7D Mark II

RSPB St Aidan's

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