NameGoose, Greylag
Points15
TypeDuck, Goose, Swan
Latin NameAnser anser
DescriptionThe ancestor of most domestic geese, the greylag is the largest and bulkiest of the wild geese native to the UK and Europe. In many parts of the UK it has been re-established by releasing birds in suitable areas and are now common around gravel pits, lakes and reservoirs
FrenchOie cendrée
GermanGraugans
ItalianOca selvatica
SpanishÁnsar común
 


HabitatHow Common? (1-9)
Coast5
Estuary4
Heathland0
Lakes7
Marshland3
Meadows0
Rivers6
Urban0
Woodland0
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