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White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)Where and when to see it in the UK

Winter visitor · reporting peaks December to January · Ducks, Swans, and Geese · BOU category AE*F

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Peak months
White-fronted Goose: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

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White-fronted Goose has been recorded in 783 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (26%) in records to 2026. Winter visitor in the UK. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in December to January.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
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Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
100% or more of visits
High
4% to 100%
Moderate
1% to 4%
Low
under 1%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 100%2%Low
February 80%1%Very high
March 54%<1%Moderate
April 13%<1%Very high
May 6%<1%Low
June 1%<1%Very high
July 0%<1%Very high
August 0%<1%Very high
September 2%<1%Low
October 24%<1%Low
November 50%<1%Very high
December 85%1%Moderate

Squares with the highest reporting rate in January

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
D04Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland100%Very high
D05Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland100%Very high
D14Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland100%Very high
HP60Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
NF72Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland100%Very high
NH54Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH68Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH74Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH75Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NJ96Aberdeenshire, Scotland100%Very high

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