When it is recorded
Jan13,895
Feb9,602
Mar9,465
Apr7,363
May5,030
Jun661
Jul414
Aug611
Sep4,535
Oct14,125
Nov11,855
Dec9,686
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 12,057 | |
| 2 | Cambridgeshire | England | 11,718 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 6,121 | |
| 4 | Lincolnshire | England | 5,545 | |
| 5 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 5,531 | |
| 6 | Essex | England | 4,455 | |
| 7 | Suffolk | England | 3,585 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 2,720 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | England | 2,613 | |
| 10 | Devon | England | 1,590 | |
| 11 | Isle of Wight | England | 752 | |
| 12 | Southend-on-Sea | England | 603 | |
| 13 | Gwynedd | Wales | 544 | |
| 14 | Thurrock | England | 454 | |
| 15 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 452 |
81,702 England2,440 Scotland1,749 Wales1,193 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 98 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 87,250
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 98
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Branta bernicla
- Also known as
- Brent Goose
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,446
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Dorset, Portsmouth, Devon, Isle of Wight, Southend-on-Sea +28
- Conservation designations
- Convention on Migratory Species, Birds Directive, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Branta
- Name with authority
- Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 22
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27050 · GBIF 5232446