When it is recorded
Jan55,451
Feb50,931
Mar73,159
Apr89,995
May77,031
Jun44,250
Jul42,285
Aug48,350
Sep45,607
Oct43,421
Nov36,330
Dec38,010
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 26,088 | |
| 2 | Suffolk | England | 20,202 | |
| 3 | Surrey | England | 18,128 | |
| 4 | Oxfordshire | England | 15,828 | |
| 5 | Norfolk | England | 14,484 | |
| 6 | Essex | England | 12,053 | |
| 7 | Cheshire East | England | 11,278 | |
| 8 | Rutland | England | 10,930 | |
| 9 | Lincolnshire | England | 10,815 | |
| 10 | Dorset | England | 10,393 | |
| 11 | Nottinghamshire | England | 10,351 | |
| 12 | North Yorkshire | England | 10,218 | |
| 13 | Kent | England | 10,166 | |
| 14 | Cornwall | England | 9,326 | |
| 15 | Leeds | England | 8,384 |
585,342 England18,222 Scotland42,539 Wales197 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 125 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 646,411
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 125
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Branta canadensis
- Also known as
- Canada Goose
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 310,884
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Essex, Cheshire East, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Dorset, Nottinghamshire, North Yorkshire +99
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive, Convention on Migratory Species
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Branta
- Name with authority
- Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 52
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26733 · GBIF 5232437