Graylag Goose

Anser anser

499,672Records since 2000

AprilPeak month

126Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan41,802

Feb33,866

Mar50,974

Apr69,070

May65,793

Jun36,539

Jul35,098

Aug36,424

Sep35,707

Oct36,940

Nov27,902

Dec27,762

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Cambridgeshire	England	43,770
2	Norfolk	England	29,470
3	Suffolk	England	22,351
4	Kent	England	16,158
5	Lincolnshire	England	15,165
6	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	13,668
7	Oxfordshire	England	13,080
8	North Yorkshire	England	12,666
9	Rutland	England	10,866
10	Essex	England	10,434
11	Nottinghamshire	England	10,406
12	Highland	Scotland	9,441
13	Shetland Islands	—	9,097
14	Gloucestershire	England	8,349
15	Surrey	England	7,556

436,905 England51,192 Scotland8,048 Wales3,339 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 126 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 499,672
Peak month: April
Counties with records: 126
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Anser anser
Also known as: Greylag Goose
Group: Birds
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 204,410
Most recorded in: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent, Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, North Yorkshire, Rutland, Essex, Nottinghamshire, Highland +101
Conservation designations: Birds Directive, Convention on Migratory Species, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anser
Name with authority: Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 51