When it is recorded
Jan4,449
Feb3,088
Mar1,956
Apr624
May256
Jun67
Jul36
Aug52
Sep129
Oct970
Nov1,445
Dec3,200
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 2,442 | |
| 2 | Gloucestershire | England | 2,368 | |
| 3 | Suffolk | England | 1,351 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 925 | |
| 5 | Cambridgeshire | England | 894 | |
| 6 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 876 | |
| 7 | Essex | England | 415 | |
| 8 | Lincolnshire | England | 357 | |
| 9 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 349 | |
| 10 | Oxfordshire | England | 281 | |
| 11 | North Yorkshire | England | 222 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 180 | |
| 13 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 173 | |
| 14 | Highland | Scotland | 152 | |
| 15 | Rutland | England | 138 |
14,043 England1,925 Scotland177 Wales137 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 97 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 16,291
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 97
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Anser albifrons
- Also known as
- White-Fronted Goose
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 938
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Gloucestershire, Suffolk, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Argyll and Bute, Essex, Lincolnshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, North Yorkshire, Shetland Islands +18
- Conservation designations
- Convention on Migratory Species, Birds Directive, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Anser
- Name with authority
- Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)
- Described
- 1769
- Contributing datasets
- 20
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q172093 · GBIF 2498017