When it is recorded
Jan14,654
Feb8,428
Mar6,518
Apr5,103
May2,159
Jun600
Jul417
Aug543
Sep9,896
Oct19,880
Nov12,281
Dec10,228
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 13,299 | |
| 2 | Cambridgeshire | England | 9,394 | |
| 3 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 5,227 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 3,842 | |
| 5 | Lincolnshire | England | 3,372 | |
| 6 | Sefton | England | 3,248 | |
| 7 | North Yorkshire | England | 1,974 | |
| 8 | Fife | Scotland | 1,794 | |
| 9 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 1,767 | |
| 10 | East Lothian | Scotland | 1,673 | |
| 11 | Cumbria | England | 1,417 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 1,383 | |
| 13 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 1,257 | |
| 14 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 1,000 | |
| 15 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 958 |
68,671 England21,320 Scotland507 Wales233 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 119 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 90,748
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 119
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Anser brachyrhynchus
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 22,333
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Highland, Lincolnshire, Sefton, North Yorkshire, Fife, South Ayrshire, East Lothian, Cumbria, Shetland Islands +58
- 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
- Anser
- Name with authority
- Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834
- Described
- 1834
- Contributing datasets
- 32
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q209419 · GBIF 2498024