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Swan Goose

Anser cygnoides

443Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
38Counties with records
EndangeredIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan45
Feb49
Mar29
Apr34
May36
Jun30
Jul31
Aug40
Sep48
Oct40
Nov32
Dec29

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England44
2Devon England41
3Cambridgeshire England39
4Cheshire East England26
5Essex England23
6Norfolk England16
7Sefton England16
8Gloucestershire England15
9Surrey England12
10Stockport England11
11Halton England9
12Worcestershire England7
13Kirklees England7
14Lincolnshire England6
15Suffolk England5
418 England5 Scotland18 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
443
Peak month
February
Counties with records
38
IUCN Red List
Endangered
Scientific name
Anser cygnoides
Group
Birds
NBN Atlas records since 2000
952
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anser
Name with authority
Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q31354 · GBIF 2498034