Bird Sighting

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus · Anatidae (Ducks, Swans and Geese)

Where Pink-footed Goose has been seen

Pink-footed Goose in our records

Records
6
First recorded
01/01/2021
Last recorded
01/01/2026
Places
Elton Hall Flash, Maw Green Tip

Recent records

About the Pink-footed Goose

The pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, and recently Novaya Zemlya. It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark. The name is often abbreviated in colloquial usage to "pinkfoot" (plural "pinkfeet"). Anser is the Latin for "goose", and brachyrhynchus comes from the ancient Greek brachus, meaning "short", and rhunchos, meaning "bill".

Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern
Wingspan
152 cm
Weight
120–2,880 g

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