Bird Sighting
Goosander
Mergus merganser · Anatidae (Ducks, Swans and Geese)
01/01/2026 · Elton Hall Flash, Central area
- Date
- 01/01/2026
- Location
- Elton Hall Flash
- Recording area
- Central area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7246 5957
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7246 5957 53.13262, -2.41300 Open in OpenStreetMap
Goosander in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 01/01/2021
- Last recorded
- 01/01/2026
- Places
- Elton Hall Flash
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About the Goosander
The common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees. The name "common merganser" is used in North America, while "goosander" is used in Eurasia.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 93 cm
- Weight
- 1.2–1.7 kg
Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 
Foto: Jonn Leffmann, CC BY 3.0 
Robert Wilkinson Padley (1770 - 1835) – Artist (British) Details on Google Art P…, Public domain 
Klaus Rassinger und Gerhard Cammerer, Museum Wiesbaden, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 
Jaana Siitonen, CC BY 4.0 
Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0 
Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0
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