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Greater Snow Goose
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wet grassland (very rare).
Diet: Grass.
Best time to spot: Larger race of Snow Goose.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Greater Snow Goose sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Lesser White-fronted GooseEpic · Wet meadows (very rare)
- Snow GooseRare · Wet grassland (rare visitor)
- Taiga Bean GooseRare · Damp fields (winter)
- Tundra Bean GooseRare · Damp fields (winter)
- Greylag GooseCommon · Lakes
- Pink-footed GooseUncommon · Stubble
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