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Greenland White-fronted Goose
The white-fronted goose is a grey goose, bigger than a mallard and smaller than a mute swan. Adults have a large white patch at the front of the head around the beak and bold black bars on the belly. The legs are orange and Siberian birds have pink bills, while Greenland birds have orange bills. Two races winter in the UK - birds that breed in Greenland and birds that breed in Siberia. The Greenland population largely winters on Islay. Here, it favours Low-lying wet grassland and other fields, peat bogs and saltmarshes. It roosts on estuaries and floodwaters.
When to see this species : Autumn, Winter, Spring
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