Domestic Goose - Anser anser f. domesticus
This is the tallest goose with a bulky and long body, long swanlike neck. The colour of the adult plumage is completely white with a bright orange bill, flesh coloured legs and clear blue eyes. They normally reach over a metre in height.
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Ponds, rivers and lakes, nearly always as an escape from domestic stock which has gone feral.
All year round.
Just a few widespread records of this species in the wild in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Domestic Goose
- Species group:
- Birds
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Anseriformes
- Family:
- Anatidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 15
- First record:
- 23/05/2022 (axon, kaye)
- Last record:
- 26/12/2024 (axon, kaye)
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