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Species › Birds

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Presence in the Strait
Seasonal
Abundance
rare
In Spanish
Ánsar común

Photograph: Imran Shah, CC BY-SA, vía iNaturalist

Length
75–90 cm
Wingspan
147–180 cm
Weight
3,000–3,550 g
050100150200LENGTH75–90 cmWINGSPAN147–180 cmcentimetres

Presence in the Strait

Rare winter visitor to wetlands. From 1980 it has wintered for eight years intermittently but never in large numbers (<33). It is more regular as a migrant.

Identification

Large and robust, with uniform greyish-brown colouring. Orange bill and pink legs. Often fly in a “V” formation with prominent pale grey forewings.

Movements

Usually at the start of October to the beginning of February, but there are late records, as late as May. Peaks in 1st hf. November and 2nd hf. January.

Ring recoveries

Denmark (10), Sweden (10), Norway (4), Poland (4), Germany (2) and Czech Republic (1).

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Gallery

Photographs from iNaturalist observations with the licence checked file by file. Those marked “Strait” were taken within the area; place and date are those of each observation.