The Canada Goose is one of our common resident geese, Introduced from North America from the late 17th century it has spread across almost the whole of the UK and is often found on city lakes and in parks as well as in the countryside.
It is estimated that there are around 62,000 breeding pairs in the UK with a peak population of around 190,000 birds.
Flock of Canada Geese with a single Greylag Goose (centre)
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
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