A goose seen in large flocks in Britain during winter. Its pink feet and pink band on the bill are distinctive.
It has a grey-brown body, a dark head and neck, a short bill with a pink band, and pink legs and feet.
It arrives in Britain in autumn from breeding grounds in Spitsbergen, Iceland, and Greenland. Flocks move between feeding and roosting areas on estuaries, wetlands, and farmland.
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