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Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)Where and when to see it in the UK

Winter visitor · reporting peaks December to January · Ducks, Swans, and Geese · BOU category AE*F

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
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Peak months
Taiga Bean Goose: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Taiga Bean Goose has been recorded in 115 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (4%) in records to 2026. Winter visitor in the UK. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in December to January.

Conservation status: Not Evaluated (IUCN Red List, NE)
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Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
100% or more of visits
High
14% to 100%
Moderate
<1% to 14%
Low
under <1%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 100%<1%Very high
February 65%<1%Very high
March 18%<1%Very high
April 14%<1%Very high
May 1%<1%Very high
June 0%<1%Very high
July 0%<1%Very high
August 0%<1%Very high
September 4%<1%Low
October 10%<1%Low
November 38%<1%Very high
December 87%<1%Very high

Squares with the highest reporting rate in January

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
NK02Aberdeenshire, Scotland100%Very high
NS89Stirling, Scotland100%Very high
NT58East Lothian, Scotland100%Very high
NU12Northumberland, England100%Very high
NY86Northumberland, England100%Very high
SD41Lancashire, England100%Very high
SE92East Riding of Yorkshire, England100%Very high
SJ37Cheshire West and Chester, England100%Very high
SK59Doncaster, England100%Very high
SK69Doncaster, England100%Very high

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