Where Do Pink Footed Geese Migrate to?

Although many Pink-footed Geese nest in Greenland and Iceland, these birds all migrate across the North Atlantic to spend the winter in Britain and northwestern Europe. Strays that have gone the wrong direction have been found in North America only a couple of times, in eastern Canada.

Where do pink-footed geese spend the winter?

Pink-footed geese spend the summer in the breeding grounds in countries including Iceland and Greenland and return to overwinter in Scotland and the rest of the UK. They spend their winter nights resting on or near estuaries and their winter days feeding on the surrounding fields.

Where do geese migrate to from UK?

Where do geese migrate to from the UK? Geese migrate to Britain in autumn, overwintering on our shores before leaving once more in spring. The different species migrate to different locations, including Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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