White-fronted Goose

🔍 Overview

Scarce winter visitor and passage migrant, arriving from Russia to spend the colder months in mild wetland areas. European race (A. a. albifrons) is red listed species of high conservation concern.

🪶 Key Identification Features

White patch around bill base

Black belly bars

Orange legs and pinkish bill (Russian race)

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Best seen at Amberley Wild Brooks, Pulborough Brooks, and Rye Harbour in December–March. Sometimes flocks join grazing Greylags.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Yapping, dog-like call. Often shy; feeds in damp fields or open floodplain grassland.