Pink-footed Goose breeds in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard.
It winters in northwest Europe, especially Great Britain.
Here large flocks graze on farmland, particularly in
Norfolk, The Fens, Aberdeenshire and Lancashire. The word 'anser'
comes from Latin meaning goose and 'brachyrhynchus' is a
reference to the shortness of the bill.
There have been nine Pink-footed Geese reported from S.
Gloucestershire;
1996: (1)
On February 26th at Aust Warth/ Northwick Warth a 1st winter
was located and remained in the area until March 10th.
1988: (1)
On November 29th at Littleton Warth a sick or injured
juvenile that was caught by a wildfowlers dog and died
shortly afterwards.
1940: (7)
On February 1st at Severn Beach six or seven were identified
in company with White-fronted Geese along the river bank
between Avonmouth and Severn Beach and were still present on
February 2nd. Although the Pink-footed Goose is a regular
visitor to the grounds above Berkeley in winter, it becomes
scarce or entirely absent, at other times in the Severn
Beach area. ...'These occurrences are therefore of special
interest and can only be attributed to the intensely cold
weather'... (Howard H. Davis)