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Light-bellied Brent Goose
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mudflats (winter).
Diet: Eelgrass.
Best time to spot: Strangford Lough flocks.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Light-bellied Brent Goose sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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- Red-breasted GooseEpic · Wet grassland (rare visitor)
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