Brant

Branta bernicla

The brant or brent goose is a small goose in the genus Branta. There are three subspecies, all of which winter along temperate-zone sea-coasts and breed on the high-Arctic tundra. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 19,826 times across 49 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 22°C (typically 17 to 26°C, from 8 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in North America ranged from 40°N in March to 60°N in May, about 2,200 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.