Common Name : Greylag Goose
Scientific Name : Anser anser
Greylag geese travel to their northerly breeding grounds in spring, nesting on moorlands, in marshes, around lakes and on coastal islands. They normally mate for life and nest on the ground among vegetation. A clutch of three to five eggs is laid; the female incubates the eggs and both parents defend and rear the young. The birds stay together as a family group, migrating southwards in autumn as part of a flock, and separating the following year. During the winter they occupy semi-aquatic habitats, estuaries, marshes and flooded fields, feeding on grass and often consuming agricultural crops.
Here in Gujarat, one can see them all around the places like Nalsarovar, Thol, Vadla, Bherai lake, Pariyej Lake, and costal areas Porbandar, Jamnagar etc. We witnessed one such mass congregation at the Pariyej Lake on 28th Jan, 2024. Due to the drainage or some reasons the water level become shallow here at the main lake of the Pariyej, while the outside - roadside shallow water is almost dried up on this date, so there were a lot of birds - Greylag geese, Northern shovelers, Pintails and other ducks at the main lake.
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