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The following pages contain information on the current conservation status of all goose and swan species in the UK. Please select a species or population from the summary below, or the menu to the left.
From the menu to the left you can also access information on non-native waterbird species established in the UK.
| Species |
Global Status1 |
AEWA Status2 |
UK Status3 |
Population (Flyway)4 |
Population (GB5 or NI6) |
GB Trend |
Productivity |
| Mute Swan |
Least Concern |
C1 |
Green |
31,700 (breeding) |
37,5005 |
≈ |
variable |
| Bewick’s Swan |
Least Concern |
A3c |
Amber |
20,000 |
8,0705 |
↓ |
5-25% |
| Whooper Swan |
Least Concern |
A2 |
Amber |
20,900 |
5,7205 |
↑ |
10-20% |
| Taiga Bean Goose |
Least Concern* |
B1 |
Red |
70,000 - 90,000 |
4005 |
≈ |
moderate? |
Tundra Bean Goose |
B1 |
Amber |
600,000 |
1005 |
≈ |
moderate? |
| Pink-footed Goose |
Least Concern |
B2a |
Amber |
270,000 |
241,0005 |
↑ |
15-20% |
| European White-fronted Goose |
Least Concern* |
C1 |
Red |
1,000,000 |
5,7905 |
↓ |
13-32% |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose |
A3a |
Red |
27,000 |
20,9005 |
↓ |
10-20% |
| Iceland Greylag Goose |
Least Concern |
B1 |
Amber |
87,200 |
81,9005 |
≈ |
10-20% |
| Northwest Scotland Greylag Goose |
- |
9,600 |
9,6205 |
↑ |
20-30% |
| Re-established Greylag Goose |
- |
- |
28,5005 |
↑ |
24% |
| Greenland Barnacle Goose |
Least Concern |
B1 |
Amber |
56,400 |
45,0005 |
↑ |
6-13% |
| Svalbard Barnacle Goose |
A2 |
27,000 |
22,0005 |
≈ |
<5% |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose |
Least Concern* |
B2b |
Red |
200,000 |
98,1005 |
↓ |
0-31% |
| Canadian Light-bellied Brent Goose |
A2 |
Amber |
26,400 |
33,9486 |
↑** |
1-30% |
| East Atlantic Light-bellied Brent Goose |
A1c |
7,000 |
2,9005 |
≈ |
5-31% |
* The Red List assessment of races is not routinely undertaken, however, assessments of the following populations have been conducted:
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis fabalis: evaluated as Vulnerable (Eaton et al. 20093.).
Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris: evaluated as Endangered (Boertmann 20077.)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla: evaluated as Vulnerable (Eaton et al. 20093.)
** Canadian Light-bellied Brent Goose trend is for Northern Ireland.
References
1 IUCN. 2008. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Online database:
http://www.iucnredlist.org
2 Convention of Migratory Species. 1999.
http://www.unep-aewa.org/documents/agreement_text/eng/agree/agree_text.htm
3
Eaton MA, AF Brown, DG Noble, AJ Musgrove, R Hearn, NJ Aebischer, DW Gibbons, A Evans & RD Gregory. 2009. Birds of Conservation Concern 3: the population statust of birds in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. British Birds 102:296-341.
4
Wetlands International 2006. Waterbird Population Estimates - Fourth Edition. Wetlands International, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
5 Kershaw, M & PA Cranswick. 2003. Numbers of wintering waterbirds in Great Britain, 1994/1995-1998/1999: 1. Wildfowl and selected waterbirds. Biological Conservation 111:91-104.
6
Holt, CA, GE Austin, NA Calbrade, H Mellan, RM Thewlis, C Hall, DA Stroud, SR
Wotton & AJ Musgrove. 2009. Waterbirds in the UK 2007/08: The Wetland Bird
Survey. BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC. Thetford.
7
Boertmann, D. 2007. Rødliste 2007 over planter og dyr i Grønland. [2007 Red List of plants and animals in Greenland]. Direktoratet for Miljø og Natur, Grønlands Hjemmestyre).
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