Barnacle Goose

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	30–40%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	0–10%
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
8	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
9	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
11	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
13	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
14	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
15	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barnacle Goose in Cairngorms National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Barnacle Goose sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Barnacle Goose in Cairngorms National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Barnacle Goose in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.