Greylag geese are gregarious birds and form flocks. Pairs with young stay together as a family group, migrating southwards in autumn as part of a flock, and separating the following year.

Do Greylags migrate?

Greylags leave their northern breeding areas relatively late in the autumn, for example completing their departure from Iceland by November, and start their return migration as early as January.

Where do greylag geese go in winter?

Many Greylag Geese from eastern Sweden, Finland and east central Europe migrate south and winter in Italy, the Balkans and in North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia). Birds from the Black Sea region and Turkey show limited movements to coastal areas.