What does the Greylag Goose eat?
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Diet overview
Herbivore
How it forages
Primarily grazers, feeding on grasses, sedges, roots, leaves, and agricultural crops such as cereals, potatoes, and sugar beet. They also consume aquatic vegetation. They feed by grazing on land or dabbling in shallow water.
When it feeds
Diurnal, primarily active during daylight hours for feeding and social interactions. Roosts on water or safe open ground at night.
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