Introduced to Britain from sub-Saharan Africa in the mid-1600s as an ornamental bird, this attractive bird remained more or less in East Anglia until the 1980s. First recorded breeding in London in 1999, its numbers have risen dramatically, and now found in many large lakes, reservoirs and along canals. Adults pair for life.

Find an Egyptian goose on a London Nature Trail at:

• Silkstream Park and Welsh Harp (Brent) Reservoir on the walk from Burnt Oak to Wembley

• Grand Union Canal, Regent’s Canal on the walk from Swiss Cottage to King’s Cross

• Royal Docks, Bow Creek Ecology Park and River Thames on the walk from Wanstead to Royal Docks