When do goldeneyes arrive in the UK?

In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late October.

When do goldeneyes leave the UK?

They stay common in the records until about late March.

When do goldeneyes arrive in and leave the UK?

A winter visitor in the records: numbers build from late October and stay high until about late March.

When do goldeneyes arrive in the UK?: In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late October.
When do goldeneyes leave the UK?: They stay common in the records until about late March.

Common goldeneye in the UK, month by month

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Bars: this species’ share of all UK bird records in GBIF (CC0/CC BY 4.0 only), by month, scaled to the peak month. Based on 110,958 UK records (occurrence search API, country=GB, weekly). Dates come from sightings, not a survey, so treat them as a guide.

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About the common goldeneye

The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos, a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. …

From the Wikipedia article “Common goldeneye” (revision 1374022294), CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened at a sentence end. Winter/summer areas: country containing the monthly hotspot of effort-adjusted GBIF records, using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain).

Other UK winter visitors: see the full list with arrival and departure dates.