Ducks, Geese & Swans in Albania
Our list for Albania has 16 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 7 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Albania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantCommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantCommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaPassage migrantUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserScarceUncommon58–68 cm
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made