Ducks, Geese & Swans in Faroe Islands
Our list for Faroe Islands has 21 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 5 summer visitors, 5 winter visitors and 6 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Faroe Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 21, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusSummer visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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