Ducks, Geese & Swans in Leitrim
Our list for Leitrim has 6 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Leitrim in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceCommon140–165 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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