Ducks, Geese & Swans in Ireland
Our list for Ireland has 35 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 19 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Ireland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 35, most common first
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentRare76–110 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorRare51–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantRare53–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorRare110–142 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantRare69–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisScarceRare66–84 cm
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesScarceRare81–94 cm
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