Ducks, Geese & Swans in Dublin
Our list for Dublin has 22 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 12 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Dublin in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 22, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceRare39–56 cm
Canada GooseBranta canadensisScarceRare76–110 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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