Ducks, Geese & Swans in Leinster
Our list for Leinster has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 18 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Leinster in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorRare51–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentRare76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantRare48–60 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 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
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 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
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 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