Ducks, Geese & Swans in Louth
Our list for Louth has 19 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 5 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Louth in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 19, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisScarceUncommon37–60 cm
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaScarceUncommon40–47 cm
EiderSomateria mollissimaScarceUncommon50–71 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 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
- 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
- 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