Ducks, Geese & Swans in Meath
Our list for Meath has 10 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 5 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Meath in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Jun
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceCommon140–165 cm
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataScarceCommon48–60 cm
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaScarceUncommon58–67 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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