Ducks, Geese & Swans in Wexford
Our list for Wexford has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 13 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wexford in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantCommon120–150 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantCommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 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
- 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