Ducks, Geese & Swans in Wicklow
Our list for Wicklow has 21 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 2 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wicklow in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 21, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisScarceUncommon76–110 cm
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
GarganeySpatula querquedulaScarceUncommon37–41 cm
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataScarceRare41–49 cm
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
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 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