Ducks, Geese & Swans in Clare
Our list for Clare has 23 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 12 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Clare in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaScarceUncommon50–71 cm
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Jan
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisScarceUncommon76–110 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 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
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 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
- 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