Ducks, Geese & Swans in Munster
Our list for Munster has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 14 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Munster in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantRare64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusPassage migrantRare110–142 cmRegularly Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantRare51–58 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataScarceRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep
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
- 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
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 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
- Common Merganser 58–68 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
- Black Swan 110–142 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