Ducks, Geese & Swans in Cavan
Our list for Cavan has 6 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cavan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeScarceCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 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