Ducks, Geese & Swans in Luxembourg
Our list for Luxembourg has 16 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Luxembourg in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaSummer visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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