Ducks, Geese & Swans in North Macedonia
Our list for North Macedonia has 14 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 3 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Macedonia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeScarceCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaScarceUncommon53–57 cm
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaScarceUncommon58–67 cm
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cm
Greylag GooseAnser anserScarceUncommon75–90 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 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 Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 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