Ducks, Geese & Swans in Poland
Our list for Poland has 41 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 2 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors and 6 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Poland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 41, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorCommon66–84 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorCommon51–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
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