Ducks, Geese & Swans in Spain
Our list for Spain has 39 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 19 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Spain in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 39, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorRare50–71 cmRegularly May–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorRare51–58 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
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