Ducks, Geese & Swans in Cornwall
Our list for Cornwall has 31 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 15 winter visitors and 7 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Cornwall in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 31, most common first
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantRare64–81 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantRare51–58 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantRare37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
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