Ducks, Geese & Swans in East Riding of Yorkshire
Our list for East Riding of Yorkshire has 34 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 4 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors and 6 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in East Riding of Yorkshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May
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