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 · Oct
Share 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
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantRare120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusSummer visitorRare110–142 cmRegularly May–Aug
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
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