Ducks, Geese & Swans in Essex
Our list for Essex has 36 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 1 summer visitor, 11 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Essex in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 36, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–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