Ducks, Geese & Swans in Herefordshire
Our list for Herefordshire has 15 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 summer visitor, 5 winter visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Herefordshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaScarceUncommon40–51 cm
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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