Ducks, Geese & Swans in Kent
Our list for Kent has 33 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 1 summer visitor, 14 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kent in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 33, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
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