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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Kent in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 33, most common first
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisPassage migrantRare66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorRare110–142 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentRare53–57 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
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