Ducks, Geese & Swans in Lancashire
Our list for Lancashire has 36 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 17 residents, 1 summer visitor, 12 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Lancashire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 36, most common first
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisPassage migrantRare66–84 cmRegularly Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaScarceRare53–57 cm
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRegularly Jul
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaScarceRare58–70 cm
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Feb–May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaScarceRare63–73 cm
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
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