Ducks, Geese & Swans in Norfolk
Our list for Norfolk has 39 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 1 summer visitor, 17 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Norfolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 39, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Sep–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