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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Norfolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 39, most common first
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon53–56 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisPassage migrantRare68–88 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusScarceRare110–142 cm
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRegularly Mar–May
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentRare69–84 cmRegularly Oct
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesScarceRare81–94 cm
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