Ducks, Geese & Swans in Oxfordshire
Our list for Oxfordshire has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 2 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Oxfordshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Aug
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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