Ducks, Geese & Swans in Shropshire
Our list for Shropshire has 23 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 10 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Shropshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaWinter visitorUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Aug–May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusScarceRare110–142 cm
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceRare64–81 cm
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentRare47–54 cmRegularly Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 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
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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