Ducks, Geese & Swans in Somerset
Our list for Somerset has 32 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 1 summer visitor, 11 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Somerset in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 32, most common first
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantRare64–81 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantRare120–150 cmRegularly Nov
SmewMergellus albellusScarceRare38–44 cm
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentRare43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantRare52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceRare60–75 cm
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 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