Ducks, Geese & Swans in Suffolk
Our list for Suffolk has 36 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 17 residents, 3 summer visitors, 12 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Suffolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 36, most common first
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusSummer visitorRare110–142 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusResidentRare68–78 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Jul
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentRare53–57 cmRegularly Mar–May
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentRare47–54 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
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