Ducks, Geese & Swans in Surrey
Our list for Surrey has 28 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 6 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Surrey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–May
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceUncommon64–81 cm
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentRare58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentRare43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentRare53–57 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 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
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 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
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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