Ducks, Geese & Swans in Warwickshire
Our list for Warwickshire has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 7 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Warwickshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Nov–May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Jan–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceUncommon39–56 cm
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaScarceRare58–70 cm
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorScarceRare52–58 cm
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
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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