Ducks, Geese & Swans in West Sussex
Our list for West Sussex has 31 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 14 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Sussex in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 31, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Jul–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
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