Ducks, Geese & Swans in West Yorkshire
Our list for West Yorkshire has 28 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 2 summer visitors, 8 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Yorkshire 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
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisScarceUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Feb
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceRare64–81 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
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 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
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 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