Ducks, Geese & Swans in Antrim
Our list for Antrim has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 7 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Antrim in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceUncommon39–56 cm
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 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