Ducks, Geese & Swans in Armagh
Our list for Armagh has 16 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 1 summer visitor, 4 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Armagh in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantCommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorScarceUncommon52–58 cm
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 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