Ducks, Geese & Swans in Aberdeenshire
Our list for Aberdeenshire has 28 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 2 summer visitors, 8 winter visitors and 7 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Aberdeenshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Jan
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- King Eider 46–64 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