Ducks, Geese & Swans in Angus
Our list for Angus has 26 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 2 summer visitors, 8 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Angus in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 26, most common first
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly May–Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceUncommon39–56 cm
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct
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
- 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
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 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
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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