Ducks, Geese & Swans in Clackmannanshire
Our list for Clackmannanshire has 17 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 1 summer visitor, 6 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Clackmannanshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisScarceUncommon37–60 cm
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Jan
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
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 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