Ducks, Geese & Swans in Dumfries and Galloway
Our list for Dumfries and Galloway has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 14 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Dumfries and Galloway in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–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
- Greater Scaup 39–56 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