Ducks, Geese & Swans in Falkirk
Our list for Falkirk has 21 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 9 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Falkirk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 21, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorCommon68–88 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRegularly May–Sep
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisScarceUncommon58–70 cm
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
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 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
- Taiga Bean Goose 68–88 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