Ducks, Geese & Swans in Moray
Our list for Moray has 28 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 10 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Moray in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
SmewMergellus albellusScarceUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensScarceUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–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
- 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
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 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