Ducks, Geese & Swans in Blaenau Gwent
Our list for Blaenau Gwent has 7 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Blaenau Gwent in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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