Ducks, Geese & Swans in Bridgend
Our list for Bridgend has 16 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 6 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bridgend in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 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
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 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