Ducks, Geese & Swans in Newport
Our list for Newport has 15 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 2 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newport in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Aug
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 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