Ducks, Geese & Swans in Powys
Our list for Powys has 17 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 2 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Powys in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–May
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 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