Ducks, Geese & Swans in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff has 7 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 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