Ducks, Geese & Swans in Torfaen
Our list for Torfaen has 6 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Torfaen in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorScarceCommon140–160 cm
Greylag GooseAnser anserScarceCommon75–90 cm
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaScarceCommon40–47 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, 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