Ducks, Geese & Swans in Wrexham
Our list for Wrexham has 12 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 winter visitor, 5 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wrexham in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantCommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentCommon41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceCommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 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