Birds to See in Albania in October
125 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
125 bird species on our list for Albania are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Magpie, Common Kingfisher, Hooded Crow and House Sparrow. New this month: Water Pipit, Northern Pintail, Meadow Pipit and Common Shelduck and 16 more.
New in October20
Leaving after last month24
Residents
(30)Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Recorded all year
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(28)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephalaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly May–Mar
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurioLC
Regularly May–Oct
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitariusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixLC
Regularly May–Oct
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Winter visitors
(28)Present outside the breeding season
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jul–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Apr
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Feb
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Passage migrants
(39)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minorLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
Woodlark
Lullula arboreaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschataLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
Regularly May–Oct
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactylaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Oct
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Oct–May
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Oct
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