Birds to See in Algeria in October
82 bird species on our list for Algeria are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Blackbird, Common Raven, Eurasian Collared Dove and Kestrel. New this month: Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail, Serin and Great Cormorant and 29 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Algeria’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 82 birds in October
82 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.14% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.49% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.17% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.00% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.41% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.30% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.25% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.25% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.19% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusPassage migrantCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.19% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.03% in Oct
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorCommon22–26 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.97% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.97% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.92% in Oct
SerinSerinus serinusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.92% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.87% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.81% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.81% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisPassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.81% in Oct
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.81% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.76% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.76% in Oct
Little OwlAthene noctuaPassage migrantCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.70% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.70% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.70% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.65% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.60% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.60% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.60% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaWinter visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.60% in Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.60% in Oct
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.54% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoPassage migrantCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct · 0.54% in Oct
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusPassage migrantCommon120–145 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.54% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.54% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.49% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.49% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.49% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.43% in Oct
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraPassage migrantCommon16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.43% in Oct
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.43% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.43% in Oct
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.43% in Oct
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.43% in Oct
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.38% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct · 0.38% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.38% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.38% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.32% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.32% in Oct
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusPassage migrantCommon93–122 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.32% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.32% in Oct
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrioPassage migrantCommon45–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.32% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantCommon40–49 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaPassage migrantCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.27% in Oct
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaPassage migrantUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.27% in Oct
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.27% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct · 0.27% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.22% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantCommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.22% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.22% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.22% in 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