Birds to See in Leitrim in October
8 bird species on our list for Leitrim are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Wren, European Robin, Mallard, Mute Swan and Blackbird. New this month: Goldcrest, Eurasian Wren, Mute Swan and European Robin and 4 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom Leitrim’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 8 birds in October
8 birds
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 6.74% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 5.62% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.49% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.49% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.37% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.37% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 3.37% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 3.37% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mallard 50–65 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