Birds to See in Mayo in October
108 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
108 bird species on our list for Mayo are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit and European Robin. New this month: Redwing, Whooper Swan, Barnacle Goose and Common Pheasant and 7 more.
New in October11
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly May–Dec
Summer visitors
(19)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Feb–Oct
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Winter visitors
(21)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Passage migrants
(12)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Regularly Oct
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Sep–Feb
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Sep–Oct
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Sep–Oct
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
Regularly Jul–Oct
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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