Birds to See in Roscommon in October
32 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Mute Swan, European Robin, Jackdaw and Mallard. New this month: Blackbird, Chaffinch, Northern Lapwing and Whooper Swan and 10 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Roscommon’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 32 birds in October
32 birds
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 5.75% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 5.17% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.89% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.89% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 4.60% in Oct
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.45% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.16% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.16% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.16% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.87% in Oct
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 2.87% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.59% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.59% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.30% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.30% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 2.30% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.30% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.01% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.01% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.01% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.01% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.72% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.72% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.44% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.44% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.44% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.44% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 1.44% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct · 1.15% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.15% in Oct
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.15% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.15% 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