Birds to See in Roscommon in October
32 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Residents
(6)Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Summer visitors
(22)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Passage migrants
(4)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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