Birds to See in Sligo in October
50 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, Curlew and Rook. New this month: Linnet, Song Thrush, Eurasian Wigeon and Rock Pipit and 13 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Sligo’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 50 birds in October
50 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.69% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.81% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.67% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.40% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.06% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.99% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.93% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.79% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.72% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.72% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.59% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.38% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.24% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 2.24% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 2.18% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.84% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.50% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.29% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.29% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.29% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.22% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.22% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.16% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.09% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 1.02% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.02% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.02% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.02% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.95% in Oct
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.95% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.95% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.95% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.95% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.75% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.75% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.68% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.68% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.68% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.61% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct · 0.54% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.54% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.48% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.48% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.48% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.48% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.41% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.41% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.34% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.34% 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