Birds to See in Carlow in October
9 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Woodpigeon, Hooded Crow, European Robin and Jackdaw. New this month: Golden Plover and Rock Dove.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom Carlow’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 9 birds in October
9 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.96% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusWinter visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.96% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.85% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.74% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.62% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.51% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.05% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.82% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.71% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 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