Birds to See in Dublin in October
120 bird species on our list for Dublin are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Magpie, Black-headed Gull and European Robin. New this month: Redwing, Common Loon, Whooper Swan and Eider and 4 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Dublin’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 120 birds in October
120 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.94% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.87% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.85% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.66% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.53% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.43% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.39% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.37% in Oct
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.26% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.25% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.24% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.19% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.10% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.05% in Oct
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in Oct
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.04% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneWinter visitorRare45–47 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Long-eared OwlAsio otusWinter visitorRare35–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% 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