Birds to See in Kildare in October
53 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Hooded Crow. New this month: European Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redwing and Great Cormorant and 12 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Kildare’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 53 birds in October
53 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.57% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.39% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.29% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.19% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.99% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.89% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.89% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.79% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.59% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 1.49% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.49% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.39% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.29% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 1.29% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.29% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.19% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 1.09% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.09% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.09% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.09% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.99% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.89% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.80% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.70% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.70% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.70% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct · 0.70% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct · 0.60% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.50% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.50% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.50% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.50% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.40% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.40% 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