Birds to See in Kilkenny in October
33 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Rook, Common Starling, Eurasian Wren and Common Snipe. New this month: Common Snipe, European Goldfinch, Coal Tit and Grey Heron and 7 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Kilkenny’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 33 birds in October
33 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.33% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 5.82% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 5.32% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 5.06% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 4.81% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.81% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.30% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.05% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 4.05% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.05% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.80% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.04% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.04% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.53% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 2.53% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.53% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.28% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.28% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.77% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.52% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.27% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.27% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct · 1.27% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.01% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 1.01% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct · 1.01% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.01% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.76% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.76% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.76% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.76% 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