Birds to See in Laois in October
33 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
33 bird species on our list for Laois are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Hooded Crow, Chaffinch and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Eurasian Wren, Blackbird, Eurasian Jay and Buzzard and 21 more.
New in October25
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(23)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Oct
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Oct
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Oct–May
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Summer visitors
(9)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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