Birds to See in Longford in October
29 bird species on our list for Longford are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Mute Swan, Mallard, Pied Wagtail and Chaffinch and 20 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Longford’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 29 birds in October
29 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Dec · 5.06% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Dec · 4.24% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Dec · 4.24% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.92% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Oct · 3.59% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Nov · 3.59% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly May–Dec · 3.59% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 3.59% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct · 3.43% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.43% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.26% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly May–Nov · 3.10% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.77% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.77% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.12% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.12% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct · 2.12% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.63% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct · 1.63% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct · 1.47% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct · 1.31% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.31% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.14% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.14% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.82% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaScarceCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct · 0.82% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct · 0.65% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct · 0.49% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct · 0.49% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Reed Bunting 14–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Water Rail 23–28 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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