Birds to See in Longford in October
29 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in October24
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(19)Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Dec
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly May–Dec
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly May–Dec
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly May–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Oct
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Oct
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Oct
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Oct
Summer visitors
(9)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly May–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly May–Dec
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly May–Oct
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly May–Dec
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly May–Nov
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly May–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–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