Birds to See in Louth in October
78 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Curlew, Hooded Crow, Redshank, Black-headed Gull and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Song Thrush, Common Pheasant and Greylag Goose and 10 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Louth’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 78 birds in October
78 birds
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.18% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.15% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.73% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.73% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.73% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.44% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.41% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.30% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.30% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.06% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.99% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.85% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.81% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.78% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.63% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.56% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.53% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.53% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.53% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.49% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.49% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.46% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.46% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantCommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.42% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.39% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.35% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.28% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.28% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.28% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.28% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.28% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.25% in Oct
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.21% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.21% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.18% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.14% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.11% 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