Birds to See in Louth in October
78 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in October14
Residents
(49)Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Mar
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jun–Nov
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jun–Nov
Summer visitors
(4)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(16)Present outside the breeding season
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Passage migrants
(9)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Sep–Oct
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–May
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