Birds to See in Offaly in October
45 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Chaffinch, Eurasian Wren and Blackbird. New this month: Common Starling, Hooded Crow, Mistle Thrush and Great Tit and 20 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Offaly’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 45 birds in October
45 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.33% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.17% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.00% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.00% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.83% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.67% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.50% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.00% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.83% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.67% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.67% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.50% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.50% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.33% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.33% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.33% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.33% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.33% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.33% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.17% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.00% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.83% in Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.83% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.67% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.67% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.67% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.67% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.67% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.50% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.50% 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