Birds to See in Westmeath in October
24 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Chaffinch, Common Starling and Hooded Crow. New this month: Whooper Swan and Little Grebe.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctAt their peak
From Westmeath’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 24 birds in October
24 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.08% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.23% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 4.23% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.23% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.97% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.70% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.65% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.65% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.38% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.12% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.12% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.85% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.85% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.59% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.32% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.32% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 1.32% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.06% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.06% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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