Birds to See in Wexford in October
121 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
121 bird species on our list for Wexford are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Rook, Hooded Crow and European Robin. New this month: Whooper Swan, Common Loon, Greater White-fronted Goose and Redwing and 9 more.
New in October13
Residents
(77)Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Recorded all year
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Recorded all year
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Summer visitors
(11)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Dec–Oct
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Winter visitors
(24)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jul–May
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Passage migrants
(9)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Oct–Mar
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Aug–Oct
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
Regularly Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Aug–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