Birds to See in Wexford in October
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.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Wexford’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 121 birds in October
121 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.20% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.09% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.96% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.93% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.67% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.66% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.57% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.54% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.49% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.42% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.33% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.33% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.31% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.30% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.28% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.25% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.22% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.21% in Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.18% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.16% in Oct
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.15% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.10% in Oct
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.10% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Oct
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.08% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.07% in Oct
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.05% in Oct
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentCommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.03% 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