Birds to See in Kerry in October
102 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
102 bird species on our list for Kerry are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Robin, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw and European Herring Gull. New this month: Common Loon, Tufted Duck, Whooper Swan and Little Grebe and 4 more.
Residents
(36)Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Summer visitors
(36)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Apr–Oct
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Passage migrants
(20)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jun–Jan
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
Regularly Jul–Oct
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominicaLC
Regularly Oct
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
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