Birds to See in Limerick in October
23 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Buzzard, Kestrel and Meadow Pipit.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Limerick’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 23 birds in October
23 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.11% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.68% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.68% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.84% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 4.21% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.95% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.74% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.74% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.32% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.11% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.89% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.89% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.05% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.84% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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