Birds to See in Tipperary in October
46 bird species on our list for Tipperary are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Eurasian Wren, Hooded Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: Blackbird, Eurasian Wren, Chaffinch and Blue Tit and 16 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Tipperary’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 46 birds in October
46 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.38% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.92% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.30% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 3.99% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Oct
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.38% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.23% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.07% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.76% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.61% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.61% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.61% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.30% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.15% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.00% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.84% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.84% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.69% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.54% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.54% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.38% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.23% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.23% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.08% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 1.08% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.92% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.77% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.77% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.77% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.77% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.77% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.77% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.77% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.77% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.77% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.61% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusPassage migrantCommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.61% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.61% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.61% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.46% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.46% 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