Birds to See in Waterford in October
76 bird species on our list for Waterford are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Rook, Hooded Crow, European Robin and Pied Wagtail. New this month: Brent Goose, Song Thrush, Blackcap and Bar-tailed Godwit and 22 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Waterford’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 76 birds in October
76 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.77% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.08% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.50% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Oct
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.38% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.38% in Oct
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.33% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.27% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantCommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.27% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.15% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.10% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.92% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.92% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.87% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.81% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.81% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.75% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.75% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.75% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.69% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.69% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.69% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusPassage migrantCommon28–31 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.69% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.63% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.63% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.63% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.58% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.58% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.58% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.52% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.52% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.52% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.52% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.46% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.46% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.46% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.46% in Oct
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.46% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.40% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.35% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.35% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.35% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.35% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.29% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.29% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.29% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.23% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.23% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.23% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.23% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct · 0.17% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.17% 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