Birds to See in Waterford in October
76 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in October26
- Brent Goose
- Song Thrush
- Blackcap
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Eurasian Teal
- Red Knot
- Northern Lapwing
- Great Crested Grebe
- Reed Bunting
- Bullfinch
- Grey Wagtail
- Common Snipe
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mute Swan
- Eurasian Skylark
- Coal Tit
- Common Pheasant
- Eurasian Siskin
- Golden Plover
- Mistle Thrush
- Moorhen
- Little Grebe
- Mediterranean Gull
- Sparrowhawk
- Common Redpoll
Leaving after last month8
Residents
(33)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Summer visitors
(19)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly May–Oct
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Feb
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Passage migrants
(13)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Oct–Jan
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Oct–Jan
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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