Birds to See in Cavan in October
15 bird species on our list for Cavan are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Eurasian Wren, Rook, Blackbird and Blue Tit. New this month: Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Eurasian Wren and 8 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Cavan’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 15 birds in October
15 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 6.89% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 5.39% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Oct · 4.79% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.49% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 4.49% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.19% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 3.89% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.29% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Oct · 3.29% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 2.99% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.99% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Aug–May · 2.40% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 2.40% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct · 1.20% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.90% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Treecreeper 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 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