Birds to See in Luxembourg in October
79 bird species on our list for Luxembourg are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, European Robin and Blackbird. New this month: Common Crane, Eurasian Siskin, Redwing and Mistle Thrush and 7 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Luxembourg’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 79 birds in October
79 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.91% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.74% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.77% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.33% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.28% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.93% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.84% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.75% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.62% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.58% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.58% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.58% in Oct
Common CraneGrus grusPassage migrantCommon100–130 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.53% in Oct
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.53% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.53% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.53% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.53% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.49% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisResidentCommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.49% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.44% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.35% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.35% in Oct
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.35% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.35% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.35% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxPassage migrantUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Oct
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.31% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.31% in Oct
Willow TitPoecile montanusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.31% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.27% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.22% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.22% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.22% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.13% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.13% 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