Birds to See in Macao SAR China in October
35 bird species on our list for Macao SAR China are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Crested Myna, Common Kingfisher and Yellow-browed Warbler. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Kestrel, Hobby and Peregrine Falcon and 7 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Macao SAR China’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 35 birds in October
35 birds
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Oct
Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellusResidentCommon24–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.29% in Oct
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.26% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.15% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.14% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.04% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.95% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.93% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.82% in Oct
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantCommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct · 0.80% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.62% in Oct
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaWinter visitorCommon65–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.55% in Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.55% in Oct
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.51% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.51% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.48% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.43% in Oct
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.40% in Oct
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.38% in Oct
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.37% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.36% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Oct · 0.29% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.27% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.26% in Oct
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.19% in Oct
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct · 0.16% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.12% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.11% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.11% 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