Birds to See in Martinique in October
26 bird species on our list for Martinique are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Broad-winged Hawk and Least Sandpiper. New this month: Rock Dove, Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-heron and Blackpoll Warbler and 4 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Martinique’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 26 birds in October
26 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Oct
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.59% in Oct
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 2.28% in Oct
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.66% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Oct
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantCommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.40% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.09% in Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 1.09% in Oct
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.93% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.88% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.78% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.78% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.78% in Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.73% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.67% in Oct
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.62% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.47% in Oct
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct · 0.47% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.47% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.41% in Oct
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct · 0.36% in Oct
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct · 0.31% in Oct
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPassage migrantCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.26% in Oct
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaScarceUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Oct · 0.26% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chestnut Munia 10–11 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Blackpoll Warbler 13–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Upland Sandpiper 28–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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