Birds to See in Namibia in October
73 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Southern Masked Weaver, Pied Crow and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Barn Swallow, European Bee-eater, Spotted Flycatcher and Willow Warbler and 8 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Namibia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 73 birds in October
73 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Oct
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.52% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Oct
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.45% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.38% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.30% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.28% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Oct
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Oct
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Oct
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Oct
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Oct
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.04% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantRare50–60 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.03% in Oct
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusPassage migrantRare60–70 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.03% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.02% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Oct
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Oct
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% 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