Birds to See in Nigeria in October
42 bird species on our list for Nigeria are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Pied Crow, Kestrel and Little Weaver. New this month: Lesser Striped Swallow, Hoopoe, Yellow Wagtail and Grey Heron and 16 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Nigeria’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 42 birds in October
42 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Oct
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.38% in Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.38% in Oct
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.32% in Oct
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusWinter visitorCommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.31% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.29% in Oct
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.27% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.22% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.19% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.18% in Oct
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.17% in Oct
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.16% in Oct
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.13% in Oct
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon48–61 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.13% in Oct
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisSummer visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.12% in Oct
WhitethroatCurruca communisWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.12% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.11% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.10% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.07% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.06% in Oct
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.06% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Oct
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.04% in Oct
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusPassage migrantUncommon33–40 cmRegularly Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% 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