Birds to See in Nigeria in October
42 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in October20
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(11)Recorded all year
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Recorded all year
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Recorded all year
Pied Crow
Corvus albusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolusLC
Recorded all year
Bearded Barbet
Pogonornis dubiusLC
Recorded all year
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Lavender Waxbill
Glaucestrilda coerulescensLC
Recorded all year
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanusLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Summer visitors
(2)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(13)Present outside the breeding season
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Passage migrants
(16)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Sep–Dec
White-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis senegalensisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagrisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Oct–May
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Wryneck
Jynx torquillaLC
Regularly Oct
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Oct
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Grey Parrot
Psittacus erithacusEN
Regularly Oct
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Regularly Oct–May
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