Birds to See in Rwanda in October
45 bird species on our list for Rwanda are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, European Bee-eater, Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron and Barn Swallow. New this month: Yellow Wagtail, Red-backed Shrike, Hobby and Western Marsh-harrier and 4 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Rwanda’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 45 birds in October
45 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.69% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.66% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.56% in Oct
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Oct
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.37% in Oct
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.32% in Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.11% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.11% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% in Oct
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Oct
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.06% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.05% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.04% in Oct
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.03% in Oct
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorRare14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorRare25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Oct
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 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