Birds to See in Singapore in October
49 bird species on our list for Singapore are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow, Oriental Honey-buzzard and Little Egret. New this month: Yellow-browed Warbler, Curlew Sandpiper, Common Snipe and Buzzard and 4 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Singapore’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 49 birds in October
49 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.51% in Oct
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusWinter visitorCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.83% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.51% in Oct
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.31% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.26% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.26% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.19% in Oct
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentUncommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeusResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.05% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Oct
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Oct
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoPassage migrantRare51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.05% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.03% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.02% in Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusPassage migrantRare32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.01% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusWinter visitorUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.01% in Oct
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusPassage migrantRare33–40 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct · 0.00% 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