Birds to See in East Sussex in October
141 bird species on our list for East Sussex are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Robin, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon and Magpie. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Redpoll and Red-throated Loon and 9 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From East Sussex’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 141 birds in October
141 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.30% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.82% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.65% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.52% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.49% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.42% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.28% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.26% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.23% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.22% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.18% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.17% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.15% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxResidentUncommon20–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.10% in Oct
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.10% in Oct
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Oct
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Oct
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Oct
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
WoodlarkLullula arboreaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.06% in Oct
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.06% in Oct
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.05% in Oct
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Oct
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.03% in Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisWinter visitorRare65–80 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Oct
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Oct
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentRare21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.01% in Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantRare41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 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