Birds to See in Herefordshire in October
76 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Stonechat and Peregrine Falcon and 2 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Herefordshire’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 76 birds in October
76 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.44% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.60% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.03% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.70% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.67% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.59% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.39% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.28% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.28% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.28% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.26% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.26% in Oct
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.26% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.23% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.21% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.18% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.18% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.16% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.13% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.08% 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