Birds to See in Shropshire in October
99 bird species on our list for Shropshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Magpie. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Redpoll and Pink-footed Goose and 8 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Shropshire’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 99 birds in October
99 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.29% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.74% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.85% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.67% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.62% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.53% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.37% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.37% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.30% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.29% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.18% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.18% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.18% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.15% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaWinter visitorUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct · 0.08% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.07% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.06% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Oct
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Oct
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% 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