Birds to See in Staffordshire in October
118 bird species on our list for Staffordshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blue Tit. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Yellowhammer and Marsh Tit and 7 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Staffordshire’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 118 birds in October
118 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.74% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.24% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.91% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.80% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.43% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.36% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Oct
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.19% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.17% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.12% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.11% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.09% in Oct
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.09% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.08% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.08% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.07% in Oct
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.05% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.04% in Oct
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.04% in Oct
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.04% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.03% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Oct
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentRare43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.02% in Oct
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.02% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 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