Birds to See in Stockton-on-Tees in October
95 bird species on our list for Stockton-on-Tees are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen and Canada Goose. New this month: Goldeneye, Stonechat, Red-breasted Merganser and Redwing and 12 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Stockton-on-Tees’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 95 birds in October
95 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeResidentCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.52% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.92% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.84% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.73% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.70% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.61% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.56% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.50% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentUncommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.34% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.32% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.32% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.31% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.31% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.20% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.20% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.17% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.15% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.14% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.14% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.10% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.10% in Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.10% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.09% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.09% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct · 0.07% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.05% 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