Birds to See in Worcestershire in October
106 bird species on our list for Worcestershire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Redpoll and Avocet and 8 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Worcestershire’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 106 birds in October
106 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.61% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.40% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.47% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.76% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.43% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.10% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.75% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.47% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.36% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.28% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.24% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.15% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.14% in Oct
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.10% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.08% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.07% in Oct
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.06% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Oct
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusScarceUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct · 0.05% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.05% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.05% in Oct
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantRare23–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Oct
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantRare140–165 cmRegularly Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantRare26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.02% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% 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