Birds to See in Armagh in October
14 bird species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, European Robin, Great Cormorant and Great Crested Grebe.
Other months
All 14 birds in October
14 birds
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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