Birds to See in Derry in October
52 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
52 bird species on our list for Derry are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Common Starling, Rook, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Eurasian Skylark, Whooper Swan, Purple Sandpiper and Common Raven and 3 more.
New in October7
Residents
(21)Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jun–Dec
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jul–Nov
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Dec
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct
Summer visitors
(22)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Passage migrants
(9)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–May
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Sep–Nov
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