Birds to See in Aberdeen in October
100 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
100 bird species on our list for Aberdeen are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Redwing, Goldeneye, Long-tailed Tit and Fieldfare and 11 more.
New in October15
Residents
(53)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Oct–May
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Nov
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Winter visitors
(24)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Apr
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Passage migrants
(7)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Regularly Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly Jul–Nov
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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