Birds to See in Aberdeenshire in October
130 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
130 bird species on our list for Aberdeenshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Jackdaw, European Robin and Woodpigeon. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Long-tailed Duck and Purple Sandpiper and 13 more.
New in October17
Leaving after last month24
- House Martin
- Willow Warbler
- Fulmar
- Whitethroat
- Sandwich Tern
- Sand Martin
- Osprey
- Common Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Great Skua
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Arctic Jaeger
- Manx Shearwater
- Black Guillemot
- Common Sandpiper
- Whimbrel
- Sooty Shearwater
- Mediterranean Gull
- Little Gull
- Spotted Redshank
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Little Stint
- Velvet Scoter
Residents
(72)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Oct–Jan
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly May–Jan
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–May
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Sep–May
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Summer visitors
(21)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jan–Nov
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Winter visitors
(22)Present outside the breeding season
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Regularly Oct–May
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Passage migrants
(14)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly May–Oct
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Jun–Nov
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Regularly Sep–Oct
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly 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