Birds to See in Clackmannanshire in October
71 bird species on our list for Clackmannanshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie, European Robin and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Redwing, Goldeneye, Bullfinch and Song Thrush and 19 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Clackmannanshire’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 71 birds in October
71 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.00% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.00% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.00% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.83% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.39% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.39% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.30% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.22% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.13% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.13% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 1.13% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.04% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.04% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.96% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.96% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.96% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.87% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.87% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.87% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.78% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.78% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.78% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.70% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.70% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.70% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.70% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.61% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.61% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.61% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.52% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.52% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.52% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.52% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.52% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.52% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.52% in Oct
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.43% in Oct
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.43% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.43% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.43% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.35% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.26% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.26% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.26% 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