Birds to See in Dumfries and Galloway in October
122 bird species on our list for Dumfries and Galloway are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Redwing, Goldeneye, Fieldfare and Greater Scaup and 12 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Dumfries and Galloway’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 122 birds in October
122 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.48% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.41% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.13% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.04% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.85% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.82% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.77% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.74% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.56% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.56% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.55% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.50% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.46% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.42% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.34% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.33% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.33% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.33% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.33% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.31% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.30% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.30% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.28% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.22% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.21% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.21% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.19% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.18% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.18% in Oct
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.16% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.12% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.12% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.10% in Oct
Willow TitPoecile montanusWinter visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.09% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.09% in Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.07% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.07% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Oct · 0.06% in Oct
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.06% in Oct
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.04% in Oct
Common LoonGavia immerResidentUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% 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