Birds to See in Dumfries and Galloway in October
122 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in October16
Residents
(69)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly May–Feb
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Oct–May
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Mar–Oct
Winter visitors
(33)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Aug–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jul–May
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Oct
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly 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