Birds to See in Dundee in October
38 bird species on our list for Dundee are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, European Robin, European Herring Gull and Magpie. New this month: Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Skylark, Sparrowhawk and Eurasian Teal and 1 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Dundee’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 38 birds in October
38 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 8.02% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 8.02% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 7.78% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 7.55% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.83% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 6.51% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.48% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 4.85% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.53% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.49% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.27% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.64% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.56% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.48% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.48% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.48% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.40% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.40% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.40% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.40% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.32% 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