Birds to See in East Ayrshire in October
9 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Coal Tit and Woodpigeon. New this month: Rook, Blackbird, Great Tit and Magpie.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From East Ayrshire’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 9 birds in October
9 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.83% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 5.83% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 5.00% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.33% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.33% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.50% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.50% in Oct
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.50% in Oct
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.50% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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