Birds to See in East Dunbartonshire in October
38 bird species on our list for East Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Wren and Blue Tit. New this month: European Herring Gull, Goldcrest, Black-headed Gull and Coal Tit and 14 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From East Dunbartonshire’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 38 birds in October
38 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.03% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.77% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.77% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.77% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 3.27% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Oct
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Jul–May · 2.51% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.51% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.26% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.26% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 2.26% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.01% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.01% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.76% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.76% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.76% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.76% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.51% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.51% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.51% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.26% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.26% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.26% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.26% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.26% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.26% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct · 1.26% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.01% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.01% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.01% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 1.01% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.01% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.75% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.75% 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