Birds to See in Eilean Siar in October
128 bird species on our list for Eilean Siar are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Common Starling, Hooded Crow, Great Black-backed Gull and Greylag Goose. New this month: Redwing, Long-tailed Duck, Goldeneye and Barnacle Goose and 20 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Eilean Siar’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 128 birds in October
128 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.42% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.52% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.41% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.35% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.28% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.26% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.21% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.14% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.07% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.02% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Oct
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.96% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.92% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.90% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentCommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.84% in Oct
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.83% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.82% in Oct
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.78% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.70% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.69% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusSummer visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.68% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.64% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.63% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.62% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.60% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.59% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.56% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.56% in Oct
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.53% in Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.51% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.48% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.43% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.43% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.43% in Oct
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.35% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.35% in Oct
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.32% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.28% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.26% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.24% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.24% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.24% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.23% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.21% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.19% in Oct
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentCommon58–77 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.18% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.18% in Oct
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.18% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.18% in Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in Oct
CootFulica atraSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.17% in Oct
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusResidentUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.16% in Oct
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusScarceCommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct · 0.14% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentUncommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.14% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.11% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentUncommonRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.11% in Oct
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusScarceUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct · 0.11% in Oct
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct · 0.10% in Oct
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorCommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.10% in Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.10% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaScarceUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct · 0.08% in Oct
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct · 0.08% in Oct
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantCommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Oct
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Oct
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusSummer visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.07% in Oct
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.06% in Oct
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentUncommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.06% in Oct
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantCommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.05% in Oct
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantUncommon48–58 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.03% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct · 0.03% 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