Birds to See in Falkirk in October
87 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
87 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Magpie, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Redwing, Reed Bunting, Taiga Bean Goose and Bullfinch and 16 more.
New in October20
Residents
(57)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Summer visitors
(7)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Winter visitors
(14)Present outside the breeding season
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Oct–Jul
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Passage migrants
(9)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Jan
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Nov
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Oct–Jan
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Sep–Dec
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Oct
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
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