Birds to See in Falkirk in October
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.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Falkirk’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 87 birds in October
87 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.00% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.79% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.30% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.30% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.08% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.97% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.92% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.92% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.87% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.87% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.87% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.81% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.81% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.81% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.76% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.70% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.65% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.60% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.60% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.60% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.54% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.54% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct · 0.54% in Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.54% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.54% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.54% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.54% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.49% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.49% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.43% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.43% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.43% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.43% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.43% in Oct
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorCommon68–88 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.43% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.38% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.38% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.38% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.32% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.32% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.27% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.27% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.22% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.22% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.16% 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