Birds to See in Glasgow in October
69 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Redwing, Whooper Swan, Fieldfare and Goldeneye and 6 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Glasgow’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 69 birds in October
69 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.99% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.84% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.48% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 5.01% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.89% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.60% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.05% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.97% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.56% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.51% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.51% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.44% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.41% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.41% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.39% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.32% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.22% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.22% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.19% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.19% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.19% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.17% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.17% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.17% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.15% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.10% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.07% 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