Birds to See in Midlothian in October
84 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, European Robin and Magpie. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Goldeneye and Brambling and 4 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Midlothian’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 84 birds in October
84 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.13% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.82% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.60% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.55% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.23% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.86% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.84% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.76% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.72% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Oct
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.63% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.53% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.39% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.39% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.35% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.33% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.31% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.29% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.16% in Oct
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.16% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.12% 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