Birds to See in Perthshire and Kinross in October
98 bird species on our list for Perthshire and Kinross are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Chaffinch. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Shelduck and Little Egret and 8 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Perthshire and Kinross’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 98 birds in October
98 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.98% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.25% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.43% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.90% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.66% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.66% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.66% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon31–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.49% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.41% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.39% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.36% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.32% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.28% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.23% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.19% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.17% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.17% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.15% in Oct
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.13% in Oct
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.11% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.11% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.11% in Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.09% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.08% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.08% in Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% 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