Birds to See in Renfrewshire in October
76 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Robin, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Redwing, Song Thrush, Whooper Swan and European Shag and 6 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Renfrewshire’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 76 birds in October
76 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.27% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.29% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.01% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.01% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.69% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.41% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.02% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.94% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.85% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.85% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.77% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.60% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.60% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.60% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.55% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.51% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.47% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.47% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.47% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.47% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.43% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.43% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.43% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.34% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.30% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.30% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.30% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.26% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.26% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.21% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.21% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.17% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.17% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.17% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.13% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% 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