Birds to See in Renfrewshire in October
76 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in October10
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Jan–Oct
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Oct–Jan
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Summer visitors
(3)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(16)Present outside the breeding season
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–May
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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