Birds to See in South Ayrshire in October
96 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
96 bird species on our list for South Ayrshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Rook, European Herring Gull, European Robin and Carrion Crow. New this month: Fieldfare, Redwing, Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush and 5 more.
New in October9
Residents
(43)Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(43)Present outside the breeding season
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Aug–May
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Aug–Jun
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jul–May
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Passage migrants
(5)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