Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in October
70 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Magpie and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Merganser and Canada Goose and 5 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From South Lanarkshire’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 70 birds in October
70 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.10% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.39% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.19% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.59% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.52% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.52% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.52% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.36% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.28% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.20% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.12% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.12% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.12% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.12% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.04% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.04% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.96% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.88% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.88% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.72% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.72% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.72% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.72% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.72% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.64% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.48% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.48% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.48% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.40% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.40% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.40% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.40% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.32% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.32% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct · 0.32% 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