Birds to See in Stirling in October
73 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Blue Tit. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Goldeneye and Tufted Duck and 3 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Stirling’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 73 birds in October
73 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.95% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.72% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.73% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.51% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.38% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.59% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.54% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.49% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.49% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.44% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.39% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.39% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.34% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.34% in Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.34% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.29% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.29% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.29% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.29% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.25% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.25% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.20% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.20% in Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.20% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.15% 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