Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in October
48 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Magpie. New this month: Redwing, Rock Dove, Dunnock and Eurasian Siskin and 9 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From West Dunbartonshire’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 48 birds in October
48 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.89% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.61% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.21% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.51% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.09% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.82% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.82% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.68% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.68% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.68% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.68% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.40% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.40% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.40% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.40% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.40% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.40% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.40% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.26% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.12% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.12% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.12% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.98% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.98% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.98% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.98% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.84% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.84% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.70% in Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusScarceCommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct · 0.70% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.70% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.70% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.56% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.56% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.56% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.42% 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