Birds to See in West Lothian in October
48 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow. New this month: Goldeneye, Redwing, Canada Goose and Sparrowhawk.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From West Lothian’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
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.70% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.22% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.73% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.49% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.49% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.24% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.11% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.11% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.99% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.99% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.87% in Oct
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.87% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.62% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.62% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.50% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.50% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.50% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.50% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.37% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% 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