Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in October
42 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, European Robin, Magpie, Blackbird and European Goldfinch. New this month: Common Merganser, Bullfinch, Meadow Pipit and Pied Wagtail and 5 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Blaenau Gwent’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 42 birds in October
42 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 6.34% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.14% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.54% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.65% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.65% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.48% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.18% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.29% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.19% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.19% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.09% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.09% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.79% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.69% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.69% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.50% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.50% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.50% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.40% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.40% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.40% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.40% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.30% 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