Birds to See in Bridgend in October
76 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, European Robin, Meadow Pipit and Magpie. New this month: Song Thrush, Eurasian Teal, Chaffinch and Eurasian Wigeon and 13 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Bridgend’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 76 birds in October
76 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.27% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.67% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.03% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.98% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.60% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.51% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.42% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.42% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.38% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.29% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.25% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.16% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.12% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.99% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.95% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.86% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.82% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.78% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.73% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.73% in Oct
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.73% in Oct
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPassage migrantCommon39–43 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.73% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.73% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.69% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.60% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.60% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.56% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.52% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.52% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.47% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.47% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.43% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.43% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.43% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.39% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.35% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.35% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.35% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.30% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.30% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.26% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.26% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.22% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.17% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.13% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.13% 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