Birds to See in Caerphilly in October
19 bird species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird. New this month: Long-tailed Tit and Grey Wagtail.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom Caerphilly’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 19 birds in October
19 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 8.94% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 7.45% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.45% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.96% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.74% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.89% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 4.26% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 4.26% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.77% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.34% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.13% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.70% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Oct
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.49% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.28% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.85% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.64% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 13–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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