Birds to See in Cardiff in October
81 bird species on our list for Cardiff are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit. New this month: Redwing, Common Shelduck, Reed Bunting and Common Gull and 8 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Cardiff’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 81 birds in October
81 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.84% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.57% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.54% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.25% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.99% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.39% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.66% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.62% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.43% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.38% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.26% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.26% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.24% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.21% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.19% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.17% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.15% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.11% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.09% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.09% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.08% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% 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