Birds to See in Carmarthenshire in October
84 bird species on our list for Carmarthenshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blue Tit and Jackdaw. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Red-billed Chough and Pochard and 1 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Carmarthenshire’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 84 birds in October
84 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.13% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.77% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.33% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.15% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.87% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.87% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.72% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.54% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.54% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.50% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.47% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.47% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.40% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.40% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.36% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.29% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.29% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.29% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.25% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.25% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.22% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.22% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.18% in Oct
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPassage migrantCommon39–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.14% in Oct
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.11% 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