Birds to See in Conwy in October
97 bird species on our list for Conwy are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Magpie and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Redwing, Eurasian Siskin, Tawny Owl and Goldeneye.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Conwy’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 97 birds in October
97 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.29% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.69% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.57% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.55% in Oct
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.52% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Oct
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.45% in Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.40% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.37% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.37% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.37% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.35% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.35% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.35% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.35% in Oct
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.32% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.32% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.30% in Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.30% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.25% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.25% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.25% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.25% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.22% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Oct
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.20% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.20% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.17% in Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.12% in Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.12% in Oct
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% 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