Birds to See in Conwy in October
97 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Residents
(63)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly May–Nov
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Summer visitors
(11)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Nov
Winter visitors
(22)Present outside the breeding season
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Aug–May
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Sep–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly May–Feb
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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