Birds to See in Flintshire in October
87 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
87 bird species on our list for Flintshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, European Robin, Carrion Crow and European Herring Gull. New this month: Blackcap, Greenfinch, Song Thrush and Redwing and 11 more.
New in October15
Residents
(58)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly May–Mar
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly May–Feb
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly May–Dec
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacaLC
Regularly Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Winter visitors
(14)Present outside the breeding season
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Jul–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Feb
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Passage migrants
(5)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