Birds to See in Merthyr Tydfil in October
18 bird species on our list for Merthyr Tydfil are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Blackbird. New this month: European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Blackbird and 14 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Merthyr Tydfil’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 18 birds in October
18 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 6.53% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 6.01% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaWinter visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 5.22% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 5.22% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.96% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 4.96% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 4.44% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.87% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.87% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 2.87% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.61% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.09% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.09% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Oct · 1.31% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.31% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusScarceCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct · 1.31% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.31% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusScarceCommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct · 0.78% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 12–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Redwing 20–24 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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