Birds to See in Monmouthshire in October
67 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird. New this month: Song Thrush, Redwing, Mistle Thrush and Fieldfare and 6 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Monmouthshire’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 67 birds in October
67 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.80% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.20% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.99% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.02% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.96% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.96% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.90% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.84% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.84% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.84% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.78% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.78% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.72% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.72% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.72% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.72% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.60% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.60% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.54% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.54% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.54% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.54% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.48% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.48% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.36% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.30% in Oct
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.30% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.30% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.30% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.24% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.18% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.18% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.18% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.18% 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