Birds to See in Newport in October
82 bird species on our list for Newport are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit. New this month: Redwing, Chaffinch, Fieldfare and Greenfinch and 7 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Newport’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 82 birds in October
82 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.15% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.87% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.80% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.80% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.73% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.73% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.59% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.52% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.52% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.49% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.49% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.45% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Oct
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.31% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.28% in Oct
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.24% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.24% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.21% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.21% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.21% in Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.21% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.21% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.14% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.14% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.14% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.14% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.10% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 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