Birds to See in Powys in October
81 bird species on our list for Powys are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Red Kite and Blackbird. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Redpoll and Peregrine Falcon and 3 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Powys’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 81 birds in October
81 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.42% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.60% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.47% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.52% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.66% in Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.66% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.66% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.59% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.51% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.51% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.43% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.35% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.31% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.31% in Oct
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.27% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.27% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.27% in Oct
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.23% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.23% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.23% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.20% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.20% in Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.20% in Oct
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Oct · 0.20% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.16% in Oct
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantCommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.16% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.12% 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