Birds to See in Swansea in October
84 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
84 bird species on our list for Swansea are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Robin and Woodpigeon. New this month: Song Thrush, Bullfinch, Greenfinch and Eurasian Wigeon and 14 more.
New in October18
Residents
(50)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jun–Jan
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Summer visitors
(9)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Winter visitors
(24)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Feb
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Sep–May
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Passage migrants
(1)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