Birds to See in Torfaen in October
20 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, European Robin, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow. New this month: European Green Woodpecker and Little Grebe.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Torfaen’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 20 birds in October
20 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 7.22% in Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.95% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 5.88% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.88% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.08% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.08% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.55% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.94% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.67% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 2.41% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.41% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.14% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.34% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.07% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.80% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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