Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in October
82 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull and Magpie. New this month: Redwing, Fieldfare, Water Rail and Pochard and 6 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Vale of Glamorgan’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
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Oct
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Oct
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.15% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.13% in Oct
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.11% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Oct
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.67% in Oct
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.49% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Oct
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Oct
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.24% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Oct
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.14% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Oct
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.11% in Oct
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Oct
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Oct
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.07% in Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.05% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Oct
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.95% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.87% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.83% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.76% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.62% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.60% in Oct
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.47% in Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.43% in Oct
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.39% in Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.31% in Oct
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.25% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.25% in Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.23% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.23% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.21% in Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.19% in Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.19% in Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct · 0.10% in Oct
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.08% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.06% in Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct · 0.06% 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