Birds to See in Botswana in September
50 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, African Jacana, Great White Egret, Squacco Heron and Egyptian Goose. New this month: Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Barn Owl and Yellow Wagtail and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Botswana’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 50 birds in September
50 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.56% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.40% in Sep
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Sep
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.30% in Sep
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.12% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.05% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.04% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Sep
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.02% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
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