Birds to See in Eswatini in September
19 bird species on our list for Eswatini are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Cape Starling, Egyptian Goose, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow and Southern Masked Weaver. New this month: Spur-winged Goose, Moorhen, Little Grebe and Rock Dove and 1 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
Leaving soon
From Eswatini’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 19 birds in September
19 birds
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Sep
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Sep
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.94% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.79% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.79% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.59% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.35% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.30% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusSummer visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.25% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisPassage migrantCommon75–115 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.25% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.20% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.20% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep · 0.15% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Cape Starling 25–28 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 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