Birds to See in Faroe Islands in September
74 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, European Herring Gull, Fulmar, Hooded Crow and Eider. New this month: Redwing, Blackcap, Yellow-browed Warbler and Eurasian Wigeon and 12 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Faroe Islands’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 74 birds in September
74 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.05% in Sep
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.87% in Sep
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 4.75% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.73% in Sep
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Sep
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Sep
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.74% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 2.13% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Sep
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Sep
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.57% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.54% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.49% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Sep
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Sep
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 1.37% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 1.15% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.15% in Sep
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.05% in Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.71% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.71% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.71% in Sep
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantCommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.71% in Sep
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.69% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.66% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.59% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.54% in Sep
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.51% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.51% in Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.49% in Sep
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.47% in Sep
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.44% in Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.39% in Sep
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusSummer visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.39% in Sep
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Sep
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.37% in Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.34% in Sep
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.29% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.29% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.29% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Sep
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep · 0.27% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Sep
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.24% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.22% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.22% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.22% in Sep
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Sep
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.17% in Sep
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.15% in Sep
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.15% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.12% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Sep · 0.10% in Sep
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Sep
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.10% in Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.07% in Sep
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% 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