Birds to See in Gambia in September
22 bird species on our list for Gambia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Little Weaver, Rock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Great White Egret. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Spur-winged Goose and Redshank and 2 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Gambia’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 22 birds in September
22 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Sep
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.80% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.72% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.50% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisWinter visitorUncommon75–115 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.34% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.24% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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