Birds to See in Guadeloupe in September
41 bird species on our list for Guadeloupe are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Cattle Egret and Lesser Yellowlegs. New this month: Northern Waterthrush, Wilson's Phalarope, Sand Martin and Red Knot and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
Semipalmated SandpiperBusiest month of the year · All year
Semipalmated PloverBusiest month of the year · All year
Lesser YellowlegsBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
Least SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
Barn SwallowBusiest month of the year · Jul–May
White-rumped SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–Nov
Leaving soon
From Guadeloupe’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 41 birds in September
41 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Sep- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Sep
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Sep- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.29% in Sep
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.68% in Sep
- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.56% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Sep- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 1.21% in Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Sep
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 1.07% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.86% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.78% in Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorCommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.76% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantCommon24–28 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.53% in Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.43% in Sep
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.40% in Sep
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.19% in Sep
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.12% in Sep
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.09% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.08% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Sep
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaPassage migrantUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.05% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.04% in Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.03% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% 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