Birds to See in Sligo in September
48 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
48 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, Curlew and Great Black-backed Gull. New this month: Brent Goose, Great Tit, Mistle Thrush and Black Guillemot and 2 more.
New in September6
Leaving after last month27
- Willow Warbler
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Linnet
- Northern Gannet
- Blackcap
- Sand Martin
- Eurasian Teal
- Rock Pipit
- Sandwich Tern
- Manx Shearwater
- Tufted Duck
- Goldcrest
- Ringed Plover
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Little Grebe
- Sanderling
- Fulmar
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Northern Lapwing
- Great Crested Grebe
- Wheatear
- Eider
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Long-tailed Tit
- Sparrowhawk
- Razorbill
- Common Tern
Residents
(25)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly May–Mar
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly May–Mar
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly May–Mar
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly May–Mar
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly May–Mar
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly May–Mar
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly May–Mar
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–May
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Jun–Mar
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Sep
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Aug–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