Birds to See in Sligo in September
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.
On the move in September
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At their peak
From Sligo’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 48 birds in September
48 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.77% in Sep
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 4.10% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.80% in Sep
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.35% in Sep
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.28% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.28% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 3.13% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.91% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.83% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.68% in Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.61% in Sep
European ShagGulosus aristotelisPassage migrantCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.46% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.46% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.38% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.24% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.16% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.09% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.71% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.49% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.34% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.34% in Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.27% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.19% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.19% in Sep
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.04% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.97% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.97% in Sep
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.89% in Sep
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.89% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.82% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.82% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.82% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.75% in Sep
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.67% in Sep
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.60% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.60% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.52% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.45% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.45% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.45% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.45% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.45% in Sep
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.37% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.37% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.37% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.30% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.30% 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