Birds to See in Carlow in September
21 bird species on our list for Carlow are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Jackdaw and Barn Swallow. New this month: Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Great Tit and Pied Wagtail and 7 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
From Carlow’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 21 birds in September
21 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 7.55% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusWinter visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 6.60% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 5.66% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 5.66% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 4.72% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Aug–May · 4.72% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 3.77% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.30% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 3.30% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.30% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.83% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.83% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.83% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.36% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep · 2.36% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Jan · 2.36% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.89% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.89% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.89% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–May · 1.89% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep · 1.42% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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