Birds to See in Kildare in September
41 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Rook, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Barn Swallow. New this month: Dunnock, House Sparrow, Little Grebe and Mistle Thrush and 11 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From Kildare’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
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.55% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.55% in Sep
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.85% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.38% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.22% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.63% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.63% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.52% in Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.40% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.40% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.40% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.40% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.28% in Sep
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.28% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.05% in Sep
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.93% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.93% in Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.93% in Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.93% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.82% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.58% in Sep
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.47% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.47% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.35% 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