Birds to See in Kilkenny in September
27 species listed for September · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
27 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in September. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Rook, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Barn Swallow. New this month: Sparrowhawk.
New in September1
Leaving after last month23
Residents
(10)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly May–Feb
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Winter visitors
(1)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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