Birds to See in Kilkenny in September
28 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: Barn Owl and Sparrowhawk.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom Kilkenny’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 28 birds in September
28 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 7.13% in Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 6.89% in Sep
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 6.65% in Sep
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.46% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 5.23% in Sep
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.75% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.80% in Sep
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 3.33% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Feb · 3.09% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.09% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.61% in Sep
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.61% in Sep
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 2.14% in Sep
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.14% in Sep
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.14% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 2.14% in Sep
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.90% in Sep
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.66% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.66% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.66% in Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.43% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.43% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.19% in Sep
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.19% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 1.19% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.95% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 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
- Common Raven 58–69 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